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spiderboy
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The Dorset Cross
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Not bizarre but reasonably dramatic exits and a reason for obtaining death certificates.
A great great grandfather of mine “died in the sea” in 1888. I was lucky enough to find a report of the inquest in a local paper and it transpired that he was attempting to row to a boat moored in the harbour during a gale. A witness, who had seen him earlier, maybe uncharitably, suggested that he seemed to be unsteady on his feet – mind you it was also reported that they found some beer bottles in the wreckage of the rowing boat. A great great uncle was “found dead in the river” in 1896, again a newspaper report was found. Perhaps significantly at the inquest his widow stated that there were no known cases of suicide in his family.
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I’m Researching:
CON: Chegwyn, Trayer.
DEV: Bickle, Chegwyn, Gaskin, Hill, Metter, Perry.
DOR: Butcher, Herridge, King, Pain, Palmer, Passmore.
GLS: Martin, Nelmes, Woodward, Young.
SOM: Major, Nation, Sims.
L&SWRailway: Damen, Young.
Wife Researching:
DOR: Burt, Gent, Watts.
STS: Bailey.
SAL: Dawes.
SCT: Raith, Smith, Edwardson. Mollison. Wilson. (MLN & SLI)
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Les de B
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My gg grandfather, Robert MURRAY, drowned in Sydney Harbour in 1822, with two others, when they were rowing to Watsons Bay from Sydney Cove. Its not so much the fact that they drowned, but more so the newspaper report of their demise.
They were reportedly seen to be in "a state of miserable, shocking inebriety" prior to their drowning, and the newspaper concluded "We are unwilling for the sake of those relatives that are now disconsolate, to mention any thing that would have tendency to give additional pangs to the wounded mind; but, we should fail in the performance of public duty, were we not to say, that such repentedly woeful example loudly enjoin a sufficient of reflection to induce persons to abstain from those vices, that are at once so pernicious and so awfully destructive in their consequences."
The newspaper was certainly on its "moral high horse" when it printed this article. There were no Death Certificates for these 3 men as the reporting of deaths was not compulsory until 1856. Only Church Burials were officially recorded pre-1856, however, as their bodies were never recovered, there were also no Church Burial Records either. This meant, the only record of their deaths was this newspaper report, which, when read in its entirity, is much more informantive than any Death Certificate.
Les
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de Belin, Swindail, Willcock, Williams, Moore, Watts, Searjeant, Watson, McCready, Reid, Spink, de Lancey, Van Cortland, and of course, Smith!
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c-side
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A new generation - my great grandson 11-09-09
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One of my gg grandfathers was a train driver and met a very sticky end in a train crash in 1865.
The local newspapers reported the inquest and were graphic in the extreme. What I hadn't realised until then was that, in those days, the coroners jury had to view the remains which were lying in his home.
Imagine, if you will, poor newly widowed woman with her husband in bits in the front room (or only room!) having all these men trooping through.
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ambers
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These are for my great grandfather and G-grandafther from different sides of the family
Hemorrhage of the brain, following concussion cased by accidentally falling under the wheels of a wagon attached to a runaway horse.
This was his own horse and wagon used in his Haulage Co shared with my grandfather.
Found drowned in a Canal, sitting up in 4'6" of water.
The Inquest report in the paper said, he was known to be happy go lucky man.
He was on that very dark night as he staggered and slipped into the canal singing on top of his voice. He managed to sit up but couldn't get the water out of his lungs..ah bless him.
Ambers
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GLAMORGAN: Evans. Davies. Eddy. Bradnum.
GLAMORGAN to Phila USA: Walter Herbert Davies 1886
PEMBROKE: Bradnum. Summers
CARMARTHENSHIRE: Davies. Jones
NORFOLK/SUFFOLK: Bradnum. Helsdon. Cork. Whiskins. Fairhead.Catchpole.
DEVON: Mallett. Acford, Kidston. Short. Lover. Dampier, Johns, Edwards,Telford. Sparrow
SOMERSET: Masey
CORNWALL: Eddy. Thomas. Maddern. Harvey. Noy.Reynolds,Batten, Curtis. Tregenza,Trebilcock.
Cornwall to Colorado USA: Thomas, Semmens. Oats
Warwickshire: Mountney
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Les de B
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My wife's gggg grandfather, Francis COX, d.1831 in Sydney. One of his daughters wrote a letter to another daughter describing his death. He had had his leg amputated, however, infection set in, and he later died few days later.
In part the letters reads ".......he could not speak at 2 o'clock, but was quite sensible till the last moment. He took us all by the hand and a minute before he departed, he took his night cap off and waved it 3 times, and threw it away as much to say 'I am going - farewell'............."
Les
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de Belin, Swindail, Willcock, Williams, Moore, Watts, Searjeant, Watson, McCready, Reid, Spink, de Lancey, Van Cortland, and of course, Smith!
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pistonbroke
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Ex Motherinlaws grandfather died after being accidently gored by his pet bull.
My gggrandfather died of nicotine poisoning.
Got a few died of visitation of God.
Vicki
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Kyle, Calderwood, McRobert, Garrett, McCulloch, McGibney, McKeachie - Wigtownshire
Walker, Smith, Rennie, Ramsay,
Harris, Black - Ireland & Glasgow
Frame - Glasgow
Polson, Fraser, Forbes, Valentine - Aberdeen
Miller, Kennedy - Denny & Glasgow
McGregor, McKintyre, Bruce, Logan, McFarlane - Stirlingshire
Roberts, Lucas - Lancashire & Cumberland
Stackini - Newcastle & Italy
Hopping, Fairfax, Radcliffe - Middlesex
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Ruskie
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Census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
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Gaille,
Chin cough = whooping cough ... 
One of my favourites is "decline" which covers a multitude of sins. 
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Viktoria
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My grandma lost a 16 year old to T.B in January 1910.Shortly after she had her last baby, a girl who died at under 3 months. At the same time her first grandchildren ,twin boys of just over a year, died .For three weeks on the run there were funerals of babies.Imagine losing a daughter whilst you were pregnant and then losing your new baby, which would have been some solace to you,then your eldest daughter loses her two babies and you want to comfort your daughter in her loss but your own is so great. I don`t know how they coped.To cap it all another daughter got married( which had been planned for some time) and moved away to live in another area.Well grandma coped by adopting four more children of a neighbour who died leaving them orphans. Their father was not on the scene, The youngest of them was the same age to within days as the baby she lost just after her 16yr old died.I can imagine her pain seeing each day a little girl who would have been doing what her baby would have been doing and what a solace this other little girl must have been to grandma, filling in some way the aching void.They wre made of stern stuff our ancestors. Viktoria
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kizmiaz
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Me, aged 4, just starting out on The Dusty Trail
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They were made of stern stuff our ancestors. Viktoria
Too true, Viktoria
My great-grandmother lost one of her daughters at the age of 13 weeks to pneumonia, and then just two years later she lost her husband to cancer. Then within the space of 18 months she lost three more daughters to various ailments including meningitis and gastric enteritis, two of them within a fortnight of each other. All the time she was mourning, she had to raise my grandmother who was a baby at the time. I can't even begin to imagine how she coped!
Glen
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In Sussex - Robins, Willis, Hills, Winchester, Harwood, Breden, Jupp, Matthews, Windsor, Dove, Duly, Baker and lots more. In London - Scully, Day, Emery, Alger All Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Springbok
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My daughter in NZ has a Maori friend who's Ggrandfather was a guide at one of the Thermal Valleys near Rotorua in the late 1800s.
It was known that on one lake there was the fairly regular eruption and G would take a boat out with adventurous tourists .(according to Ggrandson)
from the link below one can read what really happened
The mineral Terrace is named after him.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sooty/waimangu1903.html
Reading this I can see how families don't get their facts correct. forgive all the modifications... should have done my homework first!
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Dorset: Ackerman,Bungey,Bunter Chant,Hyle
Islington:Bedford, Eaton,Wilkins
Beds,Fulham: Brazier
Shoreditch: Burton,Coverdale
Essex ,Clerkenwell:Craswell,Cresswell
St.Lukes Middx:Doughty, Dunkley
Andover/IOW/Fulham:Gasser
Fulham: Neal
Bucks:Putnam,Wingrove
Bullwell.Notts:Wilkinson
Clerkenwell/Islington:Wyllie
Herts/ Tottenham/Walthamstow:Young
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Surely that should be "Grim Reaper"! 
