Hannah Dixon Warey (nee Royal) drowned.

[Deetot]

Hannah was my grandmother's cousin and she was born in c 1867. In 1892 she married William Stockdale Warey at St Gabriel's church, Toxteth.  They had 2 children, Roy and William.

Hannah died in 1899 in Brotherton and the Parish records for St Edward the Confessor note that she was buried 4th June 1899 and a small note adds "Drowned in river". An inquest reported in Wakefield Charities Coroner's Notebook states "drowned by accident in river Aire." The GRO district was Pontefract.

I just wondered if anyone could perhaps see if there were any reports in local newspapers? I'm not sure where I should look.

Here's hoping!

Diana

[Christine53]

I could only find one report connected with this and it's a bit misleading !

Daily Gazette Middlesborough 3 June 1899

" While Mrs Burnhope of Brotherton and Mrs Warey of Liverpool and the son of the latter were walking on the bank of the Cut at Brotherton yesterday , the lad , in trying to reach a flower , fell in . The mother jumped in to save him , but the boy was drowned. The lady , fortunately , was got out alive and is progressing favourably. Mrs Warey only came to the village on a visit on Thursday night. "

Either the newspaper reported wrongly that the boy , not the mother , had died or she too died afterwards from the effects of the accident.

[avm228]

There is no young male Warey death registration at the relevant time, so it looks as though the newspaper reporter got his wires crossed.

[emeltom]

Probably should have read 'lad' not 'lady'.

Emeltom

[Deetot]

Wow, thank you all so much    It did sound strange that the death was accidental drowning, odd the coroner's notebook didn't give more details. I would not have thought to look in Middlesbrough papers for a report.

I'm pretty sure the lad survived, it was certainly Hannah who died then, and I have both boys on the 1901 census.

Rootschatters are marvellous, thank you again.

Diana

[sandrastocks54]

The Leeds Times of Saturday July 22, 1899 has a small piece about The Royal Humane Society in London awarding a testimonial to Albert Hunter, miner, Brotherton, for plunging into the River Aire on June 2nd and saving a little boy named Warey.

So it appears the boy was saved and the mother drowned.

Sandra

[Deetot]

Again, thank you all for your help. Although not my direct line, I just got curious when I read "Drowned in River", just had to follow it up!

Diana