Unusual death in Liverpool

[ShaunJ]

I wonder if the  Lancashire County Court records survive re the bankruptcy....??

[willow154]

Wonder if it was what they would call 'assisted suicide' today.
 Did that happen then?
Paulene

[liverpool annie]

Wonder if it wasn't really him and he did a moonlight flit !!  got somebody else in the canister !!

They didn't have DNA then ...... !!

All these "wonders" !! 

[liverpool annie]

Found this ... a bit more information ...... !!

http://www.rootschat.com/links/03af/

Annie 

[ShaunJ]

I couldn't see anything on that link Annie.

But I found this in Google News Archive:

"Flashback: TALES FROM THE PAST; The man in the iron tube.(Features)
Subscription - Liverpool Echo - HighBeam Research - Aug 21, 2004
The owner's full name was Thomas Cregeen Williams, and he had lived at 29 Clifton Road, Anfield. Williams's name has never been found in the death registers ... Related web pages
 

 
Flashback: Readers respond to Flashback stories in the Weekend...
Subscription - Liverpool Echo - HighBeam Research - Aug 28, 2004
... I think the mystery came about in this way: The bankrupt Thomas Cregeen Williams may have come to blows with a man he owed a great deal of money to, ... Related web pages"
 

 

[liverpool annie]

I just tried it and got it .... but it was ...... Google books

Strange But True: Mysterious and Bizarre People By Thomas Slemen

Just seems very convenient to find his name and company papers in his pocket !! 

[liverpool annie]

I couldn't see anything on that link Annie.

Williams's name has never been found in the death registers ... Related web pages

 

I wonder if his wife had to declare him legally dead after seven years ? ..... because they couldn't do it before that as they didn't know where he was !!

Theres probably court papers regarding that ! .... unless she died before then - no date only this Elizabeth Lea (died aged 42 - buried at Anfield Cemetery)

[CaroleW]

Hi Annie

Just seems very convenient to find his name and company papers in his pocket

Wonder if it wasn't really him and he did a moonlight flit !!   got somebody else in the canister !!

They didn't have DNA then

That's a very good point - wonder if he did a Lord Lucan

[liverpool annie]

That's what I was wondering !! ...

I've been trying to find their marriage to see if I could work out when she died ... I couldn't find anything at Anfield cemetery ..... !!

Annie