Grant,
Thank you for retrieving the death notice. I was unable to find a death record for William Newbold so this notice in the newspaper appears to be the closest thing to a formal notification.
With William, I was working on the hypothesis that the non-existence of a death record might indicate that the person was lost at sea, or that no identifiable body could be found.
I guess my next step is to apply that theory to my search for William’s younger brother, Joseph. He was also in the marine trade. And he also seems to have disappeared without trace. The last reference to Joseph Newbold that I can find is on the birth certificate of his son who was born in Grimsby. I can’t understand why a Newcastle girl married to Joseph would travel to Grimsby to give birth. I assume that there was some maritime disaster around 1873 which made a heavily pregnant Mary Ann go to Lincolnshire. I do not know if that is where Joseph might have died or if it was back on his home ground in Newcastle. Maybe I’ll get lucky, again, and find another death notice that might answer my questions. In the meantime, I’m grateful for the help in fleshing out some of the individuals in this branch of the family tree.
Regards,
jo
