« on: Thursday 15 July 21 20:16 BST (UK) »
I have been searching the St Andrew & Jesmond Cemetery (FamilySearch) today on behalf of someone I know and happened upon a burial for a Daniel McCarthy who was buried there in May 1860. In the remarks column is the info that he was a soldier found in river. He is recorded as age 39.
Quite a sad end so I have added him to Find A Grave for any family descendant who might be looking for him.
I thought I would add a postem too. However, I see from the GRO/Freebmd that the only Daniel McCarthy age 39 from this period was registered in Whitechapel.
This seems quite a coincidence to have two people of this name and age dying at this time.
I thought he might have died in Whitechapel and his body brought back to perhaps the family area of Newcastle and I have added this as a postem with a question mark.
Now I think I may have jumped the gun as a free search of the newspapers seems to show that he was found in the Tyne - I haven't seen full article. (Also his address on burial register is 'Sandgate'.)
Why is he not registered in this area, I wonder? Surely, it can't have anything to do with being in the river (offland)? I have a Great x 3 Grandfather who drowned in the Tyne but he was still registered in this area.
I am just puzzled about what is going on here .. I will correct my Freebmd postem if need be.
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