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Offline m444

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Unclear occupation and death cause
« on: Wednesday 13 December 23 20:37 GMT (UK) »
Hello  :)

Hoping someone could kindly help me read the occupation and death cause on this death record as i can’t quite understand it myself.

Thank you  ;D

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Re: Unclear occupation and death cause
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 13 December 23 20:46 GMT (UK) »
Killed by railway carriage  can't make out the rest so far. 
Occupation, railway porter

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Re: Unclear occupation and death cause
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 13 December 23 20:48 GMT (UK) »
railway porter

Killed by railway carriage passing over him and dividing the spinal column
Cornwall: Allen, Bevan, Bosisto, Carnpezzack, Donithorn, Huddy, James, Retallack, Russell, Vincent, Yeoman
Cards: Thomas (Llanbadarn Fawr)
Glam: Bowler, Cram, Galloway, James, Thomas, Watkins
Lincs: Coupland, Cram
Mon: Cram, Gwyn, John, Philpot, Smart, Watkins
Pembs: Edwards (St. Dogmael's)
Yorks: Airey, Bowler, Elliott, Hare, Hewitt, Kellett, Kemp, Stephenson, Tebb

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Re: Unclear occupation and death cause
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 13 December 23 20:52 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: louisa maud on Wednesday 13 December 23 20:46 GMT (UK)
Killed by railway carriage  can't make out the rest so far. 
Occupation, railway porter

LM
Thank you so much  :)

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Re: Unclear occupation and death cause
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 13 December 23 20:52 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: osprey on Wednesday 13 December 23 20:48 GMT (UK)
railway porter

Killed by railway carriage passing over him and dividing the spinal column
Thank you so much for the help  :)

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Re: Unclear occupation and death cause
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 14 December 23 07:11 GMT (UK) »
There is an article of length of the accident in the newspaper The Berwickshire News and General Advertiser.
Edition date: 01 February 1870
It explains how the accident occurred, and from a family history viewpoint, notes he had a wife and 2 children, and was a native of Dunse.
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