Crushed Jeremiah Smith 1838 of Lane End, Coleford (Inquests)

by ChrisW @, Monday, April 07, 2008, 02:10 (5857 days ago) @ ChrisW

January 1838: On Wednesday se'nnight, a fatal accident befel a labouring man in the employ of Trotter, Thomas & Co., of Coleford and Monmouth. The poor fellow, whose name was JEREMIAH SMITH, was at the time of the accident working at Vellet's Land, in the neighbourhood of the Speech House, in the Forest of Dean, when a huge stone fell from a great height above him, and killed him on the spot. The deceased was a sober and upright man, and he has left a wife and six children to bewail their loss.

Record_ID: 130472
Entry Number: 1758
Year: 1837
Month: Dec
Day: 24
Surname: SMITH
Forenames: Jeremiah
Place of Residence: Coleford Lane End
Age at death: Years 47
Officiating Minister: G Ridout Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P227 IN 1/16
Page No: 220
Parish_Chapel: Newland
Soundex: S530


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