Welsh Newspapers - Sad Times for the Colemans of Longhope (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 00:31 (3916 days ago) @ Jefff

Further to a recent post about the Colemans of Longhope, I thought these newspaper articles might be of interest, a bad few years for the family.

From the Monmouthshire Merlin, 26 April 1878.

"SAD DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN.
On Sunday morning Mr Solomon Coleman, solicitor, of Longhope, Gloucestershire, died from the effects of an accident which occurred on Good Friday night, when on his way from a visit to a friend. The deceased gentleman had earlier in the day gone to "the Point," and at ten o'clock at night was conveyed as far as the Lea on his way home, when he cut a point by walking through Blenheim playground, which involves the descent of a number of steps, some eight feet, to again reach the roadway. Being dark, he became confused, and fell down the steps. Some bushes at the bottom broke the fall, or death migh have been instant. He however managed to crawl to the top again, where he remained two hours in heavy rain and endeavoured to call for assistance. At one o'clock Mr Fitzmaurice, Blenheim-house, was retiring to bed, when he thought he heard groans, and going down with a light, discovered Mr Coleman almost dead, and having lifted him in the house, sent for a carriage, and he was conveyed home, where he was attended by Dr Abell, of Mictheldean and died, as stated, on Sunday morning. He was frightfully bruised, but sensible. His son-in-law, Mr Price, bank manager at Bristol, with his daughterse were telegraphed for, the deceased gentleman being a widower. At the inquest, a verdict of accidental death was returned.

http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3440193/ART129/longhope%20coleman

From this site's PRs:

Record_ID: 22014
Entry_Number: 205
Year: 1878
Month: Apl
Day: 26
Surname: COLEMAN
Forenames: Solomon
Residence: Longhope
Age_at_death: 71
Officiating_Minister: F.C. Guise Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P206 IN 1/11
Page_No: 26
Parish_Chapel: Longhope
Soundex: C455

and possibly

Record_ID: 8326
Entry_Number: 53
Year: 1830
Month: Sep
Day: 20
Grooms_Surname: COLEMAN
Grooms_Forenames: Solomon
Grooms_Age:
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation:
Grooms_Residence: Longhope in the County of Gloucester
Grooms_Fathers_Surname:
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames:
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation:
Brides_Surname: DRINKWATER
Brides_Forenames: Mary Ann
Brides_Age:
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: of this parish
Brides_Fathers_Surname:
Brides_Fathers_Forenames:
Brides_Fathers_Occupation:
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: Joseph Drinkwater
Witness_2: Sarah Drinkwater
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: John Morse Rector
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P184 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 18
Parish_Chapel: Huntley
Soundex_Groom: C455
Soundex_Bride: D652

And from the Inquest Section
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/inquests/php/popup.htm?../images/B193.png

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An even sadder story, two articles in the same Cardiff Times, 18 September 1875

"A BRUTAL ATTACK.
At Longhope, a brutal assault was committed on Monday week, on Thomas Coleman, Longhope, in Dean Forest. The Rev. Mr Dighton, justice of the peace, attended at complainant's house on Thursday, and from a story told him by Coleman, three men were at once arrested and remanded till Monday. They will be taken before the injured man in order that he may have an opportunity of identifying them. Coleman, who is confined to his bed, has lost the sight* of one eye, one rib is broken, and an arm and a leg are disabled. He is under the care of Dr Jones, but is not considered in immediate danger."

"LITTLE DEAN.
A BRUTAL ATTACK.
At the Petty Sessional Court, on Monday, before Capt. Goold, the Rev C. E Dighton and Mr E. Crawshay, the men in custody for the brutal attack on Thos Coleman of Longhope, noticed in our columns on Monday, are William and Timothy Bennett, of Stump-hill, East Dean, quarrymen, and Frank Bosley, of Abinghall, collier. They were taken before Mr Dighton to the house of the injured man on Saturday, and he identified them as being the men who committed the assault, but in consequence of Coleman being still unable to attend the Court, they were remanded till Monday next."

http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3419685/ART41/longhope%20coleman