A friend sent me this article and I'm trying to find the original source.

* The Forester, 27 February 1998, page not known.

100 years ago. . .
CINDERFORD
CURIOUS FATALITY. - A curious fatality occurred here on Monday evening by which one man lost his life and another was in jeopardy for some time.
It appears two brothers named Josiah and Mark Smith were proceeding home about 8 p.m., and in walking down Ash Road towards the Tin Works, across the green, fell into a rivulet of water only a few inches deep. So helpless were the two that after struggling for some time they were unable to extricate themselves. Mark held his brother and kept his head up, calling for help.
After a little time a woman named Hampton, living near the Tin Works, passed and ran for her husband, who immediately secured assistance, and both the unfortunate men were assisted home in a cart. Josiah was so far gone, and insensible from the cold and exposure, that he never spoke again, and died a few minutes after being taken into his house. The other brother, who is nearly 70 years of age, recovered, but is very much upset.
The deceased, who will be better known as 'Tite Neptune', for a number of years lived in a cottage near the Old Nelson Colliery, and was accustomed to play the fiddle on Saturday evenings at one or two public houses in the neighbourhood. 'Tite' was a quiet, inoffensive man, and was well known in the Forest.
He leaves a widow and one daughter, about 18 years of age, the latter, unfortunately, being blind. The other members of his family are grown up, two sons being in America. Deceased was between 60 and 70 years of age.
The inquest, which will be heard at the Swan Inn, Brierley, will no doubt, bring to light other particulars of the fatality.

In fact, the death occurred earlier, and he was buried at Drybrook on 10 December 1897.

Any ideas how to proceed, or an alert to other potential sources, would be greatly appreciated.

Keith Chandler

for starters............

FOD records

Burial at Drybrook

10 December 1897

Josiah SMITH

Residence: Nelson

Age at Death: 56

Details of his Inquest is in the FOD Section - which took place 9 December 1897 at The Swan Inn, Brierley - of Josiah SMITH aged 56 years - Pedlar
http://www.http://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/resources/inquests

Witnesses:

include.....

Mark SMITH of Nelson Green : Peddler
Thomas HAMPTON of Cinderford, Platelayer

etc

Sure we have prior threads on Neptune SMITH.....

This might help

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=28771

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

Year: 1916
Month: Aug
Day: 28
Surname: SMITH
Forenames: Patience
Residence: Hawkwell Row Cinderford
Age_at_death: 70 years
Officiating_Minister: E Parnell Officiating Minister
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/14
Page_No: 69
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

1901 Brierley
Patrina F Smith abt 1846 Herefordshire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire
Beterice Smith abt 1878 Gloucestershire, England Daughter East Dean, Gloucestershire Blind

Year: 1897
Month: Dec
Day: 10
Surname: SMITH
Forenames: Josiah
Residence: Nelson
Age_at_death: 56
Officiating_Minister: James Lawton Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/13
Page_No: 112
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook

1891 Nelson Green
Josiah Smith abt 1843 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England Head East Dean, Gloucestershire Lic. Hawker
Patience Smith abt 1847 Herefordshire, England Wife East Dean, Gloucestershire
Isaiah Smith abt 1870 Coleford, Gloucestershire, England Son East Dean, Gloucestershire

Year: 1873
Month: Jan
Day: 20
Grooms_Surname: SMITH
Grooms_Forenames: Josiah
Grooms_Age: full
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Hawker
Grooms_Residence: Newent
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Smith
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Nipton
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Basket maker
Brides_Surname: LOVERIDGE
Brides_Forenames: Patience
Brides_Age: full
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: Newent
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Loveridge
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: William
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Brazier deceased
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: both mark
Witness_1: Mark of Thomas Powell
Witness_2: Mark of Mary Powell
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Benjamin Buck KeeneVicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P225 IN 1/33
Page_Number: 14
Parish_Chapel: Newent

1871 Newent Church St Lodging House
Rose Loveridge 63 Hawker Unknown
Comfort Loveridge 23 Hawker Unknown
Isiah Loveridge 1

John Smith 20 Musician Gloucester

suspect Ledbury area for Patience / Comfort LOVERIDGE

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

looks likely to be his brother

1881 Travellers Van
Nipton Smith abt 1846 Coalford, Gloucestershire, England Head Layton With Warbreck, Lancashire
Matilda Smith abt 1847 Taunton, Somerset, England Wife Layton With Warbreck, Lancashire

Name: Matilda Davis
Name: Nipton Smith
Year of Registration: 1869
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
District: Leeds (1837-1929)
County: Yorkshire - West Riding
Volume: 9b
Page: 454

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Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

1901 Census, East Dean - District 13 - which covers Nelson Green
Nofold Green, Bowson (page 10)

Hampton

HAMPTON

Thomas - 43 - Platelayer, born Herefordshire, Linton
Elizabeth - 50 - Gloucestershire, Newent
Albert - 15 - Coal Miner, Bellboy - born Cinderford
Tom - 12 - born Cinderford
Emily - 11 - born East Dean
Miles - 9 - born East Dean
Lottie - 7 - born East Dean