Gloucester Inquests from Gloucester Journal 1722 to 1838

Courtesy of Patsy McMillan who transcribed the records
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June: At Joyford, St Briavels, on the body of ANN TAYLOR, an infant, who was found in a dying state in a field, and expired shortly after being removed to the poor house. Verdict, Died by the Visitation of God.

Record_ID: 16016
Entry Number: 1836
Year: 1828
Month: May
Day: 27
Surname: TAYLOR
Forenames: Ann
Place of Residence: Joyford Extraparochial
Age at death: 2 mths
Officiating Minister: T Marwood Rector
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: from 1813
Page No: 40
Parish_Chapel: English Bicknor
Soundex: T460

June: At St Briavels, on the body of JOHN HAZLEBEE, aged 76, who was found in a dying state in a field, and expired shortly after being removed to the poor house. Verdict, Died by the Visitation of God.

Record_ID: 91741
Entry Number: 239
Year: 1828
Month: May
Day: 30
Surname: HAZELBEE
Forenames: John
Place of Residence: St Briavels
Age at death: 78 years
Officiating Minister: Y Fosbroke Curate
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P278 IN 1/19
Page No: 30
Parish_Chapel: St Briavels
Soundex: H241

INQUESTS. July: Lately taken before John Cooke, Esq. Coroner: At Newent, on the body of JOHN PACKER, aged 76, who whilst occupied in loading bark, fell from the waggon, and sustained such an injury of the spine as to occasion his death on the following day. Verdict, Accidental Death.

Record_ID: 140303
Entry Number: 805
Year: 1828
Month: Jun
Day: 15
Surname: PACKER
Forenames: John
Place of Residence: Town of Newent
Age at death: 76 years
Officiating Minister: J[ames] Archibald
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P225 IN 1/12
Page No: 101
Parish_Chapel: Newent
Soundex: P260

July: At St Briavels, on the body of JANE GOODE, aged about six years, whose clothes took fire, whilst at play with other children, whereby she was so much burnt as to cause her death in a few hours. Verdict, Accidental Death.

Unable to find burial, but maybe this child? Some of the spellings and ages are adrift on these reports.

Record_ID: 13040
Entry Number: 494
Year: 1826
Month: Apr
Day: 9
Parents Surname: GOODE
Child Forenames: Jane
Father's Forenames:
Mother's Forenames: Myra
Mother's Surname:
Place of Residence: Ruardean Hill
Occupation: Single woman
Officiating Minister: J. Herbert
Event type: Baptism
Memoranda: base dtr. Of
Notes:
Register Reference: P109 IN 1/1
Page No: 62
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex: G300

July: At Awre, on JAMES BALL, killed by being struck against a wall by a horse. Verdict in each case, Accidental Death.

Maybe this one? Sometimes the inquests were quite a long time after the event.

Record_ID: 49248
Entry Number: 167
Year: 1827
Month: Aug
Day: 6
Surname: BALL
Forenames: James
Place of Residence: St Briavels
Age at death: 42 years
Officiating Minister: C Bryan
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P376 IN 1/9
Page No: 21
Parish_Chapel: Woolaston
Soundex: B400

Aug 9. INQUESTS. Lately taken before John Cooke, Esq. Coroner:
At St Briavels, on the body of THOS. MORGAN, who, whilst descending a colliery, quitted hold of the rope, and was precipitated to the bottom, a depth of forty yards, whereby he was instantly killed.

Record_ID: 59869
Entry Number: 72
Year: 1828
Month: Jul
Day: 25
Surname: MORGAN
Forenames: Thomas
Place of Residence: Berry Hill
Age at death: 18
Officiating Minister: T.R. Garnsey
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P82 IN 1/1
Page No: 10
Parish_Chapel: Christchurch
Soundex: M625

August 9: At Ledington, in the parish of Dymock, on the body of CHARLOTTE TOMPKINS, a child two years of age, whose clothes took fire in the momentary absence of her mother, and she was so shockingly burnt as to occasion her death in a few hours. Verdict, Accidental Death.

Record_ID: 79539
Entry Number: 342
Year: 1828
Month: Aug
Day: 2
Surname: TOMKINS
Forenames: Charlotte
Place of Residence: Dymock
Age at death: 2 _
Officiating Minister: J Simons
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P125 IN 1/15
Page No: 43
Parish_Chapel: Dymock
Soundex: T525

September: Taken before John Cooke, Esq. Coroner: At Rudhall, near Newnham, on the body of ANN POWELL, widow, aged about 60 years, who hung herself in her bedroom with a piece of cord tied to the handle of the window. About two years ago her husband was killed by a cart going over him, since which she has been in a low desponding way, so much so as at times to be entirely bereft of her reason. The jury being perfectly satisfied, under all the circumstances, returned a verdict of Lunacy.

Record_ID: 45566
Entry Number: 472
Year: 1828
Month: Sep
Day: 3
Surname: POWELL
Forenames: Ann
Place of Residence: Newnham
Age at death: 67
Officiating Minister: William Crawley Curate
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P354 IN 1/8
Page No: 59
Parish_Chapel: Westbury on Severn
Soundex: P400

Sep 20. INQUESTS. Lately held before Wm Joyner Ellis, Esq. At Newland, on JOHN WORGAN, killed by a waggon load of clover upsetting on him. Verdict, Accidental Death.

(Obviously not four-leaf clovers then)

Record_ID: 76004
Entry Number: 140
Year: 1828
Month: Sep
Day: 1
Surname: WORGAN
Forenames: John
Place of Residence: Hart's-hill
Age at death: 4
Officiating Minister: H. Douglas Off[iciating] Minister
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda: 6
Notes: left margin
Register Reference: P175 IN 1/6
Page No: 18
Parish_Chapel: Hewelsfield
Soundex: W625

Now I see he was only four and I feel terrible!

Nov 4. FATAL ACCIDENT. On Saturday last, as a plough boy, named THOS. LILLY, was driving a team, in a field at the Old Grange, in the parish of Dymock, in this county, while in the act of turning at the headland, the horses took fright, and in his endeavour to stop them, the poor boy was thrown down, and the plough share was driven with such violence into his body, just below the ribs, as to occasion almost instantaneous death. An inquest was held upon the body, before John Cooke, Esq. Coroner, when a verdict of Accidental Death was returned.

This looks like the right burial even though it is a different surname:

Record_ID: 79549
Entry Number: 352
Year: 1828
Month: Oct
Day: 27
Surname: PATRICK
Forenames: Thomas
Place of Residence: Old Grange
Age at death: 14
Officiating Minister: J Simons
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P125 IN 1/15
Page No: 44
Parish_Chapel: Dymock
Soundex: P362

November: At Blakeney, on THOMAS GRIFFITHS, who had got on the top of a tram waggon loaded with coals, and was afterwards found dead by the road side in the Forest of Dean; it is supposed he had fallen from the waggon, being in liquor, and being stunned by the blow, and no assistance having been rendered him, he died from the effects of the accident.

Record_ID: 109245
Entry Number: 100
Year: 1828
Month: Nov
Day: 13
Surname: GRIFFITHS
Forenames: Thomas
Place of Residence: Blakeney
Age at death: 45 years
Officiating Minister: Rich[ar[d Davies Rector
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: PFC310 1/11
Page No: 13
Parish_Chapel: Staunton
Soundex: G613

Nov 22. INQUESTS. At Colford, on the body of RICHARD KERSEY, aged about three years, who was burnt to death in consequence of his clothes taking fire. Verdict, Accidental Death.

Record_ID: 128083
Entry Number:
Year: 1828
Month: Nov
Day: 5
Surname: KERSEY
Forenames: Richard
Place of Residence: Coleford
Age at death: 3
Officiating Minister:
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference:
Page No:
Parish_Chapel: Llandogo Monmouth
Soundex: K620

Nov: And at Littledean, on the body of MARGARET ROBERTS, who while at chapel on Littledean hill, on Sunday evening last, immediately after singing a hymn, with the rest of the congregation, having put her hymn book down by her side, suddenly fell forward and instantly expired. Verdict, Died by the Visitation of God.

Record_ID: 69197
Entry Number: 130
Year: 1828
Month: Nov
Day: 20
Surname: ROBERTS
Forenames: Margaret
Place of Residence: Little Dean Hill Roughet
Age at death: 45
Officiating Minister: H.Berkin
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes: Burial details 6th row
Register Reference: P109 IN 1/11
Page No: 17
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex: R163

Dec: At Joyford, St Briavels, on the body of JAMES AMBURY, aged 27 years, who was at work at the top of a coalpit, when the wheel of the engine used for drawing up the coal, suddenly broke, and the rope attached thereto entwining round him, threw him between the wheels, which crushed his head and body so violently as to cause his death instantly.

Record_ID: 59872
Entry Number: 75
Year: 1828
Month: Nov
Day: 25
Surname: AMBURY
Forenames: James
Place of Residence: Joyford
Age at death: 27
Officiating Minister: T.R. Garnsey
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P82 IN 1/1
Page No: 10
Parish_Chapel: Christchurch
Soundex: A516

Dec: On Monday last, an inquest was taken before John Cooke, Esq. Coroner, at Mitcheldean, on view of the body of JOSEPH COOKE, 62 years of age, who whilst occupied in working a small hand waggon to carry coals, ruptured a blood vessel in consequence of over exertion, and died almost instantly. Verdict, Died by the Visitation of God.

Record_ID: 86741
Entry Number: 219
Year: 1828
Month: Dec
Day: 9
Surname: COOK
Forenames: Joseph
Place of Residence: Bury Hill
Age at death: 62
Officiating Minister: Edmd N Dean
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes: 0
Register Reference: 3315
Page No: 28
Parish_Chapel: Weston under Penyard
Soundex: C200

Dec 20. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. On Thursday forenoon, the family of Mr WM SMITH, of Hardings, at Wetsbury upon Severn, near this city, were thrown into the greatest distress, occasioned by the loss of their little girl, about two years old, under the following painful circumstances: the cellar is subject of high springs and heavy rains to be inundated; and it is supposed that on the child's going to play it must have run against the door, which opening at the same time, she must have fallen in. On being missed immediate search was made in the garden and orchards adjoining, and after half an hour's fruitless anxiety, Mr Smith himself, on going down into the cellar, saw the body of his dear child floating on the water. Surgical aid was procured, but all in vain, the vital spark was extinct. It appears from a bruise on the left side, that death must have been caused instantaneously. The feelings of the truly distressed family may be better conceived than described.

Dec: At Westbury, on the body of LOUISA SMITH, aged two years, daughter of Mr WILLIAM SMITH, who was drowned under the circumstances detailed in our last week's Journal. Verdict, in each case, Accidental Death.

Record_ID: 17329
Entry Number: 28
Year: 1828
Month: Dec
Day: 21
Surname: SMITH
Forenames: Louisa
Place of Residence: Westbury [on Severn]
Age at death: 2
Officiating Minister: Charles Crawley
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference: P145 in 1/17
Page No: 4
Parish_Chapel: Flaxley
Soundex: S530