"Shocking Fatality in Dean Forest" - James JONES Lydbrook (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Thursday, May 23, 2013, 21:10 (4196 days ago)

Report from the (Cardiff) "Evening Express" of 17th September 1892, Pink Edition.

"Shocking Fatality in Dean Forest.

James Jones, 62 years of age, labourer, of Bill-Hill, Lydbrook, was instantaneously killed whilst at work at the Lydbrook Deep Level Colliery, West Dean. Deceased and other men were taking down an overhead wood bridge, which had been used for carrying coals on to the Severn and Wye and Severn Bridge Railway. He had just sawn through, close to the ground, one of the 8inch baulks which supported the bridge, the timber being about 15ft in length, when it fell upon him, smashing his head to pieces."

http://welshnewspapers.llgc.org.uk/en/page/view/3232565/ART29/killed%201892%20lydbrook

This was also reported that same Saturday by the Gloster Citizen as can be found via the British Newspaper Archive site which clarifies the address as Bell Hill.

Altho' there are rather a lot of us Jones' in Lydbrook, I think this is our man from this site's PRs;

Record_ID: 23602
Entry_Number: 195
Year: 1892
Month: Sep
Day: 17
Surname: JONES
Forenames: James
Residence: Lydbrook
Age_at_death: 62 years
Officiating_Minister: H. T. Hoitt Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P208 1N 1/12
Page_No: 25
Parish_Chapel: Lydbrook
Soundex: J520

Record_ID: 9785
Entry_Number: 9
Year: 1856
Month: May
Day: 12
Grooms_Surname: JONES
Grooms_Forenames: James
Grooms_Age: Of full age
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Wood Feller
Grooms_Residence: Hawthorns
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: JONES
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Richard
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Wood Feller
Brides_Surname: BURDOCK
Brides_Forenames: Mary
Brides_Age: Of full age
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Lydbrook
Brides_Fathers_Surname: BURDOCK
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Miller
Licence_or_Banns: Licence
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: both sign
Witness_1: John Bennett
Witness_2: Hannah Evans
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Temple Hamilton Chase
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P208 IN 1/5
Page_Number: 5
Parish_Chapel: Lydbrook
Soundex_Groom: J520
Soundex_Bride: B632

I cannot find an obvious Baptism for him abt 1830 in this site's PRs.

Here is the Inquest: sorry I cannot copy text onto here in full.
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/inquests/php/popup.htm?../images/D153.png

It states one of the three witnesses was "William Jones, Carpenter, Lydbrook". a relative I wonder ??
And the jury concludes: " deceased by his negligence largely contributed to his own death".

Any other information about them would be greatfully received, thanks.