MALSON Levi, at sister Eliza & Thos Cooper's, early 1892 (General)

by Jefff , West London, Middlesex, Monday, March 02, 2015, 20:12 (3548 days ago) @ Jefff

Hi again David,
am I correct in thinking you have access to the British Newspapers Archive ?. If you do, then I expect you've already seen that Levi was in court on 6th February 1892. The article states he was lodging with his sister Eliza & her husband Thos Cooper, they had a rather unpleasant argument about rents, and mother Elizabeth gave corroborative evidence.
As with the earlier items, it's clear that these years were not kind to the unfortunate family, the same "Malsom, Drybrook" search also found this;

Gloucester Journal - Saturday 28 September 1878

"Littledean Police Court.
Levi Malsom, a boy, of Drybrook, was charged with stealing a tin of preserved fruit, value 1s. 3d., the property of Emanuel Smith, grocer. The prisoner, who could not say his age, but whose age was subsequently stated to be sixteen years, and who could not read or write, was sent to prison for seven days."

The same search also finds a few mentions c1880-1890 of an Oliver Malsom at the Petty Sessions, who enjoyed his beer, much like some of my ancestors who lived in the same Ruardean Hill/Drybrook area.
I expect you've already seen this old thread about Oliver, born abt 1850, sorry for not spotting it sooner.
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=22180

There is also an extensive article concerning the 25th January 1913 Inquest at Gloucester of Charles Malsom Bannister, 49, a mason of Harry Hill, who died after an accident while working at Cannop Colliery; looks like one of the family ?.
Hard to be sure given the name spelling variations, but I cannot find this Inquest within this site's database. I do see that Levi and George are among various Malsoms attending Drybrook area Inquests within this site's records. The newspapers also carry this Inquest in which Levi was a key witness, December 1898.
http://forum.forest-of-dean.net/inquests/php/popup.htm?../images/E104.png

If you don't have BNA access I'll happily download and email you the relevant items.
Hoping this helps you with your researches, Jeff.