MAYO Joseph, drowned in the river Severn 1909 (General)

by PatW, Tuesday, August 25, 2009, 15:10 (5643 days ago) @ slowhands

Joseph Mayo lived in Minsterworth and was a worker on the river all his life, even owning his own boat at one time, so he must have been aware of the dangers of the river. The story in the family is that he crossed the river on the ferry to get bread. The only reason they knew he must be in the river was because the loaf of bread was found on the river bank. I don't know which side of the river the bread was found. No one as far as I know has any idea what happened.

Thanks for all the information, it was very interesting.