Caroline HOPKINS left the Forest about 1927 (General)

by ForestPrints , Yorkley, Forest of Dean, UK, Monday, September 07, 2009, 10:35 (5630 days ago) @ pclark

William Hopkins m. 16/7/1780 Sarah Gwilliam (c 18/6/1753)
Children: William c. 30/3/1783
Sarah c. 1/12/1782
Ann c. 15/10/1786
James c. 25/5/1788
John c. 14/3/1790

Thomas c. 2/3/1794 m. Sarah
Children: Thomas b. 2/4/1826 d. 19/6/1883 m. 24/2/1846 Mary Ann White (b 1/2/1824)Westbury on Severn. d. 1916 Lingdale Yorkshire.
Children: William b. 1847
Frederick c. 20/5/1849
Caroline c. 13/7/1851
Joseph Henry c. 4/6/1854
Thomas c. 25/5/1856
John White c. 12/6/1859
Ellen White c. 7/6/1861
Mary Jane c. 8/5/1864
Edith b. 1870
Edwin James b. 13/4/1867 (My Grandfather)

Thomas Hopkins b. 2/4/1826 had a sad end these notes appeared on his death certificate.
Cert No 10. When & where died: Nineteenth June 1883, ****** place undecipherable. Name & Surname: Thomas Hopkins. Sex: Male. Age: 56 years. Occupation: Fisherman. Cause of death: Drowned by the overturning of a boat in water. From treacherous working a stop net. Such ******ment being caused by a heavy run of tide upon the net. Signature, description & residence of informant: Certificate received from M***** Frederic Carter, Coroner for Gloucestershire. Inquest held June 20th 1883.Date registered: Twenty second of June 1883.

Coroners Inquest.
An Inquisition taken this 20th day of June 1883 at the Railway Inn, Bullo, Newnham on view of the body of Thomas Hopkins aged 56 years, Fisherman.
The following jury were sworn: Thomas Boucher, c. J. Berry, Jesse Knight, Charles Knight, Oliver Lloyd, Alfred Knight, John Miles, Thos Knight, Geo Welsh, William Watts, Thos Jones, Alfred Birk.
Witnesses: David Longstreet and William Baker, Newnham Police Constable.
Verdict (cause of death) Drowned on the River Severn by the overturning of a boat in which the deceased was working a stop net such overturning being caused by a heavy run of tide upon the net.
Payments: Jurors: 8s. Use of room: 3s 6d. Removal of body: 2s 6d.

Report in the Dean Forest Mercury
Friday, 22nd June 1883.
FATALITY IN THE RIVER SEVERN. A FISHERMAN CAUGHT IN HIS OWN NET.
On Wednesday evening an enquiry was held by M. F. Carter Esq., at the Railway Inn, Bullo, relative to the death of Thomas Hopkins, of Gatcombe, who was drowned under lamentable circumstances on the previous evening. David Longstreet deposed he resided at Gatcombe, and was a fisherman. Deceased was a fisherman, and lived at Gatcombe. On the 19th June, he with deceased were engaged with stopping nets in the Severn. They commenced at 5 o'clock on the flow tide. Their boats were about six yards apart. At about 6 p.m., it was an hour and a half's flood - running hard. Deceased's net was still on. Deceased tried to get his net out and the boat overturned. Could not say whether Hopkins could swim. He (witness) saw the boat turn over. Deceased had been an experienced fisherman for 28 years.The boat went up the river. P.C. Baker deposed to having proceeded to Bullo on Tuesday night, where he found the boat, the net was still in the water, the deceased in it clinging thereto and was dead. The Coroner addressed the Jurors, who found that the deceased was drowned by the overturning of the boat to which a stop net was attached.