George READ mining death 1879 (General)

by Matt, Monday, February 22, 2010, 21:40 (5463 days ago) @ deangirl in wales

George Brown (1827-1879) made a Will dated 11th June 1879. He died on 24th June 1879. In the 19th century it was common practice for people to make a Will once they knew they were dying. It is possible that George died from injuries sustained in a mining accident, or maybe as a result of a respiratory problem. At the very least it would seem that he did not die outright from an accident, which might help explain why it is not possible to find a record of an inquest. It might be worth having a search through the local newspapers for June 1879 to see if anything was recorded. You are probably aware that George (b.1869) appears in the 1881 Census but not in the 1891 Census, at least not as living in Newham Bottom. Presumably he had emigrated by this time ? In case it is of interest I am desecnded from Ann Read (b.1856), one of George's older sisters who moved to Brighton in around 1880.