Drowning of Daniel Wiles/Wilce 1803 & Wm Barrett (Inquests)

by ChrisW , Monday, April 07, 2008, 01:20 (6084 days ago) @ admin

June: A melancholy accident happened on Wednesday last, at Purton Pill, in the parish of Lidney, in this county. DANIEL WILES, late of Coleford, carpenter, a lunatic, going to wash himself in the river Severn, at the entrance or mouth of the Pill, the shore being very steep, soon got out of his depth. A person of the name of BARRETT, standing on the shore, and seeing his eminent danger, instantly leaped into the river with intent to save him; when WILES, by catching hold of BARRETT's clothes, so entangled him as not to be able to extricate himself therefrom, and after many violent struggles they both sunk and were unfortunately drowned. It is remarkable, that BARRETT has had two brothers and a cousin drowned within a few years past.

Record_ID: 114857
Entry Number:
Year: 1803
Month: Jun
Day: 3
Surname: WILCE
Forenames: Daniel
Place of Residence:
Age at death:
Officiating Minister: Charles Sandiford Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause of death: drowned
Memoranda: drowned in Pynton Pill June 1
Notes:
Register Reference: P30 1 IN 1 Part 2
Page No: 554
Parish_Chapel: Awre
Soundex: W420

Record_ID: 114858
Entry Number:
Year: 1803
Month: Jun
Day: 3
Surname: BARRETT
Forenames: William
Place of Residence:
Age at death: 23 Years
Officiating Minister: Charles Sandiford Vicar
Event: Burial
Cause of death: drowned
Memoranda: S[on of] Benjamin drowned in Pynton Pill June 1
Notes:
Register Reference: P30 1 IN 1 Part 2
Page No: 554
Parish_Chapel: Awre
Soundex: B630