Drowned Harwood, Derby, Hopkins, Howell 1825 (Inquests)

by ChrisW , Monday, April 07, 2008, 12:41 (6074 days ago) @ ChrisW

Jan 24. At day break, on Tuesday morning last, during a tremendous gale of wind, some fishermen observed a trow, apparently in distress, and drifting at the mercy of the wind, between Kingroad and the New Passage. She appeared to be laden, but they could see no person on board. They observed her for nearly two hours, till she went out of sight. On the receding of the tide the body of a man was found washed on shore at Lawrence Weston; and soon afterwards the bodies of three others were picked up, near the same place, and not far distant from the situation where the vessel was first seen. She proved to be the Hornet trow, Abbey Tintern, laden with wood &c. for Bristol, and the men picked up, were the Captain (Harwood) and three of her ill fated crew, six in number. It is supposed that, finding the vessel unmanageable, and seeing their danger, they had endeavoured to reach the shore, which was very near, in the small boat, in which attempt she had swamped, and they all perished, as the boat was found sunk, and full of water, near the spot where the bodies were discovered. A man and a boy, the remainder of the unfortunate crew, have not yet been found. The trow was afterwards fallen in with by a steam packet, and towed into Newport. The names of the men found are, JOHN HARWOOD, AARON DARBY, WM HOPKINS, and ISAAC HOWELL, all from Brockwear, on the Wye. Inquests have been taken on them by W Joyner Ellis, Esq. and verdicts returned accordingly.

Record_ID: 75969
Entry Number: 105
Year: 1825
Month: Jan
Day: 24
Surname: HARWOOD
Forenames: John
Place of Residence: Brockwear
Age at death: 61
Officiating Minister: Walter Henry Hill Curate
Event: Burial
Cause of death: Drowned
Memoranda: 2
Notes: left margin
Register Reference: P175 IN 1/6
Page No: 14
Parish_Chapel: Hewelsfield
Soundex: H630

Record_ID: 75968
Entry Number: 104
Year: 1825
Month: Jan
Day: 23
Surname: DARBY
Forenames: Aaron
Place of Residence: Brockwear
Age at death: 27
Officiating Minister: Walter Henry Hill Curate
Event: Burial
Cause of death: drowned
Memoranda: 1825 1
Notes: left margin
Register Reference: P175 IN 1/6
Page No: 13
Parish_Chapel: Hewelsfield
Soundex: D610

Howell or Powell?

Record_ID: 117440
Entry Number:
Year: 1825
Month: Jan
Day: 2
Surname: POWELL
Forenames: Isaac
Place of Residence: Chapel Hill
Age at death: 27
Officiating Minister:
Event: Burial
Cause of death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register Reference:
Page No:
Parish_Chapel: Chapel Hill Monmouth
Soundex: P400

I can't find a burial for Wm Hopkins