John REYNOLDS 1797 Blaisdon & Walford (General)

by anthonyworgan , Thursday, February 10, 2011, 14:09 (5042 days ago) @ slowhands

This John Reynolds bap 6 Nov 1796 at Blaisdon, was the son of William Reynolds, a woodcutter & wife Mary nee Baldwin. My ancestor Thomas Reynolds, was a younger brother of John.
In case it is of interest to anyone, William Reynolds met an untimely death:
e.g. From the Glos Journal dated 1st March 1845

'Extraordinary Death Of An Old Man From Fire:-
Mr Cooke, coroner, held an inquest on Tuesday, at Northwood's Green, on the body of William Reynolds, aged 70, whose death took place under rather extraordinary circumstances. The deceased was a woodcutter, and on the lst of February was following his occupation, in company with his brother, his grandson, and some other workmen. The working party were unfortunately too liberally supplied with beer or cider, and in an interval from their labour, they sat round a fire in the wood, and enjoyed themselves to such an excess that all of them became more or less intoxicated. In this state, the deceased and his grandson lay down to sleep, and the others separated to proceed with their work. Soon afterwards the old man's brother returned to look after them, and found the deceased lying with his leg across the fire and burning. He rolled him from his dangerous position, extinguishd the fire, and asked him if he was not much hurt, to which he muttered, ''No, not hurt at all''. He then, strange to say, walked home, assisted by his companions, a distance of between three and four miles, apparently suffering from nothing but drink, except that he said he felt a little stiffness in his heel. It was, however, afterwards found that he was a good deal burnt, and a surgeon was sent for, but mortification took place, and he died yesterday week. Verdict, accidental death.'