River Severn drowning (General)
by rickjt62 
, Sunday, March 20, 2011, 18:06 (5001 days ago)
Hello
I am looking for information on a possible drowning, sometime between the 1901 census and the 1911 Census
William Watkins (born 1880), son of William Watkins & Eliza Dorrington of Woolaston, Glos is listed on the 1901 Census at Norman's Head, Woolaston
There is no sign of him on the 1911 Census and family information handed down cites a drowning of a son of William Watkins Snr
I cannot find any burial details for him, nor can I find a suitable BMD death record in this area
If anyone has access to newspaper records for this area at this time or can throw some light on this it would be appreciated
River Severn drowning - William WATKINS 1880 Woolaston
by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Sunday, March 20, 2011, 21:08 (5001 days ago) @ rickjt62
in the circumstances you might expect an Inquest ( as well as a newspaper article)
Have you checked for an inquest ?
http://www.http://www.forest-of-dean.net/joomla/resources/inquests
Further down stream - there is a death to investigate ( no idea if its related to a drowning)
Name: William Watkins
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Year of Registration: 1906
Quarter of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar
Age at Death: 27
District: Newport M
County: Glamorgan, Gwent, Monmouthshire
Volume: 11a
Page: 131
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1881
Mary Watkins abt 1811 Shirenewton, Monmouth, Wales Head Woolaston, Gloucestershire
William Watkins abt 1849 Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England Son Woolaston, Gloucestershire
Eliza Watkins abt 1856 Tidenham, Gloucestershire, England Daughter in Law Woolaston, Gloucestershire
William Watkins [9 months] Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England Grandson Woolaston, Gloucestershire
1891
William Watkins abt 1849 Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England Head Woolaston, Gloucestershire
William Watkins abt 1881 Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England Son Woolaston, Gloucestershire
1901
William Walkins abt 1846 Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England Head Woolastone, Gloucestershire
Esther Walkins abt 1857 Hoar Withy, Herefordshire, England Wife Woolastone, Gloucestershire
William Walkins abt 1880 Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England Son Woolastone, Gloucestershire
Annie Walkins abt 1891 Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Woolastone, Gloucestershire
Florence Walkins abt 1893 Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Woolastone, Gloucestershire
Charles Walkins abt 1895 Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England Son Woolastone, Gloucestershire
Alice Walkins abt 1897 Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Woolastone, Gloucestershire
Ernest Walkins abt 1899 Woollaston, Gloucestershire, England Son Woolastone, Gloucestershire
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River Severn drowning - William WATKINS 1880 Woolaston
by rickjt62 , Sunday, March 20, 2011, 21:26 (5001 days ago) @ slowhands
Thanks for that .. I had never considered the Newport Reg Office entry
No trace of an inquest
I believe the newspapers for the area in question are at Cinderford
Inquest -Henry WATKINS 1891 - 1905
by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Sunday, March 20, 2011, 21:41 (5001 days ago) @ rickjt62
There is an Inquest for Henry on this site. father William WATKINS a mariner from Lydney.
1901
Elizabeth Walkins abt 1857 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Head Lydney, Monmouthshire
William Partridge abt 1882 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney, Monmouthshire
Sarah E Partridge abt 1884 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney, Monmouthshire
James Partridge abt 1891 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney, Monmouthshire
Henry Watkins abt 1891 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Son Lydney, Monmouthshire
Gertrude A Watkins abt 1894 Lydney, Gloucestershire, England Daughter Lydney, Monmouthshire
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Inquest -Henry WATKINS 1891 - 1905
by rickjt62 , Monday, March 21, 2011, 17:40 (5000 days ago) @ slowhands
Hi again, slowhands
I don't think that this family has anything to do with my Watkins line
I think that I'll either have to get a cert from the Newport registration and try and find out if there is any information pertaining to the drowning in the Mercury newspapers kept at Cinderford for 1905/6
Apparently he went out on a boat and never came back (from my late grandmother)
Thanks again - I'll let you know the outcome - your help is much appreciated
Inquest -Henry WATKINS 1891 - 1905
by carole jones , Wednesday, March 30, 2011, 12:56 (4991 days ago) @ rickjt62
There was an accident on the Clifton Suspension Bridge in September 1909 in which several people were drowned. Is this a possibility?