Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Inquest -Henry WATKINS 1891 - 1905

Inquest -Henry WATKINS 1891 - 1905 (reply)

carole jones — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:56:34 +0000

There was an accident on the Clifton Suspension Bridge in September 1909 in which several people were drowned. Is this a possibility?

Inquest -Henry WATKINS 1891 - 1905 (reply)

rickjt62 — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 17:40:57 +0000

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 (reply)

slowhands — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:41:57 +0000

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

River Severn drowning - William WATKINS 1880 Woolaston (reply)

rickjt62 — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:26:15 +0000

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

River Severn drowning - William WATKINS 1880 Woolaston (reply)

slowhands — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 21:08:42 +0000

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

River Severn drowning

rickjt62 — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 18:06:01 +0000

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