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Title: How do I find news of Clyde drowning 1890?
Post by: abiglasgow on Friday 21 September 07 11:42 BST (UK)

I have traced the entry in the registers of death for my great-great-grandfather. He was called Constantine Kelly and died in June 1890. His body was found floating in the river Clyde, North Side, near River St. His usual address is listed as Hamilton, although I suspect he hadn't been living at home for some time.

How can I find any newspaper report or other comment on this? I would be fascinated to learn any more about the incident.

Thank you!

Title: Re: How do I find news of Clyde drowning 1890?
Post by: tidybooks on Friday 21 September 07 13:37 BST (UK)

Hi abiglasgow,

Searched the Scotsman Archives, no result for Constantine Kelly drowning at that date.

Sorry,

Tom

Title: Re: How do I find news of Clyde drowning 1890?
Post by: abiglasgow on Saturday 22 September 07 11:29 BST (UK)

Hi Tom,

Thanks for trying. I suspect he may have been a bit of a nomad when he went in the river, he hadn't been seen for a few months so it could be the paper didn't bother to report it, or that they did but it was just an anonymous man.

Thanks for taking the time to look anyway.

Abi

Title: Re: How do I find news of Clyde drowning 1890?
Post by: Grey Seagull on Saturday 06 October 07 21:52 BST (UK)

Try contacting the Glasgow Humane Society: www.glasgowhumanesociety.org/

Don't know if they have records, but know they deal with drownings

Title: Re: How do I find news of Clyde drowning 1890?
Post by: harrywrag on Sunday 07 October 07 14:30 BST (UK)

hi, if anyone going to the mitchell library they may look up the evening times or i think it was citezen paper of that time also it may be reported in glasgow herald  kind regards  harrywrag

Title: Re: How do I find news of Clyde drowning 1890?
Post by: loulou2 on Friday 18 June 10 21:21 BST (UK)

Hi,
Constantine Kelly was my great grandfather. Another relative also drowned in the Union Canal in Birmingham? Constantine drowned 6 months after his son, also Constantine, was killed aged 14 in a mining accident.

Louise

Title: Re: How do I find news of Clyde drowning 1890?
Post by: seekthem on Friday 18 June 10 21:59 BST (UK)

You may already have the report of his son re the mining accident.  Died July 1889
www.scottishmining.co.uk   

Title: Re: How do I find news of Clyde drowning 1890?
Post by: abiglasgow on Sunday 20 June 10 16:40 BST (UK)

Hi loulou2, seekthem. Thank you both for your replies!

I haven't done anything about genealogy for a while, but you may have kickstarted me back into it.

Louise, seems like we're related! I'm in Paisley, where much of the family settled. Whereabouts are you? I've not come across a Birmingham relative yet, but there are so many of them! All these large families ...

Best wishes

Title: Re: How do I find news of Clyde drowning 1890?
Post by: loulou2 on Sunday 29 August 10 22:40 BST (UK)

Hi Abi,
I've sent you a personal message. We're in Wishaw, not far from Hamilton. Get in touch!

Louise