Accidental death 1911

[ems girl]

Daisy and Janice....superb!!!!

I am thrilled with this. Shall now attempt the link Janice.

[matildakin]

The Archives of Ontario has old St Catharines newspapers on microfilm.  I'll swing by there today and see what I can find.

mat

[ems girl]

Mat,
How very kind of you.
I am so grateful to all of you that have helped.
This is my first attempt at anything outside the UK and I think it's been one of the quickest.
Many many thanks x

[J.J.]

Ugh, have checked the Lincoln listings as well....name must have been SERIOUSLY spelled wrong / misstranscribed.
Births June Q. 1891
James Birkett Checkett 
Lancaster vol. 8e  p. 820

[J.J.]

Now here is a John Beckett, 1911, as I assume that's who signed the death cert... ( speculation, of course, on my part  Is this a rellie as well?...Was so hoping he was with them!) Phooey..
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/View.jsp?id=58096&highlight=11

[matildakin]

The Daily Standard
ST. CATHARINES, ONT., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1912

YOUNG MAN FELL
       35 FEET AND KILLED
 -----------
He Was Employed at Interlake
     Tissue Paper Mills
 -----------
  The death of James Brukett Chick-
ett occurred at the G. & M. Hospit-
al at six o'clock last night from in-
juries received yesterday afternoon
by falling 35 feet and lighting on his
head at the Interlake Tissue Com-
pany Mills at Merritton, where he
was employed as a painter.
  The deceased was 23 years old and
leaves one sister in Toronto.
  The funeral will take place from
Butler's Undertaking Establishment
on Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock,
to Victoria Lawn Cemetry.
  An inquest is being held today.


NOVEMBER 9, 1912
page 4, "CITY and VICINITY" column

  The funeral of the late James
Bruckett Chickett will take place
from Butler's Undertaking establish-
ment at 4 o'clock this afternoon, to
Victoria Lawn cemetery.

NOVEMBER 11, 1912
page 4, "CITY and VICINITY" column

  The funeral of the late James B.
Chickett, who died from injuries re-
ceived by falling at the Interlake
Tissue Company's [I maybe missed a word - probably "mills"], took dlace [sic]
on Saturday afternoon from Butler's
chapel to Victoria Lawn cemetery.
The Rev. L. W. Broughall officiated
at the chapel and graveside.

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I didn't come across anything about the results of the inquest. I did make a photocopy of the November 8 front page but the body of the article isn't very legible.

mat

[J.J.]

Wow, Mat...awesome...Was Merritton part of St. Catherines then? or a separate town, Janice?

Later....
ah, doesn't matter, as I went through the surname lists for both places and still no luck...   J.J.

[Janice M]

Amazing Mat!

Here is a link that talks about the amalgamation with St. Catharines.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merritton,_Ontario


Janice

[J.J.]

Oh, sure, after all that I find him in Toronto! ...Tried some Cl combinations and there he was under "Clackett" ...and then I realized I'd seen him before but saw a female with the same surname and so ignored it, I guess...silly me... Line 26
http://automatedgenealogy.com/census11/Test16.jsp?id=83293
   Not much extra information....(after that great news clipping earlier...)
other than born April 1891,  he immigrated in 1910...and was a painter in a paint shop...
Likely was told jobs were available there by his sister, whom you now know was also in Toronto at the time of his death...
Nowadays those working up high must be tethered...but it would have likely been too much of an expense and a bother back then...Aren't we lucky that safety comes first in so many workplaces nowadays?