Newspaper article- Peter Harley [Tayport drowning 1887]

[oz-E]

Interested if there is a newspaper article about the drowning of Peter Harley and Robert Motion on 31st March 1887 in Tayport Harbour. They were on board the unregistered vessel 'Fisherlass'- I have the death certificates but was interested if anyone maybe had access to newspaper archives.

Thanks Ellen

[MonicaL]

Ellen, just putting a link to your other post on this query where some information has been found by Les www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,473649.0.html

Monica

[Rayw66]

This is my great great grandad my mum is a Harley and often told the story of drowning in the harbor also they say he was paid to look for an Americans daughter after the tay Bridge disaster but I rekon that must have been his father

[Rayw66]

Got that wrong this is his dad who did die in the harbor. But the thing is looks like his son died exactly the same way in the 19 40s

[AlanBoyd]

Peter Harley seems to have been an unlucky name in Tayport.

There are newspaper reports from July 1931 about a Peter Harley (age 23) of 24 Dalgleish Street, Tayport who was severely injured (fractured skull). The last mention says that he has not regained conciousness, I do not see a death.

There are newspaper articles in November 1942 about a P.O (Cook), Peter Harley of Tayport whose parents (Inn Street, Tayport) were informed that he was missing, presumed lost. He was a baker before joining the Navy in 1940.