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Offline cheekywan

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Caithness Death Cert
« on: Tuesday 05 April 11 21:27 BST (UK) »
Hi Can anyone help me to read this Death Entry?

Specifically it's the entry below the date of death; The cause of death (I see it say's accidently ???) and also the entry below the fathers name in the informant column?

Thanks
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Re: Caithness Death Cert
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 05 April 11 22:03 BST (UK) »
It's certainly not easy, but I think the cause starts off as - Accidentally on a cliff 200 feet high overhanging the sea which ..........

Father was - Present at finding and bringing the body ashore

Certainly open to correction on this.
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Re: Caithness Death Cert
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 05 April 11 22:10 BST (UK) »
Had a look at the online newspapers, and there is this in Berrows Worcester Journal, Saturday May 30, 1885.  Strangely, I could find nothing in the Scottish newspapers.

Sounds like your boy, poor little chap.

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Re: Caithness Death Cert
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 05 April 11 22:27 BST (UK) »
 I think this is what it says:
May twenty fourth between 0h and 3h P.M.
In the sea off(?) Mains of Dundeath under __ ___
Usual Residence Mains of Dunbeath, Parish of ___

Accidental fall from cliff 200 feet high overhanging the sea(?) while in search of sea bird eggs.Instantaneous.

Peter Allan, Father. Present at finding and bringing the body   ____
Mains of Dunbeath

Have you looked at the entry in the Reg. of Corrected entries?
GRAY - Inveresk; Lanarkshire
LINDSAY - Lanarkshire
PURDIE - Lanarkshire; W. Lothian
POZZI - Elgin; Lancashire
MACKENZIE, MORISON - Stornoway
ARCHIBALD, HAY, HUNTER, SNADDON - Clackmannanshire
COXON, HALL, JACKSON, SHOTTON - Northumberland


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Re: Caithness Death Cert
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 05 April 11 22:36 BST (UK) »
Is it-
In the sea off Mains of Dunbeath under Dun. Castle, usual residence Mains of Dunbeath, Parish of Latheron.
Caro
Parsons-Somerset
Ballam-Dorset
Whinham-Northumberland
Frazier-Middlesex
Atwell-Somerset
Carrington-Norfolk
Harvey-Glos.

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Re: Caithness Death Cert
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 05 April 11 23:20 BST (UK) »
Thank you all for your help  :D  Especially for the newspaper clipping.  There is no registerri of corrected entry, well not online anyway although there's a note in the far left column it doesn't reference an RCE. 
I will try to get it sent to me I guess there must have been an inquest.

Thanks again  :D
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