Burscough Railway Accident 15th Jan 1880

[ricko]

If anyone has information regarding fatalities or injuries in the Burscough Junction Railway Accident 15th Jan 1880, please get in touch.
Cheers
Ricko

PS Google search: Burscough Junction Railway Accident 15th Jan 1880, to see more info

[..claire..]

Hi

Fatalities taken to Preston Infirmary

Robert Montgomery, Hatter and Clothier, 38 yrs old of 25 Stanley Street,Preston
Robert Clarkson, fireman of the Liverpool Express,39 yrs old of 20 Euston Street, Preston
James Haythornthwaite, wholesale potato dealer, 21 yrs old of Burnley Road Accrington
Michael Boyle, butcher, 40 yrs old of 40 Church Street, Fleetwood
William Rawcliffe, drapers assistant, 21 yrs old of Church Street Preston
John Henry Crossfield died in Preston Infirmary, Feb. 2 after having his leg amputated the Sunday prior.

An injured person was a Mr Fred Leech, Blackburn
John Bullfield ,Preston injured.

Hope this helps
claire

[ricko]

Thanks for that, can you tell me what your source is for the information.
Cheers
Ricko

[..claire..]

Hi,

Made myself a member of the Lancashire Library (free to anyone) which gives online access to Old Newspapers. There was plenty on the accident, inquests, interviews with witnesses( two I think) etc.

claire

[ricko]

clairet you have a pm

Cheers

[Redroger]

I am sure this has been asked before, but is membership of the Lancashire Library confined to residents of that county please?

[ricko]

I have just managed to access the Online Resources and the 19th century newspapers but i needed a library membership card.

[ainslie]

Redroger
I believe anyone can apply to Lancs, but similar services are offered by many other county/borough libraries.
A

[Redroger]

Thanks for that Ainslie, I asked because such services seem to me as though they would be alien concepts to local authorities in Dorset.