Author Topic: Terrible death - where can I find out more?  (Read 3207 times)

Offline Pamela.Ebrey

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Re: Terrible death - where can I find out more?
« Reply #9 on: Thursday 06 September 12 01:21 BST (UK) »
Okay, now you two have REALLY got my curiosity up... I am going to have to find out what happened!
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Re: Terrible death - where can I find out more?
« Reply #10 on: Thursday 06 September 12 10:02 BST (UK) »
Hi Pamela

This site doesn't include your accident as they don't generally include incidents where railway workers or members of the public were run down by trains (they explain why not in their FAQs), but it is interesting and gives ideas as to how to research further so might be worth a look

http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/eventlisting.php

Jan ;)

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Re: Terrible death - where can I find out more?
« Reply #11 on: Thursday 06 September 12 10:47 BST (UK) »
As an inquest was held the best source is local newspapers. The deposition of Inquest reports is at the discretion of the local coroner, and therefore effectively voluntary; though it would not apply here they are closed for 75 years after the event. My grandmother killed herself in 1901, the same era, the inquest report had not survived, but the item in the small town of Boston was fully reported in three local newspapers. Be aware though that reports from that time are extremely graphic, none of this modern editing of "items too distressing to show".
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