Dennis BENTLEY, Stretford - Died in accident????

[Bown Chaser]

Hi All
Found something a bit interesting during my research and I wonder if someone can help me out to find a bit more info please.....

Dennis BENTLEY b.1840 in Stretford.....died in 1848.....but on the parish records it has the following information in the notes:

Burial: 9 Apr 1848 St Matthew, Stretford, Lancashire, England
Dennis Bentley -
    Age: 8 1/3 yrs
    Abode: Stretford
    Notes: [Note in right hand margin] All four interred in one day such a thing not
             remembered to have occurred in Stretford. In addition to this a child was taken to Flixton.
    Buried by: J Clarke Curate
    Register: Burials 1813 - 1855, Page 151, Entry 1202
    Source: LDS Film 2356282


Can anyone shed any light as to what happened here??? In particular who were the other three people interred (just thinking if they were related or not........) and if you know it the one taken to Flixton??

A lot to ask

As always thanks for your help in advance
Nicki

[Radcliff]

I wonder if it was a mining accident
Same church same day
Samuel Jones
aged 55 years
abode Stretford
noted
all four intered the same day,such a thing not remembered to have occured in Stretford
in addition to this one child taken to Flixton

[heatherjulie]

From www.lan-opc.org.uk

Burial: 9 Apr 1848 St Matthew, Stretford, Lancashire, England
Charles Kelsal -
    Age: infant
    Abode: Stretford
    Notes: [Note in right hand margin] All four interred in one day such a thing not
           remembered to have occurred in Stretford. In addition to this a child was taken to Flixton.
    Buried by: J Clarke Curate
    Performed at: Parochial Chapelry of Stretford
    Register: Burials 1813 - 1855, Page 150, Entry 1200
    Source: LDS Film 2356282


Burial: 9 Apr 1848 St Matthew, Stretford, Lancashire, England
James Cotterel -
    Age: 5 mo
    Abode: Stretford
    Notes: [Note in right hand margin] All four interred in one day such a thing not
           remembered to have occurred in Stretford. In addition to this a child was taken to Flixton.
    Buried by: J Clarke Curate
    Performed at: Parochial Chapelry of Stretford
    Register: Burials 1813 - 1855, Page 151, Entry 1201
    Source: LDS Film 2356282

Burial: 9 Apr 1848 St Matthew, Stretford, Lancashire, England
Samuel Jones -
    Age: 55 yrs
    Abode: Stretford
    Notes: [Note in right hand margin] All four interred in one day such a thing not
           remembered to have occurred in Stretford. In addition to this a child was taken to Flixton.
    Buried by: J Clarke Curate
    Performed at: Parochial Chapelry of Stretford
    Register: Burials 1813 - 1855, Page 151, Entry 1203
    Source: LDS Film 2356282

[Radcliff]

Cant be a mining accident
3rd one
Same details
James Cottrell
aged 5 months

4th one
James Kelsal
infant abode Stretford

[Radcliff]

Was Dennis in the workhouse with mother Ann,
just a thought
there might have been a nasty virus at that time of year

[Radcliff]

Can you see any family connection between the boys
St Matthew
2nd Jan 1848
James Thomas Cotterel
son of Thomas and Mary
abode Manchester
father a porter
possible sibling Jane 1849,

[Bown Chaser]

Thanks Heatherjulie / Radcliff......

Can't see any connection between these and my Dennis.....but it is possible as I haven't found all the details for the Bentleys yet.....like what happened to Ann Bentley (Dennis's mother), Elizabeth Bentley and John Bentley - they appear in the 1841 census with Mary and Sarah (Sarah is my g,g,g grandmum or something like that lol) but then in the 1851 census have disappeared....

Any who.....are there any newspaper archives online that I could look into for further information on Dennis??? Just intrigued as to what happened.....

[mosiefish]

I have checked the Newspapers using various searches, but I can`t find anything. 

Also the 1851 census for Manchester and surrounds was water damaged in storage and whilst a considerable amount has been digitally recovered it is not complete.

Mo

[Radcliff]

St Matthew Stretford
John William Bentley
burial
21st May 1844
aged 6  1/3 years
abode Stretford