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Offline Anthony Beacock

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Edith Barr Drowned Fitling
« on: Friday 08 November 19 13:12 GMT (UK) »
Hello Everyone.

I am trying to find anything about the death of Edith Barr at Fitling, East Yorkshire. She apparently drowned in the pond at a farm there called Canham's Farm (sometimes known as Cantram's). I have found the death index from 1913, but trying to prove that she drowned.

We know for definite a girl drowned there. A lot of people in the village know of it and say that "she was a Ford". Her mother's maiden name was Ford and she was living in Fitling with her grandparents, also Fords.

Thank you very much in advance for your help,
Tony.
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Re: Edith Barr Drowned Fitling
« Reply #1 on: Friday 08 November 19 13:18 GMT (UK) »
Well, £7 would get you the death certificate pdf and you'd find out her cause of death for certain.

Have you looked in online newspaper archives?
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Re: Edith Barr Drowned Fitling
« Reply #2 on: Friday 08 November 19 14:32 GMT (UK) »
I was going to fall back on that option if I couldn't find anything/anyone on here couldn't find anything.

I have had a look at some, but to no avail. I was trying to find out if there was something in newspapers or anything similar, that I had possibly missed.

Thanks for responding.
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Hampshire - Cook, House, Mintram, Taylor, Orman, Brumfield, Skews, West, Lancaster, Young, Tribbeck, Pearce, Prince, Wrixon.
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Re: Edith Barr Drowned Fitling
« Reply #3 on: Friday 08 November 19 16:41 GMT (UK) »
I wonder if this is Edith's headstone …

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128565027/edith-barr
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Re: Edith Barr Drowned Fitling
« Reply #4 on: Friday 08 November 19 23:28 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Priscilla on Friday 08 November 19 16:41 GMT (UK)
I wonder if this is Edith's headstone …

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128565027/edith-barr

Rowley is 21 miles away from Fitling.

I can't find any reference to a drowning in 1913 for Edith Barr in local newspapers. She 18 years old at the time. How sad. You may want to look for nearby churches in Holderness, they may hold a clue.
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Re: Edith Barr Drowned Fitling
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 12 November 19 15:21 GMT (UK) »
This is the MI for Owthorne with Fitling, for her plus i would think her parents, altgough it does not say drowned, but here it is
In loving memory of GEORGE HENRY BARR/ died Oct 4th 1908/aged 48yrs/Also ALICE his dear wife/died May 30 1938/aged 71yrs/Also EDITH their daughter/died Dec 26th 1912/aged 18 years/ "At Rest"
PR 1908 Oct 6th George Henry Barr, Rimswell, 49
PR 1938 Jun 2nd Alice Barr, South End, Roos, 71
PR1912 Dec 30th Edith Barr, Fitling, 18yrs

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Re: Edith Barr Drowned Fitling
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 12 November 19 15:33 GMT (UK) »
@gogogadgetlegs - Thank you so much for that. I didn't see that whilst I was looking.

Where did you find this please?

I have just seen your private message so I will email you.

Thank you,
Tony.
East Yorkshire - Beacock, Hunter, Baxter, Kirby, Smith, House, Wright, Thompson, Hall, Capon, Ellarby, Semper, Smith, Gibson, Pannitt, Bassett.
Lincolnshire - Beacock, Carline, Robinson, Markham, England, Dovehill, Teste, Reder, Harum.
Hampshire - Cook, House, Mintram, Taylor, Orman, Brumfield, Skews, West, Lancaster, Young, Tribbeck, Pearce, Prince, Wrixon.
Scotland - Scarth.
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