Looking for details of a possible inquest in 1874

[lancslassie]

Good evening everyone,
Please can I ask where I could locate a possible inquest (if there would have been one) relating to a death on a railway line in Ramsgate Kent in 1874?
It may be that there is a newspaper report for the incident.
I’m not sure if it’s ok to post details of the gentleman’s name, or if that would not be acceptable.
Many thanks everyone

[Ashtone]

Lots of 1874 inquests reported in newspapers for the Margate area.

Who are you looking for? He's no longer living, so not an issue to post his name.

https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/

[lancslassie]

Thank you Ashtone,
His name is John Cartwright Nash born around 1839 in Ramsgate Kent.
To be honest I have seen his death recorded on an Ancestry tree, as death in a railway line. I don’t have much more information really

[Ashtone]

Thanet Advertiser
11 December 1875

Birth notice for his widow. Address - 103 Hardres Street.
Says JCN recently died from the effects of an accident while employed at the L.C.D.R. station.

Note: Unable to upload the snippet at the moment.

[Ashtone]

There's an April 1864 marriage notice. JCN to Miss Emma F West.
Both of Ramsgate.

JCN died 6 Oct 1875 (age 36). The inquest report below is quite lengthy.

[lancslassie]

Yes he was living with his wife Emma on Hardres Street in Ramsgate (1871 census).
It sounds like she was pregnant when he died which is very sad.
She is documented as a lodging house keeper at a different house number on Hardres Street on the 1881 census.
This poor lady lost a 4 year old daughter in 1871

[Ashtone]

Found the inquest, but it's too long to upload here. See the brief image above (Reply #4)

[Ashtone]

Thanet Advertiser
09 October 1875

[lancslassie]

Oh my goodness that sounds dreadful. This poor woman had lost a 4 year old daughter in 1871, so life must have been tough.
Thank you so much for finding this information for me so quickly, it’s very much appreciated.