Deaths and Inquests 1800 -1812

Deaths and Inquests

Deaths and Inquests 1800 - 1812

From the pages of the Carlisle patriot (CP) and Carlisle JournalMarch 17th 1804CJOn Wednesday last, James Robinson of Mill Lees in crossing Netherby Bay was unfortunately drowned. The coroner?s verdict: accidental death.January 19th 1805CJGeorge Carruthers, wright, living at Westlinton in this county, on Saturday night last happened the following fatal accident. In returning from his work he overtook a horseman, who offered to take him up behind him. The young man, being worse of liquor, fell off a little beyond Stanwix, and fractured his skull, of which he died the next day.March 2nd 1805CJA melancholy event happened at Longtown in the course of last week. Ann Dixon, an infant of about four years of age, standing too near the fire in the absence of her mother, the flames communicated to her clothes by which accident the poor child was terribly burnt and in a short time expired in great agony.July 27th 1805CJAt Bolton Fell in the parish of Kirklinton, in this county, an inquest was held on Saturday upon the body of John Mitchinson, a young lad about 16 years of age, who was drowned whilst bathing in the river Line. Verdict - accidental death.February 8th 1806CJAn inquest was taken on the 3rd day of February inst at Horneck Hill in the parish of Arthuret and county of Cumberland, on the body of George Baty, and after a long and very minute investigation and several witnesses examined, a verdict of manslaughter was returned against George Wright and George Nixon, both of Longtown, since absconded. The circumstances were these ? On the 14th November last, being Longtown hiring day, the deceased with others were in a public house in Longtown when Wright, Nixon and other young men went into the house and insulted the deceased and his friends in a gross manner, in consequence of which blows took place and from the bruises upon the side, head and body of the deceased, given by Wright and Nixon, the deceased languished in great agony until the 1st inst and then expired. (George Wright and George Nixon were found not guilty of manslaughter, at the Assizes in August 1806).March 15th 1806CJAn inquisition was held at bracken-hill Green in the parish of Kirklinton by R Mullender Esq. coroner on the 6th inst on the body of a child who was burned to death by the flames communicating to his frock, during the absence of his mother. Verdict- accidental death.March 22nd 1806CJAs Mr Joseph M?Vitey of Hillstown, parish of Kirkandrews on Esk, was returning home with his horse and cart, the horse on which he was sitting sideways started and threw him off, by which his spinal marrow was so much injured that he immediately died.April 12th 1806CJYesterday, in the gaol in this city, George Irving, late of Dubwath in this county, after a lingering illness, aged 75. The coroners inquest on view of the body (which is necessary when a person dies in prison) verdict - visitation of God.April 19th 1806CJOn Friday week a child belonging to Mr Davison of Longtown was unfortunately scalded to death by the upsetting of a kettle of boiling water.July 12th 1806CJOn Saturday last as Sarah Campbell of Newtown of Rockliff aged about sixty years, was proceeding to the Reed Moss for peats, the horse on which she was sitting ran away, the poor woman fell backwards and was instantly killed.Verdict ? accidental death.September 5th 1807CJOn Thursday morning a labouring man of the name of George Armstrong of Longtown was found dead in bed. Verdict ? died by the visitation of God.March 12th 1808CJAn inquest was held on Monday last before R Mullender Esq, at Meadhope, parish of Kirkandrews on Esk, on view of the body of George Forster of Meadhope, farmer, who was found dead in bed on Sunday morning. The deceased was 84 years of age, and had gone to bed the preceding night in apparent good health, considering his advanced stage of life. Verdict ? found dead.April 2nd 1808CJOn Tuesday last was held before R Mullender Esq. coroner at Hognough, parish of Arthuret, an inquest on view of the body of William Nichol who, it appeared, was on that day killed by falling down a precipice leading by the side of the river Esk, between Longtown and Netherby.March 11th 1809CJOn Tuesday the 7th inst as Mr John Forster of Warwick?s Land, parish of Kirkandrews Upon Esk, was returning home from Stanwix on horseback, he was unfortunately thrown from his horse near Sandysike Toll Bar, whereby he received a severe concussion on the head which caused his immediate death. An inquest was held on the body on Thursday last before R Mullender Esq. coroner.Verdict ? accidental death.July 22nd 1809 CJLast Saturday evening as Mr John Jennings, a respectable yeoman in the parish of Kirklinton and formerly in the excise, was returning home from Carlisle, he was thrown from his horse and instantly expired; he was 55 years of age and has left a wife and four children to lament his loss.March 10th 1810 CJOn the 6th inst an inquisition was taken at Rockliff in this county on the body of James Graham, a boy about 15 years of age. The deceased was apprentice to a weaver, and worked in the shop of his grandfather, where he was discovered suspended by a rope to a cross rail of one of the looms, lifeless. He took his supper as usual, after which he had gone into the shop and committed the rash act?Verdict ? lunacy.May 26th 1810CJOn Wednesday last, the body of a new born infant child was found in the bed of the river Esk, near Longtown, partly covered with a stone, supposed to have been deposited there by its inhuman mother.September 1st 1810CJOn Wednesday evening between this city and Longtown, a shocking accident happened. As Dinah Pattinson, servant to Mr Fletcher of Croft head, was returning from Carlisle after a visit to her mother who resides here, the horse drawing the cart in which she was riding took fright, and overturned it; she was thrown out and was so much injured as to expire shortly afterwards.November 24th 1810CJOn the evening of yesterday week, a young woman named Routledge of Mallsburn, parish of Stapleton, aged 22, terminated her existence by hanging herself at her father?s bedside.December 8th 1810CJWe lately noticed an act of suicide committed by a young woman who suspended herself at her father?s bedside. We are informed that the deed was committed not at Mallsburn as stated at the time, but at a place called Dodgson?s Land, in the parish of Stapleton.It is remarkable that her sister terminated her existence nearly in the same manner only a few months before.July 4th 1812CJYesterday week, as John Battye, a stone mason, along with other workmen, was employed in erecting a bridge at Penton, over the river Liddel, he slipped from the scaffolding, and though the utmost exertions were made by his fellow workmen to save him, his body was not brought up until the vital spark was extinguished.November 28th 1812CJA few days ago as a girl, 9 years of age, daughter of Mr John Routledge of Nunscleugh, parish of Bewcastle, was herding cattle, her clothes came into contact with a fire which she had lighted in a field ? she immediately ran to an adjoining brook, but was prevented from extinguishing the flames by the ice with which the surface was covered. She was burned so severely as to expire two days after.