Deaths and Inquests 1833 -1836

Deaths and Inquests

Deaths and Inquests 1833 - 1836

From the pages of the Carlisle patriot (CP) and Carlisle JournalApril 6th 1833CPInquestOn Monday at Longtown upon view of the body of John Brown, aged 68, who on the Saturday preceding being in a certain malt kiln there, was seized by a fit, of which he died in about half an hour afterwards. Verdict ? died by the visitation of God.May 4th 1833CJOn Friday last at Hallburn near Longtown, before R Lowry Esq coroner, in view of the body of John Elliot aged 75, who on the 14th ult had accidentally fallen down a flight of steps in the workhouse of Arthuret parish, and received a bruise in his back, of which he died on the 24th.Verdict ? accidental death.June 8th 1833CJOn Tuesday last an inquest was held at Jerriestown Dyke Nook upon the body of David Ivison aged 60, a member of the Society of Friends, who had hung himself on the previous day in his own kitchen. The deceased had been for some time previous of unsound mind, and on the day in question, his wife had gone out after dinner upon some out-door work, leaving the deceased alone, who immediately took advantage of her absence to hang himself up to the kitchen beam, and before he was discovered, was quite dead. Verdict ? LunacyJune 15th 1833CPInquest on Wednesday last, at Hethersgill, in the parish of Kirklinton, upon the body of Richard Graham, aged 61 years. It appeared that the deceased, on the preceding day, had got out of bed and was in the act of dressing himself when he suddenly fell down upon the floor in a fit of apoplexy and died.Verdict ? died by the visitation of God.June 22nd 1833CPInquest was held at Hallflat in the parish of Scaleby on Monday last, upon the view of the body of Matthew Palmer aged 13 years. It appeared in evidence that the deceased had laboured under an attack of the complaint called quinsy, on the Sunday preceding the swelling of the throat suddenly suppurated and burst internally, whereby he was instantly suffocated and died. The jury returned a verdict to that effect.October 5th 1833CJOn Wednesday last a person of the name of George Bell of Arthuret, aged 43, while engaged in a malt kiln at the same place, received a violent blow upon his head from some part of the machinery connected with the kiln, which immediately proved fatal.Verdict ? accidental deathDecember 7th 1833CPA distressing occurrence took place at Westlinton on Saturday last. As Mr Thomas Pringle, yeoman, of Jerriestown, was in the act of mounting his horse, the animal became somewhat restive and he was thrown from its back. The horse in plunging struck the unfortunate man on the back part of his head, by which he was so much injured that although surgical assistance was promptly obtained, he died in about seven hours afterwards. Verdict: accidental death.January 4th 1834CPInquest at Henry?s Town on Friday last, upon view of the body of a male child, aged 11 weeks, who had been smothered whilst being carried in its mother?s apron, on the road called Cullen?s Town Lonning.February 15th 1834CPAs a man named James Little of Lairdstown near Longtown was employed in cutting an ash tree on Wednesday last, it fell upon him and so seriously injured him in his side that he died in ten hours afterwards. Verdict ? accidental death. The deceased was 44 years of age.February 22nd 1834CJAt Haybeck in the parish of Stapleton on Tuesday last, an inquest was held by Richard Lowry Esq coroner on the body of Thos Underwood, aged 47, who had been found dead on the day preceding in a small rivulet called Hempland Burn, but ?how or by what means he became to dead no evidence thereof appears to the jury?.At Mill-lees in the parish of Kirkandrews on Esk, another inquest was held on Thursday last on the body of a man unknown, who had suddenly fallen down in a fit at that place on the 18th, in which he almost instantly died. Verdict accordingly.May 10th 1834CJOn Tuesday last an inquest was held at Trough, parish of Stapleton, by Richard Lowry Esq coroner on the body of Jane Ferguson, who had the day previous been found dead in a river near the place called the Black Line. Verdict ? found drowned.September 6th 1834CPInquest at Longtown on the 28th ult, on the body of James Marrs, aged 49, who a few days before fell from the loft at the brewery there down a flight of steps, and received a concussion of the brain and other injuries. Verdict ? accidental death.September 6th 1834CPAt Stone Know in the parish of Scaleby, on the 2nd inst on the body of Robert Irving, aged 68, who on the Thursday preceding, while forking wheat from a cart to a stack, fell backwards over with great violence to the ground, and was so severely injured that he died on Monday. Verdict ? accidental death.October 25th 1834CPOn Wednesday last an inquest was held in Longtown on view of the body of James Robinson, aged 73, who was found dead in bed on the day preceding. No marks of violence appeared on the body, the jury deciding that the deceased died by the visitation of God.November 22nd 1834CPInquest at Longtown on the 19th inst on the body of James Mitchell Hill, aged 48, who on the preceding day was found dead in bed. Verdict ? died by the visitation of God.January 31st 1835CPOn Saturday last, at Angus Well in the parish of Kirklinton, on the body of Margaret Graham, aged 33 years, who on the Saturday preceding had left the house in which she resided with her husband William Graham, at Stanwix, and was found in a field on a farm called the Horsegills, in a state of insensibility, in which state she lived until the Tuesday following. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased had died from starvation and the inclemency of the weather.January 31st 1835CPInquest at Longtown on Sunday last on the body of Mary Strachan aged 67 years, who was so dreadfully burned on the Friday preceding by her clothes catching fire, that she died on the following day. Verdict ? accidental death.February 14th 1835CPInquest at Pepper Moss in the parish of Kirkandrews upon Esk on the 9th inst upon the body of Mary Foster aged 89. It appeared in evidence that on the 6th inst the clothes of the deceased caught fire, and she was so much burned on different parts of the body that she died in about nine hours afterwards. Verdict ? accidental death.August 22nd 1835CJAt Westlinton on Tuesday on the body of a child, four years old, called John Roxborough, who on the way from school on the Monday previous, had attempted to leap upon the shaft of a cart, the hindmost of several which were passing along the road with lime, and falling below the wheel was killed upon the spot.Verdict ? accidental death.January 6th 1836CPMr Henry Noble of Oakbank, near Bewcastle Church, was returning from a sale of stock at Limebank, on Thursday night, in company with a neighbour, when on passing over a foot bridge over the river Line, he fell into the bed of the river upon a large root, and afterwards rolled into a deep pool. His companion succeeded in rescuing the unfortunate man from the water in the space of a minute, but he was quite dead.Inquest verdict ? accidental death.January 16th 1836CJInquest at Parkhouse, Nicholforest, on the 10th inst. on view of the body of Elizabeth Graham, aged 2 years, the daughter of J Graham, farmer, who on the 26th ult fell into a vessel of boiling water and died of the injuries on the 8th inst.Verdict ? accidental death.February 27th 1836CPAn inquest was holden at Westlinton on Monday 22nd before Mr Carrick, coroner, on a child named John, son of John Cartner, husbandman, who was severely burnt on Friday last, during the absence of his mother, by reason of his clothes taking fire; the injuries were upon the throat and breast, and terminated his existence on the following night.Verdict ? accidental death.Inquest on the following day at Grain Brow, Kirklinton, on the body of Sarah, wife of John Creighton, labourer, who was found dead in bed by a neighbour.Verdict ? died by the visitation of God.March 5th 1836CPA boy aged 9, named Isaac Milburn, son of Mr Milburn of Scagg Gate, Nicholforest, lime burner, was drowned in Carwinley Beck on Wednesday last. The child had been sent to a neighbouring shop for goods, and instead of going by the road? he took a shorter way by the fields, and in attempting to wade the water, he was drowned.Verdict ? accidentally drowned.March 19th 1836CPInquest at Inch, Kirkandrews on Esk on Friday 11th inst on view of the body of John Armstrong, a pauper, who was found dead in bed that morning. Verdict ? died by the visitation of God.On the following day at Catlowdy, Nicholforest, on view of the body of Mary Turnbull, a very infirm old woman, who resided alone in a cottage. She was seen by her niece on Thursday evening, and at 10 o?clock the next morning, on the girl going to wait on her, she found her dead. Verdict ? natural death.August 13th 1836CPA boy named Richard Moscrop, aged 7 years, the son of Jos. Moscrop of Hailthwaitegate, Nicholforest, was missing from his home on Friday last until Tuesday, when he was found drowned in the river Liddle, about half a mile below Penton Bridge. It is supposed he had been attempting to cross the river to join his playfellows, when he had been carried away by the stream?Verdict ? deceased was found drowned.November 19th 1836CPInquest on the 15th inst at Mewsgate in the parish of Stapleton, on the body of Thomas Scott, aged 2 years three months, the son of a labouring man named John Scott. The child, it appears, on the 13th while playing by the fireside, put his mouth to the spout of a tea kettle, and drank a quantity of boiling water therefrom. He immediately fell upon the ground and vomited the water, however it had the effect of bringing on extensive inflammation, which terminated in death within twenty hours.