1845

Coroner’s Inquests 1845 cases

There were 125 cases in 1845, presented in eight sub-pages.

Many of the cases this year fall into the usual and predictable categories, and one notes again that a child like William Watson, twelve years of age, was put in sole charge of a horse-drawn wagon loaded with coal for an evening journey.

A little window is opened on the maintenance of Salisbury Cathedral by the death of Edward Woodyear, a clock and watch-maker of that city, who had the care of the C14^th clock in the tower, and, in order to wind up the clock, had to ascend as far as the tower, locking the doors behind him, which made access for rescue difficult when he failed to come out again.

When four-year-old Richard Shears took fire from his night clothes igniting, his father applied to the Winterslow relieving officer for an order to go to the doctor, but was refused due to his not actually living in the parish – needless to say that the child died in agonising pain before he could be admitted to the Infirmary in Salisbury.

Kilminster, William – Cricklade

Martin, Eliza – Pewsey

Skilling, John – Somerford Keynes

Stanley, Elizabeth – Fovant

Gay, female infant – Marlborough

Ford, Sarah – Lockeridge

Hulbert, Alfred – Kington St Michael

Butcher, John – North Bradley

Robertson, William – West Dean

Downe, William – Stratford-sub-Castle

Stevens, John – Bishops Cannings

Clark, Jane – Chippenham

Purnell, Henry – Trowbridge

Blackmore, Emily – Bradford on Avon

Shergold, William – Ugford

Merchant, George – Bradford on Avon

Dummer, Henry – Trowbridge

Kilford, George – Amesbury

Batten, William – Whiteparish

Mead, Frederick – North Bradley

Bath, Sarah – Corsham

Truckle, Martha – Salisbury

Walker, George – Collingbourne Kingston

Stevens, Susan – Hanging Langford

Cleverly, Mary – Chippenham

Townsend, Ann – Bowood

Bunce, Sarah – Purton

Harding, James – Woodford

Wardner, Charles & Wardner, George – Ashmore

Cairey, female infant – Lyneham

Amor, Hannah – Pewsey

Unknown female infant – Braydon

Unknown male infant – Sherston Magna

Willford, female – Laverstock

Graves, Elizabeth – Froxfield

Gale, Richard – Urchfont

Head, William – Highworth

Sutton, Benjamin – Chippenham

Matthews, William – Ludgershall

Stagg, female – Granham

Cowly, Eli – Latton

Boulton, Henry – Hankerton

Twine, George – Oaksey

Vizard, Emma – Lyneham

Bint, Elizabeth – Marlborough

Alford, Elizabeth – Codford

Dewey, Henry – Salisbury

Dix, John – Bremhill

Moulding, Elizabeth – Wanborough

Sutton Samuel – Chippenham

Fortune, Abraham – Lacock

Noyce, Stephen – Salisbury

Blandford, Samuel – Ebbesborne Wake

Jarvis, Rachel – Hannington

Watson, William – Box

Andrews, Rebecca – Trowbridge

Wicks, Sarah – Trowbridge

Brown, Elizabeth – Mere

Ghrist, Henry – Bradford on Avon

Prior, Thomas – Lyneham

Herbert, George – Lydiard Tregooze

Pain, Sarah – Ramsbury

Brown, Ann – Holt

Knight, George – Broughton Gifford

Pearce, Keziah – Imber

Bray, Joseph – Bradford on Avon

Green, Henry – Calne

Underwood, Heather – Avebury

Taylor, John – Chippenham

Tull, John – Wanborough

Unknown female infant – Tisbury

Burch, Elizabeth – Salisbury

Brock, John – Amesbury

Joles, John – Wilsford

Town, Arthur – Crudwell

Pobjoy, George – Broughton Gifford

Leach, James – Bradford on Avon

Timbrell, Mary – Minety

Goddard, William – Burbage

Durden, Mary – Chippenham

Brachel, Joseph – Marden

Glover, William – Mere

Stan, John – Trowbridge

Webb, male infant – Trowbridge

Woodyear, Edward – Salisbury

Edmonds, Joseph – Salisbury

Smith, William – Cliffe

Hale, William – Mildenhall

Alderwick, John – Trowbridge

Dainton, Sarah – Bradford on Avon

Norris, Charlotte – North Bradley

George, Sarah – Avoncliff

Feltham, William – Broadchalke

Downer, James – Charlton

Smith, Jane – Wilton

West, George – Broughton Gifford

West, Elizabeth – Melksham

Eacott, Hannah – Sutton Veny

Owen, John – Trowbridge

Noad, Joseph – Trowbridge

McGuire, John – Hungerford

Gray, Henry – Mere

Hinton, Martha – Warminster

Rich, Joseph – Heytesbury

Rumming, Richard – Kington St Michael

Elliann, Edmund – Cricklade

Wheeler, Edmund – Crudwell

James, Thomas – Burbage

Cully, John – Chisledon

Shears, Richard – Winterslow

Howell, John – Boyton

Wilcocks, Joseph – Clarendon

Pearce, John – Warminster

Freeyard, Mary – Holt

Wiltshire, Thomas – Rodborne Cheney

Norris, Thomas – Swindon

Phillimore, George – Enford

Andrews, Richard – Monkton Deverill

Cheater, Joseph – Trowbridge

Jordan, Mary – Erlestoke

Chivers, James – Winterbourn Bassett

Long, George – Crudwell

Emmett, Mary – Chippenham

Hancock, James – Chippenham

Sealy, Mrs – Malmesbury

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