1852

Coroner’s Inquests 1852 cases

There were 132 cases for 1852, presented in eight sub-pages.

While the railways were still a novelty, it was possible for someone to be frightened to death by their passing, such seemingly happened to Mrs Shell at Box as she was walking to the station for a shopping journey into Bath. A similar exception was the dream or intuition spoken by a witness’s wife stating her belief that the missing Ethelbert Neal would be found in a certain well, where he was indeed found.

“It was the lie which caused my death,” uttered James Rosier on his death-bed, and reading what he did, we cannot but conclude he was speaking the truth there at least. It was drink caused the deaths of George Hawkins and Charles Hemmings, the former falling into a tank attached to a cesspit outside the inn, the latter drinking in just two hours a pint of ale with rum, a pint of gin unmixed, and a pint of rum between three.

Harry Ingram was a twelve year old boy employed as carter by Mr Spencer of Fonthill, and was killed seemingly when the horse ran away with the vehicle – typically of the times, this farmer employed this young boy, whose family were probably tied to this place of work, in travelling from Fonthill to Warminster and back, and even to Westbury and back, a distance of 28 miles for a young lad to be in sole charge of a horse and cart. So much for the Good Old Days.

William Stephens – a broken man, seemingly – was 60 when he died in terrible conditions, left there by his mother who was seemingly often incapable from drink – the jury long regretted going to view the body, since they returned from the scene with many unwanted passengers. Callous authority is displayed in the case of Jane White, who was denied medical aid by the Relieving Officer. Authority also is cast in a dark shadow regarding the lock-up in which Robert Shail was left to sleep-off his drunken state.

July of 1852 appears to have been a very hot one, Charles Macklin, Joseph Davey, Ann Kirby and Elizabeth Stuart dying of sunstroke after mowing in fields, and Richard Bourne having a heart attack from heat when attending the election crowds at Westbury.

Matthews, Samuel – Great Durnford

Harris, Esther – Salisbury

Holloway, William – Downton

Macey, Jane – Salisbury

Shergold, Ann – Great Wishford

Wright, Philip – Salisbury

Dunsdon, George – Corsham

White, Theresa – Pitton

Fryer, Richard – Trowbridge

Deacon, William – Avoncliffe

Wheeler, John – Bradford on Avon

Dowse, Mary – Keevil

White, Thomas – Oaksey

Hunt, Jesse – Swindon

Embling, John – Highworth

Shell, female – Box

Neal, Ethelbert – Sherston Magna

Flower, Hannah – Lacock

Bryant, William – Bradford on Avon

Avery, John – Mere

Gerish, Mark – Holt

Gingall, Elizabeth – Atworth

Stevens, Henry – Sutton Veny

Thring, William – Salisbury

Carpenter, Joseph – Calne

Cripps, Catherine – Chilton Foliat

Porter, Hannah – Somerford Magna

Parry, Leonard – Beechingstoke

Gordon, Emily – Trowbridge

Huntley, Mary – Trowbridge

Knowles, Charles – Damerham

Day, Sarah – Chilton Foliat

Clifford, Timothy – Calstone

Unknown male infant – Salisbury

Earle, Thomas – Salisbury

Long, Isaac – Trowbridge

Gaisford, John – North Bradley

Garrett, John – Horningsham

Brewer, Richard – Calne

Rosier, James – Ramsbury

Cummins, Charlotte – Stockton

Hillier, John – Ashton Keynes

Tillotson, William – Little Somerford

Baggs, Habakkuk – Ramsbury

Farr, Elizabeth – Salisbury

Ingram, Harry – Fonthill Bishop

Harrison, John – Salisbury

George, Charlotte – Harnham

Naish, John – Devizes

Huntley, Elizabeth – Trowbridge

Francis, Esther – Limpley Stoke

Stowe, Ann – Trowbridge

Hawkins, George – Donhead St Andrew

Hemmings, Charles – Colerne

Turbrey, John – Swindon

Pike, Thomas – Heytesbury

Hillman, Maria – Westbury

Stephens, William – Malmesbury

Rich, Gideon – Trowbridge

Macklin, Charles – Melksham

Davey, Joseph – East Knoyle

Bourne, Richard – Bratton

Kinton, Elizabeth – Westbury

Edwards, Emma – Swindon

Kirby, Ann – Stratton St Margaret

Michell, Emily – Standen

Symonds, Benjamin – Salisbury

Curtis, James – Teffont

Williams, female infant – Salisbury

Hall, George – Cricklade

Neate, John – Coate

Stuart, Elizabeth – Cliffe Pypard

Fowler, Ann – Great Bedwin

Gardiner, William – Bradford on Avon

King, Francis – Castle Combe

Whittle, Betty – Bremhill

Keates, Charles – Trowbridge

Harris, Honor – Donhead St Mary

Harris, Joseph – Salisbury

Gibbs, Thomas – Bradford on Avon

Oram, Susannah – Edington

Holbourne, John – Semington

Whitmarsh, Ann – Melksham

Bungay, Thomas – Plaitford

Lewis, Nehemiah – Rodbourne Cheney

Woodroffe, John – Winterbourne Gunner

Haines, Samuel – Dinton

Pearce, John – Salisbury

Mason, John – Garsden

Andrews, Ann – Sherston Magna

Bowles, James – Amesbury

Canning, Mary – Trowbridge

May, Thomas – Swindon

Humphries, Abraham – Lacock

Hunt, Mary – Bowden Hill

Webb, Samuel – Dilton Marsh

Boulter, Henry – Trowbridge

White, Jane – Ramsbury

Palmer, Jane – Winterbourne Gunner

Blake, Emma – Salisbury

Giddings, Jacob – Salisbury

Pearce, female – Devizes

Greenman, Robert – Nettleton

Hale, James – Devizes

Slade, Joseph – Rowde

Taylor, Joseph – Rodbourne

Mountjoy, Sophia – Calne

Gilbert, William – Warminster

Knowles, Ann – Trowbridge

Pope, Gabriel – Trowbridge

Mead, Sarah – Westbury

Miller, Thomas – Trowbridge

Rolf, George – Bradford on Avon

Shail, Robert – Swindon

Coles, George – Potterne

White, Job – Alderton

Cummins, Elizabeth – Ham

Hatch, Ellen – Bramshaw

Gerred, Mary – Salisbury

Unknown infant – Netheravon

Foot, John – Fovant

Stroud, William – Marlborough

Perry, Maria – Swindon

Warman, Thomas – Great Bedwin

Newman, William – Highworth

Tubb, Hannah – East Grimstead

Crook, Ann – Trowbridge

Wyndal, Richard – Southwick

Wright, Mary – Westwood

Andrews, Sarah – Oaksey

Mildenhall, John – Great Bedwin

Robbins, Maria – Calne

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