Death in Eastbourne - Genealogists' Forum

vita · #1 28-05-17, 15:12

Could someone with a sub please be kind enough to let me have this report?

Its from the Eastbourne Gazette 21st Sep 1910 & concerns Mrs Emily Headland

Metford Lodge, Bolton Road, Eastbourne.

Thanks.

Merry · #2 28-05-17, 16:44

Sub to where?

Merry · #3 28-05-17, 17:27

I've found the entry on fmp (most of the words were mis-transcribed which is why I couldn't see it before!), but I can't find the section on the newspaper page in the link, sorry.

vita · #4 28-05-17, 20:53

Thanks for trying, Merry.

Merry · #5 29-05-17, 07:23

fmp had taken me to page 7 of the newspaper. I did eventually find a death notice for Emily on page 1:

Quote:

HEADLAND.- September 17, at Metford Lodge, Bolton road, Emily, widow of the late Thomas Hughes Headland, aged 90.

Typically, having read all of pages 7 through to 1 looking for the inquest info you were after, I found it on page 8!

Quote:

INQUEST ON A NONAGENARIAN.- An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at Metford Lodge, Bolton road, on the body of Mrs. Emily Headland, aged ninety, the widow of Mr. Thomas Hughes Headland, a well known resident of Eastbourne. At 2.30pm on Sept. 9 deceased, who had been bedridden for five years, attempted to get out of bed and fell, fracturing the upper part of her thigh bone. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased died from shock and bronchitis following the fracture.

vita · #6 29-05-17, 11:31

Thanks, Merry - I'd almost given up on it. So sorry you had to go through all that to get

there. Take a break & have a cup of tea on me.

Merry · #7 29-05-17, 11:50

lol *boils kettle*

James18 · #8 29-05-17, 14:56

Death in Eastbourne sounds like the title of a macabre League of Gentlemen series.

vita · #9 29-05-17, 15:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by James18

Death in Eastbourne sounds like the title of a macabre League of Gentlemen series.

Funny you should say that, James - as I was typing it yesterday I had similar

thoughts.

anne fraser · #10 29-05-17, 17:37

I think Agatha Christie and Miss Marple could have investigated it satisfactorily. I would check to see if Emily had changed her will recently in favour of the matron of the home or the doctor. Seriously it would be a notifiable accident and there would have been an inquest because of that rather than any thoughts of foul play.