Death of Ellis Lettall.
The death of Ellis a miner was described as very
sudden. Ellis lived at London Street,
New Whittington with his wife and 4 children.
He was thought to have been in good health and only the day before (Saturday)
he was watching the village football match.
He retired to bed that night and was found dead in bed the next
morning. His death was attributed to
heart disease.
William Marsden –
The fatality was reported in the Sheffield Independent
Newspaper (20th September 1895, page 6). William was 32 years old and lived at High
Street, Eckington. He was working in the
heading, wedging some coals down when the roof collapsed, striking him on the
back of the neck. His widow and 3 young
children were to receive relief from Eckington Miners Permanent Relief Fund and
the Midland District Miners Fatal Accident Relief Society, of which William was
luckily a member.
William George Marsden was born in Beeley, Derbyshire in
1862. He married Thirza Barker in 1886 and they had three children Emma, William
and Mary. Thirza died in 1907.
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