Page Nine
Basford in the News
1800--1900
These are transcribed by courtesy Trish Symonds from N,S,W taken from the News paper of that Parish.
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WEDNESDAY, 27 JANUARY 1886, Derby Mercury 8925,
SAD FATALITY AT CROMFORD – An inquest was held on Friday upon the body of a man unknown, who was found the previous day upon the Midland Railway. The body was seen from the 4am train on Thursday from Rowsley to Staveley. The signalman went to the spot and found the body lying on the line quite warm. There was a bruise on the forehead and another above the left eye. Deceased was about 30 years old, 5 feet high, dark complexion with dark hair, whiskers, and moustache. There were several bruises on the body. Deceased was dressed in a dark brown overcoat, light cloth undercoat, vest and trousers. He also wore a black round felt hat, a check overshirt, a flannel singlet, and apparently had been a hard working man. Jury returned a verdict of “Found dead upon the railway near High Peak Junction.” The body was identified on Saturday by his relatives, who arrived from Nottingham. The wife of the deceased, and the brother and his wife, visited Cromford and were informed the body was about to be interred at Wirksworth. Proceeding thither, they identified the body as that of Joseph CORBETT, a collier, of Old Basford near Nottingham. It appears the deceased, who worked with his brother at a colliery near Basford, left home for a week’s holiday, and had not since been heard of. His conduct could not be accounted for, as his work at the colliery was permanent.
WEDNESDAY, 17 MARCH 1886, Derby Mercury 8931,
MARRIAGE – HOWELL-HALL – On March 11 at St Mary’s Church, Nottingham, by the Rev. WWC BAKER – Henry HOWELL of Pye Bridge Derbyshire, to Sarah, widow of the late John HALL, Basford Notts.
WEDNESDAY, 29 DECEMBER 1886, Western Mail 5498,
BRUTAL WIFE MURDER – On Tuesday morning a brutal wife murder occurred at Basford Nottingham. At eight o’clock a collier named Benjamin TERRY, 29, living in Fairfax-street, gave information to a constable that he had killed his wife. Two constables went to the house and found the woman lying on the bedroom floor dead, having been strangled. TERRY was taken into custody, and admitted that he had committed the deed, alleging that his wife had been unfaithful.
WEDNESDAY, 2 FEBRUARY 1887, Glasgow Herald 28,
DEATHS – SCALING – At Old Basford Nottingham on 31st ult, William SCALING, willow merchant and grower.
TUESDAY, 27 DECEMBER 1887, Aberdeen Weekly 10210,
GAS EXPLOSION IN NOTTINGHAM – An alarming gas explosion occurred yesterday at the Salvation Army Barracks, New Basford, Nottingham. An escape of gas had been noticed, and the keeper of the premises, William George HAINTON, proceeded to look for the leak with a lighted candle. While searching underneath the platform an explosion occurred, and HAINTON was blown away, and sustained a fracture of both legs. Five other persons in the room were slightly injured, and all the windows blown out.
TUESDAY, 28 JANUARY 1890, Daily News 13670,
SHOCKING ACCIDENT ON THE MIDLAND RAILWAY – An accident occurred yesterday at a level crossing at Basford, Nottingham. A woman named Lucy LISTE, forty-eight years old, wife of a miner living at Old Basford, was crossing the line with her son, a lad aged 4 years, when they were hit by the express train from Mansfield to Nottingham, killing them instantly.
MONDAY, 21 DECEMBER 1891, Birmingham Daily Post 10451,
Mr Thomas CHAMBERS, a tradesman, was cut to pieces at Basford near Nottingham on Saturday, in rescuing his dog from an approaching train. The dog was unhurt.
WEDNESDAY, 24 JANUARY 1894, Daily News 14919,
GREAT FIRE AT NOTTINGHAM – DESTRUCTION OF A LACE FACTORY – A fire broke out yesterday morning in the large lace factory of Mr A.W. BOOTH at Basford, Nottingham, and the building and its contents completely destroyed. The factory was six storeys high and let to various tenants employing about 300 workpeople. The loss, which will of course be very large, is understood to be covered by insurance. (Short version of article)
WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 1895, Derby Mercury 9411,
NOTTINGHAM TRAGEDY – At the Nottingham Guildhall on Thursday, Herbert WESTON, 51, described as a lacemaker of Old Basford, Nottingham, was charged on remand with the wilful murder of his wife, whom he strangled to death on the 24th ult, with having attempted to murder Fanny GREENSMITH on the same day, and with assaulting Sarah ATTENBOROUGH with intent, also on the same day. It was stated Mrs GREENSMITH was still unable to appear, but it was hoped she would be able to attend in a fortnight. Prisoner was remanded for a period not exceeding eight days.
WEDNESDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 1895, Derby Mercury 9428,
MARRIAGE – RICHARDSON-LINDON – September 11 at New Basford Notts, Thomas Henry RICHARDSON, son of the late Thomas RICHARDSON of Horsley Lodge Derby, to Alice LINDON of New Basford.
MONDAY, 30 JANUARY 1899, Bristol Mercury 15825,
In the Basford Union Notts there are no fewer than fifteen parishes that have no poor in the workhouse.
WEDNESDAY, 3 JANUARY 1900, Derby Mercury 9651,
The house in which Mr Philip James BAILEY wrote his famous poem “Festus” is about to be shorn of some of its historic associations, in order to allow of extensions being made by the Midland Railway Company to their goods yards. The house, which was built in 1739, has since the death of the author been visited by thousands of persons from all over the world, and especially from America, and to these it will be sad news to learn that the “comely garden and embowering trees” are about to be converted by the railway company into a portion of a goods yard.
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