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Beeston in the News
1800--1900
These are transcribed by courtesy Trish Symonds from N,S,W taken from the News paper of that Parish.
Monday, 1 August 1842, Hampshire Telegraph NO 2234
MARRIAGE – At Clifton Church, on the 26th inst., by the Rev. Edward OMMANNEY, Vicar of Chew Mogun, Somerset; Edward HURST, Esq., of Beeston-Notts, to Louisa, daughter of Capt. CLAXTON, R.N., Clifton.
Wednesday, 12 October 1842, Derby Mercury No 5754,
Lord MIDDLETON has munificently given the handsome donation of 100/- in aid of the subscription fund for erection at new church at Beeston-Notts.
Friday, 4 October 1844, Hull Packet No 3120,
BIRTHS – At Beeston-Notts, the lady of the Rev. Alexander T.G. MONSON, of a daughter.
Saturday, 30 November 1844, Leeds Mercury No 5791,
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FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT – MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY – We briefly stated in the Mercury last week that a most deplorable and dreadful accident had occurred on Thursday afternoon, on the Midland line, about a quarter of a mile from the Beeston station near Nottingham. (There then followed a very long and detailed description of the cause of the accident.). The following is a list of the sufferers:
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Mr DEANS, Hounds’ Gate, dead. Mr VARNALLS, formerly butler at Colwich-hall, dead. Mr John NEEP, of middle age of Retford, hopes entertained of his recovery. George BURLEY, about thirty years of age, stoker, seriously scalded and burnt. Mr John BOWLESTRIDGE, landlord of the Three Horseshoes, Derby-road, and Miss Ann GRETTON, of Dove Cliff Staffordshire, all three much bruised. Mr GRETTON, Burton-on-Trent, severely crushed. Mr BRADLEY, Southwell, farmer, leg broken. Mr ARNELL, medical instrument maker, severely hurt. Mr GARRATT, surgeon of London, extremely injured. Robert THORNHILL, lace manufacturer, slightly crushed. David FOX, employee at Mr GILL’s silk mill, arm broken. Misses Ann and Maria LEWIS of Sneiton, seriously hurt. Mr ROBINSON, traveller, very much bruised. Mr THISTLEWOOD of Lincoln, ditto. Mr NIXON, Hounds’ Gate, ditto and tooth broken out. Mr Geo BAKER, Woolpack-lane, slightly bruised. Mr John WILDLEY, Pelham-street, bruised. Mr TUTIN, senior butcher at Nottingham, bruised. Miss SURPLICE of Beeston escaped injury by leaping out of the carriage. Mrs DEAN, sister-in-law to the deceased and landlady of the Castle and Falcon at Nottingham, with her little daughter, was also severely bruised and crushed. We have learnt on good authority that another has died..
Saturday, 7 December 1844, Jacksons Oxford Journal No 4780,
Inquest on the body of Mr DEAN, one of the suffers by collision of a steam-train with a tender thrown off the Midland Line of Railway between Beeston and Nottingham, after several adjournments, terminated at 20 minutes past 12 o’clock Saturday morning, by the Jury, after 3 hours deliberation, returning a verdict of “Manslaughter against Robert LIGHTFOOT”, the stationmaster, who, it appeared, sent off a train before the tender was removed – he received the highest character from several Directors of the Company for judgment, forethought, and caution, and as being every way qualified for his office.
Wednesday, 9 September 1846, Derby Mercury No 5957,
ASCENT OF MONT BLANC – Mr J. WOLLEY of Beeston-Notts, and Trinity College, Cambridge, and Mr J.T. HURT, of Wirksworth-Derbyshire, aged 19 years, attained the summit of Mont Blanc on the 5th of August 1846. At 2 a.m. they left the rock at the Grand Michts amidst flashes of lightning, arrived at the Grand Platinum about seven, and at the summit about half-past one, in a high wind. By this time two of the guides had fallen off. They stayed at the summit about half an hour, and returned by the Grant Michts to Chamounix, where they arrived about half past nine, after nineteen hours of walking, part of the time up to their middles in snow. (More details in the newspaper).
Friday, 28 November 1848, Liverpool Mercury No 1803,
A fire, which consumed property to the amount of €1,000, broke out yesterday evening week, on the premises of Mr Joseph WALKER, farmer, Beeston near Nottingham.
Wednesday, 2 October 1850, Derby Mercury No 7068,
BIRTHS : At Beeston near Nottingham, the wife of the Rev. S.G. REES, of a daughter.
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