Details of the Accident
| Place | Whitfield, nr Glossop |
| Date | Thursday 16th January 1840 |
| Railway Company | Great Central Railway |
| No. of Fatalities | 1 |
| Cause of Accident | Landslip |
| Description | Killed by a fall of earth on the railway. He was the first man in the Glossop Union to be killed on the railway. |
Sources/Further Reading
- Unknown Glossop newspaper
List of Fatalities
The 1 fatalities are listed in the table below together with brief notes of any other information found so far.
The last column shows the General Register Office (England and Wales), Statutory Register (Scotland), General Register Northern Ireland or Civil Registration for Ireland reference where this has been identified.
| Surname | First Names | Age | Occupation | Residence | Notes | GRO/SR/GRONI/GROIE Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INGLEDEW | Josiah | 52 | , | His widow died 1873 | 1840/Mar Hayfield &c 19 452 |