Details of the Accident
Place | Bannockburn |
Date | Friday 26th April 1878, Overnight |
Railway Company | Caledonian Railway |
No. of Fatalities | 1 |
Cause of Accident | Struck by train |
Description | Victim was walking along the track to work. Trains only usually approached him from the front, but owing to an earlier accident, a train approached from the rear and he did not seem to hear it. |
Sources/Further Reading
- Stirling Journal, 3 May 1878
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 |
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WELSH | Thomas | Surfaceman (coal mining) | Bannockburn, STI | Left widow and 3 children. |