Details of the Accident

Place Armitage and Elmhurst (between), Staffordshire, England
Date 0th December 1886
Railway Company London & North Western Railway
No. of Fatalities 1
Cause of Accident Struck by train
Description Victim was decapitated by a passing train whilst walking on the line.

Sources/Further Reading

  • Lichfield Mercury, 31st December 1886

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
MANSFIELDGeorgeHead gamekeeperElmhurst Hall Estate, STSEmployed by George Fox of Elmhurst Hall