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 |
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MANSFIELD | George | Head gamekeeper | Elmhurst Hall Estate, STS | Employed by George Fox of Elmhurst Hall |