Just received this report of inquest on my ancestor, Samuel Bryant, from Aberdare Library.
Article from Cardiff & Merthyr Guardian 29/9/1865, appears to be report of inquest:
‘RHONDDA VALLEY
FATAL ACCIDENT – On Monday last, Samuel Bryant, a tipper, aged 41 years, while engaged in hitching the trams at the Pentre level, accidentally came into contact with the buffers and received a tremendous crush, thereby inflicting extensive injuries to the abdominal viscera. Mr Jones, surgeon, of Ystrad, was promptly in attendance, and rendered every possible assistance but unfortunately the injuries had been so great, that the poor fellow expired in an hour. He leaves a wife and five children.’
I have the death cert. Also looked at Railway links in Wiki for him.
I am assuming he worked on the Taff Railway.
Anyone know what a tipper did? Also would his widow have been given a pension? She took in a lot of lodgers, mainly miners and survived until c. 1906in Pontypridd.
Article from Cardiff & Merthyr Guardian 29/9/1865, appears to be report of inquest:
‘RHONDDA VALLEY
FATAL ACCIDENT – On Monday last, Samuel Bryant, a tipper, aged 41 years, while engaged in hitching the trams at the Pentre level, accidentally came into contact with the buffers and received a tremendous crush, thereby inflicting extensive injuries to the abdominal viscera. Mr Jones, surgeon, of Ystrad, was promptly in attendance, and rendered every possible assistance but unfortunately the injuries had been so great, that the poor fellow expired in an hour. He leaves a wife and five children.’
I have the death cert. Also looked at Railway links in Wiki for him.
I am assuming he worked on the Taff Railway.
Anyone know what a tipper did? Also would his widow have been given a pension? She took in a lot of lodgers, mainly miners and survived until c. 1906in Pontypridd.
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