If it happened, it was in the news.
The 1887 Board of Trade report revealed that 919 people were killed and 3,590 injured on UK railways. Of these, 121 deaths and 1,297 injuries involved passengers, with only 25 fatalities caused by train collisions; the rest resulted from other incidents, often due to passenger carelessness. Railway workers and contractors accounted for 422 deaths and […]
Gloucester Journal – Saturday 23 August 1862 FORGERY. Herbert Cresswell, a young man, was charged with obtaining money by means of a forged instrument, on the 31st of March, at Cheltenham. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Sawyer, who appeared for the prisoner, said he could not struggle against a verdict of guilty. It appeared that […]
Family notices in old newspapers are important because they provide essential details about individuals, relationships, and communities, offering a rich resource for genealogical research and insights into social history. Here is an example: Gloucester Citizen (Thursday 8th December 1927): BIRTHS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS. Notices of Births, Marriages and Deaths, In Memoriam Notices, Acknowledgements of Sympathy, […]
The handling of meat in Britain during the 1800s was an area of significant concern due to the lack of comprehensive food safety regulations, leading to widespread public health issues and increasing media coverage of scandals and legal cases. Thame Gazette – Tuesday 17 September 1867 A butcher in Walworth was fined £10 or faced […]
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH KENT RAILWAY. Also on this page: The State of Rail Safety in the UK During the 1850s Importance of Historical News Articles for Historians and Genealogists Free to use British Newspaper Research Service COLLISION OF TRAINS. Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard – Saturday 04 July 1857 A frightful accident occurred a […]
Morning Post – Wednesday 28 December 1831 The case of the John Chapman an occasional body-snatcher. Marlborough Street – Carriage robbery. “John Chapman, a fellow well-dressed, who was a few months since convicted at Kingston for body-snatching, was yesterday placed at the bar for re-examination before J.E. Convant Esq., charged with aiding in the following […]
Sometimes this researcher accidentally comes across an old British news article that’s really from another world. Illustrated Police News – Saturday 31 October 1896 was reporting the dreadful scene on a London omnibus whereby a lady fell into shock at the sight of the knees of a collection of boys who had just been playing […]
