GED4WEB version 4.41 Marshall Barbara [Female] b. 05 MAR 1835 LARBERT - d. BET 1873 AND 1930
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THIS EXTRACT WAS TAKEN FROM "THE REDDINGMUIRHEAD NEWS" SECTION OF THE "FALKIRK HERALD", DATED MAY 20..1903
EARLY ON SATURDAY MORNING LAST, AN OLD WOMAN NAMED BARBARA MARSHALL OR GRAY, MET WITH HER DEATH AT No.5 COKE OVENS, BELONGING TO J.NIMMO AND Co.., UNDER SOMEWHAT PAINFUL CIRCUMSTANCES
IT APPEARS THAT THE UNFORTUNATE WOMAN HAD BEEN GATHERING COALS AND HILST DOING SO, AN ENGINE CAME UP TO TAKE OUT SOME EMPTY WAGONS , AS AT HE SAME TIME ANOTHER WAS APPROACHING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WITH LOADED WAGONS.
BEING OBSERVED BY AN ENGINEMAN, SHE WAS PUT OFF THE LINE, BUT AGAIN CAME ROUND FROM THE OTHER SIDE, AND IT IS SUPPOSED THAT SHE GOT UNDER ONE OF HE TRUCKS, THINKING THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REMAIN STATIONERY, AND WHEN HE ENGINE HAD BEEN SET IN MOTION, THE UNFORTUNATE WOMAN WAS FORCED BETWEEN THE RAILS., AND THE WHEELS OF THE ENGINE
PASSED RIGHT OVER HER HEAD,CRUSHING IT SEVERELY.
Facts about this person:
WIDOW
AT MARRIAGE TO THOMAS GRAY
Informant at Death
JANE GRAY..DAUGHTER..REDDINGMUIRHEAD
Residence
REDDINGMUIRHEAD AT TIME OF DEATH
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