This is from the Telegraph and Independent dated Thursday 10th July 1941. Herbert was killed three days earlier
But to date I have found no record of his time spent with Doncaster Rovers
Tuesday, 4 August 2015
Herbert Fretwell 1882 - 1941 One of the Best
Just posted an article on Herbert Fretwell who was killed in an accident at work in July 1941
This is from the Telegraph and Independent dated Thursday 10th July 1941. Herbert was killed three days earlier
This is from the Telegraph and Independent dated Thursday 10th July 1941. Herbert was killed three days earlier
Monday, 3 August 2015
The Meersbrook Sheffield
I was considering reseaching an article on The Meersbrook based on this article in The Sheffield Star dated Thursday 10th February 1957
Wkipedia gives a brief description of the significance of the Brook
"The Meers Brook is a stream in Sheffield, England and one of the main tributaries of the River Sheaf. The
Meers Brook originates in Gleadless and flows downhill through Gleadless Valley and Meersbrook then,
tunnelled, continues underneath Meersbrook to pour into the River Sheaf near Saxon Road and Clyde Road in Lowfield.
Historically the stream formed a boundary between the ancient kingdoms of Northumbria and Mercia, later
and up until the mid 20th century the stream formed the boundary between Yorkshire and Derbyshire".
But there is far greater detail on this excellent blog that details the Brook's history in particular and Sheffield's heritage in general. So much so that I have decided to abort any further research into its fascinating history
A Bygone Era - Wigan Lancashire January 1957
This report is from the Sheffield Star dated January 1957. Different world!!
The Death of David Ingle (Darnall,Sheffield) - September 1962
In June this year I received this mail from a person who had read the site
I am wondering if you could possibly help me, please? I have been told by my dad that his cousin was attacked at a fairground in 1962, most probably in Sheffield. He was aged just 24, and he died of a head injury sustained during the attack, but his attacker was never caught. I don't have a death certificate for him, but I know his name was David Ingle.
I responded and said that I would try and help.The first place I checked was Free BMD and found
the following entries for David
Deaths Sep 1962 INGLE David 24 Sheffield 2d 62
Births Mar 1938 INGLE David Boldock Sheffield 9c 583
This information narrowed the time of death to roughly May - September 1962. The local archives have copies on microfiche of the local newspapers but these are not indexed. This of course means that in the absence of an exact date of death you would have to search through approx 4 months of newspapers
I went to the local studies library on Thursday 25th June and went through 4 months editions of the Sheffield Telegraph for the period June to September 1962 but could not find any record of David and his death. That does not mean that there wass no report - it just means that I could not locate it..
I used the Sheffield Telegraph as it is more a paper of record as opposed to the Sheffield Star.
So after my visit I received this information -
The death certificate for David has now arrived, and the causes of death are shown as Intraventricular
Haemorrhage and Ruptured Congenital Aneurysm.
The date of death was 2nd Sept 1962 and David's address was 40 Swale Road, Sheffield, which I believe was in Darnall. David was a waterworks labourer.
His father is shown as Arthur F.Ingle, of 74 Rudyard Road.
On the basis of the certificate I ruled out murder/manslaughter but there may be have been an assault that led to David's death. Now that I had a precise date of death I returned to the Local Studies Library
Attached is the entry from The Sheffield Star dated 4th September 1962 - Births Marriages Deaths
The family notice states that he died in hospital after a short illness.I did check the 3 weeks preceding his death but could find no mention of an assault
I think that this entry cleared the mystery up - he may have been assaulted prior to his death but it had nothing at all to do with his actual death, at least officially. He died in hospital after a short illness
My take on the family lore mentioned in the initial mail would be "David never got over that fight he had that day at the fairground - never the same again et al " but that is just pure conjectureon on my part.
I am wondering if you could possibly help me, please? I have been told by my dad that his cousin was attacked at a fairground in 1962, most probably in Sheffield. He was aged just 24, and he died of a head injury sustained during the attack, but his attacker was never caught. I don't have a death certificate for him, but I know his name was David Ingle.
I responded and said that I would try and help.The first place I checked was Free BMD and found
the following entries for David
Deaths Sep 1962 INGLE David 24 Sheffield 2d 62
Births Mar 1938 INGLE David Boldock Sheffield 9c 583
This information narrowed the time of death to roughly May - September 1962. The local archives have copies on microfiche of the local newspapers but these are not indexed. This of course means that in the absence of an exact date of death you would have to search through approx 4 months of newspapers
I went to the local studies library on Thursday 25th June and went through 4 months editions of the Sheffield Telegraph for the period June to September 1962 but could not find any record of David and his death. That does not mean that there wass no report - it just means that I could not locate it..
I used the Sheffield Telegraph as it is more a paper of record as opposed to the Sheffield Star.
So after my visit I received this information -
The death certificate for David has now arrived, and the causes of death are shown as Intraventricular
Haemorrhage and Ruptured Congenital Aneurysm.
The date of death was 2nd Sept 1962 and David's address was 40 Swale Road, Sheffield, which I believe was in Darnall. David was a waterworks labourer.
His father is shown as Arthur F.Ingle, of 74 Rudyard Road.
On the basis of the certificate I ruled out murder/manslaughter but there may be have been an assault that led to David's death. Now that I had a precise date of death I returned to the Local Studies Library
Attached is the entry from The Sheffield Star dated 4th September 1962 - Births Marriages Deaths
The family notice states that he died in hospital after a short illness.I did check the 3 weeks preceding his death but could find no mention of an assault
I think that this entry cleared the mystery up - he may have been assaulted prior to his death but it had nothing at all to do with his actual death, at least officially. He died in hospital after a short illness
My take on the family lore mentioned in the initial mail would be "David never got over that fight he had that day at the fairground - never the same again et al " but that is just pure conjectureon on my part.
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