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   Message 129,712 of 130,039   
   Charles Ellson to cecilia   
   Re: Drowning at sea 1840s   
   09 Jul 22 17:49:37   
   
   From: charlesellson@btinternet.com   
      
   On Fri, 08 Jul 2022 20:11:36 +0100, cecilia  wrote:   
      
   >Richard Robinson, born 10 Nov 1803 married Henrietta Hudson (born 2   
   >Aug 1803)   
   >   
   >My great-uncle listed him as having drowned at sea along with his   
   >sister Isabel's husband W H Terry.   
   >   
   >W. H. Terry's  son and grandson were Wlliam Henry Terry, so I suspect   
   >those were the names of Isabel's husband.   
   >   
   >Looking at censuses for Isabel (born 1795; remarried  in 1843 to John   
   >Middleton) it seems W. H. Terry fathered children from 1829-1841.   
   >   
   >Is there anywhere that might lead me to more information about the   
   >drowning of  Isabel's first husband and brother - when/where/what   
   >ship?   
   >   
   Local newspaper reports?   
   Inscription on headstone on family grave ?   
   Have you checked the deaths indexes (if 1837 on) in case it was a   
   drowning within coastal waters which was recorded in the usual   
   registers?   
      
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