Update of the Past NEWS........... 8th June 1889

Catch up on the full story of last weeks NEWS.............
 

*William Carnelly –

William was seriously injured when he fell from faulty scaffolding in last week’s NEWS. 

William and his little family were living at Chapel Hollow in Belper.  He was a bricklayer and stonemason and at the time of the incident had one daughter named Mary who would have been around 6 months old at the time.

William was born in Unstone near Chesterfield in 1853, the son of William and Mary.  His father William was also a stonemason and his elder brother John.  In 1871 aged 17 years William is recorded on the census as being a stonemason.  He was most likely apprenticed to his father to learn his trade.  The family are still living at Unstone.

The next years brought change for the Carnelly family when the William Snr died aged 61 years old in 1878.  The 1881 census shows that the family have now moved residence to Belper.  William is the eldest child living with his widowed mother Mary.    William married local girl Elizabeth Slater in 1881 at Belper.  Their daughter Mary was born in 1889 followed by William in 1890. 

What became of William after his accident on the scaffolding?

A year after in 1891 William and Elizabeth are living at St Johns Road, Belper.  He is documented as being a bricklayer aged 37 years old.  From the census return there is no indication as to any on-going health issue to hinder William.  Aged 57 years old William his still working as a bricklayer in 1911 the family have moved home again and are now living on the High Street in Belper.  Mary Elizabeth has fled the nest but son William is aged 20 years old and works as a coalminer.

William died in 1938 at the grand age of 84 years old. 

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*Samuel Carlin –

 

Samuel Carlin was also a stonemason working on the Belper Workhouse when the scaffolding collapsed. 

 

He was born c.1858 in Bulwell and lived there at the time of the incident.  Samuel married Fanny Marlow in 1883.  A couple of years after the incident in 1891 the couple have a large brood of children; Martha aged 13 years, Fanny aged 11 years, Esther aged 5 years, Nellie aged 4 years, Mary aged 1 year and baby Job only 3 months old. 

 

The accident must again have caused great concern for Samuel and Fanny at a time when there were many mouths to feed in that household.  In the 1891 census they are living at 55 Barry Street, Bulwell.  In 1901 they have moved to 77 Latham Street, Bulwell and all of the children are still living at home, including two extra members; Annie aged 20 years and Alfred aged 9 years. 

 

Samuel died in 1917 aged 59 years old.

 

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Echoes of our Past NEWS........... 8th June 1889..............

 

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What was in the local news this weekend in 1889?

MAIN NEWS –

*Belper incident –

An incident occurred at the site of the building of the Belper Union Workhouse.  On the day in question the workers employed by Messrs Wheeldon Bros arrived for commencement of work at 6am.  The men climbed onto the scaffolding and were busy pointing and cleaning the walls. 

The problem stemmed from part of the scaffolding having already been removed and when the planks gave way several men were flung to the floor, said to have been around 80 feet below.  The planks fell onto some of the men.

The injured men were –

v  William Carnelly of Chapel Bollow, Belper; married with one child

v  Frederick Peacock of Kilburn: married with 6 children

v  Herbert Broth of Belper: single man

v  Thomas Oldham of Bulwell: married

v  Samuel Carlin of Bulwell: married

v  John Lancaster of Milford: married

v  Joseph Walker of Short Row, Belper; married

v  John Whiteman farmer of Milford; married

William Carnelly was to have sustained the most serious injuries and was in a critical condition. 

The men Frederick Peacock, Thomas Oldham, Samuel Carlin and John Lancaster were also seriously injured.  Joseph Walker and John Whiteman were lucky enough to be allowed to go home with only suffered from shock.  The other men were “put to bed in the Union Hospital”.  Because of the numbers involved in the terrible accident three medical men were summoned; Dr Allen, Dr T Johnston and Dr R A Johnston arrived to give aid to the men. 

OTHER ITEMS –

*Fatal accident –

The latest news was that a 17 year old pony driver named James Booth of Brampton had been killed when he was squashed whilst moving the ponies from the stalls at Boythorpe Colliery. 

An inquest was set at the Castle Inn, Chesterfield.

*Assault –

On 11^th May at the Midland Hotel, Langley Mill Thomas Musson was said to have assaulted Alfred Wilkinson.  Thomas a collier accused Alfred of owing him a shilling, Alfred denied this and Thomas lost his temper and attacked Alfred with a poker.

The landlady of the Midland Hotel was called to the altercation between two of her patrons.  At the Heanor Petty Sessions she told how she did not see any blows struck, but did confirm that Thomas wanted to fight with Alfred.  She had ordered Thomas to leave the hotel.  There were two other witnesses; James Allen and Alfred Dodson who agreed with the statement made by Fanny Dodson.

Thomas was fined £1 13s which included costs.

*Public House drunkenness –

The landlord of the Green Dragon Inn at Mosbro (sic) found himself appearing in the petty sessions after he allegedly allowed persons to be drunk on his premises.

Campbell Robinson had allowed Jabez Peat the butcher and William Cutts a collier to be drunk in his public house on 29^th May. 

He was fined 5s and costs.  Jabez Peat was fined 20s as he had been convicted previously and William Cutts was fined 5s and costs.  An expensive evening out on the town.

*Re-Opening of local Church –

The Holy Trinity Church on Newbold Road was announcing that it would re-open on 11^th July.  The Lord Bishop of Southwell would officiate at the ceremony.

Any persons requiring pews or sittings were advised to contact the Churchwardens; Mr S Rollinson and Mr R Eyre.

MARRIAGES –

*Mr Richard Herbert Gambles grocer to Elizabeth Cook at Chesterfield Parish Church, by license on 3^rd June

*Samuel Ward of Birchwood Lane to Jane Smith daughter of James Smith of Somercotes at the Baptist Chapel, Swanwick on 2^nd June

DEATHS –

*Lena May Davis aged 19 years at Chesterfield Hospital on 30^th May

*Eliza Dennis aged 17 years at Grassmoor on 31^st May

*Michael Garrity aged 64 years at Chesterfield on 28^th May

*John Hall aged 22 years at Brimington Common on 30^th May

*Annie Theodore Caroline Hawkins aged 3 years at Whittington on 30^th May

*Emma Heath aged 16 years at Brimington Common on 1^st June

*Arthur Roland aged 23 months at Grassmoor on 2^nd June

*William slack aged 76 years at White Horse Yard, Chesterfield on 31^st May

SPORT –

*Athletics –

The 22^nd Annual Athletic Sports Event was being advertised this week.  To be hold on Whit Monday the 10^th June (“weather permitting”).

The advertisement promised “distinguished patronage” and the doors were to open at 1pm with the sporting events commencing at 2pm. 

Admission was –

1st Class Grounds, 1s

2^nd Class Grounds, 6d

Grandstand, 1s extra

The refreshments were to be served by Messrs Warner and Smalley and the Chesterfield and Hasland Brass Band would provide the musical entertainment.

AND FINALLY…

*News from afar –

The locals of Chesterfield were reading of “another horrible murder” - luckily not a local incident.  The mutilated body of a young woman had been found in the Thames.  The body was wrapped in separate 2portions”; a limb was found at Battersea and the lower part of the body was found at Horsleydown. 

The body parts had all been wrapped in the same linen garment and it was thought that the body had been in the water for many hours.

These tales must have sent shivers down the spine of the inhabitants of the little town of Chesterfield, so far away from the big city of London.

 

Echoes of our Past NEWS............1st February 1890

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What was in the local news this weekend in 1890?

MAIN NEWS –

*Call for better wages for colliery banksmen –

A meeting was held at the Sun Inn at Chesterfield on behalf of the banksmen of the Derbyshire Collieries.  The Derbyshire Miners Association called the meeting and it was chaired by Mr Henry Jarvis of New Whittington. 

The whole purpose of the meeting was to attempt to gain equality and fairer pay for the colliery banksmen.  At present they were seen as less worthy of a decent wage as they only worked above ground, thus didn’t undertake the dangerous work like the underground men did.  Another issue was the fact that up until now there was no union for the banksmen and so they had not been united in numbers in their fight.  Now however a large number of banksmen had joined the Derbyshire Miners Association which meant that they had a large union of substantial power behind them.

It was argued that now the cost of living was rising; rents were higher, food and clothing were more expensive.  The Union asked that no “capable banksman" should earn less than 24s a week.  This would mean in reality a uniform increase in 20% of the wages paid.  Some collieries had already given their banksmen a wage increase –

West Kiverton 20%

Nesfield 20%

Silkstone 20%

Holbrock 16 ½ % (7d per day)

Langwith 15%

Glapwell 15%

Renishaw Park two three pences per day

Hornsthorpe two three pences per day

Tibshelf two three pences per day

Mapperley one three pence per day

Unstone Main 2d per day

Norwood 8d per day – the best rise up to now

OTHER ITEMS –

*Missing Grassmoor man –

A collier from Charles Street at Grassmoor had been missing since Saturday after leaving his home at 6pm that evening.  The collier was named Charles Hartshorn and he had left home to visit Chesterfield Market, where he was last seen about 11pm that night at Messrs Tyler Brother’s shop in the Low Pavement.

The description was given out of Charles; he was about 64 years old, 5ft 9 inches in height, of pale complexion with dark hair, side whiskers, chin shaven, slightly pitted with small pox.  He was of stout build and was wearing a “serge coat, light checked trousers, patched at the knee and seat, black and white scarf, blue and white shirt, grey stockings, boots recently repaired”.  All of his apparel was said to be much worn. 

Charles was thought to have fallen in the rivers Hipper or Rother, as it was said that he was very drunk when last seen.  The police were making a search of the rivers when they discovered the body of an unidentified female in the River Hipper.  The whereabouts of Charles was still unknown at this time.

*Dronfield Education –

The H M Inspectors reports were read at a meeting in the Cross Lane Schools.  They were described as “on the whole satisfactory”.  The boys department had done extremely well and passed 83 1/2% which had earn the school a grant of £142 12s 4d.  The girls had done even better with 88% pass rate, which equated to a grant of £150 13s 4d.  The infant department which was run by Miss Beardmore had also gained a grant (for the first time) of 15s.  The total amount for the school was £385 10s 8d.

Changes in the school teachers at Cross Lane School were also noted.  Miss Edwards a pupil teacher had been given a new job at nearby Woodhouse School.  Her salary would be £35 per year.  The position of Assistant Master at Cross Lane School had also been advertised and they had received 6 applications.  A Mr A E Broome from Ashton near Manchester was the successful candidate and was appointed at an annual salary of £45.

Over at the Woodhouse School the pass rates had been even better, 915 in the mixed department.  This meant that they had been awarded a grant of £104 7s 6d.

*Fatal accident at Rodlsey –

On Saturday last a farm servant named Thomas Rodgers was assisting to load a cart with the bags of wheat, which he had to carry down some steps from the corn chamber.  He was employed by Mr Burton a farmer at Kedleston.  As he was carrying a bag down the steps he lost his balance and fell down the flight of steps.  He injured his spine and was taken to the infirmary. 

Sadly his condition worsened and he died the next day.  His parents live at Rodsley near Ashbourne.

BIRTHS –

*Evans - on 8^th January son of Rev E Muirhead Evans, vicar of Ilkeston

MARRIAGES –

*George James Ogden only son of Samuel Ogden to Elizabeth Dean, only daughter of the late Francis Walter Ogden on 22^nd January at Wirksworth

*William son of the late William Gregory of East Moor to Maria Drabble eldest son of J H Drabble of Hollins House, Old Brampton on 27^th January by license at Old Brampton Church

*William Cutts potter to Alice Lowe at Chesterfield Parish Church on 20^th January

DEATHS –

*Maria Douglas wife of Bowery Douglas J P and ex-mayor of Chesterfield at the Cottage, Chesterfield on 27^th January.  Maria was interred at Calow Church on 31^st January

*John Hopkinson of Chestnut Cottage, Holmgate (late of Lifton Fields, South Wingfield) on 25^th January

*Charles Wright of Manor House Farm, Tapton on 28^th January, after many years of illness

*At Chesterfield Union Workhouse –

Jno Bush aged 39 years on 23^rd January

Arthur Eastwood aged 16 months on 25^th January

Miriam Rose aged 45 years on 25^th January

John Wright aged 82 years on 23^rd January

WEATHER –

*Weather 1889 –

The head gardener at Chatsworth a Mr O Thomas had taken detailed notes on the weather of 1889.  Here are his recordings –

v  Greatest rainfall – March 8^th 1.33 inches over 24 hours.

v  Highest temperature – 27^th June and 6^th July, 76 degrees

v  Lowest temperature – 6^th January, 11 degrees or 21 degrees of frost

He also noted that “if it had not been for the bright hot weather in June and early July, the weather in 1889 would have been very little better than in the cold sunless year of 1888.  It will chiefly be remembered in Derbyshire for its extraordinary crops of grass, and the almost entire failure of the apple crop”.

AND FINALLY…

*Living to an old age –

Belper Union were proudly reporting the ages of the people receiving relief from the Union.  In the district there were 112 people who were aged in between 70 years to over 90 years, which was described as “unusual”.

There were 3 people aged over 90 years, 4 people in between 85 and 90 years, 23 in between 80 and 85 years, 45 in between 75 and 80 years and 37 in between 70 and 75 years old.  The average age expectation at that time was late 40’s (1) so Belper was doing remarkably well.

 

(1) http://www.osfi.gc.ca/app/DocRepository/1/eng/oca/pdf/DEIP_Gallop_e.pdf