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Inquisition taken on view of the Body of
Joseph Stephenson, aged 26 years
October 24th, 1863

Accidentally killed by falling upon a block of wood in the Neap-Gill coal pit, near Greysouthen

Liberty of the Honor of Cockermouth in the County of Cumberland

An Inquisition, taken for our sovereign Lady the Queen, at the House of George Carruthers situate at Greysouthen in the Parish of Brigham within the Liberty of the Honor of Cockermouth in the County of Cumberland, on Saturday the twenty fourth day of October in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and sixty three and in the twenty sixth Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lady Victoria, by the Grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, before me Henry Dodgson, Deputy Coroner for the Liberty of the Honor of Cockermouth aforesaid, on view of the body of Joseph Stephenson aged twenty six years, or thereabouts, then and there lying Dead, upon the Oaths of the several Jurors whose Names are hereunder written, and Seals affixed, good and lawful Men of the Liberty of the Honor of Cockermouth aforesaid, who being then and there duly charged and sworn to enquire for our said Sovereign Lady, when, where, how, and by what means the said Joseph Stephenson came to his Death, do upon their Oaths present, and say that the said Joseph Stephenson was employed on the first day of October in the year aforesaid in a certain coal mine called the Neap-Gill pit situated in the parish and County aforesaid, when it so happened that in endeavouring to avoid a large stone which fell from a drift in the said mine he accidentally casually and by misfortune fell onto and upon a block of wood lying on the floor of the said drift whereby he sustained one mortal blow on his back, from the affects of which mortal blow he the said Joseph Stephenson did labour and languish, and languishing did live from the said first day of October in the year aforesaid until the seventeenth day of the said month and year, on which last mentioned day, he the said Joseph Stephenson, of the mortal blow aforesaid, at Greysouthen in the Parish aforesaid did die, and not otherwise.

In Witness whereof, as well as the said Deputy Coroner as the Foreman of the said Jurors and the rest of the said Jurors have to the Inquisition set their Hands and Seals on the Day and year, and at the Place first above written.

Henry Dodgson Deputy Coroner

Thomas Paisley

William Beck

Robert J. Hayes

Robert Lancaster

John Burns

Joseph Ivison

George Carruthers

George Wilkinson

Saml. Campbell

John Hughes

Tiffin Richardson

Thomas Akitt

Henry Dawson

Thanks to Paul Wilson for the transcript of the inquest

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