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gunpowder works, Gatebeck.
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Sue in Devon | Report | 16 Apr 2008 11:09 |
a few days ago I asked about Gatebeck in Westmoreland, i now have the death cert for husbands ancestor, John Mullet, which says he died in an accidental explosion at Gatebeck gunpowder works have survived 25 days, poor man. |
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KathleenBell | Report | 16 Apr 2008 11:59 |
These are the contact details for Kendal Library (which is the largest town I can find to Gateback). They should keep back copies of newspapers on microfilm. If you have the exact date of the death then inquests were usually held and reported on within a few days of the death so the library staff may do a look up for you:- |
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Sue in Devon | Report | 16 Apr 2008 13:08 |
Thanks Kath |
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Sue in Devon | Report | 16 Apr 2008 18:58 |
Thanks Marion, |
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Leclerc | Report | 16 Apr 2008 19:11 |
You might try the local newspaper, they've been around for donkeys years founded well before the accident, they might have something in their archives |
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Sue in Devon | Report | 16 Apr 2008 20:58 |
Tania |
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Sue in Devon | Report | 22 Apr 2008 20:35 |
as a sad postscript to this, I have just received the birth cert for his daughter Ellen, who was born 2nd June ie same day as explosion. we`ll never know if he was distracted by events at home. |