Hit by Royal Train at watford

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Member Since: September 2004 Posts: 10,859 Send Message	The Bag	Report	4 Mar 2005 12:16
	The Watford observer would have bee the local paper - you can bet it would be reported if it was the ROYAL train, possibly not if it was a Royal MAIL train. www.hertfordshire-genealogy.co.uk/ data/websites/watford-observer.htm might be able to help you, or just e-mail the newspaper direct jess x
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Unknown	Report	4 Mar 2005 12:12
Member Since: January 0001 Posts: 0 Send Message	Hi Brenda My first thought was ouch! but that's not too helpful! I would imagine something like that would have been covered in the local papers, possibly even the Nationals if it was the Royal Train involved. I'd try contacting the nearest main library to where it happened as they usually have old newspapers on fiche that can be looked at Lou
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 240 Send Message	Brenda	Report	4 Mar 2005 12:06
Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 240 Send Message	Iam trying to find out about the death of my Great Grandfather Thomas Gates who was a plate layer and was killed on the railway at Watford possibly hit by the Royal Train or maybe royalmail!round about 1897.Would this have been mentioned in the local paper? or where can I find out about this?