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William Bailey ‘Died by the visitation of God’
William Bailey died whilst cutting oats in a field in Wicken in 1861. The inquest’s verdict was ‘died by visitation of God’. Continue reading
Posted in Bailey, Wicken
Tagged Cambridge Chronicle, cause of death, High Fen, inquest, newspaper report, Wicken, William Bailey
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The death of a child
William Martin died aged 10 in 1890 when he was entrusted with a horse and cart. The Factory Act (1891) could have protected him and many others from a working childhood. Continue reading
Posted in Martin, Occupations
Tagged accidental death, child labour, employment, factory, inquest, Pyemoor, Pymoor, The Factory Act 1878, William Martin
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