Archive for December 30th, 2007

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Samuel Whatmore killed by a train at Arley in 1881

A few years ago I was looking at the grave of Thomas and Susan Whatmore in Arley churchyard and on clearing away the grass from the base of the stone noticed that the memorial also recorded the death of their son Samuel, aged 20, in 1881. Samuel was the nephew of my great great grandmother […]

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