Yes there is at least one report of his drowning ...could be more.....SMH 18th Sept 1857 page 8. Search Pittman with one 't" i.e Pitman Good luck Cheers Rhonda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kelly & Mark Bagdon" <whitebagdon@optusnet.com.au> To: <aus-nsw-hills-hawkesbury-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 11:05 AM Subject: Re: [HHHV] Hawkesbury River Drownings 1865 > Interesting to read about this. Got me thinking as my ancestor John > Pittman > drowned in the Hunter in Aug 1857. I wonder if there was a report like > this > for him. Hmmm. > > -----Original Message----- > From: aus-nsw-hills-hawkesbury-hunter-valley-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:aus-nsw-hills-hawkesbury-hunter-valley-bounces@rootsweb.com] On > Behalf Of Patricia > Sent: Wednesday, 30 December 2009 7:19 AM > To: aus-nsw-hills-hawkesbury-hunter-valley@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [HHHV] Hawkesbury River Drownings 1865 > > Thanks for this report Michelle the child belongs in the family of an > English friend. I'll do a search for the Inquest. > Patricia > > > The following deaths were reported in the Sydney Morning Herald on Monday > 4 > December 1865 p. 2. The two deaths were children and the cause of death > was > drowning. > > The second drowning was of William Brett, the infant son of Thomas and > Sarah. He is buried in an unmarked garve at Wilberforce. The article > states: > "We have just been informed of another case of drowning which occurred > this > morning, at Wilberforce. The unfortunate in this instance being an infant > eighteen months old, son of Thomas and Sarah Brett, of Wilberforce. From > the > information received, it appears that the child, unperceived, had crawled > or > fallen into a duck-pond on the premises, only a few yards from the house. > The'water was very thick and muddy, and, no doubt, quickly suffocated > thechild, who was discovered by his mother, who had seen him only a few > minutes previously playing in the yard. A coroner's inquiry will be held > on > the body." > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUS-NSW-HILLS-HAWKESBURY-HUNTER-VALLEY-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4727 (20091230) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 4727 (20091230) __________ The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. http://www.eset.com