===================================================================== Match: Bowles Source: NORFOLK-L@rootsweb.com From: Norfolk12@aol.com Subject: list of survivors from bridge collapse 1845 yarmouth _CNIDR_ (http://www.cnidr.org/) Isearch-cgi 1.20.06 (File: 428) ========================================================================= Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 12:59:51 EDT From: _<Norfolk12@aol.com>_ (mailto:Norfolk12@aol.com) To: _NORFOLK-L@rootsweb.com_ (mailto:NORFOLK-L@rootsweb.com) Subject: list of survivors of BRIDGE DISASTER YARMOUTH 1845 Apologies for delay taken from ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS 10 MAY 1845 Price 6d. Ann aged 13 continues to be ill ARNOLD Mary Ann with child in arms MORLEY Mrs Thomas in great danger CHURCH Mary taken out of water by lime kilns LAKE Hannah Eliza an infant PAGE Rebecca widow EDWARDS in a dangerous state FIELD Martha aged 12 who came into court with head tied up much bruised PALMER Frederick Nathaniel a surgeon JACKSON W. ELIZA daughter of JAMES BORKING a dyer aged 12 sister drowned she was saved as held mans leg and he pulled her out. CUDDON Elizabeth a young woman from IPSWICH UTTING Elizabeth mother of caroline. BOWES Ann aged 11 Mrs LIVINGSTONE + 1 child 2 others drowned Mrs DAVID LITTLE + I child other drowned Mrs Louise BELOE + 1 child other drowned Mrs Susan MONEY + 1 child ROWLAND Elizabeth aged 16 and 4 brothers HOUCHEN Robert aged 8 KNIGHT Susan + 3 children THORNDICK James Barne part of his coat torn off by people pulling it. SMITH Maria went down twice saved by smack BOWLES Elizabeth DUTFELL Grace mother of elizabeth BROWNE Elizabeth a little girl, sister of MARIA STOLWORTHY WRIGHT Betsy LACEY Nell gravely ill ( this was my link) she died a month later CORP Maria aged about 11 NORMAN Alfred ALLMAN Eliza Eleanor WHITLOCK Robert and brother JAY little boy, son of JAY the baker Mrs GILLINGS and child wife of carpenter, saved child held clothes in her teeth. newspaper also covers statements, and inquest which is very distressing to read in places ( even after all this time). also mentions that this was the biggest disaster in area since 1759 when 2,000 souls died from plague. best wishes carolynn ______________________________ ------------------------------