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Please may i ask for assistance in looking up an article in Manchester Times for Saturday 13 March 1852. James Trickett aged 17 died in Cotton Mill - Higher Booths.

Thanks for all help

I shall be online again tomorrow.

Have you tried googling for it ?

Blackburn Standard 17/03/1852

Fatal accident from machinery. An inquest was held on Saturday at the New Inn Higher Booths before J Hargreaves Esq coroner on view of the body of James Trickett aged 17 who fell over some wheels in Hargreaves Mill, and whose body was drawn between the cogs of the machinery, and so dreadfully crushed as to cause instant death. The owner promised that the wheels would be boxed off and two of the jury to be engaged to inspect the work when done.

Verdict, accidental death by machinery.

Edit.. I wonder if there was a connection between the coroner named Hargreaves and the mill also called Hargreaves Mill

Hi Mark

Manchester Times Saturday March 13, 1852

Dreadful Death By Machinery---On Wednesday last, James Trickett aged 17yrs, employed at the cotton-mill of Mr Thomas Duckworth, Higherbooth, Rossendale was killed. The deceased was stooping over some wheels which were close to the floor, when his spoon caught and he was pulled into the machinery. Before he could be extricated his left leg and arm were torn form his body, and the body much bruised: he was quite dead.. An inquest will be held on the body this day (Saturday), at the New Inn, Higherbooth.

Wendy

Thank you all for your assistance. Unable to prove this is actually my relation.

I suspect this would be his death certificate.
The informant and possibly the home address would be a clue to whether he belonged to your family.



Deaths Mar 1852 -
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Tricket James - Haslingden 8e 68

This looks like the family in 1851


James Tricket 52
Margret Tricket 54
John Tricket 28
Betty Tricket 27
Sarah Tricket 20
Hannah Tricket 20
Alice Tricket 17
James Tricket 16 - Higher Booths
Margret Tricket 14
Ann Tricket 11
Ruth Tricket 8

I will apply for that certificate - but if it was accidental death i fear the informant will not be family and the address will be where he died not his home address.

Thanks

I have also checked the article in the Manchester Guardian but there is no more info that has been mentioned above.

Judging by the info in the Newspapers - this would be the James Trickett involed ???:

1851 census transcription details for: **Hargreave Mill, Higher Booths
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National Archive Reference:
RG number: HO107
Piece: 2249
Folio: 18
Page: 28
Reg. District: Haslingden
Sub District: Rossendale
Parish: Higher Booths
Enum. District: 1A
Ecclesiastical District:
City/Municipal Borough:
Address: Hargreave Mill, Higher Booths
County: Lancashire
Name Relation Condition Sex Age Birth Year Occupation , Disability Where Born
TRICKET, Henry Head Married M 52 1799 Bleacher
Higher Booths, Lancashire
TRICKET, Susan Wife Married F 53 1798
Higher Booths, Lancashire
TRICKET, Henry Son Unmarried M 24 1827 Weaver
Higher Booths, Lancashire
TRICKET, Joseph Son Unmarried M 21 1830 Labourer
Higher Booths, Lancashire
TRICKET, James Son Unmarried M 17 1834 Labourer
Higher Booths, Lancashire *****
TRICKET, Thomas Son M 19 1832 Labourer
Higher Booths, Lancashire
ASHWORTH, Hannah Relation F 7 1844
Higher Booths, Lancashire

Can you connect 'him' to your family?

Dea x

EDIT - I think I have discounted this James as I believe I have found the following marriage for him?? :

Marriage: 1 Aug 1857 St Mary and All Saints, Goodshaw, Lancashire, England
James Trickett - 24, Labourer at Print Works, Bachelor, Goodshawfold
Ellen Riley - 24, Power Loom Weaver, Spinster, Goodshaw
Groom's Father: Henry Trickett, Bleacher
Bride's Father: Richard Riley, Collier
Witness: Samuel Smith; Ellen Smith
Married by Banns by: John Howard
Register: Marriages 1838 - 1875, Page 85, Entry 169
Source: LDS Film 2113084

So, It looks like it is more probably the one Mike* has posted above (son of James and Margaret) !

Dea Xxx

Although he died in Higher Booths he may not have been born there.

The informant on the death cert I would imagine to be a relative and their address would be recorded