Charles Moreton

1840 - 1869  (29 years)

• Name	Charles Moreton
  Born	4 Apr 1840	Nuneaton, Warwick, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Nov 1869	Nuneaton Station, Midland Railway. Leicestershire, England   [2]
  	Charles died in the early hours of thursday morning following a fatal accident at Nuneaton Railway Station.
  Person ID	I16767	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Eli Moreton,   b. 1804, Stockingford, Nr Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Lancashire.
  Mother	Mary Mousley,   b. 1804, Stockingford, Nr Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Lancashire.
  Married	21 May 1826	Nuneaton   [3]
  Family ID	F5065	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Hannah Bonner,   b. 7 Oct 1838, Back Lane, Nuneaton, Warwick, England ,   d. 17 Jan 1875, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England  (Age 36 years)
  Married	12 Mar 1860	Stockingford, Warwick, England   [1, 3]
  Children	1. Sarah Ann Moreton,   b. 22 Feb 1861, Stockingford, Nr Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Lancashire.   2. Edwin Moreton,   b. 21 Dec 1862, Stockingford, Nr Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Lancashire. ,   d. 4 Jun 1863, Stockingford, Nr Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Lancashire.  (Age 0 years)   3. Emma Moreton,   b. 17 Apr 1864, Stockingford, Nr Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Lancashire.   4. Edward Moreton,   b. 5 Sep 1866, Stockingford, Nr Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Lancashire.   5. Samuel Charles Moreton,   b. 25 Nov 1868, Stockingford, Nr Nuneaton, Warwickshire, Lancashire.
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F5063	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Nuneaton Chronical Sat 13th November 1869. Shacking Accident to a Railway Porter. On Tuesday night last, a shocking accident happend at the Nuneaton Staion of the Midland Railway, to a porter names Charles Moreton, thirty years of age , living in Abbey Street. Between nine and ten o'clock a goods train was beoing shunted, and while the unfortunate man was in the act of uncoupling some wagons and standing on one of the buffers, hid foot accidentaly slipped in between them, the result of which was that [the] deceased fell down under the waggons his body being severely crushed. Some of the wheels also passed over his legs. He was picked up immediately, and Mr Nason, surgeon, who was promptley in attendance did all that surgical skill could suggest. The poor fellow was then conveyed to Liecester Infirmary, where, in a few hours afterwards death put an end to his sufferings. he leaves a wife and four children to deplore his loss. [archive Misc D M 31] Liecester Journal Friday 19th November 1869 (page 8) Fatal Accident. An Inquest was held on November 10th on the body of Charles Moreton, the unfortunate man who was killed last week at Nuneaton. It appeared that the deceased was standing on the buffers of two trucks, which he was uncoupling, when the engine started and he fell on the ballast and several of the wagons passed over him. He had been employed as a signal porter ever since the line was opend. The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death" and recommended that no servatn be permitted to uncouple waggons when a trail is in Motion. [Archive - Misc D M 31] Census Listings; 1841 Whittlford, Stockingford, Warwick. age 1. (41-259) 1851 Church Lane, Stockingford. Warwick. son. age 11. School. (51-331) 1861 Swan Lane, Stockingford, Warwick. Head (m). age 21. Brickmaker. (61-434)

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Parish Church Registers (Baptism, Burial & Marriage). [S574] free B M D, free B M D. [S648] IGI/ Family Search, IGI/ Family Search.