Name |
Robert Barker Hall |
Born |
1848 |
Darlington, Co Durham, England [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Baptism |
5 Apr 1848 |
St Cuthbert, Darlington, Co Durham, England [2] |
Buried |
1889 |
West Cemetery, Darlington, Co Durham, Grave C(2) row 20 grave 2. [3] |
- Headstone Inscription: Robert Barker Hall. who died 9th Feb 1889. age 40 years.
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Died |
29 Jan 1889 |
Killed in the North of England School Furniture Company Fire [4] |
- Robert Barker Hall, Killed in the North of England School Furniture fire disaster, when a wall collapsed onto a crowd of spectators. He had lived at 5 High North Terrace and was described as a Traveller. The Inquest of Robert Barker Hall and four others was held at the Railway Tavern, in Northgate. The bodies were laid out in a stable behind the pub, but the proceedings were delayed for 45 minutes because the landlord had mislaid the key. This incident led to Darlington's first official mortuary being built, as recommended in the coroners report.
Cause of Death, compound fracture of skull.
[archive, copy newspaer articlesaved in F.H. file]
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Person ID |
I27812 |
My Genealogy |
Last Modified |
15 Aug 2022 |