Tragedies, accidents and incidents from the past

press cuttings from the local archives reveal tragic events

associated with the village over the centuries

1736 - Decoy pond flood killed 5 men. . .

More about... Goldhanger Decoy ponds & Local flooding in the past

1850 - Mrs Leigh, the Revd. CB Leigh's wife was struck and killed by a cow. . .

More about... The Revd. C B Leigh and his family

1855 - Three local men were drowned in the Blackwater. . .

More about. . .The Estuary

1875 - Three Goldhanger men drowned on a capsized barge at Brightlingsea. . .

1887 - A six year old Goldhanger boy killed in gun accident. . .

More about... Follyfaunts

1907 - Major Clifton Alban attempted suicide over his wife's grave. . .

an extract from: http://alban-benbow.blogspot.co.uk/p/clifton-frederick-samuel-alban-1854.html

Clifton F S Alban was born in 1854 in Karachi, East India (now Pakistan). He attended Winchester College, Hampshire and had gained his first commission in the Bombay Staff Corps by 1874. He served for many years in the 7th Bombay Native Infantry, attaining the rank of Major and retiring to England in 1895 at the age of 41. For his service in the Battle of Kandahar (1880) in the Afghan War, he had been awarded a medal with clasp. As a member of the Nile Force in 1885 he was invalided back to England.

1924 - A former Goldhanger curate and Osea Island manager found dead. . .

More about. . . Osea Island & Mr Charrington

1924 - George Johnson of Goldhanger drowned when HMS Marlborough sank. . .

1929 - Mrs Gardner, the Rector's wife lost an arm in Rectory basement accident. . .

More about... The Revd. Gardner and his family

1974 - Alfredo Zomparelli, a Fish St. resident at the time, was murdered in London. . .

1985 - Jeremy Bamber was convicted of killing five members of his family. . .

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