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Mary Whitnall  ( 1812 - 1902 )

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born in Womenswold 1812
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died in Elham 1902
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Biography
 1902 The East Kent Coroner (Mr. R. M. Mercer) held an inquest at the King’s Head, Elham, on Tuesday, touching the death of Mary Whitnall, aged 89—It appeared that on Tuesday the 15th inst. when Richard Whitnall, a son, got up to have his breakfast he found deceased lying on the door downstairs where she slept. The deceased died on Sunday the 23rd at 5 a.m. Mr. Percy Charles Burgess, surgeon at Elham, was called in to see the deceased on Tuesday the 18th and found her in bed in a collapsed condition. There was an abrasion on the side of both lags and on the side of the head. The deceased had been some hours on the floor, and it was a cold night. Death in the surgeon's opinion was due to shock from the fall and exposure and senile decay.—The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death. Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - Saturday 01 March 1902
Biography

1902
The East Kent Coroner (Mr. R. M. Mercer) held an inquest at the King’s Head, Elham, on Tuesday, touching the death of Mary Whitnall, aged 89—It appeared that on Tuesday the 15th inst. when Richard Whitnall, a son, got up to have his breakfast he found deceased lying on the door downstairs where she slept. The deceased died on Sunday the 23rd at 5 a.m. Mr. Percy Charles Burgess, surgeon at Elham, was called in to see the deceased on Tuesday the 18th and found her in bed in a collapsed condition. There was an abrasion on the side of both lags and on the side of the head. The deceased had been some hours on the floor, and it was a cold night. Death in the surgeon's opinion was due to shock from the fall and exposure and senile decay.—The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death.

Whitstable Times and Herne Bay Herald - Saturday 01 March 1902
Demography
(Elham Parish only)
YearNamePropertyAddressRelationConOccupationAgeBorn  
1901Mary WhitnallThe Square - Cottage top The SquareHeadW 88Womenswold
1891Mary WhitnalThe Square - Cottage top The SquareHeadW 79Womenswold
1881Mary WhitnallThe Square - Cottage top The SquareHeadW 68Womenswold
Relationships
(Calculated from the demography records)
Name Relation GBornPlaceDiedPlaceOccupation
John Edward WhitnallSonM1843Elham  Ag Lab
Albert BurvillLodgerM1862Barham  Platelayer S E Ry