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Buried:	15/12/1882

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Burial Register

Name at death

Mathew Henry Fanstone

Age at Death

Burial Date

15 December 1882

Abode

Donnington

Official at Burial

John Rodwell.

Comments

Burial Register Index

Book	1868
Page Number	263
Reccord Number	4503

Sources

Burial Register

Burial Register entry for Mathew Henry Fanstone
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Memorial Details

	South side of sloping top: In Loving Memory of /John Slade/ who fell asleep in Jesus Sept 26 1868/ Aged 66 years Unreadable/ Also of Sarah Pullet Slade/ who died Oct 9 1885 aged 80 years Motto unreadable/ North side of sloping stone: Also of William son of/ John and Sarah Pollett Slade/ who exchanged mortality for life on the/ 21st March 1873 aged 23 years./ "Yea though I walk through the valley unreadable / and of John, his elder brother who/ slept in Jesus Sunday May 4th 1873 aged 27 years/ And of Eliza, widow of the late M H Fanstone/ and sister of the above, died Jan11th 1884 aged 36 years. East side of sloping stone: In / Loving Memory/ of/ Matthew H Fanstone/ who died at Donnington/ Dec 11th 1882 aged 55 years/ "Therefore be ye also ready for in such an hour as ye think/ not the Son of Man Cometh./

Name on Memorial	Matthew H FANSTONE
Date of death	11/12/1882
Age	55
Gender	Male

Memorial Type	Coped stone on plinth and low metal railing surround
Construction Material	Sandstone with engraved letters
Condition of memorial	Fair with some weather staining
Pattison Location Code	W10
Recorder's Notes	Recorded by Chris Reynolds. Script in red was unreadable but was completed from Mrs. Pattison's records.
Others named on memorial
John SLADE
Sarah Pollett SLADE
William SLADE
Eliza FANSTONE
John Slade

Newspaper Cuttings

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Matthew Henry Fanstone

Source:	Newbury Weekly News
Article date:	14/12/1882
Copyright:	Newbury Weekly News
Transciption:	MATTHEW HENRY FANSTONE DONNINGTON. DEATH OF MR.M. H. FANSTONE—The accident which befell Mr. Fanstone, of Donnington, whilst returning from Hungerford on the night of the 18th of October, terminated fatally on Monday evening. It will be remembered that In leaving Hungerford the trap in which Mr. Fenstone was driving came into contact with another conveyance, and be was thrown violently into the road, sustaining a serious fracture of the skull.He remained at Hungerford until the 15th of November, when he had so far made improvement that he was removed to his home at Donnington. He continued to mend, but on the 2nd of December unfavourable symptoms of irritation of the brain were developed, and Dr. Douglas, his medical attendant, ordered him to keep to his room. He subsequently became worse, and died as before intimated on the 11th inst. An inquest was held last evening, at the Castle Inn, before J. C Pinniger, Esq., and a Jury, of whom Mr. Mees was foreman. Evidence was given by Dr. Douglas as to the nature of the injuries, and by Mr. E. E. Palmer (partner with the deceased) and Mr. A. Hidden as to the accident, and a verdict was returned, “That deceased died front the effects of an accident on the 18th of October, by being thrown from a trap.” Previous to his recent occupation of Donnington Brewery. Mr. Fanstone was engaged in farming pursuits. He leaves a wife and young family, for whom much sympathy are felt in their sore bereavement.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Matthew Henry Fanstone

Source:	Reading Mercury
Article date:	16/12/1882
Copyright:	Reading Mercury
Transciption:	MATTHEW HENRY FANSTONE FATAL RESULT OF A CARRIAGE ACCIDENT AT HUNGERFORD. AN inquest was held at the "Castle" Inn, Donnington, Newbury, on Wednesday evening, before Mr. J. C. Pinniger, the county coroner, on the body of Mr. Matthew Henry Fanstone, farmer and brewer, of Donnington, who died on the Monday evening previous, under circumstances detailed below :— It will be remembered that Mr. Fanstone and his partner, Mr. Palmer, were driving home from Hungerford on the 18th Oct. last an accident occurred (the particulars of which were reported in the Mercury at the time), by which both were thrown from the dog cart, and Mr. Fanstone sustained injuries to his head. The jury proceeded to the residence of the deceased and viewed the body, and on their return, Dr. Wm. Thos. Parker Douglas deposed that he saw the deceased at the "Lion," Hungerford, on the day of his accident, the 18th Oct., and he was then unconscious, and had been bleeding freely from his left ear. There was no wound on the head, but symptoms pointed to fracture at the base of the skull. Witness saw him on two or three occasions at Hungerford, and on the 20th, when he had partially regained consciousness. There had been a little recurrence of the hemorrage from the ear, and there was partial paralysis of the right side of the face. With witness' sanction, and that of Mr. Baker, of Hungerford, he was removed to Newbury to his home on the 15th Nov. Witness saw him the same evening at Donnington, and he had borne the journey well and was in good spirits. Witness continued to visit deceased regularly. He progressed favourably for the first week, and then he began to lose his appetite, and to show symptoms of irritation of brain. He was able to get about till the 2nd Dec, and walked about in the garden. About that date witness said he must be confined to his bed, and from that time witness had seen him almost every day. Deceased died at 10 o'clock on Monday evening. The cause of his death was the secondary results of the accident, as inflammation of the base of the brain had set in, probably associated with abscess, and this condition was complicated by his usually suffering from Bright's disease, which contributed to bring about the result. Aldwin Temper Hidden, watchmaker, Charnham-street, Hungerford, said that he witnessed the accident, which occurred between half-past 6 and 7 o'clock, on the evening of the 18th of Oct. He was standing in Charnham-street, opposite the "Red Lion." A carrier's cart with passengers in it was standing on the left side, and was facing towards Newbury. The trap in which deceased and Mr. Palmer were, came from the direction of the Bear Hotel—at good pace—a full trot, and the wheel of the trap struck the box part of the van wheel. The trap, which was a two-wheel dog-cart, was turned over, and the horse dragged it along upside down. Some one stopped the horse. Both wheels were off the trap. Witness assisted to undo the horse, and came back, and saw deceased lying on the right-hand side of the road bleeding very much from the head. He ran for Dr. Barker. Witness was about 12 yards from where the accident happened when it occurred, and he could plainly see there was plenty of room for the trap to pass on the right hand side of the van, which was the proper side for it to pass. It was dark, but there was a gas lamp about 20 yards behind. The trap had lamps. Witness saw nothing of the other occupant (Mr. Palmer) after the accident. He could not say who was driving the trap. Mr. Ernest Edward Palmer deposed that he resided at Newbury. He was a partner with the deceased in the brewery business at Donnington. On the 18th of Oct. he attended Hungerford market with the deceased. They left at 6 o'clock from the Bear Hotel, to drive home. Whilst deceased was driving they came into contact with a van standing opposite the Lion Inn. Witness saw the van when about 10 yards from it, and called the deceased's attention to it. Their trap was struck on the box of the wheel on the near side, and the force of the collision threw the trap over, and witness and deceased were thrown out. Witness was but slightly hurt, but when he got up deceased was lying on the road insensible, bleeding very much indeed. Deceased did not usually drive when they went to Hungerford market, but he was then holding the reins for witness while witness was arranging the rugs. Deceased was not sitting on the driver's side. The mare was a bad starter, and sometimes did go off rather fast. They were then going about eight or nine miles an hour. Deceased was about 55 years of age. The jury returned verdict that "Deceased died from the effects of an accident which occurred at Hungerford on the 18th Oct." The jury gave their fees to the funds of Speen Cottage Hospital. The funeral of the deceased took place yesterday (Friday) in the Cemetery.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

Matthew Henry Fanstone

Source:	Reading Mercury
Article date:	23/12/1882
Copyright:	Reading Mercury
Transciption:	MATTHEW HENRY FANSTONE The Fatal Accident to Mr. M. H. Fanstone. —In connection with the inquest (reported in our last issue) on Mr. M. H. Fanstone, who died from injuries caused by being thrown out of his dog-cart at Hungerford, the 18th October, we are requested to state that the dog-cart in which deceased was riding had no lights at the time of the collision; also that the wheels did not come off the dog-cart, but only the shafts.
	This obituary entry is awaiting verification.

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