JACOB CHARLES HONEYCHURCH

THE NEWBURY WEEKLY NEWS

DISTRESSING FATAL ACCIDENT TO A LITTLE BOY.

Thursday 27 July 1882

Dr. Watson, the Borough Coroner, held an inquiry last evening at the Jack Hotel, concerning the death of Jacob Charles Honeychurch, aged 10 years, who was on a visit to Newbury. The poor little fellow was seen alive and well on Tuesday evening in Mr. Stone's yard in Northbrook-street, but a few minutes afterwards was found by Charles Thorn, lying on the ground with his forehead cut and bleeding, The wound was bathed and shortly afterwards he was taken to 5, West street, where he was staying, by Miss Annie Stone, where Dr. Palmer and his assistant attended him. The little fellow was strongly convulsed and died at a quarter to four yesterday morning. The medical evidence showed that the boy was almost totally paralysed on the right side. Various conjectures were made as to the cause of death, and it was stated that although a delicate child, he was not subject to fits; still only the day before he had complained of giddiness and pains in the head. The wound was too high up on the forehead to suggest a fall, nor could any stone or other missile be found near to suggest that he had been struck. The jury (of whom Mr. B. J. Lovell was foreman) returned a verdict of " Accidental Death."

HONEYCHURCH   -   July 22, at 5 West street, Newbury,  Jacob Charles Honeychurch, son of Charles and Emma Honeychurch of Kingsdown road, Holloway, London, aged 10 years and 11 months