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I was always told my 2nd cousin disappeared on Redcar Beach in sinking sand and his body never found , Recently I have got the death cert saying he died on the 9th Aug 1903. It was recorded 26th Jan 1904 saying accidental drowing on Redcar beach. I phoned the record office after recieving it no other info . So I phoned were they kept the inquest papers for area they only had them from 1922 she then looked in the coroners reports nothing. I then phoned Northallerton Library and they did a search of news papers for Redcar and Stockton were he had lived nothing found His name was John Mcmurdo Scott and he was 6 years old. I wonder if there is any one who knows were the Police Reports for Redcar are kept as these if they have kept them might help. I have spoken to a first cousin of the little boy and she as the same story as me and my elder cousins say they were always told there was no body.There must be some information some were of this tragic event any help to solve it I would be very grateful . Pat

Hi
What about contacting Redcar Lifeboat or Redcar zetland lifeboat museum
to see if they have any records or details
PP

If the certificate was issued by Guisborough reg. office



GUISBOROUGH REGISTRATION DISTRICT

Registration County : Yorkshire North Riding.
Created : 1.7.1837.
Abolished : 1.10.1936 (succeeded by Cleveland and Whitby districts).
Sub-districts : Danby; Guisborough (Guisbrough); Kirk Leatham; Lofthouse (Loftus); Marske, Skelton.
GRO volumes : XXIV (1837-51); 9d (1852-1936).


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try the guy who runs these websites - he seems to have lots of info regarding the area including deaths

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Dawson, Lionel Farsides - 22 Feb 1903 - 22 - drowned in the Firth of Forth - MM ... De Kietschmar, Ernest John - 15 Jul 1898 - 54 - accidentally drowned on Whitby beach - WG ... Dennison, Mary Jane - 26 Feb 1904 - 30 - 16 St Marysgate - BNT ..... Downing, Emma - 7 Apr 1901 - 56 - 12 High Street, Redcar - WG ...

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Lambley, John Samuel Ackrill - 23 Feb 1904 - 53 - New York, USA - BNT .... Lawson, John - (16 Sep 1910) - 25 - accidentlally drowned at Tuticorin - WG ..... Linfoot, William - 24 Dec 1899 - 26 - Ocracoke Beach, North Carolina, USA - WG ... Linskill, Mary Ann - 27 Jan 1903 - 88 - Coatham, Redcar - WG ...

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Thank you all for your help I will contact both things that have been mentioned,also I got the death cert from Guisborough Regards Pat

If there was an inquest the details would have been put on the death cert and the date of the inquest also included.

They would not have left the body in the beach, they would have made attempts to recover it.

I would suggest family story has gained 'pace' over time and someone has embelished a story to be more than it was. If that part of the beach or even the beach itself had been that dangerous, firstly there would have been loads of news coverage and secondly the beach would have been permenantly closed.

I would put this down to a family embelishment.


Tracey x

PS. If he had of died in sinking sand he would have suffocated not drowned.