Death of Lord Shaftesbury. London, October 1
The death is announced of the Earl of Shaftesbury, E.G., in his 85th year…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Murray · Obituaries & funerals
Obituaries & funerals, 1885
52 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 3
The Late Mr. John C. Foord
TT is always a painful task in chronicle any disappearance from the circle of faces that custom or daily contact has made familiar; but whem [?] in the case of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of a Miser
An eccentric bachelor, named Kentish, 80 years of age, who had lived at Croydon for many years, has been found dead in bed. He was formerly a cashier at a bank, and be…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Mysterious Death of a Clergyman
The body of a clergyman, believed to be that of the Reverend William Watkins, of Swansea, with the skull smashed in, was picked up on the rocks by the river Torridge, near…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Death of Clarence Whistler
Clarence Whistler, the famous wrestler, died at [?]er Majesty's Hotel at half-past four o'clock on Friday morning. His death had been expected since Tuesday afternoon last, when he got a very severe relapse…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Death of Mr. Edward Townsend
THE news of the death of Mr. Edward Townsend will not be recoiled with surprise. For some time his condition has been so precarious that his recovery was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of Sir P. Scratchley. Brisbane
Sir Peter Scratcbley, Her Majesty’s High Commissioner for New Guinea, died yesterday on board the steamer Governor Blackall, of jungle fever, after 10 days illness. He was on…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Death of the King of Spain.— Ministerial Crisis. Madrid, November 25
King Alfonso XII. of Spain died to-day of dysentery, at the age of 28 years. LONDON, November 26. The Carlists are preparing to assert the…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Death of Mr John Waring
We regret to announce the death of Mr John Waring, who for many years occupied the position of Council Clerk at De[?]lg[?]n. The deceased gentleman arrived in the [?]nies in the year 1831…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Death of Mr. Vanderbilt. New York, December 9
The death is announced of Mr. W. H. Vauderbilt, the American millionaire…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Funeral of Sir P. Scratchley
The obsequies of the late Sir Peter Scratchley, K.C.M.G., Her Majesty’s High Commissioner in New Guinea, were solemnised on Monday amid every demonstration of profound…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →Death of a Boy From Hydrophobia
A boy aged 14, named Thos. Williams, son of a laborer living at Gwerspilt, died at Wrexham Infirmary from hydrophobia. About three mothes previous the boy was…
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