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 1881 - 1903 (22 years)
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| Name |
Frank Burge |
| Born |
1881 |
Downside, Somerset, England, UK  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
25 Sep 1903 |
Downside, Somerset, England, UK |
| Cause: Accident |
- This Stone was erected by the community of Downside Abbey in whose employ the above was fatally injured during the building of the Abbey Church.
A very serious accident befel a young man named Frank Burge a labourer employed in the Abbey Buildings at 9.15 a.m. on Friday. He, from some unexplained cause, fell from a scaffolding 40 feet high and was very badly injured. He was at once removed to the Paulton Memorial Hospital and detained. He died later.
The Clerk of Works stated that he thought Frank had crossed a 9" plank left by the builders instead of using the 4 plank platform provided for him; he was carrying a stone weighing 47 lbs and the plank was wet so it is thought he slipped and fell some 33 feet to the ground. The Jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
Among the mourners were Tom Harry Burge, J J Burge, Joseph Burge, Robert Burge and Albert Burge brothers of the deceased, Joseph Pearce an Uncle, and Ernest Gibbs a brother in law.
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| Buried |
Downside, Somerset, England, UK |
Address:
Christchurch, Downside, Somerset, England, UK |
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Grave of Frank Burge
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| Person ID |
I57562 |
Lasbury Family |
| Last Modified |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Father |
Tom Henry Burge
b. 1842, Chilcompton, Somerset, England, UK
d. 21 Apr 1894, Downside, Somerset, England, UK (Age 52 years) |
| Mother |
Louisa Pearce
b. 1842, Chilcompton, Somerset, England, UK
d. 1889, Clutton, Somerset, England, UK (Age 47 years) |
| Married |
3 May 1864 |
South Petherton, Somerset, England, UK |
Address:
St. Peter and Paul Church, South Petherton, Somerset, England, U |
| Marriage Witness |
3 May 1864 |
| John Winslow & Catherine K. Winslow |
| Family ID |
F21829 |
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 | Born - 1881 - Downside, Somerset, England, UK |
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| Died - Cause: Accident - 25 Sep 1903 - Downside, Somerset, England, UK |
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| Buried - Address:
Christchurch, Downside, Somerset, England, UK - - Downside, Somerset, England, UK |
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