These court records were removed from the Court House in Cobourg, Ontario by the late Judge Harry Deyman and placed in the Trent University Archives for preservation. They were processed with the assistance of a grant from the Strategic Grants Committee, Canadian Research Tools Division of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

This fonds was donated by Judge Harry Deyman.
Associated material located at the Archives of Ontario, Toronto.

Acknowledgement
This important group of papers was organized and processed courtesy of a grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Bernadine Dodge, University Archivist (1984)

This is the finding aid for the UCND: Court Records - Inquests for Port Hope/Hope Township only (260 entries). For other Northumberland-Durham inquests, further aids for the vital statistics and/or the assessments and collectors' rolls, please go to Trent University Archives.

List of inquests generated from the database follows: Report gives name, address, age, sex, date of inquest, and cause of death (COD). In some instances, items in brackets have been added that give additional information were taken from other sources: CemSearch.ca; Ancestry.ca; and alivingpast.ca.

Name	Address	Age	Sex	Date	Cause of death	Notes
Clancy, Michael	Port Hope	n/a	M	Jan. 10, 1832	Hanged himself - temporary insanity brought on by intemperance - strangulation	Clerk of Mark Burnham
Robertson, Richardson	Port Hope	n/a	M	Feb. 6, 1845	Natural causes
Martin, William	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Feb. 28, 1845	Cutting a tree which fell onto him
Hall, Anthony	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Mar. 6, 1845	Cutting a tree which fell onto him
Mitchell, ?	Hope Twp.	infant	F	June 13, 1845	A fit from a disordered bowel	D/o Betty Mitchell
Wilson, James A.	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Sep. 15, 1845	Drowned accidentally
Rider, ?	Hope Twp.	Infant	F	Oct. 19, 1845	Natural causes	D/o Sophia Rider
Wilson, Mary Anne	Port Hope	n/a	F	Oct. 30, 1845	Natural causes
Hughes, James	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Feb. 25, 1846	Died of wounds - frozen to death
Gray, Mary	Hope Twp.	[79]	F	Mar. 17, 1846	Visitation of God
Moraghan [Monaghan?], Mary	Hope Twp.	n/a	F	Mar. 19, 1846	Wounded by person or persons unknown and died of injuries
Little, John	Hope Twp.	3	M	Apr. 6, 1846	Suffocated and drowned in a well
Howes, David	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Aug. 21, 1846	Fell from Port Hope wharf into Lake Ontario and drowned
Unknown Person	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Oct. 24, 1846	Drowned in Lake Ontario. Note: on his shirt "Oliver Sprowls or Sprowde" Hope Twp.
Unknown Person	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	July 11, 1847	Supposedly the body of William Johnston, died of natural causes - small pox
Campbell, Ellen	Hope Twp.	n/a	F	Aug. 20, 1847	Natural causes - dysentry
Gibbs, William	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Aug. 21, 1847	Accidentally drowned
Robbins, William	Port Hope	n/a	M	Aug. 30, 1847	Natural causes - dysentry
Morie/Morris, Drew	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Sep. 11, 1847	Fell in well situated on the property of James Clarke
Brown, Charles	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Sep. 25, 1847	Natural causes
Walsh, Mary Anne	Port Hope	[4.5]	F	Oct. 6, 1847	Drowned in a mill race	D/o James of Port Hope
Elsey, Mary Anne	Hope Twp.	n/a	F	Oct. 10, 1847	Found drowned in Smith's Creek near Samuel J. Power's sawmill
Boot, Keith	Port Hope	n/a	M	Apr. 8, 1848	Self poisoning
Brock, Samuel	Bedford's Mill/Hope Twp. at the home of his father, Thomas Brock.	[23]	M	May 3, 1848	Drowned, suffocation, accidental, by misfortune in Luke Bedford's mill pond
Adams, William	Port Hope	[39]	M	Dec. 1, 1848	Drowned in Lake Ontario at Port Hope	Found east of Port Hope harbour Nov. 30
McKee, John	Port Hope	n/a	M	Jan. 24, 1849	Exposure to the cold while intoxicated near John Reynolds' Hotel
Kennedy, John	Hope Twp. at James Pottin's	n/a	M	Feb. 11, 1849	Visitation of God
Moughan [Monaghan?], Mary	Hope Twp.	n/a	F	Mar. 5, 1849	Died of bruises and wounds
Wright, Mary	Con. 6, Hope Twp.	n/a	F	Apr. 27, 1849	n/a
Hill, James	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	July 11, 1849	Side of barn fell on him during a barn raising	Son of William Hill
McFeteritch, William Henry	Hope Twp.	Infant	M	July 19, 1849	Infant boy run over by a loaded wagon driven by a 12 year old boy at Brownston's saw mill, 1 mile north of Port Hope
McGill, John	n/a	n/a	M	Oct. 6, 1849	Deceased described as a "coloured man" found drowned on the beach at Port Hope
Jordan, Lewesa	Hope Twp.	Child	F	Oct. 13, 1849	Burned to death playing with matches
Reilly, Thomas	Port Hope/Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Oct. 15, 1850	Accidentally fell out of wagon which passed over bowels causing death.	Wagon driven by Joseph Reilly from Con. 7, Cavan Twp. Oct. 13 at Port Hope, Walton Street
Flemming, Mary	Port Hope	nearly 4	F	Nov. 11, 1850	Burned by her clothes catching on fire; died almost instantly
Roper, Anne Jane	Port Hope	Infant	F	Aug. 31, 1851	Overdose of laudinum incautiously given - stage accident
Smart, Joseph	Port Hope	n/a	M	Dec. 25, 1851	Excessive drinking and through its effects, he died
Bruce, David	Port Hope	n/a	M	Apr. 9, 1852	A fit caused by ardent drinking
Harris, William	Port Hope	n/a	M	Aug. 28, 1852	Esther Greenlee fell on his chest and abdomen causing his death due to weakened condition of the lungs (fluid buildup)
Davis, Mathew	Port Hope	n/a	M	Aug. 31, 1852	Excessive drinking and confinement in the lock-up room (gaol) with no provision for lighting and ventilation. Did die Aug. 3
Hullighan [Houlihan?], James	Port Hope	n/a	M	May 30, 1853	Natural causes
Jamison, Joseph	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Dec. 27, 1853	Intoxication and exposure to the cold, fell from his horse on Lakeshore Road, near Francis Little's Tavern
Conway, David	Port Hope	n/a	M	Feb. 27, 1854	Intoxication - fell off sleigh near 1st toll gate on Peterborough and Port Hope road
Nixon, Jane	Port Hope	n/a	F	Apr. 22, 1854	Excessive intoxication - died in lock-up (gaol) for public nuisance
Wells, William	Port Hope	n/a	M	May 5, 1854	Cut his throat with a razor while labouring under mental derangement
Lavery, Thomas	Port Hope	n/a	M	June 17, 1854	Drowned. Much testimony to the effect that he had been murdered but coroner's jury did not speculate. Note: Deposition Dr. George Perks post mortem at Gilmour's Pond
Nixon, Charles	Port Hope	n/a	M	Nov. 15, 1854	Excessive indulgence
Melbourne, Julia	Port Hope	n/a	F	Dec. 20, 1854	Suicide by drowning. She was a depressed person with prior suicide attempts. Caused by a temporary fit of insanity	Information of witnesses - stitch marks on throat from 6 years before when she tried to commit suicide
Dowling, Thomas	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Jan. 5, 1855	Fell from his wagon while intoxicated. Died instantly
Hobbs, John	Port Hope	15	M	Apr. 13, 1855	Drowned in Gilmour's mill pond or Port Hope Creek. Had been under the ice and not found for 6 or 7 weeks
Cornett, William	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	July 20, 1855	Intoxicated and hit by a wagon
Skitch, John Thomas	Port Hope	8	M	Aug. 18, 1855	Died while helping his father clean a well	S/o William & Anne (Burney)
Lennard, William	Port Hope	n/a	M	Oct. 18, 1855	In a natural way, old and sick
Taylor, ?	Port Hope	14	M	Nov. 18, 1855	Apparently swept off the wharf on Oct. 2 while family was waiting to board boat; family searched all next day but then had to continue journey. Boy found floating in the harbour
English, William	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Jan. 30, 1856	Labouring on the Port Hope and Lindsay Rail Road. Bank gave way while working on road bed
O'Brine [O'Brien], Lucius [Lucas]	Port Hope	[50]	M	Mar. 12, 1856	Visitation of God
Moore, Frederick	Port Hope	[6]	M	May 21, 1856	Suffocated and drowned on Bearnish's mill pond.	S/o the widow Moore
Dixon, William	Port Hope	n/a	M	July 4, 1856	Suffocated and drowned in Port Hope harbour
McGowan, Michael W.	Port Hope	n/a	M	July 9, 1856	Found dead in the woods near Grand Trunk Rail Road Depot. May have slashed his throat with a razor - body badly decomposed
Watson, Phelix - alias Philip Ward	Port Hope	n/a	M	Aug. 31, 1856	Lunatic - drowned in harbour after throwing himself off the wharf
McDonald, Michael	Port Hope	n/a	M	Sep. 9, 1856	Run over by a train 1/2 mile west of Port Hope
Harris, Samuel	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Sep. 17, 1856	Died while chopping wood; tree fell on him
Argue, William	Port Hope	n/a	M	Apr. 1, 1857	Fell under railroad cars
Mulligan, Thomas	Port Hope	[8]	M	May 10, 1857	Found drowned in North Grand Trunk Rail Road Quarry May 9.	Born June 10, 1848, s/o Robert Stephen Mulligan
Devenah [Devaney], Thomas Henry	Port Hope	[11]	M	May 23, 1857	Accidentally drowned in Beamish's mill pond	S/o Patrick Devaney
Trouse, William	Port Hope	n/a	M	July 2, 1857	Found drowned in the new harbour at Port Hope
Best, David	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	July 3, 1857	Burnt to death in his home by his own hand while intoxicated
Heron, John	Port Hope	n/a	M	July 14, 1857	Found drowned in Lake Ontario
Townsley, Hiram O.	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Sep. 8, 1857	Fell from the cap of the flume of the mill race upon a slab
Campbell, Robert	Port Hope	n/a	M	Dec. 4, 1857	Drowned with Stephen Paddock while trying to rescue the captain and crew of the schooner "Niagara of Oshawa"
Paddock, Stephen	Port Hope	n/a	M	Dec. 4, 1857	Drowned with Robert Campbell while trying to rescue the captain and crew of the schooner "Niagara of Oshawa"
McGimsie, John	Port Hope	n/a	M	Dec. 13, 1857	Suffocated and drowned in Lake Ontario
Hutchings, George	Port Hope	n/a	M	Mar. 20, 1858	While trying to fix a chain to stop logs, he was hit by a chunk of ice and fell into the water and was carried away
Carruthers, Ellen	Perrytown/Hope Twp.	n/a	F	Feb. 17, 1859	Deranged state of mind, mixed and took strychnine. Suicide	Housekeeper of William Henderson
Manning, Mary Ann	Port Hope	n/a	F	July 24, 1859	Fire
Allen, William Henry	Port Hope	5	M	Aug. 17, 1859	Drowned in mill pond
Stead, James	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Mar. 11, 1860	Fell through hole in barn floor due to intoxication
Riches, William	n/a	Child	M	Aug. 29, 1860	Strangled at the farm of Edward Riches
White, Thomas	Port Hope	Child	M	June 17, 1861	While trying to board a schooner in the harbour, fell off and drowned
Donahue [Donohue], Patrick [Jr.]	Port Hope	10	M	Aug. 26, 1861	Was asleep on the track and run over by the Port Hope - Lindsay train near Molson's Mills. Father was in the habit of beating his wife and locking his 5 children out of the house. Children were "in dread" of him	Believed to be s/o James & Margaret (Enright)
Cransby, John Preston	Port Hope	n/a	M	Apr. 7, 1862	While intoxicated, threw himself into the harbour and drowned
Smith, Thomas	Knoxville/Hope Twp.	[14]	M	July 8, 1862	Epilepsy or falling sickness caused his death while chopping wood	S/o Thomas & Margaret (Monaghan).
Allen, James	Hope Twp.	[71]	M	Sep. 24, 1862	Being a lunatic, cut his own throat
Wade, Thomas	Hope Twp.	[54]	M	Oct. 13, 1862	Excessive drinking
Hays, Daniel	Port Hope	n/a	M	Mar. 14, 1863	Accidentally while coupling cars. Railroad accident
?, Susette	Port Hope	n/a	F	July 14, 1863	Poor quality of blood	Italian servant of Dr. Dewar of Port Hope
McMahon, John	Port Hope	[38]	M	Sep. 12, 1863	Accidental drowning; fell off railway bridge at Beamish's Mill	H/o Ann McNamara
Corby, Thomas	Port Hope	n/a	M	Sep. 17, 1863	Rail Road accident while coupling cars of the Port Hope and Peterborough Rail Road
Gladman, George	Port Hope	[63]	M	Sep. 24, 1863	Run over by Grand Trunk Rail train in Hope Twp. Accidental
McCreary, James	Port Hope	n/a	M	Sep. 28, 1863	Accidental; fly-wheel fell on him in the drill shed
Howard, Patrick	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Sep. 29, 1863	Excessive drinking
Redman [Redmond], Thomas	Port Hope	[21]	M	Nov. 3, 1863	Drowned	"Redmond" in cemetery records
Ellis, James	Port Hope	n/a	M	Feb. 1, 1864	Railroad accident. Fell between cars of train
Hogan, James	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Apr. 2, 1864	Accidentally burned to death in his shanty
Findlay, Walter	Port Hope	n/a	M	May 31, 1864	Accidentally drowned in harbour while intoxicated
Abraham, Robert	Port Hope	n/a	M	Aug. 7, 1864	Drowned in Port Hope harbour after falling off wharf
Wright, James Alexander	Port Hope	n/a	M	Nov. 5, 1864	Accidentally killed while coupling cars for the railroad
Mary Kerr's Infant	Clarke Twp.	Infant	n/a	Nov. 14, 1864	Stillborn. Kerr walked from Newtonville to Port Hope and baby was born on the side of the road
Gosling [Goslin?], William	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Nov. 23, 1864	Visitation of God	Believed to be h/o Euphemia (Crossen)
Jenkins, Henry James	Hope Twp.	2	M	Nov. 26, 1864	Fell into rainwater cistern and drowned
Hawe, Anne	Port Hope	Infant	F	Jan. 16, 1865	Infant d/o James Hawe Jr. suffocated while sleeping
Summerville [Sommerville?], Jane	Port Hope	[44]	F	Feb. 6, 1865	Accidentally falling between platform and train while locomotive was moving	W/o Thomas Sommerville (d1879) in cemetery records.
Evans, Edward	Port Hope	n/a	M	May 3, 1865	From the effects of intemperance
Fishly, ?	Hope Twp.	Infant	F	Aug. 19, 1865	Lack of Nourishment. Prudence Fishly's illegitimate daughter
Fishley, Prudence [nee Kinsman]	Hope Twp.	[24]	F	Sept. 28, 1865	By fits to which she was subjected, which was accelerated by the death of her illegitimate offspring	"Fishley" in cemetery records
Crawley, George	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Oct. 11, 1865	Fell down the stairs in his own house
Irwin, George	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Nov. 16, 1865	While chopping wood, a tree fell on him
Rogers, Josiah	Port Hope	n/a	M	Nov. 28, 1865	Died of injuries received while trying to jump on the fender of a train locomotive
Manning, John	Port Hope	n/a	M	Jan. 2, 1866	Fell into harbour while intoxicated
Sleeth, James	Hope Twp.	[53]	M	Apr. 25, 1866	Softening of the brain due to excessive drinking and tobacco hastened by exhaustion
McMullen, William	Port Hope	n/a	M	Aug. 23, 1866	From a fall
Chartran, Eliza Jane	Hope Twp.	[16]	F	Aug. 31, 1866	Inflamation of the liver and intestines possibly from efforts to abort, but she had never been pregnant according to the coroner. Her mother accused her employer, Elias Sculthorp of seducing and then poisoning Eliza	"Chartrain" in cemetery records; died 26 July, d/o J. and J.A.
Rattle, J.M.	Port Hope	n/a	n/a	Sep. 4, 1866	Drowned in harbour
Clarke, David	Port Hope	n/a	M	Oct. 1, 1866	Fell from train he was working on
Beatson, Ellen	Port Hope	n/a	F	Nov. 5, 1866	Mental excitment and exertion while pregnant. Near confinement single woman	"Ellenor" in cemetery records, died Oct. 25
Laven, Johannah	Port Hope	n/a	F	Nov. 30, 1866	Drowned in creek near Port Hope. W/o Patrick
Heenan, Eliza	Port Hope	n/a	F	Apr. 22, 1867	Intemperance and exposure.
Philps [Philp], John	Port Hope	[4]	M	May 15, 1867	Drowned in the harbour	"Philp" in cemetery records, s/o John & Elizabeth
O'Connors [O'Connor?], Mr.	Port Hope	n/a	M	June 10, 1867	Drowned
Higgins, Thomas	Hope Twp.	[37]	M	July 3, 1867	Run over by a train
Bassett, James	Port Hope	[12]	M	July 5, 1867	Drowned in Lake Ontario	Son of James
Beatty, John	Hope Twp.	[50]	M	July 7, 1867	At Elizabethville, took essence of colchicum and brandy	Born Co.Fermanagh, Ireland, s/o James &Margaret
Tarry, Johannah	Port Hope	n/a	F	July 13, 1867	Uterine hemorrhage
Coffin, Richard	Port Hope	n/a	M	July 20, 1867	Run over by the Victoria fire engine
Hennesy [Hennessy?], James	Port Hope	n/a	M	July 20, 1867	Run over by train	"Henessy" in cemetery records
Brokenshire [Brockenshire?], Henrietta F.	Hope Twp.	n/a	F	Aug. 8, 1867	Natural causes	All evidence pointed to her having been beaten to death by her husband
Trainer [Traynor?], Robert	Port Hope	Child	M	Aug. 19, 1867	Lack of care
Murphy, Samuel	Port Hope	n/a	M	Sep. 9, 1867	Run over by two railroad cars
Best, Robert	Hope Twp.	[20]	M	Sep. 18, 1867	Excessive quantity of alcohol, subsequent exposure and want of care	S/o George & Martha (Elliott). Click on the name for the full inquest
McGill, Robert	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Oct. 21, 1867	Old age and heart disease
Cunningham, William	Hope Twp.	[31]	M	Oct. 28, 1867	Drowned while intoxicated
Thorndyke, Elizabeth	Hope Twp.	[16]	F	Apr. 1, 1868	Natural causes brought on by exposure to cold	D/o Robert & Hannah; died Mar. 10
Little, Peter	Port Hope	n/a	M	May 20, 1868	Drowned in a stone quarry
Morrow, Arthur	Port Hope	n/a	M	June 2, 1868	Drowned while moving timber at Beamish mill pond
Davis, ? - alias Brown	Port Hope	n/a	M	July 14, 1868	Unknown causes while aboard the steamer "Passport"	Coroner notes the man is "coloured"
Cosgrove, William	Port Hope	n/a	M	Sep. 12, 1868	Drowned while trying to save a small boy from drowning in Port Hope Creek
Brooks, Sarah	Hope Twp.	n/a	F	Oct. 15, 1868	Accidentally burned to death while intoxicated
Cribbin, Michael	Port Hope	n/a	M	Nov. 13, 1868	Run over by a train
Doyle, Andrew	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Jan. 18, 1869	Intoxication and exposure
Fillion, Francis	Port Hope	n/a	M	Apr. 19, 1869	Drowned in Port Hope harbour
McCrea, James	Hope Twp.	84	M	Sept. 6, 1869	Rupture of the heart
Miller, Sarah Ann	Port Hope	n/a	F	Feb. 2, 1870	Natural causes of confinement
Jones, William	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Feb. 10, 1870	Excessive drinking
Haskell, William	Hope Twp.	[21]	M	Feb. 11, 1870	Injuries received from blows and kicks	S/o Wallace & Elizabeth; died Feb. 3: Eldon, Ont. of "intemperance"
Dean, Robert	Hope Twp.	[77]	M	May 19, 1870	n/a	Farmer, born Ireland
Oke, Hattie [Harriet]	Hope Twp.	[1]	F	May 29, 1870	Suffocation while choking on a nut
Walton, Charles	Port Hope	[57]	M	July 26, 1870	Pulmonary apoplexy	H/o Eliza Jane Clarke
Parsons, Arthur Sr.	Hope Twp.	[74]	M	Aug. 29, 1870	Choleric diarrhea
Quinn, Frederick	Port Hope	n/a	M	Nov. 26, 1870	From injuries received while coupling the railroad cars
Coulter, George	Port Hope	[40]	M	Mar. 22, 1871	Ruptured blood vessel in the lungs
Walpole, William	Port Hope	65	M	May 15, 1871	Excessive use of ardent spirits
Wisher, James	Port Hope	n/a	M	June 19, 1871	Drowned in the harbour
Pope, George	Hope Twp.	[23?]	M	June 10, 1871	From injuries while coupling rail road cars 2 miles west of Port Hope	Toronto residence. GTR fireman
Perks, George	Port Hope	[51]	M	June 17, 1871	From injuries received from his horse	M.D. & Coroner
Ward, Patrick	Port Hope	4	M	July 21, 1871	Drowned in a creek leading to the harbour
Wilson, Robert	Port Hope	[46]	M	Aug. 1, 1871	Excessive use of alcohol	Died July 30
Phillips, Joseph	Port Hope	[6]	M	Aug. 8, 1871	Drowned in Port Hope harbour
Mitchell, Kenneth	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Nov. 19, 1871	Visitation of God - Held at the home of Roderick Mitchell
Broad, Eliza Ann	Hope Twp.	4	F	Dec. 30, 1871	Clothes took fire, child burned to death	"Ann Eliza" in cemetery records
Brand, Daniel	Hope Twp.	[80]	M	Mar. 14, 1872	Old age	H/o Elizabeth Sexton
Wright, Samuel	Hope Twp.	[34]	M	Mar. 18, 1872	Overdose of a poison called Laudenum or timeline of opium	S/o William & Rebecca (McKee); died Mar. 17, according to the cemetery records
Henry, Andrew	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	May 13, 1872	Apoplectic fit	Employee of John Curtis
Young, William	Welcome/Hope Twp.	[31]	M	May 16, 1872	An attack of ague and complications	Farm worker at John Peacock's of Welcome; died May 15
Telesford, Dion John	Port Hope	n/a	M	June 6, 1872	Excessive Drinking. Note: unknown stranger
McLeod, Norman	Port Hope	n/a	M	July 20, 1872	Run over by a train
Stewart, William	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Aug. 10, 1872	Exhaustion by the intense heat and old age
Morin, Michael	Port Hope	n/a	M	Sep. 3, 1872	Accidentally drowned in Beamish's mill pond	Employee of the Midland Railway Co. Died Aug. 29?
Barrett, John	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Sep. 14, 1872	Effects of old age and exposure
Hutchinson, Isabella	Port Hope	n/a	F	Mar. 17, 1873	Drowned in Port Hope Creek while intoxicated
McNaughton, John	Port Hope	[79]	M	Oct. 18, 1873	Drowned while intoxicated	F/o James
Mavers, James	Port Hope	n/a	M	Nov. 22, 1873	While doing his duty as a brakeman
Crawford, David	Port Hope	[49]	M	Feb. 14, 1 874	Natural causes
McNall, Electa Ann [nee Henry]	Port Hope	[38]	F	Sep. 3, 1874	Knocked down and run over by a team of horses	D/o James & Catherine. First w/o Lafayette Washington McNall
Carmichael, James	Port Hope	n/a	M	Nov. 26, 1874	Through a ruptured bladder caused by direct personal violence
Ward, George Charles [Jr.]	Port Hope	[29]	M	Apr. 26, 1875	Found drowned in the harbour	S/o George C. Ward
Maybank, Thomas	Port Hope	[20]	M	July 24, 1875	Drowned in the harbour	S/o Matthew & Anne
Truscott, Lewis John	Port Hope	[24]	M	Aug. 6, 1875	Fell from moving train
Burk, Thomas	Hope Twp.	[60]	M	Oct. 6, 1875	Natural causes	H/o Mary McNamara
Mimms, John [Jr.]	Port Hope	[25]	M	Oct. 30, 1875	Train collision	S/o John & Harriett (Hunt). H/o Margaret Henry
McDermott, Andrew	Port Hope	[37]	M	Dec. 13, 1875	Exhaustion after loading the wood car of the Midland Rail Road	H/o Susannah McCormick
Clarke, Frank Tasker	Port Hope	15	M	May 25, 1876	Drowned in Lake Ontario. Was out in an unsafe boat with his brother, Fred, and a friend	S/o Capt. Richard & Susannah (Fisher)
Brockinshire [Brockenshire?], Richard	Hope Twp.	[42]	M	July 8, 1876	Heart disease
Kennedy, James	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Jan. 11, 1877	Excessive drinking
Cavanagh, Thomas	Port Hope	[21]	M	Mar. 20, 1877	Injuries while performing his duty on the train	S/o Christopher & Mary
Armstrong, Edward	Port Hope	n/a	M	July 11, 1877	Drowned in harbour
Gifford, Ellen	Hope Twp.	[29]	F	Sep. 12, 1877	Hit by a train
Poulter, Sarah Jane	Port Hope	n/a	F	Sept. 22, 1877	Accidentally run over by a train	W/o John
Clench, Thomas Barton	Port Hope	n/a	M	Dec. 13, 1877	Fell through the viaduct of the Grand Trunk Rail Road	Eldest s/o Freeman & Eliza (Cory)
Higgins, William	Port Hope	n/a	M	Feb. 25, 1878	Strike on Strangulation from vomit	Striker on the Midland Railway. Died of intoxication
Gibson, John	Port Hope	[54]	M	May 24, 1878	Suffocation from choking
O'Brien, Robert	Port Hope	[18]	M	July 5, 1878	Drowned in Beamish's mill pond	S/o carriage maker John & Jane (Miles)
Swain, Robert	Port Hope	[32]	M	Aug. 7, 1878	Suffocated by escape of steam from steam tug "Albert Wright"
Sidey, John	Quay's Crossing/Hope Twp.	[35]	M	Sep. 3, 1878	Run over by train	S/o Dr. Sidey, Bewdley. Asleep on track
Massey, James	Port Hope	n/a	M	Feb. 5, 1879	Accidentally caught the shaft of McCabe Mills
Hill, Robert	Port Hope	n/a	M	Apr. 21, 1879	Found drowned in the new harbour
Sharp, William	Port Hope	[17]	M	Oct. 1, 1879	Accidental discharge of gun
McFarlane, Mackie	Hope Twp.	n/a	M	Oct. 31, 1879	Exhaustion brought on by sickness	"Mickey McFarland" in cemetery records. Pensioner living at Ball house 6 miles west of Port Hope on Lakeshore Road
Bowler, Harvey William	Port Hope	n/a	M	Oct. 31, 1879	Fireman injured while on or near a train	GTR freight collision 2 miles west of Port Hope; Dec. 26
Smith, ?	Port Hope	Infant	M	Apr. 5, 1880	Stillborn of Miss Smith, Port Hope
McElroy, James	Hope Twp.	[80]	M	Apr. 10, 1882	Run over by a train	H/o Mary Jane. Died Apr. 8
Thompson, Alexander	Port Hope	[65]	M	June 30, 1882	Wagon crash. Evidence includes a diagram of the accident site	H/o Eleanor (Alexander)
Unknown Man	Hope Twp.	60-65	M	Mar. 12, 1883	Articles found on the body indicate he was a tailor by trade; died from exposure to cold
Wing, James	Hope Twp.	[30]	M	May 3, 1883	Natural causes of heart disease	Found dead by side of RR track
McCabe, James	Port Hope	[39]	M	Oct. 11, 1883	Shot in self defence by Constable William Rankin	Escapee from the Kingston Penitentiary; outside the Turner House hotel, Oct. 10. Click on the name to access the full inquest
Unknown Woman	Port Hope	[22]	F	July 29, 1884	Run over by a train.	Likely Minnie Victoria Albert Dawson,age 22, d/o Richard Dawson & Harriet Barnard; died July 28
Seaman [Scaman], Harvey	Port Hope	[36]	M	July 2, 1893	Gunshot wound by another person	Died June 12, s/o Samuel & Jane. Accidentally shot by George Cooper
Bradshaw, Michael Lewis	Port Hope	[22]	M	Oct. 2, 1894	Horse and wagon hit by train at Barrett's crossing	S/o Jeremiah & Margaret (Gearns)
Oke, Harold Silas	Mastwoods/Port Hope	[18]	M	Mar. 20, 1895	No inquest necessary. Killed by a falling tree	S/o William Silas & Elizabeth Ann (Jeffery)
Long, Robert Walter	Port Hope	[38]	M	Sep. 24, 1896	Apoplexy	S/o James & Catherine
Booth, Julia Ann [nee Driscoll]	Port Hope	[76]	F	Feb. 3, 1897	Burst a blood vessel; natural causes and no inquest necessary	R/o William
Davison [Davidson], Andrew	Perrytown/Port Hope	[70]	M	Apr. 22, 1898	Hit by a train
Gordon, Annie Mildred	Canton/Hope Twp.	[13]	F	July 21, 1898	Drowned in Canton Mill pond, either accidentally or by suicide. No inquest necessary	D/o Joseph
Haight, Milo	[Port Hope]	[59]	M	Oct. 17, 1898	Found drowned in Port Hope harbour, whether from accident or otherwise	Sailor
Gruinson/Swinson [Grimison], James	Hope Twp.	[79]	M	Oct. 24, 1898	Natural causes	Widower on own; died Oct. 23
Beatty, Henry Victor	Elizabethville/Port Hope	4	M	May 29, 1899	Neglect caused by belief in Christian Science	Died May 26, s/o Richard F. & Jennie, of scarlet fever
Dodds, Mrs. [Florence]	Port Hope	[55]	F	July 1, 1899	Fell down the stairs with a coal oil lamp, set herself on fire	Of Port Dover, visiting the Fergusons on Ridout Street
Graham, Mary E. [nee Farrow]	Hope Twp.	[17]	F	Aug. 8, 1899	Suicide by poisoning - ingestion of cedar oil, apparently in an attempt to terminate a 6-month pregnanct	D/o John & Martha (Bradley). W/o Robert George Graham
Bassett, James	Port Hope	[82]	M	Apr. 6, 1900	Heart disease - no need for inquest	Died Mar. 22. S/o Thomas & Mary. H/o Margaret Brice
Hughes, Michael	Port Hope	[64]	M	Jan. 21, 1901	Run over by engine on Grand trunk train
Milne, John	Port Hope	[70]	M	Nov. 17, 1901	Heat exhaustion at his residence
Malone, Mary	Port Hope	[75]	F	Dec. 19, 1901	Natural causes
Douglass, William	Port Hope	[66]	M	Mar. 12, 1902	Drowned when he fell off a platform at Barrett's Dam near Ontario Street	H/o Susan Johnson
Woods, John	Port Hope	[75]	M	Mar. 24, 1902	Heart disease
Thoms [Toms], Mrs. Thomas [Elizabeth Jane]	Port Hope	[53]	F	Apr. 14, 1902	Death caused by epilepsy induced alcoholism	D/o William & Elizabeth (Weir). W/o Thomas. Died Apr.13
Malone, Mary	Port Hope	n/a	F	June 13, 1902	Natural causes
Chanso, Francesco	n/a	n/a	M	June 13, 1902	Italian rail worker, crushed under a moving train while trying to board it after being forbidden to do so
McNaughton, Joseph W.	Peterborough	[7]	M	July 17, 1902	Died at William Goheen's Hope Township farm, of tubercular disease of the lungs causing syncope of the heart. Note: improper medical treatment from Christian Scientists
Long, Harold Leslie	Port Hope	[6]	M	Oct. 27, 1902	Diphtheria, complicated by pneumonia. Christian Science treatment resulting in death	S/o William Edgar & Martha Ann (Symonds)
Wannamaker, James	Port Hope	20	M	Oct. 30, 1902	Injuries received from a blow from a passing train 2 miles west of Port Hope
Everet [Everest], Benjamin	Port Hope/Toronto	[22]	M	Jan. 21, 1903	Port Hope train wreck with Thomas Mathews	S/o Thomas & Elizabeth Mary (Hoffmeister)
Matthews [Mathews], Thomas J.	Port Hope/Toronto	[27]	M	Jan. 21, 1903	Port Hope train wreck with Benjamin Everest	"Mathews" in cemetery records (buried Toronto). H/o Beatrice Marsh
Walker, David	n/a	[77]	M	Sep. 27, 1903	Cancer of the brain. Note: Dropped dead on the road near John Wright's farm, Hope Township	H/o Mary Adams
Bradley, John	Toronto	[65]	M	Nov. 25, 1903	Heart disease.	Found dead in Room 7, Queen's Hotel, Port Hope.
Ferguson, George	Port Hope	[82]	M	Nov. 28, 1903	Effects of chronic alcoholism	Died Nov. 21
Floddy [Floody], George	Port Hope	[43]	M	Dec. 21, 1903	Struck by a train while walking on the tracks	S/o Charles & Margaret. H/o Mary Black
Archer, John	Port Hope	[84]	M	Mar. 21, 1904	Natural causes - apoplexy	H/o Ann Susannah Howe
Ashley, William Charles	Port Hope	[56]	M	July 28, 1904	Hit by a Grand Trunk train on the Midland branch; blames conductor
Smith, Joseph	Port Hope	[30]	M	Aug. 22, 1904	Fell from a GTR train in Port Hope due to his own negligence and misconduct
Watson, John	Village of East Toronto	[37]	M	Sep. 16, 1905	Struck by a GTR train west of Port Hope while intoxicated
Ferguson, Robert	Port Hope	[40]	M	Jan. 26, 1907	Exposure to severe cold while intoxicated	S/o late George
McMullen, James	Port Hope/Campbellcroft	75	M	Feb. 12, 1907	Found at home [Con. 8/Lot 15] dead of cold and exposure	Single br/o Catherine
McMullen, Catherine	Port Hope/Campbellcroft	[70]	F	Feb. 12, 1907	Found at home [Con. 8/Lot 15] dead of cold and exposure.	Single sis/o James
Jamieson, Louise	Port Hope	20	F	Apr. 9, 1907	Suicide by drowning at Port Hope harbour.	"...after her lover, who had seduced her, had left, immediately before she threw herself into the lake, on a voyage to Oswego". D/o Frederick Jamieson
Singer, John A.	n/a	[23]	M	June 24, 1907	Brakeman killed by shunting cars at the Port Hope GTR station	S/o George & Ellen (Armstrong)
Wright, Harry B.	Toronto	[20]	M	June 24, 1907	CPR telegraph lineman, electrocuted by a live wire with worn insulation	Lived in Toronto
Baxter, James	Port Hope	[64]	M	June 25, 1907	Suicide by carbolic acid.	Died June 24. H/o Caroline Harris
Halford, Richard Delbert	Hope Twp.	9	M	Aug. 03, 1907	Fall from a wagon. Note: Wagon owned by butcher Orison Keeler and driven by 10-year-old Norman Anderson	The horse bolted when frightened by an automobile driven by H.H. King. S/o Richard & Rose
Wallace, William	Port Hope	[56]	M	June 29, 1908	Suicide by carbolic acid poisoning	Found in a shed of the Queen's Hotel June 24
Neville, Henry	n/a	[28]	M	Sep. 18, 1908	Fracture of the skull when struck by a GTR engine	Died Sep. 11
Spry, Cecilia [nee Greenaway]	n/a	[84]	F	Nov. 13, 1908	Natural causes, probably of cardiac syncope	D/o William & Cecilia (Jacobs). R/o Samuel(d1900)
Phillips, Eddy Louis	Port Hope	6 weeks	M	Dec. 20, 1908	Cold developed into capillary bronchitis. Note: never saw a doctor	S/o Arthur William & Celina (Cobet)
Paeden, [Winnifred I.]	Port Hope	[2 days]	F	Dec. 6, 1909	Convulsions. Found buried in a yard	Illegitimate daughter of Miss Florence Irene Paeden
Ennis, Lena Elizabeth.	Port Hope	[11]	F	Jan. 17, 1910	Convulsions from uremic poisoning caused by exposure after scarlet fever	D/o Albert & Martha (Cobet)
Benson, Frank	Port Hope	[48]	M	May 19, 1910	Found dead of heart failure in bed at Howard's Hotel, following two or more weeks of excessive intoxication	Unmarried railway contractor. Born Sweden; died May 10
Colter [Coulter?], Edith Ann	Port Hope	Infant	F	Nov. 24, 1910	Infantile convulsions and natural causes
Taipale/Taifrale, Emil	Port Hope/Springville	27	M	Dec. 6, 1910	Suicide by hanging on the James O'Hara farm, Springville	A foreigner, perhaps Russian
Fishleigh, John Wesley	Port Hope	[60]	M	Jan. 6, 1911	Accidentally drowned in the Port Hope harbour while intoxicated	Body found Nov. 8, 1911. S/o Bartholomew & Elizabeth (Brombell). H/o Mary Elizabeth Smith
Nash, Mary [nee Hughes]	n/a	F	[60]	[Jan 9], 1911	Excessive use of intoxicating liquors and exposure to cold	D/o James & Anne. H/o Henry
Hornby, George H.	Port Hope	[17]	M	June 1, 1911	Accidental drowning	Died May 27
Mercer, William Mark	Port Hope	[50]	M	July 19, 1911	Injuries sustained during the explosion of a retort at the Port Hope Sanitary Factory.	Married s/o Alfred & Mary (Hudson). H/o Emma Gill
McMahon, Wilfred J.	Port Hope	[12]	M	Aug. 2, 1911	Drowned after going beyond his depth	S/o Thomas & Mary (Quinn)
Darling, Albert	n/a	[44]	M	Nov. 10, 1911	Accidental drowning in the File Factory pond	GTR section man. S/o Robert & Jane (Johnston). H/o Elizabeth (Veals)
Prouse, Charles Frederick	Osaca/Hope Twp.	52	M	Jan. 19, 1912	Pneumonia and lack of medical attention	Died Jan. 17. S/o Richard & Mary Jane (Williams). H/o Mary Ann White
Sisson (male)	Port Hope	Stillborn	M	Feb. 9, 1912	Found in a shed owned by Thomas & Alice Lawrence on Apr. 27, 1912. Placed there by father, unbeknownst to his mother, who thought he should be buried in the garden	S/o John & Rachel Ann (Hobbs)
Little, Myrtle I.	Port Hope	22	F	Mar. 17, 1912	Drowned in the Ganaraska River while in a depressed mental condition	D/o Thomas & Mary Jane (Bateson)
Shaw, William George	Mimico/Port Hope	30	M	Apr. 12, 1912	Fireman involved in a train collision outside Port Hope	S/o John & Elizabeth (Bactarge)
Reid, George E.	Cobourg/Port Hope	[about 32]	M	Apr. 13, 1912	Died of injuries resulting from a GTR collision a quarter mile west of Port Hope	Died Apr. 12
Stevens, William Oliver	Perrytown/Port Hope	[12]	M	May 27, 1912	Accidental gunshot wound to head by Everett Yates (12)	Barnardo Home boy at the Roland Yates' farm, born Gloucester Co. 1900, s/o William & Sarah Ann (Mainstone); died May 21
Spotton, Henry	Port Hope	[43]	M	Aug. 11, 1912	Excessive use of alcohol/alcohol poisoning	Widowed s/o Arthur & Frances (MacDonald). R/o Florence Helen Cleave Parsons(d1899)
Phillips, Fredrick	Wesleyville	n/a	M	Sep. 30, 1912	Injuries sustained as a result of being thrown into a large circular saw while trying to cross a log at Elijah Barrowclough's sawmill	Barnardo Home boy
Ramson, Earnest	Port Hope	[34]	M	Oct. 15, 1912	Injuries sustained when caught in machinery at the Standard Ideal Company and went into shock	Married s/o John & Henrietta (Mounser)
Tuer, Thomas	Port Hope	[41]	M	Nov. 6, 1912	Contact with a live wire belonging to the Port Hope Electric Light Company	S/o Thomas & Elizabeth Jane K. (Kilshaw)
Gorman, Joseph	Port Hope	[45]	M	Jan. 6, 1913	Perforation of the walls of the stomach - excessive use of alcohol	Died Jan. 5
Curtis, Susannah Elizabeth [nee Saisbury]	Port Hope	[48]	F	Jan. 30, 1913	Drowned in a state of an unsound mind - suicide	D/o William & Sarah Ann (Thompson). 2nd w/o Walter. Died Jan. 21
Bowen, Emeline [Thertell]	Port Hope	[51]	F	Jun. 16, 1913	Fell into a cistern and drowned. Cause of fall was epileptic seizure	Died June 13. W/o John Wesley
Mousell [Monsell], Jane [nee Dodds]	Port Hope	[74]	F	Sep. 10, 1913	Natural causes	D/o Edward & Mary Lillian. W/o Peter
Andriola, Antonio	Port Hope	25 [19]	M	Nov. 26, 1913	Railway construction work; was run over by a train	Born Italy. Married
Black, Donald	Port Hope	35	M	May 28, 1914	Fell off Grand Trunk train while trying to steal a ride	S/o Thomas & Margaret (Lee)
Rowe, Jessie	Port Hope/Cobourg - House of Refuge	75	F	Jun. 20, 1914	Natural causes
Brother, Helena	Port Hope	Infant	F	Jun. 23, 1914	Illegitimate child (one of twins) of Ameka Brother; malnourished	See Mary Brother
Kennedy, Mary Ann	Port Hope	[53]	F	Jul. 27, 1914	Suicidal drowning [in a cistern]	Unmarried d/o David & Elizabeth (Bateson)
Brother, Mary W.	Port Hope	Infant	F	Aug. 6, 1914	Underdeveloped and malnourished; one of twins of Ameka Brother	See Helena Brother
Herring, Cecil Roy Tapscott	Port Hope	[24]	M	Sep. 21, 1914	Epileptic convulsions	Unmarried s/o Fred & Minnie (Tapscott)
Johnston, Robert	Port Hope	[80]	M	Oct. 25, 1914	Natural causes	S/o Robert & Mary (McCormick). H/o Elizabeth Teresa Armstrong
McMahon, Robert	Port Hope	[33]	M	Nov. 23, 1914	Run over by a Grand Trunk train	Unmarried s/o John & Mary Jane (Foley)

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