:help: Can anyone enlighten me on a place name "back at Hentorphe" it is the place of death of an ancestor in 1887

Herringthorpe perhaps?

This is down as Hexthorpe or Henthorpe . I think she may have died in a train crash near Doncaster and died on the embankment, will have a rake about.

I have the story of the train crash, looks like there were 23 victims, 19 died at the scene, and four in hospital. It states the place as Hexthorpe, and looking at the addresses it looks like your ancestor could have been Jane.

Thanks for the information.This would answer a lot of queries as I couldnt understand why the death of Jane Hale ( my grt grt grandmother) was registered in Doncaster. Hence the delay in obtaining her death certficate because I wasnt sure I got the right one. I would greatly appreciate any information of the story or if it is in Newspaper how I can get a copy.
I cant thank you enough.
kind regards Lorraine

Will type it up, I scribbled it down whilst looking for some other information, a bit of a gruesome story i'm afraid, the Victorians went into some detail.
A total of 25 people in all lost their lives and 60 injured.

I have the story of the train crash, looks like there were 23 victims, 19 died at the scene, and four in hospital. It states the place as Hexthorpe, and looking at the addresses it looks like your ancestor could have been Jane.

Hi
Can you tell me how you find these things out please? My Dad had a brother who died in the late 1920's or 30's in Sheffield Canal and i have been wanting to find any newspaper story about it
Thanks
caz

Hi
Can you tell me how you find these things out please? My Dad had a brother who died in the late 1920's or 30's in Sheffield Canal and i have been wanting to find any newspaper story about it
Thanks
caz

A good place to look would be the Local Studies section at Central Library. They have copies of local newspapers going back into the 19th century. They may even have them indexed for some types of reports so if you know the name of the deceased finding the report should be relatively easy.

Part of the inquest.
If you pm me your Email i will send you the full story, but be aware that it has some very detailed eye witness accounts.
So much so that I dont want to put them on a family forum.
And also may be upsetting to you.

THE DONCASTER RAILCRASH
The inquest in connection with this disaster were opened on Saturday.
There were two--one as to 19 persons lying dead at Hexthorpe,
and the other as to four persons who died at the Infirmary.
Mr. F.E. Nicholson, the County Coroner, in opening the former inquiry,
said that at present it would only be necessary to call evidence of
identification, with a view to the burial of the victims.
He had recieved from the Board of Trade a telegram to the effect that
Major Marindin had been appointed to inquire into the circumstances
of the accident. Mr. William Pollitt, the general manager of the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, said that on behalf of the directors of that
company he wished to state how much they all deplored that terrible accident,
and how deeply they sympathized with the families of those who had succumbed
to their injuries and with the sufferings of those whose lives had beeen preserved
and, he trusted, would yet be spared.
They felt that this was a terrible fatality, and he was sure the company would give
the Coroner and the jury every assistance in their power.
Mr. Morgilston, assistant superintendent, and Mr. Loveday, chief inspector of the
Midland Railway Company, intimated that they were present on behalf of that company.
The jury then viewed the bodies, 14 of which had been identified.
The Coroner then took evidence as to identity, and the inquest was adjourned.
The inquest in the borough was subsequently opened by Mr. Thomas Atkinson,
the Doncaster Coroner, and evidence was taken as to the identity of the four bodies
lying in the infirmary.
The following is now a complete list of the dead so far identified :-
Edward Dockerty-72 Arundel Lane Sheffield
Harold Russell-59 Dorset Street Sheffield
Fred Thorpe-15 Great Charlotte Street, Infirmary Road Sheffield
George Rodgers-150 Lansdowne Road Sheffield
Thomas Bradbury-55 Randall Street Sheffield
Mr. & Mrs. Beaumont- Sheffield-(james william & susannah)
Jane Hale-19 Warburton Square,Matilda Street Sheffield
Jane Rodgers wife of George Rodgers--presume as above-
Elizabeth Middleton-Brammall Lane Sheffield
Walter Middleton--presume as above-
Mary Alice Fillingham-139 St. Marys Road Sheffield
Fred Lee-50 Field Head Road Sheffield
W. Hardy-Thorne-hill,Masborough
James Moxey Swift-38 Fitzwilliam Street Sheffield
Mary Birley-Sheffield
Henry White-Sheffield
Frederick & Mary Callow-Sheffield
Arthur Mitchell & his wife-Brightside Farm Sheffield
William Swift-Sheffield
Frank Kirkham-Matilda Street Sheffield
Henry Barnsley-Crown Street Wellington Shropshire
Daniel Hawksworth-91 Leadmill Road Sheffield
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The Queen has telegraphed to the Mayor of Doncaster,
Mr. Henry Wainwright, her condolence with the bereaved and suffering,
and has asked for particulars as to the condition of the injured.
Daniel Hawksworth, the last on the list of the killed, died yesterday morning
in the infirmary.

To Caz 1
the answer from Greybeard is a good start.

once again i cant thank you enough for your help in resolving part of this jigsaw puzzle in my family tree.
i would be extremly grateful for you to email me the full story:)

my email
lozzychats@msn.com

kind regards lorraine

A good place to look would be the Local Studies section at Central Library. They have copies of local newspapers going back into the 19th century. They may even have them indexed for some types of reports so if you know the name of the deceased finding the report should be relatively easy.
Thanks for that Greybeard, will certainly try and will let you know how i get on.