Grassington ancestors - Abraham Brunt
Hi, I wonder if anyone can help me with my family tree, surname Brunt.
I found this article about my x4 great grandfather and would like to know more...
Abraham Brunt
The Leeds Mercury
Tuesday 07/03/1775.
"We hear from Grassington in
Craven, We hear from Grassington in
Craven that on 23rd of February the
following melancholy accident happened on
the Out Moor near that place: Abraham Brunt
and Joseph Parciple having gone into one of
the lead mines in order to work, Brunt showed
Parciple the properest place to begin, to which
he objected, telling him it was dangerous;
whereupon Brunt immediately began himself,
and brought down such a quantity of stones
and rubbish, that they were both buried under
it. Brunt was killed on the spot, and Parciple so
much bruised that he is not expected to live. It
was near ten hours before they could be got
out. Brunt has left a wife and several small children.
I would like to know what happened to his family.
Many thanks