Monument record YOX 037 - Deadman's / Danbrook's Corner. (PMed)
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Summary
Location
Grid reference | TM 3831 6990 (point) Approximate |
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Map sheet | TM36NE |
Civil Parish | YOXFORD, SUFFOLK COASTAL, SUFFOLK |
Map
Type and Period (1)
Full Description
There were two grass covered graves at Deadnab's or Danbrook's Corner, a road bend at Yoxford in Suffolk (TM 382702) - Note Deadman's Corner is shown at TM383699 on recent OS maps).
These were from 1782: "On Monday last an inquisition was taken at Yoxford by J.Turner, Gent., on the body of Jeremiah Woolnough, who hanged himself, jury's verdict felo-de-se" (R3);
and 1801: "On Monday last, Mr. Danbrook, a respectable shopkeeper of Yoxford, near Halesworth, shot himself at the breakfast table, where his wife and Mr. Rutland, surgeon, of that place were present. Jury's verdict, felo-de-se. The body of the deceased was, of course, interred in the highway" (R2). See (S1) for details.
Formerly recorded as YOX MISC.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <R1> SSF50186 Article in serial: East Anglian Daily Times. 21 October 1901.
- <S1> SSF54369 Bibliographic reference: Folklore Journal. Halliday R,'The Roadside Burial of Suicides: An East Anglian Study', Folklore 121, April 2010, 85..
- <R2> SSF50187 Article in serial: The Times (newspaper). 26 June 1801, 3.
- <R3> SSF54384 Bibliographic reference: Ipswich Journal. 22 June 1782, 2.
Finds (0)
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Record last edited
Jan 9 2018 2:49PM