Wendy Percival

To follow the story of the sad death of 12 year old John Edworthy (see Churchyard mysteries - a tragic story) this week I discovered the tragedy of his father's death. I'd noticed on the headstone that John Edworthy's father, Charles Edworthy, had died at the relatively young age of 47. I wondered whether, as a thatcher, he'd fallen off a roof. But this week his death certificate arrived and I learned the truth. Cause of death Charles died on 22nd July 1897. The cause of deat

Poor John Edworthy died aged only 12 years old, in a horrific accident. In my blog post last week, Churchyard Mysteries, I wrote about my discovery of three children's graves in the corner of a Devon churchyard where the wild daffodils grow. Since then I've learned what happened to one of them, John Edworthy, who died on 18th November 1889. Family John was the third son of Charles and Elizabeth (nee Ware) Edworthy. Charles was a thatcher and the family lived in a cottage adjo