CestrianBookoftheDead

Near the New Tower [aka Water Tower]

--- Calle
Location: | Near the New Tower [aka Water Tower]
Name: | --- Calle
Death: | drowned in the Dee near the near the New Tower
Date: | 25 July 1552

Roger Wodewarde
Location: | Near the New Tower [aka Water Tower]
Name: | Roger Wodewarde
Death: | drowned in the Dee near the New Tower
Date: | 14 July 1551

Thomas Brookes
Location: | Near the New Tower [aka Water Tower]
Name: | Thomas Brookes
Death: | labourer, drowned by the incoming tide near the "starting stone" while fetching some paving stones from Little Saughall
Date: | 14 June 1692

Thomas Darlington
Name: | Thomas Darlington
Death: | drowned while bathing near the New Tower
Date: | 1 August 1679

Dawpool

--- Doole
Location: | Dawpool
Name: | --- Doole
Death: | mariner, of the "Emma and Arthur" of Milford, fell out of a boat and was drowned while coming from Dawpool
Date: | 30 June 1711

Gowen Melvill
Location: | Dawpool
Name: | Gowen Melvill
Death: | drowned when his boat capsized near Dawpool
Date: | 19 September 1776

Causeway / Weir

--- Richardson
Location: | Causeway / Weir
Name: | --- Richardson
Death: | labourer, drowned in the Dee at the "Cawsey" - Causeway?-
Date: | n.d.

John Phillips
Location: | Causeway / Weir
Name: | John Phillips
Death: | carpenter, drowned while making a salmon cage at the end of the Causeway above Dee Bridge
Date: | 17 September 1748

Unknown Locations (2)

Abraham Jones
Location: | Unknown Locations (2)
Name: | Abraham Jones
Death: | found drowned in the Dee
Date: | Sept 11th 1824

Alexanda Husband
Location: | Unknown Locations (2)
Name: | Alexanda Husband
Death: | drowned in the Dee
Date: | Feb 9th 1773

Daniel Bedson
Location: | Unknown Locations (2)
Name: | Daniel Bedson
Death: | fell from his horse into the Dee, and was drowned
Date: | Jan. 24th 1676

Edward Browne
Name: | Edward Browne
Death: | drowned when in a boat on the Dee
Date: | April 1st. 1676

Elizabeth Marsh
Name: | Elizabeth Marsh
Death: | widow, drowned while filling a crock from the Dee
Date: | May 16th 1673

Ellicius
Name: | Ellicius
Death: | surname unknown, drowned by a high tide

Gabriel Lancaster
Name: | Gabriel Lancaster
Death: | gent., drowned in the Dee while attempting to rescue Thomas Williams from drowning
Date: | May 23rd 1737

James Dale
Name: | James Dale
Death: | committed suicide by throwing himself into the Dee
Date: | Aug 13th 1787

Jane Lea
Name: | Jane Lea
Death: | drowned herself in the Dee
Date: | March 23rd 1589

John Sconce
Name: | John Sconce
Death: | aged about 9yrs. son of George Sconce, fisherman, drowned when he fell out of his father's boat
Date: | July 27th 1734

John Smith
Name: | John Smith
Death: | drowned in the Dee
Date: | May 18th 1790

John Williams
Name: | John Williams
Death: | mariner, of the ship the "Manley's" of Chester, William Ince, master, fell overboard when getting from a boat into the ship and was drowned
Date: | May 28th 1736

Joseph Fox, and Thomas Palyn
Name: | Joseph Fox, and Thomas Palyn
Death: | apprentices of Thomas Gibbons, feltmaker, drowned bathing in the Dee
Date: | June 29th 1674

Joseph Wright
Name: | Joseph Wright
Death: | drowned in the Dee
Date: | Jan 3rd 1823

Mary Turtle
Name: | Mary Turtle
Death: | drowned herself in the Dee while of unsound mind
Date: | Dec 30th 1811

Mary Whittle
Name: | Mary Whittle
Death: | widow, drowned herself in the Dee
Date: | Nov. 28th 1675

Richard Morris
Name: | Richard Morris
Death: | fell from his horse into the Dee
Date: | Aug. 14th 1671

Robert Arthur
Name: | Robert Arthur
Death: | committed suicide by throwing himself in the Dee
Date: | March 12th 1702/3

Robert Cowell
Name: | Robert Cowell
Date: | Feb 21st 1780

Robert Jones
Name: | Robert Jones
Death: | fell into the Dee while playing and was drowned
Date: | April 13th 1703

Rowland Hughes
Name: | Rowland Hughes
Death: | late of Burton, drowned while fishing in the Dee
Date: | August 6th 1702

Sarah Powell
Name: | Sarah Powell
Date: | July 9th 1812

Thomas Nield
Name: | Thomas Nield
Date: | Sept 13th 1798

Thomas Parker and Humphrey Caddock
Name: | Thomas Parker and Humphrey Caddock
Death: | drowned while bathing in the Dee
Date: | July 23rd 1702

Thomas Sconce
Name: | Thomas Sconce
Death: | drowned while attempting to have a wash
Date: | Aug. 9th 1674

unknown person
Name: | unknown person
Death: | fell out of a boat and was drowned

unknown person
Name: | unknown person

William Kemp
Name: | William Kemp
Date: | Dec 7th 1779

William Pritchard
Name: | William Pritchard
Death: | drowned while bathing in the Dee
Date: | July 15th 1822

Unidentified Locations

Agnes Coppocke
Location: | Unidentified Locations
Name: | Agnes Coppocke
Death: | drowned in the Dee at "Le Hollyne"
Date: | Ascension day 1552

Elizabeth Symcoke
Location: | Unidentified Locations
Name: | Elizabeth Symcoke
Death: | drowned in the Dee at "Le Hollyne"

John Savage
Location: | Unidentified Locations
Name: | John Savage
Death: | drowned while bathing at Bovrington Ford
Date: | June 1571

Thomas Owen
Name: | Thomas Owen
Death: | drowned when his boat overturned coming past the Stewbridge Gutter
Date: | 9 October 1759

Thomas Winstanley
Name: | Thomas Winstanley
Death: | drowned while trying to cross from the "Mayflower" of Chester, then at "Hall Broe Poole" to the shore
Date: | 11 December 1683

The Cage

Ales Rutter
Location: | The Cage
Name: | Ales Rutter
Death: | drowned while washing clothes at "the cage", a common washing place
Date: | 11 June 1630

Margaret ap Ellis
Location: | The Cage
Name: | Margaret ap Ellis
Death: | spinster, drowned while washing clothes in the Dee at the Cage
Date: | 7 October 1636

Unknown Locations (3)

Alice Baull
Name: | Alice Baull
Date: | June 17th 1562

Alice Taylor
Name: | Alice Taylor
Death: | drowned herself in the Dee
Date: | June 19th 1591

Ann Byron
Name: | Ann Byron
Death: | drowned in Dee
Date: | Nov 14th 1687

Anne Humphreys
Name: | Anne Humphreys
Death: | servant to William Sutherland, joiner, committed suicide by throwing herself into the Dee
Date: | June 21st 1701

Anne Rockett
Name: | Anne Rockett
Death: | committed suicide by throwing herself into the Dee
Date: | Oct 27th 1780

Bazill Wareing
Name: | Bazill Wareing
Death: | drowned while bathing in the Dee
Date: | Aug 20th 1766

Charles Poole
Name: | Charles Poole

David Williams
Name: | David Williams
Date: | July 21st 1771

Edward Bullock
Name: | Edward Bullock
Death: | drowned on the Dee
Date: | April 3rd 1797

Edward Nicholes
Name: | Edward Nicholes
Date: | Aug 28th 1775

unknown boy
Name: | unknown boy
Death: | drowned by accident
Date: | Dec 15th 1772

unknown boy
Name: | unknown boy

unknown female child
Name: | unknown female child
Date: | April 28th 1702

unknown male person
Name: | unknown male person
Death: | found drowned in the Dee

unknown person
Name: | unknown person
Death: | found drowned in a boat on the Dee
Date: | Sept 13th 1791

Date: | April 19th 1780

Date: | Sept. 27th 1765

Date: | March 17th 1822

Death: | found drowned in the Dee

Date: | March 27th 1822

Date: | Feb 8th 1825

unknown sailor
Name: | unknown sailor
Death: | of the ship, the Barbadoes sloop, washed overboard
Date: | Oct 8th 1771

Near Shotwick

Ann Harrison
Location: | Near Shotwick
Name: | Ann Harrison
Death: | drowned while crossing Shotwick ford
Date: | 9 January 1753

Arthur Carr
Location: | Near Shotwick
Name: | Arthur Carr
Death: | apprentice to John Lovett, merchant of Dublin, mistakenly forded the Dee near Shotwick while riding to Parkgate to embark for Ireland and was drowned trying to return
Date: | 23 April 1698

Daniel Briscoe
Location: | Near Shotwick
Name: | Daniel Briscoe
Death: | late servant to Robert Melling of Willaston, yeoman, drowned while trying to cross the Shotwick ford on horseback with his master
Date: | 1 May 1738

Edward Moorecroft
Name: | Edward Moorecroft
Death: | drowned while attempting to cross Shotwick ford
Date: | 14 April 1685

Henry Young and two missing sailors
Name: | Henry Young and two missing sailors
Death: | several young men had gone sailing and stuck on a bank near Shotwich. They left the boat, one, the examinee, got to another vessel, the other three tried to get to Shotwick. Henry Young's body found, the other two missing
Date: | 10 December 1672

John Ledsham
Name: | John Ledsham
Death: | drowned near Shotwick
Date: | 29 October 1674

Richard Cooper
Name: | Richard Cooper
Death: | yeoman drowned while trying to cross the Shotwick ford

Thomas Harrison
Name: | Thomas Harrison
Death: | drowned while crossing Shotwick ford
Date: | 12 January 1753

Unknown man
Name: | Unknown man
Death: | drowned while attempting to cross the ford at Shotwick

Unknown man
Name: | Unknown man
Death: | drowned while attempting to cross the ford at Shotwick
Date: | 21 August 1682

Unknown woman
Name: | Unknown woman
Death: | drowned near Shotwich
Date: | 19 July 1680

Ford from Flint

Anne Blackburn
Location: | Ford from Flint
Name: | Anne Blackburn
Death: | widow, drowned while crossing the sands from Flint

John Davies
Location: | Ford from Flint
Name: | John Davies
Death: | labourer, drowned on the sands while coming from Flint
Date: | 20 September 1712

John Mollenec
Location: | Ford from Flint
Name: | John Mollenec
Death: | drowned, while under the influence of drink when trying to cross the ford from Flint on horseback
Date: | 17 August 1703

Unknown boy
Name: | Unknown boy
Death: | late servant to a Cooke -Mr. Cooke?- of Tranmere, yeoman, drowned while attempting to ford the Dee from Flintshire, with his master

Unknown Locations (6)

Anne Lyon
Name: | Anne Lyon
Death: | threw herself into the Dee and was drowned
Date: | Sept 22nd 1774

Charles Seigiour
Name: | Charles Seigiour
Death: | drowned in the Dee at "the first pole"
Date: | June 23rd 1687

Elainor Potter
Name: | Elainor Potter
Death: | wife of William Potter, mariner, desceased, committed suicide by throwing herself in the Dee

Henry Williams
Name: | Henry Williams

Hugh Hunter
Name: | Hugh Hunter
Death: | mariner, fell overboard from a sloop carrying lead to a brigantine the "Mary Ann" of Dublin, master, William Ridley, and was drowned
Date: | Jan 4th 1727/8

John Huntington
Name: | John Huntington
Death: | son of Wiliam Huntington, baker, fell into the Dee while fighting with some other boys, and was drowned
Date: | Oct. 1st 1724

Martha Steens
Name: | Martha Steens
Death: | drowned herself in the Dee
Date: | June 23rd 1790

Michael Heavyside
Name: | Michael Heavyside
Death: | of Dublin, labourer, fell overboard while on the ship the "Two Brothers" of Dublin, and was drowned
Date: | Aug. 2nd 1724

Morgan Hughes
Name: | Morgan Hughes
Death: | drowned

Richard Moross
Name: | Richard Moross
Death: | mariner, fell overboard from the ship the "Mary Boat" of Chester and was drowned

Robert Jones
Name: | Robert Jones

Samuel Suddones
Name: | Samuel Suddones

Thomas Shone
Name: | Thomas Shone
Death: | drowned while swimming with others in the Dee
Date: | May 31st 1726

unknown man
Name: | unknown man

William Aphowell
Name: | William Aphowell

William Barton
Name: | William Barton
Death: | tailor, found cast up by the tide

William Beckett
Name: | William Beckett
Death: | drowned himself in the Dee while of unsound mind

William Bramwell
Name: | William Bramwell
Death: | drowned by the incoming tide
Date: | Jan 19th 1761

William Cowpack
Name: | William Cowpack
Death: | fell into the Dee while gathering daisys and was drowned
Date: | April 2nd 1775

William Davies
Name: | William Davies

William Dutton
Name: | William Dutton
Death: | drowned by accident in a pit

William Forshaw
Name: | William Forshaw
Death: | fell from horse into the Dee
Date: | Sept. 13th 1672

William George Walker
Name: | William George Walker

William Houghton
Name: | William Houghton
Death: | soldier, drowned in the Dee

William Jones
Name: | William Jones
Date: | Aug 2nd 1776

William Owens
Name: | William Owens
Death: | ship's carpenter, drowned when he fell overboard while working on a vessal achored on the Dee
Date: | Nov. 6th 1719

William Williams
Name: | William Williams
Death: | servant to Anthony Townshend, drowned when his horse, frightened by a passing boy, dragged him into the Dee

William Yate
Name: | William Yate

Near Blacon Point / Blacon Ford

Anne Parry
Location: | Near Blacon Point / Blacon Ford
Name: | Anne Parry
Death: | drowned while crossing Blacon ford

John Hill
Location: | Near Blacon Point / Blacon Ford
Name: | John Hill
Death: | servant of Richard Lightfoot, drowned while bringing a cart with coal across the ford at Blacon

John Minshull
Location: | Near Blacon Point / Blacon Ford
Name: | John Minshull
Death: | drowned when attempting to cross the ford at Blacon in a coal cart

Robert Selby
Name: | Robert Selby
Death: | drowned when trying to get from Chester to Neston along the shore between tides

Simon Harrison
Name: | Simon Harrison
Death: | shoemaker, drowned by the incoming tide while attempting to cross the ford between Saughall and Blacon

Thomas Dean
Name: | Thomas Dean
Death: | yeoman, drowned crossing the ford from Blacon Road on horseback

---Walker
Name: | ---Walker
Death: | found drowned on the sands near Blacon Point
Date: | 4 May 1745

William Low
Name: | William Low
Death: | late servant to Thomas Kelsall of Mickle Trafford, drowned by the incoming tide while attempting to cross the ford between Saughall and Blacon

Parkgate

Anthony Harrison
Location: | Parkgate
Name: | Anthony Harrison
Death: | fell overboard from the "Minerva" at Parkgate and was drowned
Date: | 16 January 1757

Edward Rogers
Location: | Parkgate
Name: | Edward Rogers
Death: | servant, drowned while boarding a ship at anchor at Parkgate
Date: | 3 May 1683

Griffith Thomas
Location: | Parkgate
Name: | Griffith Thomas
Death: | drowned while bathing, near Parkgate

John Ball
Name: | John Ball
Death: | cooper, drowned when the boat in which he was sailing from Pentre Rock to Parkgate took in water and sank
Date: | March 1763

John Garrat
Name: | John Garrat
Death: | mariner, fell overboard while working on a "yatch" anchored at Parkgate

John Wilding
Name: | John Wilding
Death: | drowned in the Dee between Parkgate and Dawpoole

John Wright
Name: | John Wright
Death: | belonging to the ship "Diamond" of Chester, drowned while trying to save the ship's boat which had drifted towards the shore at Parkgate

Joseph Phillips, Samuel Poole, Thomas Roberts
Name: | Joseph Phillips, Samuel Poole, Thomas Roberts
Death: | servants to Samuel Matthews, drowned when the boat they were in overturned as they were making towards a ship at Parkgate which had just come from Iceland

Matthew Molone
Name: | Matthew Molone
Death: | mariner of the "Diligence" of Chester, fell overboard and was drowned at Parkgate

Phillip Quart
Name: | Phillip Quart
Death: | mariner, of the ship the "Phillip and Jane" of London, found dead in the Dee near Pargate
Date: | 21 November 1723

Richard Green, Richard Rowlands
Name: | Richard Green, Richard Rowlands
Death: | mariners, drowned when their boat overturned coming from Parkgate

Richard Simmond
Name: | Richard Simmond
Death: | owner of the ship "Samuel" of Dublin, drowned with the master of the ship, when they struck a sand bank on their way to Parkgate

Richard Turner
Name: | Richard Turner
Death: | late of Dublin, mariner, fell overboard and was drowned from a ship anchored at Parkgate

Thomas Evans
Name: | Thomas Evans
Death: | drowned near Parkgate

William Dawson
Name: | William Dawson
Death: | drowned when the boat in which he was sailing from Pentre Rock to Parkgate took in water and sank
Date: | 6 April 1763

William Williams
Name: | William Williams
Death: | son of Joseph Williams of Mostyn, mariner, drowned while sleeping on the beach near Parkgate
Date: | 9 February 1731

Le Posterne

Boniventrus Hanky
Location: | Le Posterne
Name: | Boniventrus Hanky
Death: | drowned while bathing at "Le Posterne"

Elizabeth Horton
Location: | Le Posterne
Name: | Elizabeth Horton
Death: | drowned herself in the Dee near "Le Posterne".

Harwarden Ford

Catherine Thomas
Location: | Harwarden Ford
Name: | Catherine Thomas
Death: | drowned while crossing the ford from Hawarden
Date: | 22 February 1760

Thomas Pearson
Location: | Harwarden Ford
Name: | Thomas Pearson
Death: | labourer, drowned while attempting to ford the Dee from the Welsh side

Unknown girl
Location: | Harwarden Ford
Name: | Unknown girl
Death: | fell off cart with a drunken driver while crossing the ford to Hawarden and was drowned

William Gwynne
Name: | William Gwynne
Death: | drowned when taking a cartload of coals across the Dee from the Welsh shore.
Date: | n.d.

Opposite Browns Lane

Charles Shone
Location: | Opposite Browns Lane
Name: | Charles Shone
Death: | (aged about 6 years) son of Peter Shone, yeoman, deceased, while bathing in the Dee opposite Brown's Lane

David Edwards
Name: | David Edwards
Death: | committed suicide by throwing himself in the Dee
Date: | Feb 4th 1775

George Parkinson
Name: | George Parkinson
Death: | fisherman, drowned while trying to push off his boat

James Arrowsmith
Name: | James Arrowsmith
Date: | June 3rd 1798

James Fleet
Name: | James Fleet
Death: | fell into a pot hole while walking across the sands and was drowned
Date: | Jan. 10th 1756

John Brady
Name: | John Brady
Death: | labourer, drowned when he fell through the ice on the river
Date: | January 10th 1757

John Brooks
Name: | John Brooks

John Carr
Name: | John Carr
Death: | aged 10 years, drowned while bathing in the Dee
Date: | July 22nd 1752

John Mc. Andrew
Name: | John Mc. Andrew
Death: | (aged about 12 yrs.), drowned while bathing the the Dee

John Randles
Name: | John Randles

Peter Hughs
Name: | Peter Hughs
Date: | March 19th 1778

Ralph Bore
Name: | Ralph Bore
Death: | servant to Elizabeth Hesketh, of Capenhurst, widow, drowned while trying to cross "the ford"

Richard Richardson
Name: | Richard Richardson
Date: | June 21st 1769

Thomas Maeglasham
Name: | Thomas Maeglasham

Thomas Stitch
Name: | Thomas Stitch
Date: | Jan 15th 1812

Thomas White
Name: | Thomas White
Death: | son of Thomas White, labourer, drowned when walking over the "Piles" set across the River Dee

unknown man
Name: | unknown man
Death: | found drowned, presumably accidentally
Date: | April 1672

unknown man
Name: | unknown man
Death: | fell out of a boat into the Dee and was drowned
Date: | Jan 1687

Date: | Jan 2nd 1817

unknown woman
Name: | unknown woman
Death: | fell into a pot hole while crossing the sands and was drowned
Date: | Jan. 13th 1756

William Eason
Name: | William Eason
Death: | son of James Eason, barber, drowned while attempting to reach a "Beesom's tail or wand" floating on the Dee
Date: | Aug 3rd 1731

William Newton
Name: | William Newton
Death: | lunatic, drowned himself in the Dee

William Williams1
Name: | William Williams1

Between Blaken Hed & Burton Head

Domyngo de Sasarendo and Farnando de Vitaer
Location: | Between Blaken Hed & Burton Head
Name: | Domyngo de Sasarendo and Farnando de Vitaer
Death: | sailors, drowned between "Blaken Hed and Burton Hed" by the fierce flow of water

near Sandy Lane, Boughton

Edward Davenport
Location: | near Sandy Lane, Boughton
Name: | Edward Davenport
Death: | drowned when he rode his horse, while under the influence of drink, into the Dee at the bottom of Sandy Lane
Date: | 3 December 1700

Peter Partingson
Location: | near Sandy Lane, Boughton
Name: | Peter Partingson
Death: | drowned in the Dee near Boughton, Sandy Lane

Richard Ledsham, John Ledsham, Edward Rowlands
Location: | near Sandy Lane, Boughton
Name: | Richard Ledsham, John Ledsham, Edward Rowlands
Death: | drowned while bathing in the Dee near Sandy Lane

Thomas Thickness
Name: | Thomas Thickness
Death: | drowned while bathing in the Dee near Sandy Lane

Opposite the Fulling Mills

Edward Drinkwater
Location: | Opposite the Fulling Mills
Name: | Edward Drinkwater
Death: | drowned while bathing in theDee opposite the fulling mills

Elizabeth - - - -
Name: | Elizabeth - - - -
Date: | March 1561

Elizabeth Williams
Name: | Elizabeth Williams
Death: | drowned

Elsie Roberts
Name: | Elsie Roberts
Death: | widow, committed suicide by throwing herself in the Dee

Francis Vernon
Name: | Francis Vernon
Date: | Nov 13th 1822

George Stringer
Name: | George Stringer
Death: | drowned

Henry Addison
Name: | Henry Addison
Date: | Jan 23rd 1667

Henry Simner
Name: | Henry Simner

Hugh Roberts
Name: | Hugh Roberts

Jacob Lewis
Name: | Jacob Lewis
Death: | drowned while trying to unfurl the sail on the sloop "Nancy"

James Banks
Name: | James Banks
Date: |

James Barron
Name: | James Barron
Death: | soldier, drowned while bathing in the Dee near a warehouse belonging to Evan Jones

James Dayson
Name: | James Dayson

James Fisher
Name: | James Fisher
Date: | Aug 31st 1784

Jane Edge
Name: | Jane Edge

Jane Jones
Name: | Jane Jones

Jerominus Roberts
Name: | Jerominus Roberts
Death: | aet.7, drowned while bathing in the Dee

Joeseph Catherall
Name: | Joeseph Catherall
Date: | May 31st 1780

John Burrowes
Name: | John Burrowes

John Coleman
Name: | John Coleman
Death: | drowned by accident in the Dee

John Cooper
Name: | John Cooper

John Foreacres
Name: | John Foreacres

John Hughes
Name: | John Hughes
Death: | of Burton, yeoman, drowned while attempting to cross the river at ------.
Date: | July - 1684

John Lloyd
Name: | John Lloyd
Date: | 23rd June 1672

John Rice
Name: | John Rice
Date: | Jan 4th 1783

John Richards
Name: | John Richards
Death: | fell out of a boat into the Dee and was drowned

John Rowlands
Name: | John Rowlands

John Smerley
Name: | John Smerley
Death: | drowned in the Dee, and Hugh Johnson, died from natural causes

Joseph Bannister
Name: | Joseph Bannister

Joseph Challiner
Name: | Joseph Challiner

Near Saughall / Saughall Ford

George Heylin
Location: | Near Saughall / Saughall Ford
Name: | George Heylin
Death: | drowned while fishing at Saughall
Date: | October 1686

Henry Miller
Location: | Near Saughall / Saughall Ford
Name: | Henry Miller
Death: | mason, drowned attempting to cross the ford opposite Saughall
Date: | 20 February 1720

Hugh Kendrick
Location: | Near Saughall / Saughall Ford
Name: | Hugh Kendrick
Death: | drowned while fishing at Saughall
Date: | October 1868

Isaac Thomas
Name: | Isaac Thomas
Death: | carpenter, found by fishermen drowned on the sands of Dee opposite Saughall

Richard Poole
Name: | Richard Poole
Death: | haberdasher, drowned while riding near Saughall Lane.

Unknown man
Name: | Unknown man
Death: | drowned near Saughall

William Chamberlain
Name: | William Chamberlain
Death: | drowned while bathing near Saughall Ford

Salt Grass / Saltney

George Williams
Location: | Salt Grass / Saltney
Name: | George Williams
Death: | cut off by the tide while coming over the "Salt Grass"

Near Brewers Hall / Brewers Hall Ford

Henry Hamnett
Location: | Near Brewers Hall / Brewers Hall Ford
Name: | Henry Hamnett
Death: | drowned while attempting to cross the ford near Brewers Hall at the watergate
Date: | 6 November 1684

Hugh Lloid
Location: | Near Brewers Hall / Brewers Hall Ford
Name: | Hugh Lloid
Death: | yeoman, drowned while trying to cross the ford near Brewers Hall

Thomas Dobe
Location: | Near Brewers Hall / Brewers Hall Ford
Name: | Thomas Dobe
Death: | drowned in the Dee near the Brewers' Hall

Thomas Dusdalle
Name: | Thomas Dusdalle
Death: | drowned in the Dee near the Brewers' Hall
Date: | 7 Aug 1563

Young male child
Name: | Young male child
Death: | found cast up by the tide near Brewers Hall
Date: | 31 March 1708

Near Dee Mills

Henry Page
Location: | Near Dee Mills
Name: | Henry Page
Death: | labourer, fell from his horse while riding in the Dee under the City Walls, a little above Dee Mills

Le Port Poole

James Dee
Location: | Le Port Poole
Name: | James Dee
Death: | fell from a horse into the Dee near "Le Port Poole"

Near Burton Head / Burton Ford

James Edge
Location: | Near Burton Head / Burton Ford
Name: | James Edge
Death: | yeoman, committed suicide by throwing himself in the Dee near Burton

John Mursey
Location: | Near Burton Head / Burton Ford
Name: | John Mursey
Death: | drowned while crossing the sands above Burton

John Walker
Location: | Near Burton Head / Burton Ford
Name: | John Walker
Death: | drowned near Burton

Richard Sockett
Name: | Richard Sockett
Death: | found drowned on a bank near Burton Head

Thomas Brownsword
Name: | Thomas Brownsword
Death: | drowned and washed up by the tide near Burton

Thomas Davies
Name: | Thomas Davies
Death: | drowned while attempting to ride across Burton ford
Date: | 27 March 1678

Boughton Ford

James Fishwicke
Location: | Boughton Ford
Name: | James Fishwicke
Death: | the younger, clockmaker, drowned while bathing at Boughton ford

Near St John's Church

James Willoughby
Location: | Near St John's Church
Name: | James Willoughby
Death: | ship's carpenter, drowned while swimming in the Dee near St. John's Church

John Williams
Location: | Near St John's Church
Name: | John Williams
Death: | currier drowned while bathing in the Dee near the bowling green

Thomas Hollinell
Location: | Near St John's Church
Name: | Thomas Hollinell
Death: | baker, drowned trying to get into a small boat near St. John's Church

William Powell
Name: | William Powell
Death: | drowned in the Dee opposite Dee Lane, near St. John's church

Near Walke Milnes / Fulling Mills

John and William Justice
Location: | Near Walke Milnes / Fulling Mills
Name: | John and William Justice
Death: | the children of John Justice, labourer, drowned while bathing in the Dee near the fulling mill

Mary Alson
Location: | Near Walke Milnes / Fulling Mills
Name: | Mary Alson
Death: | spinster, drowned while washing clothes in the Dee, near the fulling mill

Walter Blunkett
Location: | Near Walke Milnes / Fulling Mills
Name: | Walter Blunkett
Death: | drowned in a mill race at the "walke milnes"
Date: | 25 March 1568

Near the Crane

John Blundell
Location: | Near the Crane
Name: | John Blundell
Death: | mariner, drowned when he fell overboard in a drunken stupor from a certain sloop near the Crane

John Joseph
Location: | Near the Crane
Name: | John Joseph
Death: | slipped while trying to get into a "small sloop" near the Crane and was drowned

John Martin
Location: | Near the Crane
Name: | John Martin
Death: | drowned while bathing at the Crane

Thomas Cay
Name: | Thomas Cay
Death: | drowned while bathing at the Crane

Thomas Jones
Name: | Thomas Jones
Death: | son of William Jones, mariner, fell out of the ferry boat when crossing the river with his father and other persons near the Crane, and was drowned

Thomas Lloyd
Name: | Thomas Lloyd
Death: | mariner, drowned when he fell overboard from the "Harry and Betty", at anchor near the Crane while helping push off the "Prince of Wales"

Thomas Roberts
Name: | Thomas Roberts
Death: | aged about eight years, fell into the river while playing with an old sloop near the Crane

William Gibbons
Name: | William Gibbons
Death: | fell overboard attempting to push a cock boat from the works near the Crane and was drowned
Date: | 12 November 1710

Near the Roodee

John Bushney
Location: | Near the Roodee
Name: | John Bushney
Death: | drowned while bathing in a new dock near the Roodee

Location: | Near the Roodee
Death: | unknown man, found drowned on the Roodee near the Glovers Houses

Near Gallows Hill

John Clare
Location: | Near Gallows Hill
Name: | John Clare
Death: | near Gallows Hill, Boughton. Three men were in the cart by the scaffold waiting to be hanged, when one John Clare escaped, and fell into the river Dee; the weight of his shackles sent him straight to the river bottom, and he drowned. But the letter of th
Date: | 1801

Near Denhall

John Dormond
Location: | Near Denhall
Name: | John Dormond
Death: | apprentice of John Ball, navigator, and serving in the "-S- upply" of Chester, master, John Glover, fell from the main top mast and was drowned as the ship lay at anchor off Dennow

John Handley
Location: | Near Denhall
Name: | John Handley
Death: | drowned when his boat capsized near Ness Colliery

Patrick Rogers
Location: | Near Denhall
Name: | Patrick Rogers
Death: | drowned when his boat sank near Ness Colliery

Robert Mason
Name: | Robert Mason
Death: | while working on the "Samuel" of Chester,master, Joseph. Rathborne, at Denwall, caulking the stern from a scaffold, fell, and was drowned

Sluice House / New Sluices

John Fox
Location: | Sluice House / New Sluices
Name: | John Fox
Death: | labourer, fell into the Dee while working on the "New Sluice" at the Navigation works

Joseph Queen
Location: | Sluice House / New Sluices
Name: | Joseph Queen
Death: | mariner, drowned while attempting to cross the Dee over the Sluice at the Navigation works

William Holmes
Location: | Sluice House / New Sluices
Name: | William Holmes
Death: | drowned when he plunged into a deep hole while bathing near the Sluices"lately erected"

William Morris
Name: | William Morris
Death: | drowned in the Dee near the Sluice House

Dee Bridge

John Howel
Location: | Dee Bridge
Name: | John Howel
Death: | age about six years, son of John Howel, pipe-maker, fell into the river near Dee Bridge and was drowned

Mary Gamull
Location: | Dee Bridge
Name: | Mary Gamull
Death: | wife of Thomas Gamull, ironmonger, drowned herself in the Dee near Dee Bridge

Thomas Hunt
Location: | Dee Bridge
Name: | Thomas Hunt
Death: | shoemaker, found dead in the Dee, near the Bridge

Near Point of the Roodee

John Marshall
Location: | Near Point of the Roodee
Name: | John Marshall
Death: | soldier under the command of Capt. John Blake, drowned while bathing near the point of the Roodee.

Robert Powell
Location: | Near Point of the Roodee
Name: | Robert Powell
Death: | drowned while bathing off the Roodee

Samuel Elrock
Location: | Near Point of the Roodee
Name: | Samuel Elrock
Death: | apprentice to Thomas Young, brewer, drowned while bathing with other boys, near the Roodee

Samuel Leadbreaker
Name: | Samuel Leadbreaker
Death: | late apprentice to Charles Croughton, apothecary, drowned while swimming near the Point of the Roodee

Samuel Minshull
Name: | Samuel Minshull
Death: | silk sive maker, accidentally drowned in the Dee off the Point of the Roodee

William Willoughby
Name: | William Willoughby
Death: | drowned while bathing near the Roodee

West Kirby

John Nyers
Location: | West Kirby
Name: | John Nyers
Death: | mariner, fell overboard from the "Samuel" at West Kirby and was drowned

Near end of Dee Lane

John Shone
Location: | Near end of Dee Lane
Name: | John Shone
Death: | fell from his horse into the river near Dee Lane

Margaret ap Shome
Location: | Near end of Dee Lane
Name: | Margaret ap Shome
Death: | in the Dee near end of Dee Lane "uxta Saint Jonez."

Richard Robinson
Location: | Near end of Dee Lane
Name: | Richard Robinson
Death: | servant to John Egerton of Chester, drowned while bathing near Dee Lane

Robert Bailey
Name: | Robert Bailey
Death: | drowned when he swam out of his depth at John's Dee Lane End

Near the Watergate

John Tredold
Location: | Near the Watergate
Name: | John Tredold
Death: | fell out of a cockboat on the Dee near the Watergate

Water works

John William Thomas Taylor
Location: | Water works
Name: | John William Thomas Taylor
Death: | drowned while bathing near the Water- works, and suddenly taken with the "itch" -cramp?

Roodee Ford / Ford under Castle Walls

Jonathan Bruen
Location: | Roodee Ford / Ford under Castle Walls
Name: | Jonathan Bruen
Death: | drowned when crossing the ford at the Roddee

William Christian
Location: | Roodee Ford / Ford under Castle Walls
Name: | William Christian
Death: | drowned while fording the Dee under the Castle walls

Joseph Cope
Name: | Joseph Cope
Death: | , son of Joseph Cope, silkweaver, fell from horse into the Dee and was drowned

Margaret Modsley
Name: | Margaret Modsley
Date: | Oct - 1603

Margaret Ravenscrofte
Name: | Margaret Ravenscrofte

Patrick Coatney
Name: | Patrick Coatney
Death: | labourer, drowned while trying to save John Brady
Date: | January 10th 1757

Peter Moors
Name: | Peter Moors

Richard Thomas
Name: | Richard Thomas

Richard Tyler
Name: | Richard Tyler
Death: | drowned when he fell out of a boat into the Dee

Robert Barker
Name: | Robert Barker

Robert Fennis
Name: | Robert Fennis
Date: | Oct 3rd 1777

Robert Griffith
Name: | Robert Griffith
Death: | drowned by the incoming tide

Robert Jones
Name: | Robert Jones
Death: | servant to Margaret Warrington of Puddington, widow, drowned while trying to retrieve some cloth that had fallen off his cart into the Dee

Robert Williams
Name: | Robert Williams

Samuel Harrison
Name: | Samuel Harrison

Samuel Islecroft
Name: | Samuel Islecroft

Samuel Mellor
Name: | Samuel Mellor

Sarah Artingstall
Name: | Sarah Artingstall
Death: | drowned herself in the Dee while of unsound mind

Thomas Alcock
Name: | Thomas Alcock

Thomas Andrews
Name: | Thomas Andrews

Thomas ap Rice
Name: | Thomas ap Rice

Thomas Bennet
Name: | Thomas Bennet

Thomas Berry
Name: | Thomas Berry

Thomas Brock
Name: | Thomas Brock
Death: | committed suicide by throwing himself into the Dee
Date: | Oct 10th 1785

Thomas Edwards
Name: | Thomas Edwards

Thomas George and Owhen ap Rek
Name: | Thomas George and Owhen ap Rek

Thomas Hall
Name: | Thomas Hall
Date: | July 3rd 1769

Thomas Herbert
Name: | Thomas Herbert
Death: | drowned while crossing the Dee
Date: | March 22nd 1777

Thomas Lewlin
Name: | Thomas Lewlin
Death: | labourer, accidentally fell and was drowned in the Dee
Date: | Nov 15th 1690

Thomas Newport
Name: | Thomas Newport

Thomas Salts
Name: | Thomas Salts

Near Iron Bridge

Joseph Jones
Location: | Near Iron Bridge
Name: | Joseph Jones
Death: | drowned in the Dee near the Iron Bridge

Unknown woman
Location: | Near Iron Bridge
Name: | Unknown woman
Death: | drowned near the Iron Bridge

Opposite Handbridge

Lewis Vaughan
Location: | Opposite Handbridge
Name: | Lewis Vaughan
Death: | hornbreaker, drowned while swimming in the Dee opposite Handbridge

Near Mustard Howses

Robert Griffe
Location: | Near Mustard Howses
Name: | Robert Griffe
Death: | drowned while bathing in the Dee at the "musterd Howses"

Near Old Key

Samuel Maylor
Location: | Near Old Key
Name: | Samuel Maylor
Death: | apprentice in the ship "The Happy Return" of Brighthelmston, who fell from the deck and was drowned as the ship lay at anchor at The Key in Wirral

Near Clayton Lane

Sarah Edwards
Location: | Near Clayton Lane
Name: | Sarah Edwards
Death: | wife of John Edwards, labourer, drowned herself in the Dee at Clayton Lane
Date: | 6 Aug 1715

Near Little Roodee

Thomas Davies
Location: | Near Little Roodee
Name: | Thomas Davies
Death: | weaver, drowned while trying to swim across the Dee to the little Roodee

Brewers Hall Marsh

Thomas Hughes
Location: | Brewers Hall Marsh
Name: | Thomas Hughes
Death: | drowned when his boat in which he was bringing coals from the Lower Ferry up the new river, was caught broadside on and overturned by a "great tide". Found near the lower end of Brewer's Hall Marsh

Barrel Well, Boughton

Unknown child
Location: | Barrel Well, Boughton
Name: | Unknown child
Death: | found dead near the Dee near Barrel Well, Boughton

West Hoyle

Location: | West Hoyle
Death: | found drowned in the Dee at West Hoyle

Saltney

Unknown person
Location: | Saltney
Name: | Unknown person
Death: | found drowned in the Dee at Saltney

Puddington Ford

Unknown woman
Location: | Puddington Ford
Name: | Unknown woman
Death: | drowned while crossing the ford from Pudington

William Wynne
Location: | Puddington Ford
Name: | William Wynne
Death: | drowned while attempting to cross the ford at Duddington

Near Finchetts Gutter

Location: | Near Finchetts Gutter
Death: | found cast up by the tide near Finchetts Gutter

Between Parkgate and Key House

William ---
Location: | Between Parkgate and Key House
Name: | William ---
Death: | servant to William, Archbishop of Dublin, fell from his horse into the Dee between Parkgate and the Key house

Near Bridgegate

William Holynhed
Location: | Near Bridgegate
Name: | William Holynhed
Death: | drowned in the Dee near Bridgegate

Navigation Cut

William Speed
Location: | Navigation Cut
Name: | William Speed
Death: | surgeon, fell from his horse while making for Ashton and found drowned in the Navigation Cut

Bagilt Bank

William Williams
Location: | Bagilt Bank
Name: | William Williams
Death: | drowned when his boat overturned on the Bagilt Bank

Great Neston

William Wright
Location: | Great Neston
Name: | William Wright
Death: | drowned while bathing in the Dee at Great Neston