John Seath
09/04/1873 - 08/12/1913
| | Details |
Father | John Seath |
Mother | Euphemia WIlliamson |
Born | 09/04/1873 at Donibristle |
Wife | Catherine Naismyth |
Marriage | 08/11/1899 at Dunfermline |
Death | D1913/424/525. Cause: Fracture of spine |
Register of Corrected Entries | Injury received on 29th November 1913 in the James Pit of Donibristle Colliery by a stone falling on him from the roof - per verdict of jury. |
Dunfermline Press
13 December 1913
Pit Accident Ends Fatally
The death occurred in Dunfermline and West Fife Hospital on Monday evening of John Seath, miner, Reform Street, Dunfermline, who, on the morning of Saturday, 29th November, was found at his working place in Donibristle Colliery with a large stone which had dropped from the roof lying across the lower half of his body.
Seath was conveyed to the surface, and afterwards to his home. There, however, his condition was ascertained to be serious, and he was taken in an ambulance wagon to the hospital where it was found that his spine had been fractured.
From the time of his admission to the hospital little hope was entertained of his recovery.
Notes
John's wife Catherine emigrated to the USA on the 18th January 1921 [Ellis Island records 1921/191(14)] on board the Columbia to New York.
She was aged 48 and described as a housekeeper. Noted as widowed at the time of her passage she travelled along with her daughter Marion Seath (aged 15, Shop Assistant) after paying both their fares. The final destination being Pawtucket in Rhode Island where her brother William Naysmith (sic) was already living at 23 Appleton Avenue.
She had no intentions to return to the UK and had applied for permanent stay.
Name and address of nearest relative was noted as Marion Naysmith of 4 Hill Street, Dunfermline.
Her description on the manifesto was as follows:
Dark complexion, brown eyes and black hair. Health described as good at time of emigration
She never did return to Scotland and died on the 12th September 1933 in Rhode Island being buried at the Moshasuck Cemtery, Lonsdale Avenue, Central Falls, Rhode Island.