See also

Howard Montague Melhuish BRAGGE (1860-1873)

Name: Howard Montague Melhuish BRAGGE
Sex: Male
Father: Samuel BRAGGE (c. 1823-1909)
Mother: Ann MELHUISH (c. 1830-1920)

Individual Events and Attributes

Birth 1860 Ilminster, Somerset, England
Baptism 12 Dec 1860 (age 0) Ilminster, Somerset, England
Census 7 Apr 1861 (age 1) Ilminster, Somerset, England1
Court Barton, Sheep Market
Census 2 Apr 1871 (age 11) Ilminster, Somerset, England2
Court Barton, Sheep Market
Occupation 2 Apr 1871 (age 10-11) scholar; Ilminster, Somerset, England2
Death 22 May 1873 (age 13) Ilminster, Somerset, England
Cause: Tetanus, the result of an accident
Address: Court Barton House
On 10 May 1873 a group of boys were preparing for a game of cricket in the playground of Ilminster Grammar School. While one boy was attempting to drive a spike into the ground to support the nets, it glanced off a stone and inflicted a sever wound on the ankle of Howard. He appeared to be recovering at home under the care of Dr Munden, the wound being nearly healed, when sjuddenly lockjaw set in on he died on 22 May.

Sources

1(RG9/1634 folio 65 page 7).
Text From Source: Census England 1861
Address: Court Barton, Sheep Market
Place: Ilminster, Somerset, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
Samuel Bragge,Head,Mar,M,33,Schoolmaster,Sandford, Devon, England,
Ann Bragge,Wife,Mar,F,29,,Tiverton, Devon, England,
Edith F.M. Bragge,Daughter,Unm,F,7,scholar,Islington, London, England,
Howard M.M.Bragge,Son,Unm,M,1,,Ilminster, Somerset, England,
Betsy Unknown,Mother-in-law,Wid,F,61,,Merton, Devon, England,
2(RG10/2403 folio 38 page 7).
Text From Source: Census England 1871
Address: Court Barton, Sheep Market
Place: Ilminster, Somerset, England

Name,Relation,Condition,Sex,Age,Occupation,Where Born,Infirmity
Samuel Bragge,Head,Mar,M,43,School master,Sandford, Devon, England,
Ann Bragge,Wife,Mar,F,38,,Tiverton, Devon, England,
Edith F.M. Bragge,Daughter,Unm,F,16,scholar,Islington, London, England,
Howard M.M.Bragge,Son,Unm,M,11,scholar,Ilminster, Somerset, England,
Harold Stuart Bragge,Son,Unm,M,5,scholar,Ilminster, Somerset, England,
Betsy Melhuish,Mother-in-law,Unm,F,75,no employment,Merton, Devon, England,