Margaret Elizabeth Gorey
FemaleGorey
1876BornCorop, Vic
1879DiedWharparilla, Vic
Articles
- Margaret Elizabeth Gorey
Margaret Gorey: 1876-1879, lost tragically when she fell into a pot of boiling tea and subsequently died of burns.
Documents
- inquest1879Rochester, VictoriaInquest into the death of Margaret Elizabeth Gorey
Margaret Elizabeth Gorey died of burns, aged 2 years and 10 months, on 7 January 1879 after falling into a pot of boiling tea. An inquest was held the following day at Rochester.
- PDFMargaret Gorey inquest
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Places
- Born 1 March 1876 — Corop, Vic
- Died 7 January 1879 — Wharparilla, Vic
- Buried — Rochester, Vic
- Lived — Torrumbarry, Vic
From the Trove
- The Argus10 January 1879Scalded to death
An inquest was held into the death of Margaret Elizabeth Gorey, who died after falling into a pot of boiling tea.
- The Argus10 January 1879Tragic death of Margaret Gorey
Coroner Robert Strickland held an inquest into the death of Margaret Elizabeth Gorey, who died at the age of two years and 10 months after falling into a pot of boiling water.
Source: Trove, National Library of Australia.