Sudden Death: On Friday last, the 6th inst., a man called George Matthews, in the employ of Pinsent and Co., coal merchants of this town, whilst proceeding on his way home to Ogwell, fell dead near the Wolborough Turnpike Gate, arising from a fit. It appears he was in perfect health up to the time the fit seized him. A wife and family are left to lament his loss.
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GRO0518 Devonport: John Ball Pinsent: 1819 – 1901