A One-Name Study of Cornwall/Devon Bassetts/Bassets

James Buckley¹

M, #8322, d. 4 February 1850

Last Edited

7 Aug 2021

Death*

4 February 1850

Islington, SA, Australia;
Name: James Buckley
District: Adelaide
Date of Death: 4 February 1850
Sex: Male
Age: 44 years
Occupation or Profession: Carter, Gawler Town
Cause of Death: Accidental death by a dray wheel going over his head
Signature and Residence of Informant: William Wyatt, Grenfell Street
Description: Coroner
When Registered: 23 February 1850
Place of Registration: Adelaide²

News-Arct*

9 February 1850

"The Adelaide Observer", Adelaide, SA, Australia;
The Coroner held an inquest on Wednesday the 5^th instant, at the house of George Hockey, known as the "Woodehouse Arms," situated near Islington, on the body of James Buckley, aged 44 years. Edwin Buckley, son of the deceased, stated, that on Monday last, he was with his father on the road near Gepp's house. The deceased was driving a dray, with two horses, towards Gawler Town. He had just been drinking some milk procured by witness at a road-side cottage, when the horses started. The deceased leaped off the dray, but the wheel caught his coat, and he fell under the near wheel, which passed over the left side of his head. He never spoke afterward. Two men ran up and removed the deceased to the house where the inquest was held. Richard Park, sworn, stated, that he ran to the spot where the accident occurred, and perceived, that the skull of the deceased was fractured, and the brains protruded. There was a great quantity of blood on the ground. The horses ran very rapidly for about quarter of a mile, when they were with difficulty stopped. The deceased only breathed twice after he (witness) came to the spot. Verdict, “Accidental Death."³

Family

Jane Buckley b. 7 Aug 1821, d. 26 Jul 1902

Children

Edward Buckley⁴ b. c 1840, d. 22 Jul 1887
George Buckley+⁴ b. c 1842, d. 4 Jan 1905
Harriet Buckley+¹ b. 7 Jan 1844, d. 28 Feb 1933
Henry Buckley⁵ b. 15 Feb 1847, d. 27 Aug 1927
Emma Marrinder Buckley⁶ b. c 1848
Eliza Charlotte Buckley⁶ b. c 1850, d. 18 Jun 1915

Citations

[S1570] NSW Early Church Records 1788-1855, baptism Harriet Buckley 1848.
[S1556] South Australian Death Registrations transcript (Keith Bassett), James Buckley 1850.
[S1565] Trove digitised newspapers, online http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/, The Adelaide Observer, Saturday, February 9, 1850.
[S1395] VIC Death certificate.
[S1700] Ancestry Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981, online https://ancestry.com, Henry Buckley 1847.
[S1575] VIC Marriage certificate.