Medieval Death Bot

Roger, died 1396, knocked off a bridge by a horse carrying wheat

Adam Taha, died 1343 a natural death

Alice, wife of William Dany, died 1341, fell into a well and drowned

Alice, almost 2 years old, daughter of Henry Wigan of Goldington, did fall into a well and was drowned by misadventure in 1267

John de Snowdoune, died 1344, shot in the eye with an arrow by night long after curfew

John Cobbler, killed by William of Wellington’s clerk, John, who refused to pay for a candle. He struck the brains from his skull instead

John de Herleseye, died 1307 of an arrow wound to the eye, which reached the brain

William de Bangor, an Irish clerk, died in 1300 near Medley, having drowned while bathing.

John Walton, died 1438, took a break from hay harvesting to bathe in the river, where he drowned

William Webb, killed in 1366 when two quarters of malt fell from a cart upon him

Thomas Cook, died 1275 from a blow dealt to him by Ralph Otny

William Hampme, died in 1300 when a certain festre upon his leg, which he had suffered from for three years, burst and bled out.

Anabil, killed by her husband, William Brokkesheved, who confessed to the murder in 1300, but refused to surrender

William le Cornmangere, murdered 1341 by two thieves who did break into his home and destroy goods valued at 100 shillings

Elias Smith, tailor, feloniously slain by John Waltham, the saddler, being struck in the breast with a knife in 1365

Ricardus de Kirkeby killed himself in 1278 with his sword. His chattels are forfeit

Robert le Tailor, died 1342 of a natural death in prison

Edmund le Tailor, died 1342 of a natural death in prison

Alice Trivaler and her infant son died 1298, burned to death; the infant in its slumber, the mother returning to the fire attempting to save it

Robert de Honiton, died 1301. On New Year’s Eve he went up the tower of St. Michael’s to help ring the bells and fell through a trap door