Hummel bull kills owner

Lately, as Mr James Smith, a Farmer in the parish of Fintray, was driving home his cattle, a large humle Bull, which he had bought for a breed, suddenly attached him, and killed him on the spot, his head being driven in between two stones in a dyke, and literally shattered to pieces; a man who came to his assistance was much bruised, and narrowly escaped the same fate by shutting himself into a barn - and such was the ungovernable rage of the infuriated animal, that every attempt to secure him proved fruitless, so that it was found necessary to shoot him, for the safety of the people collected on the melancholy occasion.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 22nd September 1819.

Suspicious death of David Barron

David Barron, officer of excise in Aberlour division, left his house at that place on the 16th ult. and was seen by some people the same evening on his way to Grantown to attend an excise collection.  He never reached that place, however, nor was heard of till nine days after, when his body was discovered in the Spey, about two miles above Fochabers, by some people employed in floating wood down the river.  The deceased, when found, wanted his coat, and had a deep wound in his head, which has given rise to strong suspicion of his death not happening accidentally.  He was in the prime of life, and has left a widow and five young children to lament his untimely fate.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 14th October 1818.

Margaret Silver, Fettercairn

On Monday, the 27th ultimo, the dead body of Margaret Silver, an old infirm woman, who resided at Moss-side of Eslie, in the parish of Fettercairn, was found in a bog adjoining the farm steading of Little Strath, where it had lain a fortnight.  She had missed her way in coming home from a neighbour's on the night of the 13th ultimo, and had wandered among the mosses until nature had faded.  As she sometimes went to visit her friends who lived at a distance, the neighbours did not take alarm until it was ascertained she was not with them.  Search was then made among the mosses, it being every one's opinion that she had fallen into some of the pits and been drowned, when, to the astonishment of all, the body was found on the other side of the moss where she resided, about a quarter of a mile distant from the above-mentioned place.  The body was carried to Fettercairn, and decently interred.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 19th February 1817.

Croup casualties in Fetteresso

The following distressing case of uncommon mortality has occurred within ten days in the family of James Cruickshanks, at Lochfaulds, parish of Feteresso.  Six of his children, out of seven, have all died of the croup within that short period.  The three last were buried on Sunday, and the unhappy father and his remaining child are now dangerously ill.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 17th January 1816.

Accidental death in Old Deer

On Saturday the 13th current, Mr Gilbert Beedie, at Lintmill of Quartalehouse, parish of Old Deer, a man nearly 70 years of age, while crossing the Mill-lead, on a plank, unfortunately fell in, and was carried down the stream a considerable way, when he was observed by some people passing at the time, who instantly went to his assistance.  Medical means were immediately used, but we are sorry to say without effect, the vital spark being extinct.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 17th January 1816.

Snowstorm fatality

A woman of the name of Christian Henderson, lost her life in the violent storm of drifting snow of the 1st curt. when, almost within a stone-throw of Tillycorthy, on her return to her home, in the parish of Foveran, where she was well known as an industrious honest woman, long in the practice of selling fish through the country, in which she had just been engaged in a neighbouring parish.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 14th April 1813.

David Walker, Bervie: unexpected death

On the morning of the 1st instant, David Walker, 32 years of age, a poor labouring man of the town of Bervie, was found dead on the side of the street near the Lodging Well.  His body was carefully inspected by a Surgeon in the presence of the Magistrates, but no marks of violence were o be seen; hence the cause of his death could not be ascertained.  He had been sent to Mr Stephen's at Warburton (about 10 miles from Bervie) with a horse on Saturday afternoon, and left that about five or six o'clock, seemingly in good health.  He was a sober, industrious man, and what makes his premature death the more lamentable, is, that he has left a Widow and five young children, herself with the sixth, in very poor circumstances.  The smallest sums for the relief of this destitute family will be thankfully received by Baillies Walker and Gray, Mr Warbie, Dr Guthrie, and Captain Guthrie, Bervie.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 4th March, 1812.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT BUXBURN

On Tuesday last, about six o'clock in the evening, Andrew Brodie, employed at the Lint Mill of Buxburn, in walking across the Loft slipped his foot, and falling backwards upon the water wheel then in motion, was instantly killed.  The body, which had stopped the motion of the machinery, was immediately taken up, with very little external mark of violence, there appearing only a slight wound on one cheek.

Published in the Aberdeen Journal, Wednesday 20th February, 1811.