Seven-year-old Fleetwood Adamson was playing in a paddock at his Commercial Road home in Kingsland on November 30 when he got too close to grazing stock.
A horse kicked the boy with its back feet and left him writhing in pain.
Rescuers carried Fleetwood home where he was quickly attended by Dr George Girdler, whose practice was based at Khyber Pass.
The prognosis was bad from the onset but the child languished for another three weeks before his death on December 21.
Certification of his death resulted from "Inflamation of the bowels, caused by a kick from a horse".
Died at his parents residence, Commercial Road, Kingsland.
Interment Type: Burial
Age: 7 Years
Gender: Male
Date Of Death: 21 December 1896
Date Of Burial: 22 December 1896
Funeral Director: D MACPHERSON
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers
AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME XXVII, ISSUE 303, 21 DECEMBER 1896, PAGE 8 DEATHS
NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME XXXIII, ISSUE 10323, 24 DECEMBER 1896, SUPPLEMENT, PAGE 3 ACCIDENTS, ETC
Seven-year-old Fleetwood Adamson was playing in a paddock at his Commercial Road home in Kingsland on November 30 when he got too close to grazing stock.
A horse kicked the boy with its back feet and left him writhing in pain.
Rescuers carried Fleetwood home where he was quickly attended by Dr George Girdler, whose practice was based at Khyber Pass.
The prognosis was bad from the onset but the child languished for another three weeks before his death on December 21.
Certification of his death resulted from "Inflamation of the bowels, caused by a kick from a horse".
Died at his parents residence, Commercial Road, Kingsland.
Interment Type: Burial
Age: 7 Years
Gender: Male
Date Of Death: 21 December 1896
Date Of Burial: 22 December 1896
Funeral Director: D MACPHERSON
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers
AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME XXVII, ISSUE 303, 21 DECEMBER 1896, PAGE 8 DEATHS
NEW ZEALAND HERALD, VOLUME XXXIII, ISSUE 10323, 24 DECEMBER 1896, SUPPLEMENT, PAGE 3 ACCIDENTS, ETC
Inscription
In Loving Memory of
ALEXANDER ADAMSON
Aged 73.
Also his sons
FLEETWOOD Aged 7 years.
ALEXANDER ROBERT Aged 14 months.
MATTHEW WILLIAM Aged 5 months.
Family Members
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