Denaby Woman drowned at Mexborough

June 1915

Mexborough and Swinton Times June 26, 1915

Denaby Woman drowned at Mexborough

On Thursday morning, near the Don bridge at Mexborough, the body of Elizabeth Brooks, aged 39, married woman, of Maltby Street, Denaby Main, was recovered for the canal by both the name Ward, of Melton Street Mexborough.

The deceased woman had been spending some part of the previous evening with neighbours at Denaby, and left their house about 8.30 o’clock.

It was supposed that she was going home, but the point at which the body was recovered is nearly a mile away from home and quite out of what would have been her direction.

An inquest will be held at the Mexborough cemetery today (Friday)