Albert John Castle (1870 - 1911)

Born 1870 in Blacktown, Colony of New South Wales

Ancestors

Husband of Emily Jane Neil — married 1897 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Died 21 Jul 1911 at about age 41 in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia

Biography

This profile is part of the Castle Name Study.

John Castle was born in the Colony of New South Wales (1788-1900)

Albert John Castle was born in 1870 in Blacktown, Colony of New South Wales, son of James Castle (~1825–1896) and Leah Lewis (1829–1908).

John (26) married Emily Jane (Neil) Morgan (26) (born about 1870) in 1897 in Bathurst, New South Wales. ^[1]

John died on July 21, 1911 in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia, aged 40.

Death by Railway Accident

John Castle, a fettler, was killed in a railway accident in the late afternoon of Friday 21 July 1911 together with his work-mate John Joseph Fraser, age 50, a ganger. Castle and three other fettlers were working under the direction of Fraser on the down fast line, upon which a train was approaching, another also approaching on the up fast line. John Burns, one of the fettlers, sates that he jumped up the western embankment, and Fraser and Castle tried to cross to the eastern side. Fraser had almost cleared the down slow line when he was struck by an engine driven by Anthony Hunt and killed instantly. Nobody saw Castle struck, but he was found lying dead about thirteen paces from where Fraser was lying; his body was shockingly mutilated. According to The Sun newspaper, his head was completely severed. The City Coroner found that John Castle died "from injuries accidentally received though being knocked down by Railway Engine No,625...! The Coroner was also of the view that further precautions should be taken in Sydney and elsewhere for the safety on men working on the railway lines. ^[2]; ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage Index (NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 25 Aug 2023), Index entry for JOHN CASTLE and EMILY J MORGAN; District: BATHURST; Registration Number: 2812/1897
2. ↑ (Newcastle Morning Herald, Saturday 22 July 1911; The Sun (Sydney) Saturday 22 July 1911 (both via Trove)
3. ↑ New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937 - State Archives NSW; Series: 1396; Roll: 1783 via Ancestry.

• (Newcastle Morning Herald, Saturday 22 July 1911; The Sun (Sydney) Saturday 22 July 1911 (both via Trove)
• New South Wales, Australia, Registers of Coroners' Inquests, 1821-1937 - State Archives NSW; Series: 1396; Roll: 1783 via Ancestry.

Notes:

• The country of birth, Australia, was not yet a country (in its present form) at the time of John's birth.
• John Castle was baptized as "Albert John Castle" but is known in all other records as "John Castle".