Harold Edwin Pike (1885 - 1904)

Born 1885 in Temora, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Died 2 Jul 1904 at about age 19 in Junee, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

This profile is part of the Pike Name Study.

Harold was born in 1885. He was the son of William Pike and Dinah Pike. ^[1]

He passed away in 1904, aged just 19. ^[2] He was buried in the Old Junee Cemetery, Old Junee, Junee Shire, New South Wales. ^[3]

COUNTRY NEWS. Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1907) Wednesday 6 July 1904 p 7 Article Harold Pike, a young man, was found dead railway shunting yard at Junee on Saturday night, having evidently been run over by a train The deceased had apparently been crossing the line and getting under a truck when he was run over. ^[4]

Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW : 1875 - 1910) Tuesday 5 July 1904 p 2 Article Shocking Railway Fatality. A YOUNG MAN KILLED. (FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.) JUNEE, Monday. One of the local railway shunters made a shocking discovery shortly after 7 o'clock on Saturday morning last, when he found the dead body of a man lying, across the rails of the busiest and most dangerous part of the local railway yard. The body was cold when found, and the wheels of whatever kind of rolling stock had killed the unfortunate man passed over the chest, completely crushing the vital organs. The deceased proved to be Harold Pike, aged 19, second eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Pike, of William street, Junee. How the lad came to be passing along that part of the railway after dark is not known, but it is stated that he often came home that way from work. The accident took place near the railway wagon weigh-bridge, which is situated about 100 yards south of the local railway station. At this spot about 12 sets of rails run abreast, and as shunting operations are always being carried on about the time the accident is supposed to have taken place, it is carrying one's life in his hand to attempt to make the journey across this part of the railway in the dark. Deceased's parents are very well known in the district, and before coming to Junee resided at Pikedale. Mr. A. Scobie, coroner, held an inquiry to day, and the jury returned a verdict that Pike met his death from injuries acciden tally received. Deceased has been in the employ for many months past of Mr. A. G. Loveland, our local timber merchant. Much sympathy is expressed for the deceased's parents, who are naturally much concerned over their son's untimely end. The funeral took place this afternoon, and was very largely attended. Burial at the Old Junee Cem ^[5]

PIKE FAMILY Buried in Old Junee Cem

PIKE , Albert Henry . 15 March 1957 . Aged 62 years.

PIKE , Albert John. Husband of Margaret Jane . 26 October 1891 . Aged 44 years.

PIKE , Charles Robert . 23 September 1970 . Aged 70 years.

PIKE , Damien Michael . 14 January 1971 . Aged 1 day

PIKE , Elvira . 12 October 1891 . Aged 72 years.

PIKE , Ena Eunice Hope . 15 March 1991 . Aged 84 years.

PIKE , Ernest Robert . 13 September 1927 . Aged 47 years.

PIKE , Francis Frederick . 19 September 1964 . Aged 68 years.

PIKE , Graham Ashley . 6 January 1943 - 17 December 2007

PIKE , Harold Edwin . 2 July 1904 . Aged 19 years.

PIKE , Horace John . 20 December 1928 .Aged 25 years 6 months

PIKE , Louis Edward . 22 December 1921 . Aged 67 years.

PIKE , Louis William . 6 December 1947 . Aged 56 years.

PIKE , Sarah Ann . 22 December 1929

PIKE , Stuart Leigh . 8 September 1975 - 22 February 2007

PIKE , Sydney Ferdinand . 19 May 1975 . Aged 82 years.

PIKE , William . 12 October 1891 . Aged 74 years.

PIKE , William Ferdinand . 26 June 1913 . Aged 72 years.

Sources

1. ↑ NSW BDM online birth, PIKE HAROLD E 20763/1885 WILLIAM FDINAH TEMORA, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/births?6
2. ↑ NSW BDM Online death PIKE HAROLD E 9662/1904 WILLIAM F DINAH Old JUNEE, https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au/lifelink/familyhistory/search/deaths?7
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 07 June 2019), memorial page for Harold Edwin Pike (1885–2 Jul 1904), Find A Grave Memorial no. 160727984, citing Old Junee Cemetery, Old Junee, Junee Shire, New South Wales, Australia ; Maintained by Marc Canino (contributor 48510869) ., https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160727984/harold-edwin-pike
4. ↑ Trove, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA, Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1907) Wed 6 Jul 1904 Page 7 COUNTRY NEWS., http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71511440
5. ↑ Trove, NATIONAL LIBRARY OF AUSTRALIA, Wagga Wagga Advertiser (NSW : 1875 - 1910) Tue 5 Jul 1904 Page 2 Shocking Railway Fatality., http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article104076756