See also
| Husband: | Reginald George ROBERTS (1918-1979) | |
| Wife: | Dorothy M SHAW (1926-2010) | |
| Marriage | Q2 1948 | Leigh, Lancashire, England |
| Name: | Reginald George ROBERTS1 | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Nickname: | Robbie | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | Q1 1918 | Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Death | 20 Feb 1979 (age 60-61) | Bolton, Lancashire, England |
| Cause: Committed Suicide He died in the Pack Horse Hotel, Bolton. His residence was 16 Clovelly Avenue, Leigh. |
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| He went missing from home in December 1977. Three
days later he was found by two little girls out for a walk with their father.
Roberts was in a coma in a ruined castle at Rivington. The police had to wait
for some days to speak to him. This was a suicide attempt. There were other
attempts, until he succeeded in 1979.
Mr Roberts was found dead in the Pack Horse Hotel, Bolton, on Feb 21 1979. Whisky and distalgesic tablets were found near his body. Mrs. Dorothy Roberts told the inquest that her husband had attempted suicide on three other occasions and was receiving psychiatric treatment. She added that he got his tablets in a container “the size of a half pint bottle”. Dr. David Orrell, a consultant pathologist said that Mr Roberts died from a heart attack caused by an overdose of Distalgesic. He had taken an overdose of between 30 and 60 tablets with about one-fifth of a bottle of whisky. |
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| Probate | 19 Apr 1979 | Manchester, Lancashire, England |
| 16 Clovelly Avenue, Leigh, Lancashire His estate was valued at £5571 |
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| Name: | Dorothy M SHAW1 | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Granville SHAW (1904-1984) | |
| Mother: | Ada Jane BOYDELL (1904-1975) | |
| Birth | 26 May 1926 | Leigh, Lancashire, England |
| Death | 21 Feb 2010 (age 83) | Leigh, Lancashire, England |
| 1 | www.heardfamilyhistory.org.uk. This GEDCOM is predominantly the work of Nick Heard, but it incorporates the collaborated work of many other family historians. You are welcome to use the information herein but please acknowledge the source. Every effort has been made to ensure the data is accurate, but any use you make of it is entirely at your own risk. (c) Nick Heard 2009 |