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George William English

George William English,
born 1850.
He mar pre-1878 to Elizabeth Doyle [Elizabeth Kate Doyle, Lizzie, born 1854 or 1856, Galbally, Co.Limerick].
Mar not found in [GROI].
Lived Main Street, Tipperary town. Ran hardware business.
His business is listed in [Slater's Directory, 1881] under "ironmongers and hardwaremen", at 49 East Main St.
He is "hardware merchant" at son's birth 1883 and his death 1883.

George dies, 1883:
He died of "phthisis", Sept 1883, at his house, Main Street, Tipperary, age 33 yrs.
He died 18 Sept [newspaper] or 19 Sept [death cert]. See death cert. From here.
See notice in Cork Examiner, September 26, 1883.
Elizabeth carried on the business.
She is listed in 1901 census on Main Street, Tipperary. She is "merchant", widow. she has one domestic servant and two shop assistants living with her.
Elizabeth is listed at death 1902 as a "shopkeeper", living Main Street, Tipperary.

Elizabeth is killed by a train, 1902:
She died on a railway line, death assumed to be 14 Apr 1902, age 46 or 48 yrs. See death cert. From here.
On the morning of Mon 14 Apr 1902, Elizabeth's body was found on the railway line at Puddingfield, Kilshane par, Co.Tipperary (E of Tipperary town). She had been run over by a train sometime the previous night. Her body was cut in two, and the two parts separated by a distance.
The inquest does not find out why she was on the railway line. It suggests she may not have been in her right mind. But ultimately it returns a verdict of accident not suicide.
See report of inquest in Cork Examiner, Wednesday, April 16, 1902.
George and Elizabeth had issue:

1. Timothy John English,
   born 12 July 1878, Main Street, Tipperary.
   He died 3 Apr 1884, Main Street, Tipperary, age 5 yrs.

2. May English,
   born 1882, Tipperary.
   At home in 1901 census.
   Alive at time of mother's death in 1902.

3. George English,
   George William English, born 12 Apr 1883, Main Street, Tipperary. See birth cert. From here.
   At home in 1901 census.

George W. English listed under "ironmongers and hardwaremen", at 49 East Main St, Tipperary town.
From [Slater's Directory, 1881, Munster, p.267].

Item about Elizabeth's death in Munster Express, Saturday, April 19, 1902.
This says she was hit when walking along the line to visit friends.
But that claim is not found in the inquest, which offers no reason why she has left her home in the town and is found on the railway line.