Young Child Drowns by Rosalind Hersee 24 April 2010Does anybody have any information about a young child drowning in Aldrington Basin in 1915?14 replies Re: Young Child Drowns by mje 25 April 2010THORPE COR/1/3/159 27 Jul 1915 These documents are held at East Sussex Record OfficeContents: Jane Elizabeth of Orisa, St Aubyns Road, Fishergate, daughter of Alfred Thorpe, labourer, 7; drowned in Aldrington Basin; accidental deathRegards Maralyn Re: Young Child Drowns by joanne 25 April 2010try jane E Thorpe born 1908 died 1957 aged 7 years. registered at steyning. Re: Young Child Drowns by Rosalind Hersee 25 April 2010Thank you for your reply Joanne. I was wondering where you got the information from as I am after some ‘hard evidence’ rather than anecdotal. Also you refer to the family as being gypsies? Re: Young Child Drowns by joanne 25 April 2010Jane was my husbands sister, he gave me the info. about that and his Family the only record i can find for Orisa, is Orissa, which is in west africa with large gypsy communities. my husband always spoke of his gypsy connections. i have closed my research on this subject now. good luck Re: Young Child Drowns by mje 25 April 2010Hi Rosalind East Sussex Record office in Lewes hold the records,it might be worth a visit to read the official records they have. Regards Maralyn Re: Young Child Drowns by Rosalind Hersee 25 April 2010Thank you Maralyn. I will have to do that next time I visit. Would they have a written report rather than just an entry? Re: Young Child Drowns by joanne 25 April 2010I understand Jane fell into the aldrington Basin, people tried to help her, and i have been told some men tried to catch her by her long hair, but failed. the name ” ORISA” sounds familar, it may have been a gypsy name, that they gave to their house, i will look through my files and see if there is a solution to this query, good luck Re: Young Child Drowns by Rosalind Hersee 25 April 2010Thanks for that but I was wondering if there was any information out there in relation to her actual drowning and the use of the name ‘Orisa’ Re: Young Child Drowns by Rosalind Hersee 25 April 2010Hi MaralynThank you so much for this, it’s really helpful as I live quite a distance away.Kind regardsRosalind Hersee Re: Young Child Drowns by joanne 25 April 2010sorry, previous message should have read died 1915 —-guess i was having a senior moment. Re: Young Child Drowns by mje 25 April 2010Hi Rosalind You can phone or email them,tell them the cor number I wrote in my earlier message,and ask what information is included in the records they hold.The Maltings Castle Precincts Lewes BN7 1YT EnglandTel: 01273 482349 Email: archives@eastsussex.gov.uk Regards Maralyn Re: Young Child Drowns by Rosalind Hersee 25 April 2010Thanks Maralyn. That has now been entered in the National Archive but it is the only information I have even though it seems such an unusual and tragic incident. Don’t suppose you have any idea what the Orisa refers to? Re: Young Child Drowns by Rosalind Hersee 25 April 2010Thanks for that but I was hoping there might be others in the MyBrightonandHove community that could throw some light on this through official records etc. I have had some information to suggest that the family may have been Romany. I have come across the African connection but this was more to do with the African slaves and Spanish plaintation owners rather than Gypsy communities in Africa. Re: Young Child Drowns by Janet B 26 April 2010Sometimes newspapers give far more information than coroners’ reports so if you haven’t already done so, a dig into local newspapers may be worthwhile. Add your replyHiddenAdd your title Add your wordsWould you like to add some images (optional)? If so, how many images would you like to add? 1 2 3 4 5 6Your image files will be uploaded when you submit this form. They should be .jpg or .png files. 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