John Kensit

Age: 49

Sex: male

Date: 8 Oct 1902

Place: Birkenhead Ferry Terminus, Birkenhead

John Kensit was injured during an affray when a file was thrown at him at the ferry terminus in Birkenhead on 25 September 1902.

He later died on 8 October 1902 from a septic wound of the left orbit followed by septic meningitis and pneumonia of both lungs.

*map pointers are rough estimates based on known location details as per Place field above.

see Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Friday 12 December 1902

see Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 24 November 1902

see Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Monday 08 December 1902

see Hull Daily Mail - Monday 13 October 1902

see Nottingham Evening Post - Thursday 11 December 1902

see Weekly Dispatch (London) - Sunday 16 November 1902

see Penny Illustrated Paper - Saturday 04 October 1902

see National Archives - ASSI 52/66

see Heritage Images - photo of his grave

see Unsolved 1902