Age: 53
Sex: male
Date: 7 Nov 1906
Place: River Roach, Roach Mills, Heywood
William Redmayne Knipe was found drowned.
William Knipe was from Dunster Avenue in Rochdale and had been missing for nine days when he was found in the River Roach. He had left home on 6 October 1906 to go to Manchester and had been expected home that night.
see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
see Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser - Wednesday 07 November 1906
see Northern Daily Telegraph - Wednesday 07 November 1906
see Unsolved 1906