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Lightning Strikes Man and Two Women Across Essex Field
A man was killed by lightning while a couple gleaned in a field between Egham and Staines. In Essex, two women including a pregnant one died when lightning struck the Bowes of Waltham. Reports also note royal attendances, ship arrivals, tomb discoveries, and a large India Sale ending at 735,300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egham
Staines
Wright
Or Pear
Elizabeth
Edward the 6Th
Edward the
Montague
Gordor
Bridgwater
Williamson
Waltham
Ftlowe
Essex
John Tyler
Llandaff
Hereford
Earl Cadogan
Wade
Wills
Earl Carnarvon
Duke of
Chandois
Catherine
Earl of
Warriour
William the Conqueror
Che Bhelmet
Capt. Hamilton
Nonsuch
Guiney
Jamaica
Soccco
Waddington
India
Custom House
Holland
Major Rose