Death of the Minister's two sons in Beaconsfield in 1882

[colin rutter]

In 1881 Peter John Rutter was an Independant Minister of the Congregational Chapel, living on the High Street in Beaconsfield. His only two sons Leonard Springhill Rutter age 20 and Sydney John Rutter age 22 both died in third quarter 1882 and their deaths were recorded at Amersham 3a 33.

Might anyone have access to any local newspapers from the time that might have a story on what seems a peculiar circumstance?

Thanks so much for looking.

Best regards, Colin

[joette]

I would have thought with the high incidence of disease,no antibiotics,reliably clean water that the death of two brothers in one family was far from unusual!
Now it will probably turn out that they were killed by a mad runaway bull or some such!