| Description | Certificate dated 3 July 1866 of Charlton Richardson of the Royal College of Physicians at Edinburgh and M.R.C.S of London that John Cain of Melsonby and his wife were thrown from a gig. Mrs Cain died within two hours, and Mr Cain is considerably injured and shaken
Explanation dated 10 July 1866 by John Cain of Melsonby mining agent for his failure to appear at the Midsummer Sessions to serve as a Grand Juror, because of a severe accident when driving from Weardale to his home at Melsonby in the evening of 3 July 1866. His conveyance was upset, his wife was killed, and he sustained a severe injury |