• Born: 1857, Hook, Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England ¹
• Married (1): 8 Feb 1880, St. Andrew & St. Philip, Kensington, Middlesex, England ²
• Married (2): 25 Oct 1902, Bedminster, Somerset, England ³
• Died: 19 May 1904, Victoria Hospital, Swindon, Wiltshire, England ⁴
• Buried: 24 May 1904, Lydiard Tregoze, Wiltshire, England ⁵

  Research Notes:

In 1881 Norman Hitchcocks, aged 23, born in Lydiard Tregoze, grocer & baker, and wife Ada (20) of Purton, were living in Upper Hook, Liddiard Tregooze. With them was daughter Ellenor (4 months) of Lydiard Tregoze.

In 1891 Norman Hitchcock, aged 33, born in Liddiard Tregooze, baker, and wife Ada, aged 29, born in Purton were living in Hook Lydiard Tregoze. With them were children (born in Lydiard Tregoze): Eleanor (10), scholar, Frances (9), scholar, Kate (7), scholar, Henry (4), Gertrude (2), Mervin (10 months).

In 1901 Norman Jesse Hitchcock, aged 42, born in Lydiard Tregoze, bread baker & grocer, widower, was living in Hook Lydiard Tregoze. At home were children: Eleanor Ada (20), Francis Mary (19), Gertrude Annie (12), William Chas. (7), Edwin Evelyn (5), Maurice (4), Florence Sybil (2), and nephew William Charles Hitchcock (21) of Lydiard Tregoze, bread baker's assistant.

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Norman Jesse Hitchcock of Flatlands died aged 45 years (burial record).

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KICKED BY A HORSE.

FATAL RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT AT LYDIARD.

INQUEST AND VERDICT.

At noon, on Friday, Mr. W. E. Nicolson Browne, County Coroner, held an inquest at the Frome Hotel, Swindon, on the body of Norman Jesse Hitchcock, aged 45, of Lydiard Park Farm, who died on Thursday morning at Victoria Hospital, as the result of injuries received in consequence of a kick on the head by a horse, about three weeks ago.
Mr. W. S. Jones, representing Mr. A. E. Withy, solicitor, watched the proceedings on behalf of Mr. Edward Hiscock, in whose employ the deceased was.
Mr. Mark Applegate was appointed foreman of the jury.
Kate Armitage Hitchcock said the deceased was her father, who was in the employ of Mr. Hiscock at Lydiard Farm. The accident to deceased occurred on April 21st. She knew nothing about the circumstances of the accident. Deceased was accustomed to horses, and was a steady man.
Mr. Talbot, carter, in the employ of Mr. Hiscock, said he lived at Hook. On the 21st April, about three o'clock in the morning, deceased was standing near a colt. When it began to suck from the mare, the latter kicked out and caught deceased on the side of the head. Deceased was knocked down and he (witness) sent for a doctor. The mare was a very quiet animal, and he had never known her kick before. Deceased never touched the mare.
In reply to a juryman, the witness said the mare had her shoes on, though they were generally taken off when a mare was foaling. He could not say why the shoes were not taken off in this instance.
Mr. Edward Hiscock, who employed the deceased, said he gave instructions to the deceased to take the mare's shoes off three days before the accident happened.... Deceased promised to take the shoes off before the mare foaled.
In reply the deceased's brother, witness said deceased and he talked over the matter of taking the shoes off, and the deceased promised to have the shoes off as soon as he deemed it necessary.
Dr. Reid, partner with Dr. Maclean, said he saw the case with Dr. Wride soon after the accident happened. Deceased was removed to the Victoria Hospital on April 28th. Since he had been in the hospital deceased had had every attention. The immediate cause of death was pyæmia (or blood poisoning), brought on by the accident. The skull had a compound fracture.
A verdict of accidental death was returned.
The deceased's brother, Mr. Hitchcock, said with emotion, that he desired to publicly thank Drs. Reid, Birch and Wride, and the Matron of the Hospital, and the nurses for the extreme kindness they had shown to the deceased during his illness. Deceased had left twelve children.

Swindon Advertiser and North Wilts Chronicle, Friday, 27 May 1904, p. 2