In 1881 John Stagg, aged 30, born in Marten Wilts, labourer, and wife Amy [sic], aged 33, born in Shipton Worcester were living at 34 Fountain St., Lambeth London. Present were children (born in Lambeth): John (8), scholar, Amy (6), scholar, Selina (5), scholar, George (2), Florence (3 mo)
In 1891 John Stagg, aged 40, born in Marten Wilts, general labourer, and wife Julia, aged 40, born in Shipton Worcester were living at 46 Paradise Rd., Lambeth London. Present were children (born in Lambeth Surrey): John (18), Amy (16), paper clip maker, Selina (14), general domestic servant, George (12), Ada (8), and nursechild George Whitbourne (3) of Clapham Surrey
In 1901 John Stagg, aged 50, born in Gt. Bedwyn Wilts, general labourer, and wife Julia, aged 52, born in Shipston on Stour Worc. were living at 57 New Road, Battersea London. Present were children George (21) of Lambeth, locomotive fireman, Ada (17) of Battersea, mineral water worker, grandson Sidney Stagg (2) of Clapham
In 1911 John Stagg, aged 58, born in Marten Wiltshire, widower, railway coal porter, father of 7 children (4 deceased) was with his son-in-law William James Cook* and his family at 47 New Road Battersea.
* Actually William Henry Cook, husband of John's daughter Amy Julia.
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NEW ROAD MAN KILLED AT NINE ELMS
HIS REQUEST TO HIS MATE.
Mr. Oddie held an inquiry at Lambeth on Tuesday afternoon concerning the death of John Stagg, aged 62, a coalman in the service of the London and South Western Railway at Nine Elms, and lately living at 47, New-road, Battersea. Deceased died in St. Thomas's Hospital on Tuesday from injuries received through falling from a coal waggon at Nine Elms.
Amy Cook, a daughter of the deceased, state that her father lived with her. On Tuesday afternoon he went to work as usual. Witness afterwards heard that he was in the hospital. She went there and asked him what had happened, and he replied that he had had a fall, but did not think it was much. He died on Friday [sic] morning.
Dominic Molloy, living at 11, Seymour-street, Battersea, said that on Tuesday afternoon he was working with the deceased on the coaling stage at Nine Elms. Deceased was unloading coal from a waggon and putting it into iron tubs. Later on witness left him and afterwards found him lying in the four-footway of the dock between two waggons.
The Coroner: Did you speak to him?
Witness: I asked him how he came there, and he replied, "I fell off the top of the waggon. I was throwing a piece of coal weighing half a hundred-weight from the top and it broke and made me over-balance." Witness added that he went to the hospital with the deceased.
William Webb, another coalman, of 21, Mundella-road, Battersea, stated that he was attracted to the scene of the accident by the deceased's groans. Deceased, when witness took hold of him, said, "Hold me tight, Bill, I am going." He did not tell witness how the accident happened.
Dr. Foley, of St. Thomas's Hospital, said a post-mortem examination revealed that the deceased had fractured the spine and the neck. Such an injury might have been caused by the deceased's neck doubling under him when he fell from the waggon.
The Coroner remarked that the deceased was apparently doing what he had been told to do at the time of the accident. There was no allegation that he was acting improperly, and the relatives would be entitled to compensation.
The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."
South Western Star (London), Friday, 13 Jun 1913, p. 6
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