Thomas Mustard 1802 – 1864
The Newcastle Daily Chronicle, Saturday 5 November 1864
A glass maker, named Thomas Mustard, aged 36 years, has been missing since Thursday evening, and it is feared that he has committed suicide by drowning himself in the Wear. It appears that he has been in the habit of going early to his home at nights, and the circumstance of his not having appeared at all on Thursday night caused great alarm to his family, and the more so when inquiries were instituted yesterday, and nothing could be ascertained with certainty in reference to his disappearance. Shortly, after seven o’clock on Thursday night he was seen by two glassmen employed at the Bridge Works, at which time he was sitting on some crates at the edge of the quay, and he said to them that he expected the tide would have been higher. About eight o’clock he was seen again, but from that time no trace of him could be discovered. It seems, also that from some remarks which he made at home on Thursday afternoon, together with his not returning at night, induced his family to think that he had an intention of committing suicide, and on information being sent to the river police, the river was dragged near the bridge yesterday, and they will renew their search for the body of the missing man to-day. He was formerly employed at Messrs. Scott and Co.’s Bridge Bottle Works; but two years ago removed to the Ayre’s Quay works of the firm. (Acutal age was 62, not 36)
Coroner’s Inquests
The Newcastle Daily Chronicle, 6 December 1864
THE RECENT SUPPOSED SUICIDE BY DROWNING.
Yesterday morning, about half-past seven o’clock, the body of Thomas Mustard, a glassmaker, who had been missing for several weeks, and who was supposed to have committed suicide, was found in the river opposite Mr Wilson’s Sawmill, Monkwearmouth Shore, by two of the men who were engaged in moving some timber. Information was conveyed to the police station, and officers Steele and Ellis went and took the body to the dead house, where a coroner’s inquest was held last night, and a verdict of “Found drowned” was returned.
Death Certificate
Thomas was buried at Bishopwearmouth Cemetery on 7 December 1864
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