During the summer of that year he developed viral pneumonia in Venice and moved back to Manchester where he died in December from meningitis. He was cremated in Manchester crematorium, leaving an estate of £5,488.
In the summer of that year, he fell ill with viral pneumonia in Venice and returned to Manchester, where his life was cut short by meningitis in December. His final resting place was the Manchester crematorium, which also served as the location for the distribution of his estate, worth £5,488.