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Goonerbird
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Inquest
« on: Thursday 02 August 07 12:14 BST (UK) »
I have just received a copy of my great great grandfathers death certificate and it states that

William Merrett dod 16/2/1892 died aged 75 years Inquest held 17/2/1892. Cause of death was stable heart syndrome.

My question is does anyone know if you can look up inquests in Devizes and why an inquest on a 75 year old with heart problems ?

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Re: Inquest
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 05 August 07 21:52 BST (UK) »
Inquests were held for sudden deaths to rule out the possibility of foul play, particularly where someone was found dead.  I doubt this one would be considered worthy of a newspaper report, unless there was speculation about the circumstances of death, and there is no indication of the survival of inquest documentation for him on the A2A site for Wiltshire. 
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SOM/Chard/Combe St Nicholas:  Dean[e]/Doble/Jeffery/Burt;  DEV/Yarcombe:  Dean/Gill/Every; 
BRK/Newbury:  Westall/Green/Lewis/Canning;  WIL/Allcannings:  Hiscock/Amor;  HAM/Kingsclere:  Martin/Hiscock/Westall;  WAR/Marton/Bubbenhall:  Glenn/Holmes;  STS/Yoxall/Hamstall Ridware/Barton-u-Needwood:  Holmes/Dainty;  STS/Brewood/Codsall/Penkridge/Hatherton:  Dean[e]; GLA/Aberdare:  Dean/Dane

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Re: Inquest
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 05 August 07 23:59 BST (UK) »
Many thanks for that I did think that would be the reason,

Thank you for your help,

Audrey
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