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Coroner inquest records Edinburgh?
« on: Saturday 24 May 08 09:35 BST (UK) »
Is it possible to obtain coroner inquest  records..... if so........ how and where?
I would like to obtain this record found attached to a death certificate of a relatives death in  Edinburgh.
The recorded information from certificate;
Precognition before registration of Coronal Entry
Vol 25 page 225 date 06/12/1912

Thanks for reading
Suzy
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Re: Coroner inquest records Edinburgh?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 25 May 08 15:17 BST (UK) »
Hello Suzy

We don't have coroners of inquests in Scotland.  If a death was due to a serious accident or other cause of concern to the public, there may be a Fatal Accident Inquiry which is conducted before a Sheriff ( a Judge).

The reference to a precognition - a legal process involving taking a statement before a trial - suggests that there was some sort of legal process going on.  What was the cause of death - was your relative for instance murdered or killed in an accident. I would be inclined to try the website of the National Archives of Scotland - www.nas.gov.UK  - or SCAN www.scan.org.UK to see if there is anything about your relative.

Where did your relative live? If he died in unusual circumstances, the local newspaper would probably have carried some news about it. There are on-line indexes for the Scotsman and the Glasgow Herald so you might find something there.

Happy hunting

jessden
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Re: Coroner inquest records Edinburgh?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 25 May 08 17:35 BST (UK) »
Investigations into all sudden or suspicious deaths are the responsibility of the local Procurator Fiscal of the area in which a person died.

The Fiscal’s role is similar to that of the Coroner in England and Wales, and the findings of their investigations are noted in the Register of Corrected Entries although all such investigations are generally done in private as there is no Coroners Court as there is in English Law.

You would usually find an entry in the margin of a death certificate referring to the Register of Corrected Entries (usually abbreviated to RCE or ‘Reg. Cor. Ent.’) giving a volume reference number.

You generally find very little in these registers except the cause of death.

The RCE entries can now be viewed on Scotlands People .... if there is one and it costs an additional two credits for it.

In the late 1800's Fatal Accident Inquiries (FAI's) were introduced and as has been said they were conducted by the PF in front of a Sheriff - However these hearings were only held if required by law or if the enquiry was deemed to be in the public interest. Even today there are relatively few FAI's
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Re: Coroner inquest records Edinburgh?
« Reply #3 on: Monday 26 May 08 03:59 BST (UK) »
Hello and thank you to jessden and Falkyrn,

Thank you for your responses, you are correct..... I did get this information  attached to my death certificate, I was  shocked, saddened and intrigued that this death.... a soldier ........in fact a Sergeant ......  cause of death.........suicide by cut throat, He was in the Edinburgh Infirmary and usual address was Lady Lawson street, just below Edinburgh Castle. age 42 at death.

I am trying to find his attestation papers or in fact any records I have had to work backwards on this family and just cannot get that link!!
I have another thread on Armed forces for help to try and get his actual regiment link to track him down!
Its just keep plugging away and something will jump out..I hope!
Thanks for your help Suzy
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