Inquests

[tiredwithtwins]

hello,
Im trying to find out about a couple of deaths that both have coroners cause of death on the death cert - is there anywhere i can find out more information about the inquest?
many thanks
sue

[Darcy]

Hi Sue ,

most inquests were reported in the local paper.
I have managed to get the report of two inquests into deaths in Lancashire ( 1882 & 1901 ) by applying to Tameside Library for a lookup of the local paper. In both cases the inquest was reported in the paper on the day it was held.
It's well worth the effort as the reports contain a lot of information.
Good luck
Darcy

[tiredwithtwins]

hi darcy,
thank you for that information - i suspected a visit to the local history section at the library was required!!
thanks again
sue

[Pollynation]

My g grandfather was run over by a train and an inquest was held.

He died in Stainforth, South Yorkshire, and the local paper was the Doncaster Gazette. I had his death certificate so searched from that date onwards.
The original documents from the coroner will probably not exist. ( not many live that long) but all the info will have been reported. I discoverd a few things from the paper that i didn't know.

Good luck with your search.
Pauline

P.S. like you username, why didn't i think of that one. (my twins are 5)

[tiredwithtwins]

My g grandfather was run over by a train and an inquest was held.

He died in Stainforth, South Yorkshire, and the local paper was the Doncaster Gazette. I had his death certificate so searched from that date onwards.
The original documents from the coroner will probably not exist. ( not many live that long) but all the info will have been reported. I discoverd a few things from the paper that i didn't know.

Good luck with your search.
Pauline

P.S. like you username, why didn't i think of that one. (my twins are 5)

no luck with either death for a write up of the inquest in the papers.
oh well, i think ive gone down every avenue with those now...

pauline, thanks for that! Im seriously considering renaming myself 'physically/mentallyexhaustedwithtwins'!!!
they lied when they said it got easier!!!!!!!!!!!

sue

[gennig]

Hi Sue

You don't say what year your looking for inquest records, prior to 1860 inquest records were filed with the quarter sessions.
Coroner's records in England and Wales by J Gibson and C Rogers lists the surviving holdings for each county.
The National Archives website, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ has a guide on inquest records, this may help.

Happy searching
 
gennig (by the way I'm a twin)

[tiredwithtwins]

Hi Sue

You don't say what year your looking for inquest records, prior to 1860 inquest records were filed with the quarter sessions.
Coroner's records in England and Wales by J Gibson and C Rogers lists the surviving holdings for each county.
The National Archives website, http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ has a guide on inquest records, this may help.

Happy searching
 
gennig (by the way I'm a twin)

hi,
 thanks for taking the time to reply!
the inquests were quite recent - 1966 and 1994; I have searched the local papers but no mention of either.
sue

[Pollynation]

If the inquests were only in the 1990's , then the coroner for that area should still have copies.

Try to find out who it was and write or phone him/her.
If your having problems finding that info, the local hospital or police should have the coroner's info.

Best wishes
Pauline