inquest

[oldhippyone]

where do i go to see the inquest report on someone who died 1888 at houghton le spring death cerificate says inquest held on 22 september 1888 certifice received from deputy coroner easington ward

[nanny jan]

Hi,

Not all Inquest files have survived; contact the county archives and ask if they hold the file. If the file is no longer available you might find a report in local newspapers.

http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/home.aspx


I've looked for 3 in the London area; one report survived, found one write-up in a newspaper and nothing for the third.

Good Luck!

Nanny Jan

[stanmapstone]

Following an inquest, there is no such thing as a "coroner's report", in the sense of a structured narrative setting out what happened. Individual Coroners decide what happens to the papers very many of them were destroyed by the coroner anyway, hence there are regional variations in survival. It is a simple enough matter to enquire at the  county record office, which will almost certainly know what is available and where it is.
Stan

[oldhippyone]

which paper would i look in ,

[stanmapstone]

Coroners Records at Durham  http://www.rootschat.com/links/01evm/

Stan

[oldhippyone]

could she have lain there unnoticed from july to september when the coroner was called ?

[oldhippyone]

the link stan gave me was for chester ward ,,, is that easington ?

[stanmapstone]

There is a report in the Newcastle Courant - Friday 28 September 1888
Fatal Fall at Houghton-Le-Spring. - An inquest was held at Houghton-Le-Spring on Saturday afternoon by Mr. C. E. Barnes of Durham, deputy-coroner, on the body of Frances Shaw, of the Market Place, who had died from injuries received on the 9th July. aged 67 years. The evidence showed that the old woman had accidentally fallen down in her own house and broken her thigh bone. She gradually gave way after the accident and died from the shock to the system. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.


Stan

[oldhippyone]

thank you stan i will phone newcastle library up tomorrow and see if i can get a coppie of the paper