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Title: Coroner / Death / Railway / Leaton 1929 / Edward Perry
Post by: bcd on Thursday 10 January 13 21:06 GMT (UK)

Hi

An ancester died "on or near the railway crossing at Leaton" 4th January 1929. I think that the death certificate reads "due to head being cut off by a passing railway train" and then I cannot decipher the verdict of the coroners court. Is it possible to get copies of these, or possibly newspapers from this date?
Thanks
Clare

Title: Re: Coroner / Death / Railway / Leaton 1929 / Edward Perry
Post by: nanny jan on Thursday 10 January 13 22:07 GMT (UK)

Hi,

Survival of Inquest files is patchy but local newspapers would probably have reported the event.  The county archives should be able to help:

http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/archives.nsf


Nanny Jan

Title: Re: Coroner / Death / Railway / Leaton 1929 / Edward Perry
Post by: bcd on Saturday 12 January 13 07:26 GMT (UK)

Thanks Nanny Jan, I have spoken to Shropshire Archives who have found a couple of newpapers references so I am off there today to see what I can find - excited.com!

Title: Re: Coroner / Death / Railway / Leaton 1929 / Edward Perry
Post by: nanny jan on Saturday 12 January 13 09:59 GMT (UK)

Great news!   Hope you find some interesting items.

Title: Re: Coroner / Death / Railway / Leaton 1929 / Edward Perry
Post by: GrahamSimons on Saturday 12 January 13 12:33 GMT (UK)

Might be something in the Railway Inspector files at the National Archives.