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Scotland (Counties as in 1851-1901) => Scotland => Lanarkshire => Topic started by: peramar on Sunday 24 August 14 19:49 BST (UK)
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I am hoping some one may be able to help me. My Gt Grandfather, Henry McKeown collapsed and died in Airdrie on 5th February 1899. His death certificate states that it was a 'sudden death'. Will I be able to find any more information about his death? Could there be a newspaper report or a coroner's inquest report? If so, where would I look? I hope to be vising the Mitchell library and the Scotland's people centre in the next few days. Will I find the information in one of these areas?
Thanks for reading this.
Peramar
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My first stop would be Scotland's People. The death is recorded there. There would be in all probability an RCE attached to the record. This may show the information you wish.
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search/death/index.aspx
http://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/help/index.aspx?r=554&404
Regards
Malky
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It would seem that Henry died following a fatal fall, at a house he was visiting - 43 Well Wynd, Airdrie. Apparently, he had been drinking at the house and when he rose to leave, unfortunately he fell down the outside stairs and struck his head.
There is brief mention of the unfortunate event in the February 9th edition of the Southern Reporter (which was a Selkirkshire paper).
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Just to clarify a point ..... There are no Coroners Inquests in Scotland, the responsibility for investigating Sudden Deaths falls to the Procurator Fiscal.
RCE. Additions only come about if the PF comes up with information different to that already reported to the Registrar, these RCE's often contain very little further information. Newspaper reports, if they exist are often much more informative.
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Just to clarify a point ..... There are no Coroners Inquests in Scotland
Not only that, but there are no Coroners in Scotland, and no Inquests of any kind.
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Thank you all for all your help. It is very much appreciated especially since I live in Yorkshire. Would any of you be able to tell me where Henry may have been buried? He was a Roman Catholic.
Thanks again
Peramar
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Possibly St Joseph's Cemetery?
See http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=555084.0
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I can see no document at the National Archives www.nas.gov.uk for a Fatal Accident Inquiry for Henry. The newspaper report and death certificate might be all the story you can discover.
Where was Henry living at the time of his death?
Josey
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Thanks again. Henry was living at 433 Main Street, Coatbridge at the time of his death according to his death certificate.
Peramar
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I can see no document at the National Archives www.nas.gov.uk for a Fatal Accident Inquiry for Henry. The newspaper report and death certificate might be all the story you can discover.
Where was Henry living at the time of his death?
Josey
FAI's are rare, even today, but I would agree that the newspapers, especially local ones, might be the best source of any additional details.
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As Henry lived in Coatbridge, there's also a chance he could be buried in Old Monkland Cemetery in Coatbridge.
His religion wouldn't particularly matter as most cemeteries cater for religious denominations of all sorts.
In the case of an R.C. burial, the plot (part of a section or a whole section) would have been previously consecrated.
There may have been an article in the Coatbridge and Airdrie Advertiser (the local newspaper), copies of which can be viewed on microfilm at Airdrie Library, see: http://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=19574
Anne :)
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Thanks again to all of you.
I have just visited the Scotland's People centre in Edinburgh and received a copy of the corrected entry for my Henry.
Peramar
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Thank you all for all your help. It is very much appreciated especially since I live in Yorkshire. Would any of you be able to tell me where Henry may have been buried? He was a Roman Catholic.
Thanks again
Peramar
He is indeed in St Joseph's. The lair book entry gives his place of death as 14 Wellwynd. He is buried in plot 948. There is one other person in that plot from my records. Elizabeth McKeown (48) who died 16/5/1894. Address of death is given as 429 Main Street, Coatbridge.
Chris
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Hi Chris
Thanks you so much for that information. Can you tell me where my Grandparents, Henry and Alice McKeown might be buried? They both died in 1953, their address was Edinburgh Road, Baillieston and they were both Roman Catholics.
Thanks again
Peramar
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Hi Chris
Thanks you so much for that information. Can you tell me where my Grandparents, Henry and Alice McKeown might be buried? They both died in 1953, their address was Edinburgh Road, Baillieston and they were both Roman Catholics.
Thanks again
Peramar
hi Peramar,
Ive just started the next book, which covers the Eastside plots.
Alice McKeown, died 11 June 1953 and was buried in the 13th in St Josephs. It gives her age as 71 and her address as 205 Edinburgh Road, Baillieston. She is buried in Section G Plot 360.
Henry died on 27th of July that year and was buried in the same plot as Alice a day later. He was 73.
Regards
Chris
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Hi Chris
Thank you so much for that information. Are you transcribing the records? I must have many more ancestors/relatives buried there so would be interested in purchasing any records etc.
Thanks again
Peramar
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Hi Chris
Thank you so much for that information. Are you transcribing the records? I must have many more ancestors/relatives buried there so would be interested in purchasing any records etc.
Thanks again
Peramar
Hi Peramar,
Your welcome. Im a voluntary transcriber of the lair books for North Lanarkshire Council Archives. I can give you any information from the books, but purchasing a copy of the records would have to be done through the Archives office in Motherwell.
Chris