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Hertfordshire / Newspaper report of an inquest 1926 - Shklovsky
« on: Thursday 07 June 18 20:08 BST (UK) »
Hi,
I have grown up with a story from my Dad's side of the family about one brother watching another brother burn to death, possibly after being left alone in a flat, possibly in Paris. All was very vague and I had no idea who these brothers were or how we were related.
Now, 4 years after my Father's death, I happened upon information about his Aunt (the black sheep) pointing me to look in London for her. It had been suggested that she had married a Russian and I was able to find the records of the marriage and the births of 3 children, Brian, Peter and Pauline. Also the record of death of Peter aged 3 in Hatfield district.
I have now received the death certificate and it shows that he died in Welwyn Garden City on 30th June 1926 and an inquest was held the following day.
The cause of death was shock to the system from burns which seems to support the dying in a fire story although not Paris and looking at photos of the road it looks like it was a house not a flat.
I am aware that the inquest record has probably been destroyed and have tried searching for a newspaper report with no success.
If anyone can help me with this or has any information about the Shklovsky family I would love to hear from you.
(I did post some of this originally in Herefordshire by mistake).
Alyson
I have grown up with a story from my Dad's side of the family about one brother watching another brother burn to death, possibly after being left alone in a flat, possibly in Paris. All was very vague and I had no idea who these brothers were or how we were related.
Now, 4 years after my Father's death, I happened upon information about his Aunt (the black sheep) pointing me to look in London for her. It had been suggested that she had married a Russian and I was able to find the records of the marriage and the births of 3 children, Brian, Peter and Pauline. Also the record of death of Peter aged 3 in Hatfield district.
I have now received the death certificate and it shows that he died in Welwyn Garden City on 30th June 1926 and an inquest was held the following day.
The cause of death was shock to the system from burns which seems to support the dying in a fire story although not Paris and looking at photos of the road it looks like it was a house not a flat.
I am aware that the inquest record has probably been destroyed and have tried searching for a newspaper report with no success.
If anyone can help me with this or has any information about the Shklovsky family I would love to hear from you.
(I did post some of this originally in Herefordshire by mistake).
Alyson