Drowning in newspaper?

[fiona g]

I have an ancester who drowned in Yester Mains Mill Dam 1899 according to his death record,would such a thing be recorded in a newspaper.   Fiona

[tidybooks]

Could try the Scotsman if you have a subscription. I do not have a subscription but I got a few articles back when I searched on "1899" and "drowned"

Tom

[fiona g]

I will try the East Lothian Library maybe they will have a record.Thanks again.  Fiona

[hume]

There is also the East Lothian Courier. It began in 1859 as the Haddingtonshire Courier but changed its name in 1921. I'm sure there will be records held.

http://www.eastlothiancourier.com/

[fiona g]

EXCELLENT thanks Hume

[tidybooks]

But no records online.

Tom

[hume]

But no records online.

Unfortunately not.  However, there is a contact e-mail so fguthrie could enquire how she could access the records? Perhaps they'll even have a search for her. Worth a shot.

[tidybooks]

I used to deliver the Courier on my paper round, and it was the Haddingtonshire Courier then, 1964 approx,  printed by D J Croall in Haddington. It has been centralised now, not printed in Haddington anymore, my friend was a printer there and got made redundant 2 years ago, 24th Dec 2004. A nice present.

Tom

[tidybooks]

http://scone.strath.ac.uk/service/portal/pColnShow.cfm?LI=0&uColnID=6989

Is a link about records of Haddingtonshire Courier, and how to contact them.