I'm hoping that someone can help me in one of two ways with some newspaper articles I am trying to find.
I am primarily looking for an obituary for James Hurman, born 1842 in Appledore, Devon, but who lived from a very young age in Cardiff until his death. He was a railway and dock superintendent in Cardiff. I have found masses of articles regarding him using the 19th Century British Library Newspaper archive through my university, but even though they say the database goes up to 1913, all mention of James stops at 1900, but he did not die until 1908 and I know that he did many things after that from other sources, but the circumstances around his death are eluding me
So I would be very grateful if someone could tell me if they know of another online archive for newspapers of that area, or if anybody actually in that part of Wales goes to somewhere that holds newpapers like the Western Mail for that time who would not mind trying to find some articles for me, such as an obituary or reports into his death/testatory situation. I am sure there must be something as he was from what I can see a very important man who was involved in many business concerns (including a brewery and the Grand Pier at Weston Supermare), was chairman or on the committee of many clubs, First Master Freemason, is listed as gentry in Slaters' Directory and even met Edward vii !!.
According to the only newspaper report I have found on his death, which is a short notice from his solicitors to creditors (and doesn't really tell me anything) he died August 1908. GRO index backs that up as he is listed JAS quarter.
Any help with this would be much appreciated as I live a long way from Cardiff, so it would be impossible for me to look for hardcopies myself.
Many thanks in advance
