Omnibus Accident

[chalkley73]

My great great grandmother was killed by an Omnibus after being knocked into the road by children in Green Street Bethnal Green on 27/08/1890.

I have the death certificate i just wonder if there is any newspaper articals relating to it

regards

Kevin

[Dave Francis]

Hi Kevin

I've had a quick look at The Times, but no joy I'm afraid.

If you give me her full name I might have more luck?

Dave

[Valda]

Hi

London was an extremely big city with many deaths, accidents, suicides etc on a daily basis. It is more likely that a local newspaper would have reported the inquest. Tower Hamlets Archives will hold local newspapers for the area. As you know the exact date of the inquest from the death certificate it might be worth contacting them and requesting a search of the newspapers they hold

http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/lgnl/leisure_and_culture/local_history__archives.aspx


Regards

Valda

[chalkley73]

Oh yes a name would help i guess 

Her name was Martha Chalkley

[jorose]

http://newspapers.bl.uk/blcs/
looks like there is a mention in Reynold's Newspaper, Sunday, August 31, 1890. (just searched on Chalkley and the date).

You would have to pay to access the full article (or see if you can access it at your local library, some have access to these databases). Her name is listed here as "Martha Eliza Chalkley", and the article is headed "A FATAL JOKE".

[Dave Francis]

Oh yes a name would help i guess 

Her name was Martha Chalkley

Still can't find anything in The Times, even though this sort of incident was often reported.

The item found by Jorose seems like your best bet.

Dave

[Valda]

Hi

You can never tell what a national or a whole London paper will pick up and how much print space they will give it. Local newspapers tend to make it a bigger news item because of course it is going to be of more interest to their readership. Other newspapers may then take it from that original source.

Regards

Valda

[Ringrose]

My g uncle was killed by an omnibus in Fulham whilst he was on his errand bike. Having the death cert with exact date I contacted the Fulham Archives who photocopied the coroners report from the newspaper and sent it to me.
How about approaching a couple of record offices and see if they can help.Like Fulham there may be a small archive in that area.
Ringrose

[Valda]

Hi

The advice about contacting Tower Hamlets Archives (plus link) has been suggested in a previous post. Tower Hamlet Archives service is the local London borough which covers the area of Bethnal Green so they would hold the local newspapers for the area like 

The Hackney Standard, Bethnal Green and Shoreditch Chronicle


Survival rates of Coroners records themselves are much more problematical
see the London Metropolitan Guide

http://217.154.230.218/NR/rdonlyres/B4AD8012-54EA-4A38-BD3D-273ABB331498/0/41CORONERSRECORDSFORLONDONANDMIDDLESEX.pdf


Regards

Valda