Coroners Inquest

[sue14]

Hi

Does anyone know where a copy of a Coroners Inquest can be obtained.  Inquest was in 1916 Trent Vale.

If not which newspaper would have the report and where that could be found?

Sue

[nanny jan]

Hi,

If the file has survived the place to try would be the county archives:

http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/homepage.aspx

They can also advise which newspapers would carry reports and might have the originals or microfilm on site.

Good Luck!

Nanny Jan

[Zen rabbit]

Trentvale Stoke-on-Trent? Interesting as that is where I live. What is it to do with I might know. Otherwise it would most likely be reported in the Sentinel newspaper.
Stafford Archives might also have a copy of the report

[Zen rabbit]

seems this topic has been covered before.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=311081.0
alas it appear all pre-1981 coroners reports were destroyed.
And the Sentinel is a bit hit and miss

[sue14]

Thank you both for your replies.

The case was of a drowning of a 12 year old girl at Springfields Trent Vale on 11th August 1916.  Inquest held 14th August 1916.

Having read the other reply it looks I will be out of luck finding it.

Thanks again
Sue

[Drosybont]

The Coventry Evening Telegraph of Monday 14 August 1916 mentions the incident though not the inquest:  "Lost Ball Causes Two Deaths.  Mrs Lucy Sherwin and her twel-year-old daughter Caroline, were drowned in a pond at Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent.  The little girl lost a ball and fell into the water while trying to recover it.  The mother was drowned in an unsuccessful effort to save her daughter."

Drosybont

[Zen rabbit]

It was also in the Times.

http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/33261986/ you need to subscribe to see the actual page and the OCR transcript is a little "erratic"

Trent Vale, Stoke - on - Trent, Lucy Sherwin, 38, and her 12 - year - old daughter Caroline, drowned in a disused marlpit. The child fell [into t]he water while trying to recover a hall (ball), and the lost her life in attempting to save her. A (?) who endeavoured to rescue them narrowly su drowning, oemg eventuauy recovered oy named Jesse EffiaTasnd (I have no idea what that last bit might be)

[sue14]

Thank you very much Drosybont and Zen rabbit yes this is the right one.

Thank you

Sue