Identification in the 1880's

[corndolly]

Hi all

Hypothetical Query - if a person committed suicide in the 1880's, how would identification, registration and burial/disposal of the body have been handled.

I'm assuming no identity on said person, or anything left to suggest reason etc., and found in a city location.

Does anyone know if much effort would have been put in to try and find an identity?  Would the person have been buried in consecrated ground, or was it considered a crime?

Would it have been considered a newsworthy story/did they have inquests?

Have the possibility of one in the family and don't know where to start looking.

corndolly

[KGarrad]

There was a topic on this in the past!
See: http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=237463.0

[Jebber]

If they were unable to discover his identity the death would be registered as Unknown MALE with an estimated age.

Amended

I should also have said it would almost certainly be a paupers burial.

[stanmapstone]

See also http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=696286.msg5397206#msg5397206

The death registrations of "Unknown"  are at the end of the "U" section of the GRO Indexes, and after the "Z" section from the March ¼ 1870.

Stan

[corndolly]

Thankyou all

I have now read the answers you gave previously on this question - very sorry if you felt like you were repeating yourselves - had never seen these before.

They have given me somewhere to start.

corndolly

[KGarrad]

When I pointed out a past thread, in no way was I criticising you!

I was simply pointing out that a similar question had been asked before, and that the other thread may hold some answers for you.

Rather than repeating all that information, I felt it was more apt to point you in that direction.

I hope you found what you wanted - Good luck with your research.

[corndolly]

Thankyou

corndolly