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Newspapers from 1857
« on: Thursday 01 June 17 14:26 BST (UK) »
Can anyone tell me where I might be able to view 1857 newspapers for the Dudley area if any exist? Thank you

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Re: Newspapers from 1857
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 01 June 17 15:06 BST (UK) »
British Newspaper Archives have newspapers for that year covering the Dudley area including Worcestershire Chronicle, Worcester Herald, Worcester Journal, Birmingham Journal, Wolverhampton Chronicle and Staffordshire Advertiser. This is a subscription site.
Madden, Cunningham, Webb, Upton, Kinsey, Askew

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Re: Newspapers from 1857
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 01 June 17 15:18 BST (UK) »
What are you looking for?

Jackie
Dudley Worcs:Ellis Durkin Oakley Rich Smith
Baggot Saunders Turner Williams Hobbs
Harts Hill: Baggot Wright

Tipton:Whitehouse (boatman) Timmins
Yorkshire:Littlewood Wilcockson
Derbyshire:Wilcockson

Derby Belper:Spencer
Herefordshire Brampton Bryan:-Turner

Worcs. Hereford. Gloucs.
Hodgetts




Radnorshire: Meredith
Bristol Somerset: Box

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Re: Newspapers from 1857
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 01 June 17 19:12 BST (UK) »
Thank you for your replies. I have an ancestor who died in Tipton, after being in a iron stone mine accident involving gun powder. I thought it might have been in the local papers. It happened in September 1857.


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Re: Newspapers from 1857
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 01 June 17 23:10 BST (UK) »
Hi
British Newspaper Archives have newspapers for that year covering the Dudley area including Worcestershire Chronicle, Worcester Herald, Worcester Journal, Birmingham Journal, Wolverhampton Chronicle and Staffordshire Advertiser. This is a subscription site.
Some Library memberships give online access to the B N A.
Malmesbury- Bishop.
Gloucestershire-Bishop,Hicks,Higgs,Hill,Hooper,Hopkins,Pitcher,Robertson,Stinton,Terret,Woodruff.
Worcestershire-Stinton. 
Devon- Borrough or Burrow.

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Re: Newspapers from 1857
« Reply #5 on: Friday 02 June 17 10:41 BST (UK) »
Can you supply a name?

Jackie
Dudley Worcs:Ellis Durkin Oakley Rich Smith
Baggot Saunders Turner Williams Hobbs
Harts Hill: Baggot Wright

Tipton:Whitehouse (boatman) Timmins
Yorkshire:Littlewood Wilcockson
Derbyshire:Wilcockson

Derby Belper:Spencer
Herefordshire Brampton Bryan:-Turner

Worcs. Hereford. Gloucs.
Hodgetts




Radnorshire: Meredith
Bristol Somerset: Box

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www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: Newspapers from 1857
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 01 July 17 09:21 BST (UK) »
Sorry Jackie, I have only just received noticed this message. I did not see the notification. His name was Thomas Rogers.

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Re: Newspapers from 1857
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 01 July 17 11:21 BST (UK) »
Hi Jackie

Have you thought of trying the BMSGH search services as this is there neck of the woods & Im sure the society could help you but there would be a charge involved

All the very best

Phil
BMSGH member 16715
Worcestershire - Heeks, Maiden, Pinchin, Hartland, Tredwell, Holliday, Morton, Collins, Aldington, Saunders
Oxfordshire - Gomm, Hamblet, Austin, Winter,
Herefordshire - Lowe
Radnor - Lowe, Powell
Gloucestershire - Holliday, Pinchin

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Re: Newspapers from 1857
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 02 July 17 11:53 BST (UK) »
Sorry..can't find anything in newspaper..when + where was his death registered?

Jackie
Dudley Worcs:Ellis Durkin Oakley Rich Smith
Baggot Saunders Turner Williams Hobbs
Harts Hill: Baggot Wright

Tipton:Whitehouse (boatman) Timmins
Yorkshire:Littlewood Wilcockson
Derbyshire:Wilcockson

Derby Belper:Spencer
Herefordshire Brampton Bryan:-Turner

Worcs. Hereford. Gloucs.
Hodgetts




Radnorshire: Meredith
Bristol Somerset: Box

Census Information is Crown Copyright from
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk