Woods Maghera 1922

[Summer18]

On behalf of a friend of mine I am seeking information by way of newspaper report into the tragic death in a fire of Mary Catherine Woods in Maghera early November 1922.

I believe that the inquest into her death was early December 1922 but I am seeking to find the possible newspaper report of that time into the inquest

Thanks for any information

[aghadowey]

On behalf of a friend of mine I am seeking information by way of newspaper report into the tragic death in a fire of Mary Catherine Woods in Maghera early November 1922.

I believe that the inquest into her death was early December 1922 but I am seeking to find the possible newspaper report of that time into the inquest

Thanks for any information

Where did this information come from? It would be unusual to have such a gap between the death and the inquest. Maghera comes under Magherafelt registration district but I can't see a matching death in PRONI's database.

An Annie Woods died 30 Nov.1922 age 8 months (strange because index usually just gives age as '0' indicating deceased was under one year old) but you haven't given any indication of age.

[scotmum]

Closest I'm seeing at moment was a death by burning followed by inquest next day, of a Mary Woods, but in Bessbrook and January 1925. Oddly, I am not finding this death on GRONI index though.

[aghadowey]

The only death in 1922 in Maghera sub-district (Magherafelt district) is for the infant Annie Woods I mentioned earlier. It's possible she died elsewhere (hospital perhaps) but nothing matches in an N.I. county.

[aghadowey]

Closest I'm seeing at moment was a death by burning followed by inquest next day, of a Mary Woods, but in Bessbrook and January 1925. Oddly, I am not finding this death on GRONI index though.

This might be the death for 'Mary' Woods- Bessbrook in Newry registration district-
D/1925/184/1023/7/499   Minnie   Woods   26th January 1925   45      Female   Newry

[scotmum]

Just checked newspaper again and that works datewise. Newspaper was printed 28th, referred to inquest previous afternoon, 27th and inquest report referred to the death as previous evening, so 26th.

Summer18, given the surname and nature of death, could this be the one your friend is looking for information on? Are you certain of Maghera being the place and 192 the year, for the Mary Woods your friend has provided details to you of?

If it helps, the Mary who died in 1925, had a son, John and a sister, Harriet.

[scotmum]

The 1922 Annie Woods death, seems to fit with this birth:

U/1922/181/1022/28/371   Annie   Woods   28th February 1922   Female   Bradley   Magherafelt(pre-1973 Q4)

and so this marriage:

ELIZABETH BRADLEY and JOHN WOODS
on 10 June 1920

Elizabeth/Lizzie was a minor at the time.

[aghadowey]

I would draw your attention to the fact that the child's name is listed as ANNIE (not Mary Catherine as in your PM) in the death, and apparently, as scotmum found, in the birth registration.