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Coroner mentioned on death certificate

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Elizabeth A

Elizabeth A Report 24 Oct 2003 03:58

Hi there Try contacting the: South London Press 2 - 4 Leigham Court Road Streatham London SW16 2PD Sorry I have not got a phone number. Hope they might help Liz

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 Report 23 Oct 2003 23:16

Hi Linda. One of the problems is that although it was in Surrey then, it is in London now! Lots of places like that. Best suggestion is to try and contact Southwark Local Studies Library and/or the Lambeth Archives, Minet Library. Sorry but contact info is not provided! If not, then try the British Library - believe you need the bit in Colindale. If they haven't got it, they will know who has. Good luck. Maz. XX

Linda & Tim

Linda & Tim Report 23 Oct 2003 22:32

Hi Maz The sub-district is just given as Camberwell. There is an a road mentioned on the death certificate, but it's hard to read. Maybe Grosvenor Square? It's definitely something Square...! The inquest was held on 28/11/1865 and my gggrandfather's name was Isaac Walter Acland.

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 Report 23 Oct 2003 18:20

Richard - Listings I have for Bradford local papers as follows (but this may not be complete as my book is really only up to 1920 but shows 1920+ for the ones I have included) Bradford/Yorkshire Observer (daily) - Keighley Library (the) Yorkshireman, Bradford Daily Argus, Kemp's Yorkshire Gazette, Bradford Pioneer - Bradford Central Library Linda - struggling to find a listing for 1865 in Camberwell, seems to start from 1870. Have you got the death cert with more specific address of either the death, reg district or coroners office? Maz. XX

Linda & Tim

Linda & Tim Report 23 Oct 2003 12:38

Maz I've had a similar problem in trying to fidn out about the inquest into my gggrandfather's death in Camberwell in 1865. I wrote to Coroner for that area and had a very nice letter back saying that they only had limited files relating to this date and my gggrandfather's details were unfortunately no longer there. I've been wanted to find out if anythingh was put in the local paper. Have you any idea which paper would have covered the Camberwell area of Surrey?

Richard

Richard Report 23 Oct 2003 01:10

Thanks for everyones help. The district on the certificate is N. Bierley - which is now Bradford district. The person concerned died in Thornton, Bradford. Most of my certificates mention N. Bierley but I have obtained the ceritificates from the Bradford Register Office, Manor Row.

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256

Maz (the Royal One) in the East End 9256 Report 22 Oct 2003 23:57

As mentioned, a lot of these records don't survive. However, contact the relevant County Record Office and ask. Also don't forget that inquests are/were often reported in the local rag - ask the CRO about that too. Also I have 'a little book' about local newspapers, so let me know what area and I will see what it says. Maz. XX

Carol

Carol Report 22 Oct 2003 23:51

There is a 75 year closure for these records, so you should be OK with that one. Contact the archives for the county concerned.

Richard

Richard Report 22 Oct 2003 23:44

The death occurred in 1927...

Janet

Janet Report 22 Oct 2003 23:42

You don't say how long ago this happened. I tried to get a copy of the Coroner's report on my gt grandfather's death in 1880, and was told that all records before 1892 had been destroyed. So near, and yet so far. Jan

Richard

Richard Report 22 Oct 2003 23:41

Hi I recently recieved a death certificate which mentioned a coroners report of the death. Does anyone know if it possible to find out further information on such a death and where? It mentions the date of the inquest and the name of the coroner. Thanks for any help Richard