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Title: Searching Carlisle Newspapers for suicide death
Post by: jillynetter on Friday 01 June 07 23:18 BST (UK)

I'd like to search for possible article on my Great Grandmas' death. She commited suicide not long after her husband had died in WW1 - Battle of Jutland.
Would it be more likely that the story is told twice, meaning once of her death and then again with the findings of a Coroners report?

I'm wondering if this is available at the Library and if it costs to search.
If it's not there then how can I do it, any advice welcome.

Title: Re: Searching Carlisle Newspapers for suicide death
Post by: Geoff E on Saturday 02 June 07 08:25 BST (UK)

They didn't waste much time in holding inquests in those days.  One of my ancestors shot himself on the Wednesday, the inquest was held on the Thursday and was reported in Saturday's paper. That was in 1891.

Title: Re: Searching Carlisle Newspapers for suicide death
Post by: jillynetter on Saturday 02 June 07 19:40 BST (UK)

Thanks Geoff,  where did you find the newspaper with it in?

Title: Re: Searching Carlisle Newspapers for suicide death
Post by: Romilly on Saturday 02 June 07 19:56 BST (UK)

You could try the Newspaper Library at Colingdale, see:

http://www.bl.uk/collections/newspapers.html

Romilly.

Title: Re: Searching Carlisle Newspapers for suicide death
Post by: Geoff E on Saturday 02 June 07 21:39 BST (UK)

Quote from: jillynetter on Saturday 02 June 07 19:40 BST (UK)

Thanks Geoff,  where did you find the newspaper with it in?

Sadly, I've no idea where it came from - someone sent it to me a couple of years ago.

That suicide was in Wigton.

Title: Re: Searching Carlisle Newspapers for suicide death
Post by: bobgraham on Monday 04 June 07 15:40 BST (UK)

If you go to www.cumberland-news.com, they have an archive page on LHS of screen.
bob

Title: Re: Searching Carlisle Newspapers for suicide death
Post by: jillynetter on Tuesday 05 June 07 01:10 BST (UK)

Thanks Bob but I think the archives in The Cumberland News don't go back very far. I'd love to be wrong but I tried a search anyway and no 1916 came up just 2006.
I now know the date of the inquest so that will help.

Title: Re: Searching Carlisle Newspapers for suicide death
Post by: Jim on Friday 22 June 07 22:48 BST (UK)

The Records Offices will search for you I think it's 1 hour minimum at £25/hour

Cumbria Libraries newspaper collections
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/libraries/localstudies/newspaper.asp

For a full list of old Cumberland Newspapers and who keeps them.
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/eLibrary/Content/Internet/542/827/3781110059.pdf

Title: Re: Searching Carlisle Newspapers for suicide death
Post by: jillynetter on Friday 22 June 07 23:00 BST (UK)

Thanks Jim, do you know if I can get a printed copy of an article or would I have to write the details from the article?

Title: Re: Searching Carlisle Newspapers for suicide death
Post by: Jim on Friday 22 June 07 23:12 BST (UK)

They will print it out for you,

Send me the details ( by PM if you prefer) and I will check our archives at www.cultrans.com

You never know!