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Title: prison records
Post by: unilove18 on Tuesday 25 June 13 14:36 BST (UK)

Hey was wondering if anyone knew anything about northern ireland prison records back in the 30s, im trying to trace a murder that happened in the 30s and I know the man that committed the crime, just trying to find the proper year in which it happened, as I cant find the death record of the person that died.
Is there any way of tracing the prison records????
Laura

Title: Re: prison records
Post by: Elwyn Soutter on Wednesday 26 June 13 23:07 BST (UK)

Try PRONI, Belfast.

Title: Re: prison records
Post by: AndyMcElroy on Thursday 27 June 13 20:40 BST (UK)

Laura,

You can try the following link to the British Newspaper Archive for the Belfast Telegraph. The murder may have been reported on in the newspaper.

If you join you get a few free credits to view 3 newspaper articles. You view a page as a PDF Document and can zoom in to read articles.

http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?NewspaperTitle=Belfast%2BNews-Letter&SortOrder=dayEarly

Good Luck,
Andy

Title: Re: prison records
Post by: unilove18 on Friday 28 June 13 12:18 BST (UK)

thank you andy will def try that.

thanks laura

Title: Re: prison records
Post by: unilove18 on Friday 28 June 13 12:24 BST (UK)

andy tried that site there, but only shows results for 1900, im after 1930s

:(

laura

Title: Re: prison records
Post by: Elwyn Soutter on Friday 28 June 13 12:45 BST (UK)

Belfast Central Library has back copies of many of the newspapers in Northern Ireland. PRONI also has some (not necessarily the same papers). Neither is on-line though and a personal visit is normally required to access them.