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England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Northumberland => Topic started by: harton on Wednesday 08 January 14 10:34 GMT (UK)
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In my research into my maternal line I found that my GGGrandfather died when a colliery wagon ran over him :( :(. I found a report in the Newcastle Courant Friday 2nd April 1852 as follows:
Newcastle Courant Friday April 2nd m1852
On Wednesday, the same Coroner held an inquest in Greenhead on Thomas Blenkin who had been killed by a colliery wagon going over him. The inquest was adjourned til 5th inst. In order to have the attendance of the district mine inspector.
I've been unable to find any additional information or a follow up report in the newspaper. Can anyone point in the right direction?
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harton, This might be a long shot, but it may be worth a try - Durham Mining Museum -
www.dmm.org.uk It is a site I have visited frequently as it also covers the Northumberland collieries.
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Sorry,
I am sure I looked up this man last year, and didn't find any further information, have you tried contacting South Shields library, they may be able to point you in the right direction, or make some suggestion, as to where the coroners papers were kept,
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Information about coroners' records in Durham County Record Office. Unfortunately very few records survive for County Durham for the nineteenth century and the early part of the twentieth century. http://www.durhamrecordoffice.org.uk/Pages/CoronersFiles.aspx
See http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/coroners/records.html about coroner's records, which gives a detailed explanation about them.
Stan