RootsChat.Com

England (Counties as in 1851-1901) => England => Lancashire => Topic started by: laballard on Sunday 17 January 21 20:54 GMT (UK)

Title: Betsey Ballard 1902-1905
Post by: laballard on Sunday 17 January 21 20:54 GMT (UK)

I am trying to find information on my Great Aunt, Betsey Ballard, born 1902 in Ulverston, Lancashire.  She died, I think, of drowning near Grange Over Sands in 1905.  I thought someone had told me about a newspaper article dealing with her death, but I couldn't find any more information on that.  Any ideas where I can find newspaper archives for Lancashire?

Title: Re: Betsey Ballard 1902-1905
Post by: Joney on Monday 18 January 21 14:29 GMT (UK)

There is a Betsy Ballard's death registered in Ulverston in the September quarter of 1905. The child's age is given as 3, so this fits in with what you know.  Deaths in July, August and September are referred to as to being in the September quarter, so you need newspapers for these months in 1905.
 Local archives are closed because of the current situation. There is a British Newspaper Archives webite, which allows you three free searches before it demands that you pay for a subscription. You can limit your search to certain newspapers or newspapers with a certain county or within a particular date range.
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

If you want the information on the death certificate, you can get this as a PDF file, sent direct to your email address from the GRO for £7, rather than paying for the formal full certificate which is about £11 from memory.

Title: Re: Betsey Ballard 1902-1905
Post by: cath151 on Monday 18 January 21 14:47 GMT (UK)

Hi
Welcome to Rootschat, good advice above , there are a couple of reports about the inquest  in Soulby's Ulverston and General Intelligencer and a smaller piece in the Bolton Evening News both dated 27th July 1905.
Good luck
Cathy

Title: Re: Betsey Ballard 1902-1905
Post by: laballard on Sunday 24 January 21 18:06 GMT (UK)

Thanks for the information.  I do have Betsey's death certificate, but wanted to see if I could find out a bit more of the background.  The sources you provided are a good starting point.

Title: Re: Betsey Ballard 1902-1905
Post by: Joney on Sunday 24 January 21 18:15 GMT (UK)

Glad to help.  Good luck !

Title: Re: Betsey Ballard 1902-1905
Post by: Radcliff on Monday 25 January 21 12:52 GMT (UK)

Lancashire records office
Inquests
DDHD/CR/10/26
Betsey Ballard
aged 3 years
inquest file 3
1 file
22nd July 1905
verdict, accidental, drowned in the sea
you could possibly order this from the archives quoting the reference above,

within the same files is Nora Ballard who died from burns aged 8 in 1914 and Robert Ballard aged 18 who drowned due to suicide  in 1906

Title: Re: Betsey Ballard 1902-1905
Post by: laballard on Monday 25 January 21 12:55 GMT (UK)

Thank you