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Offline patmel

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coroners report
« on: Friday 30 December 05 15:58 GMT (UK) »
Hi can anyone please tell me where i can write to, to get coroners reports. Just received GGGrandfathers death certificate and there was an inquest on the 13th August 1928 conducted by the deputy coroner for the Western Union of Cumberland. Thanking everyone for all there help over the last year, have a great New Year.
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Offline Missprim

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Re: coroners report
« Reply #1 on: Friday 31 March 06 19:49 BST (UK) »
Hi,

If the coroner's report is still in existence it will be in the record office or archive for the area where the coroner worked.  For the Western Union of Cumberland that is going to be either Whitehaven Record Office or the one at Carlisle.

Chances are though that the report has been destroyed long ago.  In which case you should have a look at the local newspapers.  They usually reported inquests particularly if the death was gruesome or horrific - some things don't change!!  ::)   1928 is fairly modern, by that time local newpapers were really local and did not carry so much national news as the 19th century local papers did so I think you probably stand a good chance of finding some thing about the inquest in one of them.

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Re: coroners report
« Reply #2 on: Saturday 01 April 06 07:59 BST (UK) »
Thankyou missprim, will contact record office.
Regards patmel.