inquest records 1878 salford

[casstheo]

dear rootschat, my great great grandpa met with a nasty railway accident in 1878. an inquest was held on dec 9th 1878 and i am interested in finding out how the accident happened (cause of death: a goods waggon passing over his head). does anyone know where to apply to for a record search?
grateful for any info, janet chard

[midmum]

Janet, try Manchester Record Office. Salford local history musuem has microfilm of some newspapers at this time. Also there is a Jeremy Gibson guide to Coroners Records in England. Hope you find it, Heather

[JDGen]

Hi Janet,

Many Coroner's reports don't exist now, but you will often find detailed reports of both the inquest and the funeral in the local newspapers of the time.

You could contact Lancashire records office to see if they have any information or films of newspapers at the time - their email is record.office@ed.lancscc.gov.uk

As Heather says, the local offices can often be better for this information, but it's worth a try.

Jean

[skb]

If you are able to get there, Manchester Central Library has microfilm copies of many local newspapers.

[casstheo]

many thanks for all your help, will get searching, best wishes, janet