Queensland - De CHASTEL, completed

[ian-nz]

Would someone in the Mt Morgan area have information on any local newspaper articles of Ann Elizabeth De Chastel who died in a fire sometime between 1894 and 1898. Her death does not seen to have been registered and I wonder why.
Would appreciate any help anyone can give.
Pauline

[cando]

Hi Pauline

The local library may be able to help

http://mmarchive.rockhamptonregion.qld.gov.au/library.html

Cheers
Cando

[gazania]

Hi,

You may already know this, but there is an inquest listed on the Index to Inquests on the Q Archives site:

http://www.archives.qld.gov.au/

for Oliver De Chastel 1886 490/Jus/N136

Unfortunately the Online Index so far goes to 1886.  But there should be record of an Inquest at the Archives for a house fire if you could get a search done.
Another newspaper at the time was The North Queensland Register, copies of which are held in the StaTe Library.  regards Gazania

[PrueM]

Hi Pauline,
Might be worth looking through the newspapers online at the NLA:

http://ndpbeta.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/home

Cheers
Prue 

[cando]

Previous thread
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,367112.0.html

I searched when researching the above thread.  I couldn't find anything related to Ann Elizabeth.

Cheers
Cando

[ian-nz]

Thank you all very much for your help. I will e-mail the Mt Morgan Library tomorrow and will let you know if I find anything new.
I will also start going through the news papers, there are rather a lot to look through.
Many many thanks to you all once again.
Pauline

[Ruskie]

Hi Pauline,

I have had my "bookmark" of this topic removed due to not being allowed to bookmark anymore.  So here is a proper reply:

I would be happy to check for a possible inquest at the State Archives next time I visit (perhaps next week). If any of the fab rootschatters think of anything else I can look up to try to find more about poor Ann Elizabeth, please let me know.

I am very curious about why her death may not have been registered. My thoughts on this are:
- late registration due to waiting for results of inquest or post mortem if one may have been done in such circumstances in those days?
- misspelling of surname

Curious ....

[Cazay]

Here is Annie's death reg, wrongly spelt, hopefully easier for Ruskie to find

1894/C4394 De Chestal Annie

http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/16.htm

Cazay

[ian-nz]

Thank you Cazay  You are amazing. I had tried different spelling of the name but obviously not that one. Strange no parents listed on the death record also.
Many thanks Pauline