Jane McCarrick

[lynne georgina]

I have death cert. of Jane McCarrick who burned in a house fire when her dresses caught light at the edge of her fireplace, Liverpool, Squires Street, 1889. She was 10 days in the workhouse hospital with burns to her front, and then died, leaving a large family. She died 23rd and was buried 25th May 1889. She was buried in a public grave at Ford Cemetery. I would love to find a burial service record for her, and perhaps a newspaper report of her accident at home.
Anyone any ideas which newspapers may exist that may have reported on this? Any new info would be wonderful.
Her 20 month old youngest child, Bernard, had been sat on her lap when she caught fire. She jumped up and he rolled across the floor away from her. This child became my husband's grandfather, so it would mean a great deal for us to find out more.
Thanks in advance, Lynne

[Barbara.H]

Hi Lynne

There is a newspaper article about the coroner's inquest on Jane's death in the Liverpool Mercury, May 27th 1889, however there is no mention of Bernard.  It's in the British Library newspaper archive, which you can access on line if you have a Lancashire library card (if you don't, I'll type it out for you, its not that long).

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/onrl/

  Barbara

[emmsthheight]

Hi Lynne. 

As far as the burial service is concerned, if you can get a look at the burial register, it should say whether a Minister was there and the name.  Then you can work out which denomination and the church he was at.  Some of them kept burial records for the funeral servivices they ran even though there were no burials at the church.  Even a death announcement in the paper may well give where the service was.

There are some Liverpool Mercury scans on the Gale Newspaper Scans.

If you re in a UK Library or get a ticket for one, many online, many of them offer free access from their own library site.  Log in there, look for the free online date section, log in under library card number and look for 19C English newspapers.

If it's early 20 century, and you have a good idea of the date, you could try emailing the nearest library or Liverpool Local Studies and ask for a look up - unless anyone's going.

Best wishes

Emms

[lynne georgina]

Hi Lynne

There is a newspaper article about the coroner's inquest on Jane's death in the Liverpool Mercury, May 27th 1889, however there is no mention of Bernard.  It's in the British Library newspaper archive, which you can access on line if you have a Lancashire library card (if you don't, I'll type it out for you, its not that long).

http://www.lancashire.gov.uk/onrl/

  Barbara

Superb, Barbara. I do not have said access, so can you please type it for me? Very grateful indeed.
Take care, and thanks in advance,
Lynne

[lynne georgina]

Thanks, Emms. I will study your advice carefully, and do what I can.
Regards,
Lynne