Richard CAINES Coroner of Somerset

[paullo]

Hi, you may find the following of interest re Defiance Coach.
Oct 13 1808 - advert in Exeter Flying Post - Defiance runnng from New London Inn , Exeter to Bristol Mon Wed Fri 6 p.m arriving Bristol 9 a.m.

Jul 23 1827 Accident between Celerity Coach and Defiance - Bristol Mercury.

Nov 22 1838 - Coach accident - Trewmans Exeter F P.
regards
Paul

[dee-jay]

Paul, I'd be interested in receiving a copy of all three, please.

Whilst I already have newspaper reports of the 2 accidents, it's good to have them from other sources as the local reporters attending the inquests sometimes included data not present when reproduced in the 'nationals'.

[dee-jay]

If you ever encounter a newspaper report of the POOLE inquest I'd be very grateful if you would reciprocate.   

Eureka!  My 'sub' to the BL Newspaper Archive is reaping huge dividends!  The relevant article appears in the Sherborne Mercury 07 Sep 1829.  However, I'd be grateful for any assistance in locating the burial of John POOLE aged 48.  

Update:  It seems I might already have encountered the burial 03 Sep 1829 John POOL recorded aged 40 of Street Ash in the Combe St Nicholas PR.

[alysa]

Hi Paul, are you still looking for information on RP Caines? He was in charge of an inquest of a distant relative of mine, and I can't track down any more details than were in the newspapers of the time. It's an interesting case and throws up a lot of questions. Please contact me for more details if you want them. By the way, your website contains a wealth of fabulous information
Alysa