Coroners reports - Would coroners reports still exist from 1845 ?

[diddy5]

Would coroners reports still exist from 1845, and, if so, where would they be? My ancestor was killed by a railway carriage in Birkenhead and the coroner was the informant on the death cert.

[Bilge]

You could check these indexings.

http://www.blacksheepindex.co.uk/

What was his name and year of death?

[diddy5]

His name was Thomas Chamberlain and DoD was 24th April 1845.

Thanks

[Bilge]

There does not appear to be any records that I can find prior to 1892.

You may wish to contact these people and ask them if the records for that date exist.

http://www.liverpool.gov.uk/Leisure_and_culture/Libraries_and_archives/Catalogues_archive_and_local_history/index.asp

[kathb]

Diddy5, Birkenhead was in Cheshire in the period in which you are looking. 
The main holder of Coroners Records is the Cheshire Archives and Local Studies, have a look at their catalogue on the following site:
http://archive.cheshire.gov.uk/dserve/DServe.exe?dsqApp=Archive&dsqCmd=Index.tcl
Also it is worth trying the Wirral Archives their site is as follows:
http://www.wirral.gov.uk/LGCL/100009/200111/content_0002469.html
Good Luck
Kathb

[diddy5]

Thanks Bilge and Kath for your replies.

[kathb]

Diddy 5 just another thought.  Most Coroners inquests are reported in local newspapers.  The Wirral Archives hold copies of many of the local newspapers.
Regards
Kathb

[diddy5]

Hi Kath,
Thanks for that. I contacted Wirral but they don't have anything relevant but suggested Chester RO. I have emailed them and am waiting for a reply.

[Mumsie2131]

There will be a report in a local paper.  The Federation of Family History Societies produce a booklet listing all the local papers and the years they were published.  I had a problem looking for an obituary in an area I had been brought up in but found the report in a completely different Newspaper to the one I would have expected.
Dot