Inquests?

[Owd Fossil]

Help.
      When a person is killed in a mining accident(Tawd Vale Colliery) and there is an inquest where will I  find the record? c 1887. I have a death certificate but gives little information.

[jangeo]

The Coal Mining History Resource Web Site gives details of mining accidents,miners deaths etc a very good place for seeking mining information.


Geoff W

[mshrmh]

Owd Fossil - in general inquest records were not kept, though it may be worth checking the relevant Records Office. The usual suggestion on here is to try local newspapers for reports - again these are likely to be at local & county records offices/local studies centres etc as well as at the British Library in London (Colindale). There are some online (the "Gale" collection) via the British Library - there is a subscription service, but some local libraries give access (including Lancashire I think).

There a couple of local history sites that have hits for the colliery - the Skelmersdale Heritage Society have a feature on the disaster there in 1897 - 10 years after "your" accident; but there is other data there:
http://www.skemheritage.org.uk/your-skelmersdale/skemory-lane/tawd-vale-colliery-disaster/
The Wigan World site also has a few hits and has lots of local information:
http://www.wiganworld.co.uk

[Owd Fossil]

Thanks for help. I have looked on the "Skelmersdale and W World" web pages but can find  nothing about specific deaths. The coroner was Samuel Brighouse. I have found that he was the coroner for Lancashire for many years and became a Lord. My ancestor is a lot harder to trace
        Many Thanks to all.

[Gibel]

The local paper would be the Ormskirk Advertiser. I believe it's on film in Ormskirk Library.

Skelmersdale library may also have it and other information on the disaster. It might be worth contacting them.

Gibel

[Owd Fossil]

Thanks G.
  But the death I am reseaching was 10 years before the Tawd Vale disaster?
   I will look at The Omskirk Advertiser though!
 

[Gibel]

Sorry didn't read it properly!

However I would think the inquest for your date may well have been reported in the paper.

Gibel

[Owd Fossil]

Thanks Geff & Gibel.
 The Coalmining History Resource Centre site was a help as  it gave a little more information on what happened leading up to the "accident".
I will also look in The Ormskirk Advertiser as this may give me a little more info.
But as his age is 42 on the mine records, and 45 on his death certificate.
                                     O F

[Joy123]

Hi, I sent a personal msg but don't think it got through

not sure if you have found the information, but if your still looking, I can ask at the Skelmersdale library for you

Joyce