Info on a death.

[zakiemya10]

Hi.  Can someone advise me as to how I can find information on the death of my great grandmother.
Her name was Barbara Berry.  She died in 1916 aged 30.  I was told that it was a violent death caused by someone.  Is there access to newspapers e.g Free Press etc.

Hope someone can help.

Thanks
Zakiemya

[shanew147]

The place to start might be with a death cert. This will show the  date,  and cause of death. Once you have the exact date it will be easier to search newspapers for further details.

This looks like a possible match from the BMD Index :

  Name: Barbara Berry
  Registration district:   Wexford
  Event type: Death
  Quarter and year: Jul - Sep 1916
  Age: 30  (est. year of birth   1886)
  Volume: 4 / Page: 459

I dont think any historic Wexford papers are available online at the moment, and your profile doesn't say where you are located.. but the National Library in Dublin has a good collection of newspapers, and Wexford town library also has local newspapers..

see : Local Studies Service, Newspapers

for details on ordering a death certs, and the details included see :

  Ordering Certs from GRO Roscommon
  Details included on a Death Cert


Shane

[zakiemya10]

Thats definitely her.  I will send off for her death certificate.
Sorry about the profile.  I am in Buckinghamshire, England.  Just tried to change it but no luck.

Thanks for your help.

[shorts]

The parish record from Bride Street Church for the marriage of Barbara to John Berry on March 17th 1902