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Offline unilove18

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« on: Tuesday 25 June 13 14:36 BST (UK) »
Hey was wondering if anyone knew anything about northern ireland prison records back in the 30s, im trying to trace a murder that happened in the 30s and I know the man that committed the crime, just trying to find the proper year in which it happened, as I cant find the death record of the person that died.
Is there any way of tracing the prison records????
Laura

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Re: prison records
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 26 June 13 23:07 BST (UK) »
Try PRONI, Belfast.
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Re: prison records
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 27 June 13 20:40 BST (UK) »
Laura,

You can try the following link to the British Newspaper Archive for the Belfast Telegraph. The murder may have been reported on in the newspaper.

If you join you get a few free credits to view 3 newspaper articles. You view a page as a PDF Document and can zoom in to read articles.

http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results?NewspaperTitle=Belfast%2BNews-Letter&SortOrder=dayEarly

Good Luck,
Andy
lurgan-ancestry.co.uk, Lurgan and the McElroy family from Lurgan.

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Re: prison records
« Reply #3 on: Friday 28 June 13 12:18 BST (UK) »
thank you andy will def try that.

thanks laura

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Re: prison records
« Reply #4 on: Friday 28 June 13 12:24 BST (UK) »
andy tried that site there, but only shows results for 1900, im after 1930s

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Re: prison records
« Reply #5 on: Friday 28 June 13 12:45 BST (UK) »
Belfast Central Library has back copies of many of the newspapers in Northern Ireland. PRONI also has some (not necessarily the same papers). Neither is on-line though and a personal visit is normally required to access them.
Elwyn
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