Who do I contact ?

[TheIrishDescendant]

Hi all
So this morning I got a reply and it doesn't look I am going 5o get anything from them as they may not hold anything seems another dead end excuse the pun.

Thank you for your email.

 

We do hold County Coroners records [our reference CW], but the latest we hold are from 1962 so I am afraid we would not hold anything from a 1964 death unless the records came under either the Leeds or Wakefield coroners.

You could contact the current coroner’s office for them to check their indexes, but as it states it was a West Riding coroners case I am afraid I do not think it is likely that they will have any reference to the case Role of the Coroner - Wakefield Council

 

The best source of information, if you have not already tried is usually local newspapers and these can be looked at in the local studies libraries.

[dobfarm]

Good afternoon everybody.

This post is a little sensitive for me to write but I do need help with this and it is something I need to know.

In 1964 my grandfather committed suicide with a gun to his head on his death certificate it says after being questioned by police. I have checked the local archive for newspaper but it has drawn a blank. I am looking to find out why ? What he did ?. Who do I contact for investigation reports ?

Would there be any police reports for him ?. I have contacted the local police but they refuse to realise anything to me.

Thank you in advance

Hi,

As Bookbox said, some doc's under 75 years old or in some cases under 100 years are hard to get access to some doc's in archives and if no charges were brought to your granddad there maybe little  be on public record.

[TheIrishDescendant]

So I contacted my local archive to access there police record I was told to contact South Yorkshire police and get permission to look see if there is anything on him or mention why he was questioned. They out right refused to open them to me.