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From: "Nick Heard" <>
Subject: Re: [DEV] Coroner's records 1863
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 19:31:50 +0100
References: <BF1200D179CC453CB59510E5CC3A5B0E@beverlyf387673><201010271822.o9RIMLLD005557@jubilation.uwaterloo.ca>
In-Reply-To: <201010271822.o9RIMLLD005557@jubilation.uwaterloo.ca>


The great majority of inquest papers were destroyed. Your best bet is to
contact the West Country Studies Library to request that a search is made of
the newspapers at the date of the death. Inquests were generally held within
a few days of the death and were more often than not well reported.

Nick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marj Kohli" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 7:22 PM
Subject: [DEV] Coroner's records 1863


>I have a death certificate for a lady I believe to be my ggggrmother.
> Catherine Edwards died between Dec 7-12, 1863. The coroner's inquest
> was held on Dec 14, and found it was death by drowning. She lived in
> or near Tavistock. I have contacted the record offices and they tell
> me they do not have the coroner's records for this period. Can anyone
> point me in the right direction?
>
> Regards..
>
> Marj
>
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