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Inquests

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Barry

Barry Report 9 Aug 2015 22:45

thanks everyone

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 9 Aug 2015 19:28

An inquest was held "on site" in those days, and in any place that had a room that could be used .............

this could be the church hall, a pub, or even someone's house.

In the very early days of the Coroner an inquest could be held in the open air or in a barn ............. close to the site of the death of the person

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

Flip

Flip Report 9 Aug 2015 19:19

Yes, a thread I was looking at earlier about a pub had numerous inquests held there according to newspaper articles. And I've found others in the past.

Researching:
Anything & everything!

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 9 Aug 2015 19:18

I think by looking on Google that in those days the coroner was sent for whenever there was an unexpected death (either accident or natural causes or crime etc.) and the coroner would actually go to the place where the person was found, or somewhere close by. There probably wasn't a coroners office as there is these days.

Kath. x

Barry

Barry Report 9 Aug 2015 18:41

Interested to know if any one has come across this......

While researching one of my ancestors i found in the local paper 1841 that a inquest one of many had been held in his pub.....was this common practice?