Hugh Watkins wrote: >does the death certificate mention a coroners report? > >if the files survive they may include witnesses statements and police >reports > >also a police case against the driver? Can't see a report mentioned, just the RCE which simply expands on the cause of death by saying "result of being knocked down by a motor bus" and was exactly a month after the event. It was signed by the procurator fiscal though, which I just looked up to see what it was and it seems that it is quite likely there would have been some sort of investigation. I can't see how to find out though, presumably I could just write to the current office and ask? -- Jeremy Knowles

Jeremy Knowles wrote: > Hugh Watkins wrote: > >> does the death certificate mention a coroners report? >> >> if the files survive they may include witnesses statements and police >> reports >> >> also a police case against the driver? > > Can't see a report mentioned, just the RCE which simply expands on the > cause of death by saying "result of being knocked down by a motor bus" > and was exactly a month after the event. > > It was signed by the procurator fiscal though, which I just looked up to > see what it was and it seems that it is quite likely there would have > been some sort of investigation. I can't see how to find out though, > presumably I could just write to the current office and ask? > yes but such old cases may have been thrown out or deposited in an archive local newspapers may have the gory details I have no experience of scottish administrative systems and scotlandspeople is too expensive for me to use all scottish LAPHAM are my cousins so the telephone boiok is good enough Hugh W -- For genealogy and help with family and local history in Bristol and district http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Brycgstow/ http://snaps4.blogspot.com/ photographs and walks GENEALOGE http://hughw36.blogspot.com/ MAIN BLOG