Thanks for that. Angela -----Original Message----- From: Firebird [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 9:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [BKM] Inquest report for 1867 Angela Booth wrote: > Is anyone able to tell me the best place to look for a coroner's inquest > report for a death which occurred in Aylesbury in Feb 1867. I am in Sydney, > Australia, so any suggestions welcomed Local papers are your best bet because coroner's inquests are theirs to destroy after 15 years unless the case is of particular note in which case they are closed for 75 years. There'd be a coroner's inquest into any sudden death, such as from a heart attack or stroke, therefore, the majority of inquests wouldn't be of any interest. Nevertheless, it would be worth checking with the record office to see if they do have any at all.