I would also be interested in finding Canadian Coroner's records, though I suppose many sudden deaths may be written off as 'Due to natural causes' and these records may not have been retained for a long period. Probably for accidental deaths it is the newspaper reports which provide more information (allowing for journalistic license) Wonder if the Coroners in Canada all follow the same set of rules as regards privacy, how old the records must be before access is allowed, etc. In UK the rules seem to be madeup by individual Coroners, as to what can be accessed and when. Regards Frank W ----- Original Message ----- From: <loddydawe@shaw.ca> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 4:43 AM Subject: [CAN-BC] Coroner Records > Can anyone guide me on how to access the full coroner's report on a death in Nakusp, BC (Kootenays) in 1932. We have the death registration but would like to see the whole report. Have any listers researched these records before? > > rgds > Jim Dawe > Burnaby > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Every two months or so, please repost your interests, > telling us what you know and where you've looked > and what you still need to find out. >

Jim, Frank, and anyone else interested in Coroners' records: Haven't had much call to look for these, but the older ones are at BC Archives and you can request a lookup by the staff. The records could contain records of medical examinations of cause of death, and/or questioning of the circumstances leading to the death. I believe there is more restriction on the medical side of things, but the staff can tell you about these details. I've been told a huge amount of work is being done by volunteers to make these more accessible. Leave your request for help in the electronic form at the bottom of this webpage: http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/services/inquiry/accescom.htm More recent records (including those in the 1970's) are in the Chief Coroner's office, in Burnaby B.C. You can find the phone number through BC government information. Some years ago, when I contacted that office, I found the staff very helpful. I don't know exactly what the restrictions are on these more recent records, but I know of immediate family members of the deceased being allowed access. In British Columbia, there are laws that cover access to such personal records in the custody of any BC government department, and there are Canada-wide laws that control access to some of these records. You may find that the name of the person you are interested in, is among the indexed coroners' records at BC Archives, online. Here are a few lines cut and pasted from the index to a sample of Coroner's records from the BC Archives website. GR-0431 British Columbia Attorney-General Coroner's Inquiries/Inquests Originals 1865-1937 1.41 m Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners in British Columbia and selected for retention in their original formats. Most, if not all, of these inquests also occur in GR-1327 and GR-1328 on microfilm. Volume File Name Cause of Death Date 13 1930 Cpt. Sedolph H. Explosion in the 06 Sep 1930 Rudd Coalmont Collieries Mine 13 1930 Andrew Lokk Explosion in the 06 Sep 1930 Coalmont Collieries Mine 13 1930 Ben Huseby Explosion in the 06 Sep 1930 Coalmont Collieries Mine 13 1930 Chris Pederson Explosion in the 06 Sep 1930 Coalmont Collieries Mine 13 1930 Alfred Palm Collapsing of a bunk 13 Nov 1930 & house at the Bonanza 15 Nov 1930 Mine 13 1930 Clarence Collapsing of a bunk 13 Nov 1930 & Johnston house at the Bonanza 15 Nov 1930 Mine 13 1930 Charles Mitchell Collapsing of a bunk 13 Nov 1930 & house at the Bonanza 15 Nov 1930 Mine 13 1930 Paul Anderson Collapsing of a bunk 13 Nov 1930 & house at the Bonanza 15 Nov 1930 Mine 13 1930 Lee O'Connor Collapsing of a bunk 13 Nov 1930 & house at the Bonanza 15 Nov 1930 Mine 13 1930 James Grant Collapsing of a bunk 13 Nov 1930 & house at the Bonanza 15 Nov 1930 Mine 13 1932 Hamilton P. Bridge collapsing at 29 Mar 1932 - Cumming Mile 130 Pacific 30 Mar 1932 Great Eastern Railway 13 1932 Minor Geo. Bridge collapsing at 29 Mar 1932 - Bazley Mile 130 Pacific 30 Mar 1932 Great Eastern Railway 13 1932 John Ruther Bridge collapsing at 29 Mar 1932 - Duncan Mile 130 Pacific 30 Mar 1932 Great Eastern Railway 13 1932 Lillian Irene Accidental drowning 09 Jul 1932 in the Peace River at Taylor ferry 13 1932 Florence Bernice Accidental drowning 09 Jul 1932 in the Peace River at Taylor ferry 13 1932 Olga Kathleen Accidental drowning 09 Jul 1932 Hoffstrom in the Peace River at Taylor ferry 13 1932 Agnes Julia Accidental drowning 09 Jul 1932 Hoffstrom in the Peace River at Taylor ferry 13 1933-34 William, Nellie, Died of carbon 23 Mar 1933 John, Christine monoxide poisoning on and Douglas board their launch Cross "The T.B." 13 1933-34 J. Butt plane crashed in a 08 Sep 1933 lake 13 1933-34 Ernest Dean plane crashed in a 08 Sep 1933 lake 13 1933-34 Ella May Dean plane crashed in a 08 Sep 1933 lake 13 1933-34 Wong Kong Ying Died of beri beri 22 Jan 1934 13 1933-34 Lung Yuen Hing Died of beri beri 22 Jan 1934 13 1933-34 Lui Pong Died of beri beri 22 Jan 1934 13 1935-37 George Boyd Suffocated from a 29 Jan 1935 snowslide 13 1935-37 Joe Dunville Suffocated from a 29 Jan 1935 snowslide 13 1935-37 R. Cyr Suffocated from a 29 Jan 1935 snowslide 13 1935-37 Frank Lind Suffocated from a 25 Jan 1935 snowslide 13 1935-37 Lionel Morris Suffocated from a 25 Jan 1935 snowslide 13 1935-37 John Mucha Suffocated from a 25 Jan 1935 snowslide 13 1935-37 Hjalmar Killed in a snowslide 11 Jun 1935 Gustafeson on the side of Motherlode Mountain The indexes to most of the Coroners'records held at BC Archives are on microfilm, and must be searched on site. The staff can probably do this for you within their half-hour time limit. Whether an individual's file from the coroner's office can be seen in its entirety, depends on which laws control access to records of that particular date. The staff will tell you what restrictions there are on the file that interests you. There is a guide to researching in BC Archives-held coroner's records, online at: http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/general/guides/ag_coro.htm This is mainly for those who are able to go to the Archives and do their own research, but there is general information in this guide too. Claudia -----Original Message----- From: Frank W [mailto:BIRCHMORE.FAM@BTOpenworld.com] Sent: January 26, 2002 3:46 AM To: CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [CAN-BC] Coroner Records I would also be interested in finding Canadian Coroner's records, though I suppose many sudden deaths may be written off as 'Due to natural causes' and these records may not have been retained for a long period. Probably for accidental deaths it is the newspaper reports which provide more information (allowing for journalistic license) Wonder if the Coroners in Canada all follow the same set of rules as regards privacy, how old the records must be before access is allowed, etc. In UK the rules seem to be madeup by individual Coroners, as to what can be accessed and when. Regards Frank W ----- Original Message ----- From: <loddydawe@shaw.ca> To: <CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 4:43 AM Subject: [CAN-BC] Coroner Records > Can anyone guide me on how to access the full coroner's report on a death in Nakusp, BC (Kootenays) in 1932. We have the death registration but would like to see the whole report. Have any listers researched these records before? > > rgds > Jim Dawe > Burnaby > > > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== > Every two months or so, please repost your interests, > telling us what you know and where you've looked > and what you still need to find out. > ==== CAN-BRITISH-COLUMBIA Mailing List ==== To New Subscribers : The online indexes to British Columbia Vital Records are at http://www.bcarchives.gov.bc.ca/textual/governmt/vstats/v_events.htm#indexes These records are freely available and there are several possibilities for accessing them at a low cost.