Hello Listers I am searching for my 3xggrandfather Edward McGrath. I found a burial for an Edward McGrath on DUR Online Indexes and purchased the information. I then purchased the death certificate in the hope it would give me the name of informant as his wife or a member of his family, which I would recognise, but to my surprise it stated this Edward was found drowned in River Tyne in 1844, noting body found 24th September and death registered by coroner 25th September 1844. So I still don't know if he is 'my' Edward. The registration dstrict on certificate is 'Gateshead Union', sub district 'Heworth' Would someone be able to tell me if it was likely to have been reported in a newspaper back in 1844 and if so which newspaper and if that newspaper has an online search facility. Kind Regards Mary Australia

http://www.newcastle.gov.uk/wwwfileroot/libraries/Localnewspapersmainbody.pdf There are 3 newspapers that cover that time in Newcastle (UK) civic centre family history centre. Let me know if you want a look up as its really close to me, and if you have any more details. Via email if you prefer Cheers Jack --- On Wed, 28/7/10, Mary Hart <mahart@westnet.com.au> wrote: > From: Mary Hart <mahart@westnet.com.au> > Subject: [DUR-NBL] which newspoaper for inquest report? > To: DUR-NBL@rootsweb.com > Date: Wednesday, 28 July, 2010, 7:20 > Hello Listers > I am searching for my 3xggrandfather Edward McGrath. > > I found a burial for an Edward McGrath on DUR Online > Indexes and purchased the information. I then purchased the > death certificate in the hope it would give me the name of > informant as his wife or a member of his family, which I > would recognise, but to my surprise it stated this Edward > was found drowned in River Tyne in 1844, noting body found > 24th September and death registered by coroner 25th > September 1844. So I still don't know if he is 'my' Edward. > The registration dstrict on certificate is 'Gateshead > Union', sub district 'Heworth' > > Would someone be able to tell me if it was likely to have > been reported in a newspaper back in 1844 and if so which > newspaper and if that newspaper has an online search > facility. > > Kind Regards > Mary > Australia > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > To Post a message to this list send it to, > DUR-NBL-L@rootsweb.com > > ==== DUR-NBL Mailing List ==== > List Web Page > http://www.communigate.co.uk/ne/durhamgenealogy/index.phtml > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DUR-NBL-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message >