Peter: Coroner's reports generally don't survive, and your best bet is a newspaper report. The Staffordshire Advertiser has a name index covering this period. It's not available on line, but can be inspected at Staffs Record Office and possibly elsewhere. Perhaps trying the Rootsweb Staffordshire list would find SKS able to look it up for you. Another possibility is Berrows Worcestershire Journal. Rowley Regis was in Staffs, of course, but it was in the diocese of Worcester (not Lichfield, like the rest of Staffs). Again this can be accessed at the record office in Worcester, and a posting on the Rootsweb Worcestershire list might find SKS able to help. Good luck - and let us know how you get on! Paul On 5 July 2011 17:07, Peter Knott <peter.knott@btinternet.com> wrote: > I have discovered an entry in the Rowley Regis burial transcripts which > reads 18 Feb 1817 Richard Siviter Tanners Hill, 73, Hanged himself, and wish > to determine more detail. Presumably there would have been an inquest - > would I be correct in assuming that RR falls/fell within the jurisdiction of > the Walsall Coroner? Does anyone know whether Coroners Reports survive for > this period and if so where they can be accessed please? Also what is the > best newspaper to search for a report of any inquest which was held and > where that search is best done. > Am also keen to find out exactly which Richard Sivitor took his own life. > Any help gratefully received > Peter Knott > > > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Paul Thank you very much for your information on newspapers. Am considering how best to pursue that angle and will certainly relay any results to the list in due course. Peter ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Prescott" <paulgprescott@googlemail.com> To: <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 05, 2011 6:16 PM Subject: Re: [Black Country] Richard SIVITER of Rowley Regis > Peter: > > Coroner's reports generally don't survive, and your best bet is a > newspaper report. > > The Staffordshire Advertiser has a name index covering this period. > It's not available on line, but can be inspected at Staffs Record > Office and possibly elsewhere. Perhaps trying the Rootsweb > Staffordshire list would find SKS able to look it up for you. > > Another possibility is Berrows Worcestershire Journal. Rowley Regis > was in Staffs, of course, but it was in the diocese of Worcester (not > Lichfield, like the rest of Staffs). Again this can be accessed at > the record office in Worcester, and a posting on the Rootsweb > Worcestershire list might find SKS able to help. > > Good luck - and let us know how you get on! > > Paul > > > > > On 5 July 2011 17:07, Peter Knott <peter.knott@btinternet.com> wrote: >> I have discovered an entry in the Rowley Regis burial transcripts which >> reads 18 Feb 1817 Richard Siviter Tanners Hill, 73, Hanged himself, and >> wish >> to determine more detail. Presumably there would have been an inquest - >> would I be correct in assuming that RR falls/fell within the jurisdiction >> of >> the Walsall Coroner? Does anyone know whether Coroners Reports survive >> for >> this period and if so where they can be accessed please? Also what is the >> best newspaper to search for a report of any inquest which was held and >> where that search is best done. >> Am also keen to find out exactly which Richard Sivitor took his own life. >> Any help gratefully received >> Peter Knott >> >> >> ------------------------------------- >> The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. >> Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. >> ****************************** >> ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not >> apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of >> ARCHIVED MATERIALS. >> ------------------------------- >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > ------------------------------------- > The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run > by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. > ****************************** > ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not > apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED > MATERIALS. > ------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >