unsubscribe On 6 July 2011 08:00, <eng-black-country-request@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Richard SIVITER of Rowley Regis (Peter Knott) > 2. Re: Richard SIVITER of Rowley Regis (Paul Prescott) > 3. Re: Richard SIVITER of Rowley Regis (Nigel Brown) > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Peter Knott" <peter.knott@btinternet.com> > To: <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 17:07:41 +0100 > Subject: [Black Country] Richard SIVITER of Rowley Regis > 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 > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Paul Prescott <paulgprescott@googlemail.com> > To: eng-black-country@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 18:16:50 +0100 > 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 > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: "Nigel Brown" <nigel-brown@blueyonder.co.uk> > To: <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tue, 5 Jul 2011 18:37:36 +0100 > Subject: Re: [Black Country] Richard SIVITER of Rowley Regis > Hi Peter, > > I think you will find that Richard Siviter (1747-1817) who committed > suicide > by hanging himself was the son of Daniel S. and Susannah Bissell. Richard > was married (I believe, but I don't have details) to Hannah Burton and they > had three children that I know of: Mary, William and Elizabeth. He was a > farmer of Turners Hill, according to his will (Worcester record office). > > Richard was my 5 x great uncle, or to put it another way, his parents were > my 6 x great grandparents and his sister Elizabeth and her husband William > Attwood were my 5 x great grandparents. > > I hope this helps. > > Nigel Brown > www.cradleylinks.co.uk > > -----Original Message-----From: Peter Knott > Sent: 05 July 2011 5:08 PM > To: eng-black-country@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Black Country] Richard SIVITER of Rowley Regis > > 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 > > > > To contact the ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY list administrator, send an email to > ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY mailing list, send an email to > ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > 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 > email with no additional text. > >