Hi! All, Many thanks for all of your help and advice. I have contacted both the Teesside Archives and the Durham Records Office all to no avail, both of these places do not hold the records. My next step is the local newspapers of the time; I'm convinced there is a great tale to tell. Anybody have any idea about the whereabouts of the records from The Stockton and Thornaby Hospital and if they are available to the public, the time period is 1899. Many regards Chris. ----- Original Message ----- From: <Stanmapstone@aol.com> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 29, 2004 10:27 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR] Coroner Inquests > > Under the Home Office Circular 250/1967, a schedule of destruction of > coroners records is laid down. While they are within the definition of public records > and open to the public after 75 years many will not have survived those 75 > years. Once 15 years old the records can be 'weeded,' that is destroyed or > sampled by the individual coroner concerned. > Only certain records are designated for permanent preservation. These are the > indexed registers of deaths reported, all papers dated before 1875 and cases > of general public, scientific, forensic, social, local, industrial or > historical interest along with papers relating to treasure trove. Additionally, a > random sample of other papers may also be kept, although coroners are free to keep > all their records. However, from the nineteenth century a newspaper report is > more likely to be the only surviving account. These can be seen in local > libraries and the Newspaper Library, Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HE. > > Regards Stan Mapstone > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > Browse the ENG-DURHAM archives http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/eng-durham >

Hi Chris, Don't know if you've had a reply about the Stockton & Thornaby Hospital, but the records for them, should be at the Teesside Archives - you've got the email address for that the other day. Otherwise you could have a look on the web site of Durham CRO to see if they are there. Jan Boyes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Lee" <chris.lee7@ntlworld.com> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 7:01 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR] Coroner Inquests > Hi! All, > > Anybody have any idea about the whereabouts of the records from The Stockton > and Thornaby Hospital and if they are available to the public, the time > period is 1899. > > Many regards > Chris. > > -----