I have a death certificate that gives me a very descriptive cause of death, and mentions an inquest was held, but I've been informed that inquest records from Easingwold would be unobtainable. Does anyone know if this is in fact the case for a death in July of 1889, (he died in Bishopwearmouth hospital, in Sunderland)? And does anyone know how I could find a newspaper that might have had a record of the accident he was killed in? Thanks, Mandy ----- Original Message ----- From: <GNicresearch@aol.com> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 11:19 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-DUR] Elizabeth ARMSTRONG and siblings > > > In a message dated 22/07/2004 10:03:54 GMT Daylight Time, > Stanmapstone@aol.com writes: > > In a message dated 22/07/2004 07:46:53 GMT Daylight Time, > honey@honeyshome.com writes: > I was under the impression that death certificates carried a fair amount of > information, > > > > Non-British ones often do, sometimes amounting to a life-story of the > deceased in themselves - but those from this country are concerned only with the > basics - who it was that had died, how old they were, the place and cause of > death and who the informant was. > > Geoff Nicholson > > 57 Manor Park, Concord, WASHINGTON, Tyne & Wear NE37 2BU > Long-established Professional Genealogist: ask for details of > NBL/DUR family history research by THE local expert, working for YOU. > > > > ==== ENG-DURHAM Mailing List ==== > query board for Durham gen web > http://www.britishislesgenweb.org/cgi-bin/data/durham.cgi >

Mandy, Did you mean to say Easingwold or Easington Ward? Was the death in Bishopwearmouth as a result of an accident? I do have a book about Coroners Records and where to find them, but nothing is listed. You could try Durham Record Office email address: record.office@durham.gov.uk The accident and any inquest would be recorded in the local newspaper of the time. The death certificate would show the date of inquest. The Sunderland Echo would give details. The librarian at Sunderland City Library, Local Studies should be able to help. Email: Local.Studies@edcom.sunderland.gov.uk Good Luck! Heidi Talbot