Yes, I mean Easington Ward. I have no idea why I wrote Easingwold:-). Must be losing it! Thank you all for your suggestions re finding newspapers. Mandy ----- Original Message ----- From: <GNicresearch@aol.com> To: <ENG-DURHAM-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 2:42 AM Subject: [ENG-DUR] Re: Death certifiates > In a message dated 22/07/2004 23:56:59 GMT Daylight Time, mommy23@shaw.ca > writes: > > 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. > > Do you really mean Easingwold? That is in Yorkshire: perhaps, if it is Co > Durham you are thinking of, you mean Easington? > > > Does anyone know if this is in fact the case for a death in July of 1889, > (he died in Bishopwearmouth hospital, in Sunderland)? > > Coroner's papers are often no longer extant or, if so, are not deposited in > any public place and even if they are they contain little you won't already > know - name, age address, cause of death and verdict - no details. Any > Easington Coroner's Records which are deposited will be in Durham County Record > Office. See their on-line catalogue. > > And does anyone know how I could find a newspaper that might have had a > record of the accident he was killed in? > > > > Again, within Co Durham, your best bet is the Durham County Advertiser or > the Durham Chronicle, both of which are available on microfilm in Durham County > Record Office. Other possibilities would be the Sunderland Echo (Sunderland > Public Library) or the Northern Echo (Darlington Public Library). > > 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 ==== > ENG-DURHAM list specificaly covers all of County Durham > http://website.lineone.net/~pjoiner/genuki/DUR/parishes.html >