Hi Pat, I have been to the library today to look up the inquest report for you. I found this on the 9th February, 1917 in the Bolton Journal and Guardian. Twins Poisoning Tragedy. Twin children, Ivy and Herbert Cross, 8 Nottingham Street, were poisoned in September last by drinking some boiler compostion which the mother had obtained from her work to get rid of the mice. The girl died on January 17th and at the inquest returned a verdict of 'Death from misadventure.' The boy died on Wednesday, and the Borough Coroner (Mr. J. Fearnley) held an enquiry at St. Barnabas' School yesterday. The father Petty Officer Herbert Cross, was present at the enquiry. It was stated that the mother went to her work on September 28th at 1 p.m. leaving the children in the house in charge of a neighbour. She was sent for later, and on going into the back kitchen, she found two gill pots with something in them, which she recognised as boiled composition. Zela Wray, aged 11, was left in charge of the children by her mother, and giving evidence, persisted in her previous statement that she did not give the children any of the composition. Pressed by the Coroner she stated that she did not give the children anything out of the bottle, but she gave them a drink of water. The jury, after much deliberation, returned a verdict similar to that in the previous case. Kind regards, Anne in Bolton. ----- Original Message ----- From: "pihough" <pihough@rogers.com> To: <ENG-LAN-BOLTON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2006 12:47 AM Subject: [ENG-LAN-BOLTON] Inquest help > Hi everyone, > In December 1916 and February 1917, the two and a half year old twins of > my grandparents died as a result of drinking boiler fluid the previous > September. An inquest was held after the death of their daughter Ivy > CROSS and was reported in the Bolton Journal and Guardian on Friday, > January 1st. 1917. I have just discovered that there was a separate > inquest on Ivy's brother Herbert Cross on February 8th 1817, two days > after his death. > > I would greatly appreciate it if someone could check the Bolton Journal > and Guardian around this time to see if this second inquest was reported. > I believe that the Bolton Journal and Guardian was published each Friday. > My grandparents were Isabella and Herbert Cross although only the names > Ivy and the twins babysitters were included in the report. > Thank-you > Pat > > > ==== ENG-LAN-BOLTON Mailing List ==== > To switch from one mode to the other, unsubscribe from one and then > subscribe to the other. > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >