Jenny Davis wrote: > Thank you to Charani: following your reply I contacted the Coroner's > office, > whose contact details were found here > http://www.n-somerset.gov.uk/Community/Births+deaths+marriages+and+life+events/Deaths/coroners.htm > and was told that if I write to them, they will search their archives, and > if successful they will inform me what charge will be made to supply a > transcription. (There was no questioning of who I was or why I needed to > know)! That's good news :)) Writing to them will give them information that shows you're genuine. > At this stage they wouldn't give me any idea of how big the fee might be!! > (If it's sizeable I might be satisfied to get the date of the inquest and > then do a newspaper search). There's possibly a standard fee and they're waiting to see if you'll write or not. -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk http://www.savethegurkhas.co.uk/