Hi Steve, Many thanks for the info, It would certainly strengthen the case for a Crewkerne death and burial. Just makes one wonder why the neice would insist that this couple died in a house fire in Misterton, but at least I now have a starting point, Thanks again, Peter. ----- Original Message ----- From: "SteveDee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Mysterious Double Death - Crewkerne/Misterton (BURT) > Hi Peter, > Misterton was transfered to Beaminster Registration District > on the 1/6/1895, as both Walter and Violet were both Registered in the > Chard > Registration District, I would think that Crewkerne was the most likely > place of Death. > > Best Wishes > Steve Dinham

Hi Peter, The niece, or her family, because of the link to coal gas, may have been under the misapprehension that suicide was involved hence the story of a house fire. Coal gas and suicide are frequently linked both in fact and fiction. However in this case, as I understand all your replies, there is no mention of suicide in the official reports as there would certainly have been if it were the case. Have you tried local newspaper records of the time? They would almost certainly report fires involving deaths. Harry -----Original Message----- From: Peter Collins Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 1:29 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Mysterious Double Death - Crewkerne/Misterton (BURT) Hi Steve, Many thanks for the info, It would certainly strengthen the case for a Crewkerne death and burial. Just makes one wonder why the neice would insist that this couple died in a house fire in Misterton, but at least I now have a starting point, Thanks again, Peter. ----- Original Message ----- From: "SteveDee" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 21, 2011 12:29 PM Subject: Re: [ENG-SOM] Mysterious Double Death - Crewkerne/Misterton (BURT) > Hi Peter, > Misterton was transfered to Beaminster Registration District > on the 1/6/1895, as both Walter and Violet were both Registered in the > Chard > Registration District, I would think that Crewkerne was the most likely > place of Death. > > Best Wishes > Steve Dinham ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message