Journal of the House of Assembly of Newfoundland fourth session of the fourth Second General Assembly St. John's , E.D.Shea , 1852 A Detailed Report of all Inquests held by Joseph Shea , Coroner for the Central District ,during the year ended 31st. Dec , 1851 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- My short forms...Ver. = verdict , this means what the coroner had determined was the cause of death. Where it says " held " means where the coroner held his inquest/ autopsy. Vis = visitation. This is in the context of" visitation by God", which basically means , natural causes. Gov. = government The report gives dates for each person , but I'm unsure if these were the dates of the autopsy , or the date of when he submitted his report, or both? All dates are for 1851. ------------------------------------------------------------- William Purcell date: Jan 6 Ver. - Vis. of God Held - Kings Road ------------------------------- Patrick Hayes date : Jan. 9 Ver. - Accidental burning Held - Freshwater ---------------------------------- Michael Doyle date; Jan. 9 Ver. -Accidental death Held - Pokeham Patch ----------------------------- James Ivaney date ; Jan. 17 Ver.- Accidental death Held - Kings Beach ----------------------------- John Furlong date: Jan. 20 Ver - Vis. of God Held - Goulds --------------------------- Peter Bulger date : Feb. 6 Ver.- Vis. of God Held - Queen St. -------------------------- Joanna Power date: Feb. 11 Ver - Vis. of God Held - James St. ----------------------------- William Hurley date: Feb. 17 Ver. - Accidental death Held - Near Gov. House ------------------------------ Catherine Marshall date : Feb 21 Ver. - Vis. of God Held - King's Rd. ----------------------------------- Edward King date : Feb. 28 Ver.- Suicide Held - Blackhead ----------------------------- Child found Dead date : April 7 Ver. - Stillborn Held - King's Bridge ---------------------------- Child found Dead date : April 9 Ver.- Natural death Held - Duckworth St. ------------------------------- Mary Byrne date : April 10 Ver.- Accidental burning Held - Torbay --------------------------------- Child found Dead date : April 11 Ver. - Found dead Held - Flower Hill ------------------------------- Child found -Duder's Farm date : April 11 Ver.- Wilful murder against some person or persons unknown. Held - Duckworth St. ---------------------------------------- James Ryan date : April 26 Ver. - Hung himself - insanity Held - Georges-town ------------------------------------- James Curran date : April 30 Ver.- Accidental death - drowning Held - Cribbies -------------------------------------------- James Chudleigh date : May 24 Ver. - Death from cold & intemperance Held - Gov. sheds --------------------------------------- James Piccott date : May 26 Ver. - Vis. of God Held - Potugal Cove ----------------------------------------- to be continued..... ~ Ann~ Ann { MacDonald } Batten