On 02/09/2014 11:14, Yvonne via wrote: > Hello, > > > A lot of years ago, I visited a distant relative in Newbiggen and after confirming our connections with the Burgon family of Eyemouth she told me that her/our ancestor Robert Robinson (1863) was involved in a cobble accident in 1915 and the only thing they found was his leg. Hence, this is buried in Newbiggen cemetery. I found this hard to believe but took her word for it. I can't find anything online about such a burial. > > I have a photograph from a newspaper stating he drowned in 1915. > > > > Kind regards > Yvonne > From Helen Oram, Hi Yvonne, His death certificate should tell you whether an inquest was held. If there was an inquest, this may have been covered in the local paper and give more details. -- Helen Oram
Thanks Helen, I may have to bite the bullet and buy his death certificate to settle my mind. Maybe a silly question, are inquests from that time available online? Kind regards Yvonne ________________________________ From: Helen via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: northumbria@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2014, 12:09 Subject: Re: [NMB] ROBINSON - Fisherman's leg buried at Newbiggen cemetery On 02/09/2014 11:14, Yvonne via wrote: > Hello, > > > A lot of years ago, I visited a distant relative in Newbiggen and after confirming our connections with the Burgon family of Eyemouth she told me that her/our ancestor Robert Robinson (1863) was involved in a cobble accident in 1915 and the only thing they found was his leg. Hence, this is buried in Newbiggen cemetery. I found this hard to believe but took her word for it. I can't find anything online about such a burial. > > I have a photograph from a newspaper stating he drowned in 1915. > > > > Kind regards > Yvonne > From Helen Oram, Hi Yvonne, His death certificate should tell you whether an inquest was held. If there was an inquest, this may have been covered in the local paper and give more details. -- Helen Oram .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message