Hello Ruth,   His name was John Gardiner a fisherman aged 22 died 17th August 1880 and the inquest was held on 20th August 1880 in Newcastle.  It states that he drowned in the Tyne.   Any help would be fantastic.   Thank you Yvonne ________________________________ From: Acorn Cottage <[email protected]> To: 'Yvonne' <[email protected]>; [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, 17 April 2013, 13:49 Subject: RE: [NMB] 1859 marriaged cert - What is full age? Also inquest accessquery Hi Yvonne "Of full age" means that they were 21 years of age or older.  That was the age at which an individual could marry without parental consent. You are unlikely to find a copy of the Coroner's report; if it still exists would probably be in the Newcastle or Northumberland Archives.  However, there is likely to be a newspaper report, so a search in the newspapers for Newcastle on or around 20th August 1880 should help.  Can you provide the name of the person who died? Ruth > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Yvonne > Sent: 17 April 2013 13:37 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [NMB] 1859 marriaged cert - What is full age? Also > inquest accessquery > > Hello >   > I hope someone can shed a bit of light on my queries. >   > I have just received a copy of a marriage certificate of my > gggrandparents.  I was hoping it would have given their ages > but it only states that they were "of full age".  What age > did they have to be for a marriage to take place in 1859 Newcastle? >   > Also, on another certificate it states that an inquest had > been held on 20th August 1880 in Newcastle after the person > drowned in the Tyne.  Is there anyway to gain access to > Coroner's reports from that time? >   > Any information would be gratefully received. >   > Thank you in advance. > Yvonne > .. > Please remember to snip most of the earlier message before > you post any reply...... Thank you! > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Nothing found in the British Newspapers online But the OCR is appalling so its worth checking further perhaps as it may be garbled Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 17/04/2013 14:06, Yvonne wrote: > Hello Ruth, > > His name was John Gardiner a fisherman aged 22 died 17th August 1880 and the inquest was held on 20th August 1880 in Newcastle. It states that he drowned in the Tyne. > > Any help would be fantastic. > > Thank you > Yvonne