I am hoping that someone on the list will be able to point me in the right direction. I have purchased a death certificate of a George Lambert who died 1st September 1862 in Littleborough, aged 8 years. The cause of death is given as Natural Causes. However what intrigues me is that the Signature, description and residence of informant contains the following "Information received from Chas. S. Burnaby, Coroner for Nottinghamshire. Inquest held 3rd September 1862" The death was registered 2 days later on the 5th September 1862. Was it normal to hold an inquest on a child's death in 1862? Or is there more likely something else to this story I do not yet know? Additionally, I was hoping the death certificate would give me a clue to his parent's, however, helpfully it states "Son of Labourer". Would the Coroner's Inquest records tell me anymore? Have they been published, or can someone direct me in the right direction to find them? Thanks in advance for the advice of the list. Stephen Andrews Avenue Vital Riethuisen 13 B-1083 Ganshoren Brussels Belgium Tel +32 2 427 06 08 e-mail: <mailto:stephen.andrews@skynet.be> stephen.andrews@skynet.be

I think I have found him with his family in 1861. I have sent you a copy off list. You dont get any family info on a death certificate unless its a relative that registers the death, then you might get a relationship. Jan > From: stephen.andrews@skynet.be> To: NOTTSGEN@rootsweb.com> Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 18:20:10 +0100> Subject: [NTT] Coroner's Inquest 1862> > I am hoping that someone on the list will be able to point me in the right> direction.> > > > I have purchased a death certificate of a George Lambert who died 1st> September 1862 in Littleborough, aged 8 years. The cause of death is given> as Natural Causes. However what intrigues me is that the Signature,> description and residence of informant contains the following "Information> received from Chas. S. Burnaby, Coroner for Nottinghamshire. Inquest held> 3rd September 1862"> > > > The death was registered 2 days later on the 5th September 1862.> > > > Was it normal to hold an inquest on a child's death in 1862? Or is there> more likely something else to this story I do not yet know? Additionally, I> was hoping the death certificate would give me a clue to his parent's,> however, helpfully it states "Son of Labourer".> > > > Would the Coroner's Inquest records tell me anymore? Have they been> published, or can someone direct me in the right direction to find them?> > > > Thanks in advance for the advice of the list.> > > > > > > > Stephen Andrews> > Avenue Vital Riethuisen 13> > B-1083 Ganshoren> > Brussels> > Belgium> > > > Tel +32 2 427 06 08> > > > e-mail: <mailto:stephen.andrews@skynet.be> stephen.andrews@skynet.be> > > > > > > > Notts Surname List> > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Twice the fun—Share photos while you chat with Windows Live Messenger. Learn more. http://www.microsoft.com/uk/windows/windowslive/products/messenger.aspx