As a supplementary idea, I put in Nottingham USD and got this: http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit_page.jsp?u_id=10004615 You might also like to try to find a newspaper report of the inquest. It used to be Colindale newspaper library but I am sure others can give you more specific up to date suggestions as to where to find which. Jean > Message du 11/01/09 21:47 > De : "Trev Symonds" > A : NOTTSGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Copie à : > Objet : [NTT] Fw: Prison Records > > > > > > Hello Karen, > > The following links may be of help to you - > > The Guildhall and Debtors Prison - > http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/potterbriscoe1895/guildhallp1.htm > > I found the information on the Guildhall on the Nottinghamshire History > website, and used the Search facility, there may be a lot more information > to search through when you have the time to play around with the site - > http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/ > > Also a site called Blacksheet Ancestors with a lot of prison information, > but unfortunately I didn't find anything on Nottingham. Lots of links > though. > http://www.blacksheepancestors.com/uk/prisons.shtml > > Cheers > Trish > Nowra NSW > > > > >> > >> I am looking into the death of my 3 X Great Grandfather, George Davison. > >> He died 11th December 1882 in "Her Majesties' Prison Nottingham USD". His > >> cause of death is listed as "Heart disease, death being accelerated by > >> grief at the deceased being made a prisoner for non-payment of a debt". > >> There was an inquest held 12th December 1882. How do I go about finding > >> out more about his court case and inquest? I googled "Nottingham > >> Prisons". I could only find one that opened in 1890. Any help would be > >> greatly appreciated. > >> > >> Karen Walker > >> Port Dover, Canada > > > > > > 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 > > Jean Wood 11 impasse Pampanie chez Perineau 17610 Chaniers France Tel: 0033(0)5.46.93.38.71