Could someone tell me whether or not an official report would have been made in 1851 when someone died as the result of a work accident and if so, where would such a report be archived - I'm referring to Smiths Falls, ON. Thank you. Catherine

Catherine I did not see an answer to this posted to the list so.... If there was an official investigation done then what you want are coroner reports. Some early coroner records do survive and can be found at the Archives of Ontario in the court records. But I am sorry to say the coroner reports for Lanark Co or United Counties of Lanark and Renfrew (1850-1866) do not seem to have survived. The other thing you might try is checking the local newspaper some papers carried reports on such investigations. I have a brief newspaper article for one of my ancestors. Regards Kathie Orr _________________________________________________________ KORR Services 405 - 100 Maitland St., Toronto, ON M4Y 1E2 416-944-1794 kathie.orr@sympatico.ca stay in touch with your past to ensure your future -----Original Message----- From: Catherine Randall [mailto:crandall@andrewswireless.net] Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 9:59 PM To: ONTARIO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ONTARIO] Death report of 1851 Could someone tell me whether or not an official report would have been made in 1851 when someone died as the result of a work accident and if so, where would such a report be archived - I'm referring to Smiths Falls, ON. Thank you. Catherine