The Surrey county record office should have the Coroner's reports on inquests, although traditionally they are not that informative. If you have the good fortune to find a local newspaper report of the incident (library/CRO) and/or the subsequent inquest, they are usually the most useful source for family historians. Good luck! Mike Searle (1586). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynne Howick" <ivysdaughter@yahoo.com.au> To: "SFHG Group" <SFHG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:25 AM Subject: [SFHG] Agnes Sarah WRIGHT > My apologies - this is an 'out of county' query. > > My goal this year was to find my husband's maternal grt-grand aunts. I've > found them but.... > > Agnes Sarah, the youngest of 3 girls, was born 21 Jan 1876 Frimley Surrey. > > In the 1881 Census the 3 girls are in the Farnham & Hartley Wintney > District School, Crondall, Hampshire. All listed as Inmates > > I found a death record for an Agnes Sarah, aged 10 yrs, in Cherstey Surrey > district and eventually sent for the certificate. > > It is her - cause of death - Tetanus by being accidentally burnt > informant - Certificate received from Geo. Fred. Rouniew Coroner for West > Surrey inquest held fourth Aug 1885 > > My question - is it possible, and from where, can I find the report of the > inquest. > > Any suggestions will be appreciated. > > regards, > > Lynne Howick nee Humbley > > #8991 > > > Get the name you always wanted with the new y7mail email address. > www.yahoo7.com.au/y7mail > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:17:56 +0100 "Mike Searle" <tropoman@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: Hello Mike, > The Surrey county record office should have the Coroner's reports on > inquests, although traditionally they are not that informative. If Coroners reports were, more often than not, destroyed after 15 years; They were the property of the coroner, and there was no obligation to submit them for archival. Some reports were kept if the case was of "particular interest". Bizarrely, despite full, and often frank, reports in the local press, such reports remain closed for 75 years. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" When I say ugly, I don't mean rough looking, I mean hideous Ugly - The Stranglers

Hi Brad, I'm sure you're right, and I certainly concur with you re. the 75 year rule. Indeed, perhaps I should have advised Lynne that there's no guarantee that her particular Coroner's report has survived. Personally, I would simply ignore the official report anyway, and go for the possibility of a newspaper report(s). Regards, Mike (1586). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brad Rogers" <brad@fineby.me.uk> To: "Sussex FHG" <sfhg@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2008 12:12 PM Subject: Re: [SFHG] Agnes Sarah WRIGHT > On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:17:56 +0100 > "Mike Searle" <tropoman@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > > Hello Mike, > >> The Surrey county record office should have the Coroner's reports on >> inquests, although traditionally they are not that informative. If > > Coroners reports were, more often than not, destroyed after 15 years; > They were the property of the coroner, and there was no obligation to > submit them for archival. Some reports were kept if the case was of > "particular interest". Bizarrely, despite full, and often frank, > reports in the local press, such reports remain closed for 75 years. > > -- > Regards _ > / ) "The blindingly obvious is > / _)rad never immediately apparent" > > When I say ugly, I don't mean rough looking, I mean hideous > Ugly - The Stranglers > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message