Hi Jon, No problem - I'll aim to have a look over the weekend - I'm gradually digitalising the collection and need to have a look to see whether I can disbind the "large" format papers such as Bells Best Regards Richard -------------------------------------------------- From: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 6:46 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Horse trainers - mid-19th century - sources > > > > Richard > > If you don't mind taking a look at your collection then I'd bite your hand > off. > > His name was Thomas Coleman and he died in the Barnet registration > district in the Oct-Dec quarter, 1877. (I have ordered his death > certificate but this is as precise as I can get currently). He was 81 and > had trained horses around St Albans for both the Brockett family and the > Earl of Verulam in the 1825-40 period. Bankruptcy then followed him around > over the next 20 years or so. His claim to fame is that he organised and > was the steward for the first ever steeplechase held in England. > > Thanks again > > Jon > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard <[email protected]> > To: SOG-UK <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 18:29 > Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Horse trainers - mid-19th century - sources > > > Hi Jon, > He might appear in "Bells Life in London and Sporting Chronicle" I may > have > the bound copy of 1877 (or at least part of it) somewhere in store (I > think > I have about c.8000 pages of this paper amongst my thousands of > newspapers) - I bought a number of volumes last year (in variable > condition) > > Best Regards > Richard Heaton > > > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2011 5:34 PM > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: [SOG-UK] Horse trainers - mid-19th century - sources > >> Good evening >> >> I am researching the life of a horse trainer who worked in the Herts/Beds >> area between 1820 and abt 1860. He achieved notoriety for various reasons >> in the 1830/1850 period. >> >> I am trying to find obituaries for him - he died in 1877 in north London. >> So, I am looking for advice on which sporting (in general) or specific >> turf-related newspapers/journals were published in the 1870s. To date I >> have come across 'Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes' which has >> potential and have added this to my list to look at next time I visit the >> British Library. >> >> Thanks in advance for any help. >> >> Jon >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >