Hello. Sorry but it is me again. The East Sussex Coroners' Records have an entry amongst 'Bills of George Gwynne' relating to my 3x great uncle Edward Everest:- '9 Dec. 1828. Hartfield. Edward Everest. 21 miles. £1.15s.9d.' This puzzles me. Does it mean that Edward had died 21 miles from his home in Hartfield and the authorities had to pay the above sum for him to be returned to Hartfield?. Edward prefaced pretty well anything he had to say with 'oh dear' and, yes you've guessed, was known to all and sundry as 'oh dear'. With many thanks. Robin

Dear Robin > The East Sussex Coroners' Records have an entry amongst 'Bills of George Gwynne' relating to my 3x great uncle Edward Everest:- > > '9 Dec. 1828. Hartfield. Edward Everest. 21 miles. £1.15s.9d.' > > This puzzles me. Does it mean that Edward had died 21 miles from his home in Hartfield and the authorities had to pay the above sum for him to be returned to Hartfield?. > ... As Emma says, this is the amount paid to the coroner. I know that in Oxfordshire, one can see from the Quarter Sessions records (they paid the bills) that coroners, at time time, charged a 20 shilling fee and then 9 pence per mile for travel. The rate in East Sussex seems to be identical: 20 shillings plus 21 miles at 9d per mile is £1 15s 9d. Best wishes Paul -- Paul Betteridge, Leafield, Oxfordshire pbetteridge@pobox.com