Dear Listers I have just received the death cert of my GrGr grandmother (Mary Ann Blackburn nee Padley) she died on 31/03/1891 age 28 It states she was the wife of Albert Blackburn (rivetter at boiler works) the death was registered on 06/04/1891 there was an inquest held on 01/04/1891 the coroner was Thomas Taylor. Her address was 18 Keddys yard Kirkgate Wakefield. Questions 1. Would there be details of the inquest and if so where? 2. If Albert was dead would she have been registered as widow. 3. What boiler works were in Wakefield at the time 4. What cemeteries church yards are in the kirkgate area. 5. Where were the Yorkshire inquests held maybe Albert was not in Wakefield on census night I have found her children in Sth hiendly living with their uncle on census night 05/04/1891 I have been unable to find Albert in 1891. Acording to their sons marriage cert in 1899 Albert was deceased. I have as yet been unable to find a death for Albert. In 1886 Mary Ann and children Joseph Benjamin Harriett were in Wakefield workhouse but not Albert.( I always assumed they were there because he died prior to 1886 now not so sure) With the help of Ray I have found only one residence for Keddys yard on the 1891 census but her death certs sugggest there were more than one house there. Thank you Bev No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.4/897 - Release Date: 11/07/2007 21:57

From: "Beverley Hill" <hilltock@btinternet.com> > I have just received the death cert of my GrGr grandmother (Mary Ann > Blackburn nee Padley) she died on 31/03/1891 age 28 It states she was > the wife of Albert Blackburn (rivetter at boiler works) the death was > registered on 06/04/1891 there was an inquest held on 01/04/1891 the > coroner was Thomas Taylor. Her address was 18 Keddys yard Kirkgate > Wakefield. Questions 1. Would there be details of the inquest and if > so where? 2. If Albert was dead would she have been registered as > widow. 3. What boiler works were in Wakefield at the time 4. What > cemeteries church yards are in the kirkgate area. 5. Where were the > Yorkshire inquests held maybe Albert was not in Wakefield on census > night > > I have found her children in Sth hiendly living with their uncle on > census night 05/04/1891 I have been unable to find Albert in 1891. > Acording to their sons marriage cert in 1899 Albert was deceased. I > have as yet been unable to find a death for Albert. In 1886 Mary Ann > and children Joseph Benjamin Harriett were in Wakefield workhouse but > not Albert.( I always assumed they were there because he died prior to > 1886 now not so sure) With the help of Ray I have found only one > residence for Keddys yard on the 1891 census but her death certs > sugggest there were more than one house there.> You should look for a report of the inquest in a local newspaper of the time. Forget looking for the coroner's report - their survival is extremely patchy and you are more likely to get details from the paper, as Victorian newspapers frequently covered inquests. The inquest would have been in Wakefield, I imagine, since it was a sizeable town even then and would have had its own coroner. The 1891 census was held on the night of April 5th. -- Roy Stockdill Guild of One-Name Studies: www.one-name.org Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Beverley Thomas Taylor's Inquest Book is at the Wakefield Archives office. I have my 2xgt grandfather's inquest from there - very detailed - and also have his inquest and death report from Wakefield library where they were most helpful in sending me the newspaper copy. I think that Thomas Taylors book is one of very few still surviving. You cannot get a photocopy as the book can't be opened flat but you can copy the report in long hand and it is better than nothing. Hope you are as lucky as I was. Kind regards Judith K ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverley Hill" <hilltock@btinternet.com> To: <WEST-RIDING-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 1:29 PM Subject: [WRY] My Brickwall any suggestions > Dear Listers > I have just received the death cert of my GrGr grandmother (Mary Ann > Blackburn nee Padley) she died on 31/03/1891 age 28 > It states she was the wife of Albert Blackburn (rivetter at boiler works) > the death was registered on 06/04/1891 there was an inquest held on > 01/04/1891 the coroner was Thomas Taylor. Her address was 18 Keddys yard > Kirkgate Wakefield. > Questions > 1. Would there be details of the inquest and if so where? > 2. If Albert was dead would she have been registered as widow. > 3. What boiler works were in Wakefield at the time > 4. What cemeteries church yards are in the kirkgate area. > 5. Where were the Yorkshire inquests held maybe Albert was not in > Wakefield > on census night > > I have found her children in Sth hiendly living with their uncle on census > night 05/04/1891 > I have been unable to find Albert in 1891. > Acording to their sons marriage cert in 1899 Albert was deceased. > I have as yet been unable to find a death for Albert. > In 1886 Mary Ann and children Joseph Benjamin Harriett were in Wakefield > workhouse but not Albert.( I always assumed they were there because he > died > prior to 1886 now not so sure) > With the help of Ray I have found only one residence for Keddys yard on > the > 1891 census but her death certs sugggest there were more than one house > there. > > Thank you > Bev > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.4/897 - Release Date: 11/07/2007 > 21:57 > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WEST-RIDING-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message