Margeret Gibbons

[treebore1]

Having found a rather tragic case of suicide in my wife's lineage I wonder if Inquest records are available to the public.

[salcat]

I think the answer depends on when and where the event took place. Some records are available at county record offices, but the ones I have come across have a time bar on them (eg 75 years) and not all areas are available. Often you will find as much or more information in local newspaper reports of the time.

hth

Sally

[Jan1954]

Hello and welcome to Brit-Gen,

To start with, have a read of this TNA Research Guide. Also, there may be a report in the local newspaper of the day.

[treebore1]

Thanks folks for your replies.

She died in Castleford, West Yorkshire in 1923.
I've tried the local newspaper solution, without success.
However, according to "Who do you think you are- Bill Oddie"
The Yorkshire Herald carried details of his ancestor's inquest which I belleve was also 1923 in Rochdale ( Lancashire!! ).
The Yorkshire Herald is now defunct so where could I view records.
They were not available in Castleford or Leeds but they must exist somewhere.

[Peter Goodey]

Contact the West Yorkshire Archive Service and ask about coroners' records and also what local papers they might have. If they can't help, the place to find newspapers is the British Library's collection.

https://catalogue.bl.uk/F/?func=file&...local_base=NPL