Would road accident death in Croydon in 1929 be in paper?

[A Lee]

I have just received the death certificate of one of my relatives and to quote he died from "haemorrhage and shock due to being run over by a motor lorry driven by Albert Standing (misadventure) P.M."

He was called Harold Ormonde Hammant and died 29th April 1929 in Purley Memorial Hospital, Croydon. Aged 27. An inquest was held 4th April 1929.

Would this have been in a newspaper. Would Mr Standing have been likely to face criminal charges for causing someones death?

Many thanks

Alison

[Procat]

Hi Alison,

I think there would be a very good chance it would be recorded in The Times. If not there certainly in a local paper.

Unfortunately my access to the online version of The Times lapsed yesterday. There is currently a free search (http://archive.timesonline.co.uk/tol/archive/) ability available for a limited time.

[brianb]

Tried the Times and London Gazzette , sorry, no luck yet.

Brian

[A Lee]

Thanks so much Doug|hug| I'll look into that.

Alison

[Jan1954]

Hello Alison,

My great uncle was killed in a motorbike accident when he collided with a lorry in 1931.

This happened in Kent but Harry came from Hertfordshire.

I have a copy of the full write-up of both the accident details and the inquest - quite a large column - from the Herts Advertiser, followed by a full report of his funeral, also in the Herts Advertiser.

I have not explored the possibility of newspaper reports in the local Kent newspaper, which would need to cover Larkfield, but this is on my "to-do" list for when I venture next into Kent.

So, it could be worth checking both the local newspaper for where the accident happened, as well as that for where your Harold lived, if different.

[A Lee]

Thanks for the advice Jan.:D

Thank you for your efforts Brian, our last messages must have overlapped:D

Alison

[A Lee]

My next question: If it was not in one of the 'big' papers, what local publication would have been in the Croydon area? How do I go about accessing it?

many thanks
Alison

[Jan1954]

My next question: If it was not in one of the 'big' papers, what local publication would have been in the Croydon area? How do I go about accessing it?

many thanks
Alison
Try Croydon Online (http://www.croydononline.org/history/genealogy/newspapers.asp). They list all newspapers that either currently cover or used to cover Croydon.

Click on the links under the heading "Local Newspapers".

Good luck, and let us know how you get on. ;)

[Peter Goodey]

IWould Mr Standing have been likely to face criminal charges for causing someones death?



No because the verdict was misadventure in other words it was just an accident.

For local papers, find the newspaper catalogue on the British Library website. This allows you to determine which newspapers served Croydon in 1931.

[A Lee]

Thank you all so much for your helpful advice:D

Alison

[Thomasin]

It would probably be either the Croydon Advertiser or the Croydon Times.

[A Lee]

Thanks:D

I have been looking at some of these sites and it appears there is a substantial fee for a search. There is no way I can get to Croydon at the moment to look in person. Are there any other options that I am not aware of? There appear to be some websites that hold archives for a fee. Are these worthwhile?

many thanks. You have all been so helpful!

Alison

[Procat]

In Australia the major libraries hold a range of newspapers from across the nation on microfilm.

Might be worth following up in your area to see if there is anything similar.

[A Lee]

I'll check that, thanks Doug:D