Genealogy Chat

I have a death cert which gives the time of death 1 am. The deputy coroner was the informant. Im assuming he died from a heart attack by the old name which is difficult to read.Ducuptio Arterla? or something like it.

Cant find anything on this in old diseases. There was a coroners inquest but as has been said few inquest reports survive

Even today, inquests are normally held only where the death is unexpected or where there is cause to suspect that the death was due to unnatural causes, Doctors and Officers of the Court (police officers, solicitors, barristers, judges) have the right to request an inquest, based upon reasonable grounds.

Members of the public, ie the rest of us, have the right to request a judicial review, following which a judge can pronounce either way.

Chris, look a long way ahead for the marriage. Ive found marriages decades after kids were born - in one case I know it was because the first husband was still alive and shacked up with a housekeeper. They must have heard about his death and then got married though in their 60s!

Just realised that guy was only 23 when he died - oh dear, no wonder they had an inquest then.

No, it was normal to remarry. But maybe the other man wasn't free?

Thankyou joan and janet.When i visit shrewsbury next i will go to the records office and see if i can find out more . Without more info i cant be sure i have the right man.Another brick wall!!
My GG grandmother appears on 1871 census with a new man and goes on to have 6 children with him leaving the child from her first marriage with his grandparents.
I have never found her marriage to this other chap but surely if her first husband had died it wouldn't have been shameful to re marry?
chris

He was probably showing no signs of ill health before his death so a post mortem would have been needed to find the reason for his death. Perhaps there was some doubt as to what had caused the heart disease and an inquest was decided upon to ensure that there was no evidence of foul play.

You could also look for reports of the inquest in the local paper.

Hi Everyone,Have received a death cert today for who i think is my gg grandmothers first husband. He died in 1869 age 23 ,cause of death "Disease of the heart" Unfortunately the informant was the coroner of shrewsbury not a family member as i had hoped.I was curious why a inquest would have been held as i thought this was only the case if death was due to an accident. Any thoughts?Would i need to see a copy of the inquest to find out more to proove if i have the right chap.?
Thanks
chris