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how do i get to see a recent ish coroners report /

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Kaz

Kaz Report 22 Oct 2010 01:40

i was wondering how i can get to see a copy of the coroners report on several members of my tree some dating back to 1940.s and one far more recent.any help oe knowledge would greatly appreciated

wisechild

wisechild Report 22 Oct 2010 07:31

Unlikely you will get a report on recent coroners ínquests because there is a 70 or 100 year closure on them (Can´t remember which)
Try looking for reports of the inquests in local newspapers for the area. Not as detailed as the actual coroners reports but usually give good information
Marion

InspectorGreenPen

InspectorGreenPen Report 22 Oct 2010 07:51

The Coroner has a legal obligation to retain all papers relating to each death for fifteen years. It is then up to each individual Coroner to decide what should happen to the papers, and this explains regional variations in survival. Unfortunately, many are simply destroyed.

Even if the papers did survive, they are closed to the general public for for a period of 75 years for reasons of confidentiality.

JMW

JMW Report 22 Oct 2010 13:39

Quite a lot of coroners send their inquest papers to the local records office / archives. Whilst the records are closed for 70 years, if you write to the local coroner and ask if he will allow access for research into traits of causes of death in the family, they will sometimes give a letter to go the the place where they are stored and grant access.
I did this myself 3 or 4 years ago for an uncle who died in 1942 and I was able to read and photocopy the papers in the file.

Kaz

Kaz Report 17 Apr 2011 01:14

thank you everyone