Scottish fatal accident enquries

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Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 183 Send Message	Wendy	Report	14 Oct 2011 17:00
Member Since: May 2003 Posts: 183 Send Message	Hi,how do I go about finding information on a fatal accident that happened in 1931 in Glasgow?There is info on the back of the death certicate re the Procurator Fiscal.Also,how do I go about looking in newspapers to see if there was an article written about this?many thanks
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 597 Send Message	Joan	Report	14 Oct 2011 17:59
Member Since: July 2003 Posts: 597 Send Message	If you can't get to Glasgow yourself, the records office there probably has researchers who could look up local papers to see if the accident was reported. J Google 'Glasgow Records Office' for the ddress etc
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 13,478 Send Message	rootgatherer	Report	14 Oct 2011 18:35
	You could also try searching the catalogue online for the National Archives of Scotland http://www.nas.gov.uk/onlineCatalogue/
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Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 86 Send Message	Sorcha	Report	15 Oct 2011 15:16
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 86 Send Message	Wendy I have sent you a PM. I will have a look in the newspapers next week to see if accident is reported. Sorcha