Inquests in 1895

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Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 781 Send Message	Brit	Report	9 Feb 2007 16:39
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 781 Send Message	I have just received a copy of my great grandfather's death cert. I had hoped to get a name of the informant, but instead it says Certificate received from G.D. Thomas Coroner for London.Inquest held this 10th February 1895. Was it usual for inquests to be held in those days in a sudden death? He was 72, and it was determined he died of a heart attack.
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 642 Send Message	Jennifer	Report	9 Feb 2007 19:40
Member Since: June 2004 Posts: 642 Send Message	Yes Maggie, Inquests were quite comon at that time, particularly if there was something questionable about then death. I would usually advise looking for a newspaper account of the inquest, but I suspect that as the cause was a heart attack, it would not have warranted enough interest for a report in the press. Jennifer
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 781 Send Message	Brit	Report	9 Feb 2007 22:05
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 781 Send Message	Thank you Jennifer, you are probably right. He must have been a pretty healthy old chap up until then, he was still working, so they probably were surprised when he died.