Where would you find Inquest Papers?

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Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 1,584 Send Message	Louise2212	Report	23 Nov 2007 16:12
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 1,584 Send Message	I have a death certificate for 1889 in runcorn, Cheshire, which mentioned an inquest was held after my ancestor died after falling into a canal. any ideas?
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 20,615 Send Message	Heather	Report	23 Nov 2007 16:13
	Ive never been lucky finding inquests - I think they are destroyed after a period and just a precis left - you may have more luck reading a newspaper article of the actual inquest.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 1,584 Send Message	Louise2212	Report	23 Nov 2007 16:16
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 1,584 Send Message	Thanks for the reply
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 14 Send Message	lazymazy	Report	23 Nov 2007 16:35
Member Since: October 2005 Posts: 14 Send Message	Louise, I found a full report of an inquest held on my g-g-grandfather in 1880 in a copy of a local newspaper, held on microfilm at the local Central Library.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	23 Nov 2007 17:19
	As has been said, reports of the inquest can sometimes be found in a newspaper. Some inquest reports do survive, some don't. I was fortunate to obtain from the records office in Ipswich copies of inquests for two of my ancestors; they make fascinating reading.