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Post by misnomeragain on Mar 29, 2010 15:54:37 GMT
My gt.gt.grandfather Robert Roberts was "killed by falling down an Ironstone air pit" on 23 December 1856 at Coedpoeth, Bersham. This was certified by the Wrexham coroner on 18 February 1857. I have the death certificate, but I would be interested to discover any other reports of this event that might survive - newspapers, family records, etc. I believe there used to be many unguarded open shafts on the hillsides, but a death in this fashion must surely have called for an Inquest.
PS Robert has been mentioned in other posts; he was married to Jane, who started a second family with Jonah Oldfield after Robert's death. They had Jonathan (1862), to add to Jonah's five children and Jane's seven. Bryn Helig must have been very crowded!
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Post by annedw on Mar 29, 2010 20:04:37 GMT
WREXHAM ADVERTISER 1850-2, 1858-1945, 1953-1957
Looking at the dates above held at WXM Archives, it seems you are unlucky with the Newspaper. It might be worth phoning Denbs Records Office to see if they have an inquest. As you have the exact date , name and place they will probably tell you without a charge .
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Post by celticar on Mar 30, 2010 18:52:30 GMT
They told me they have no coroner's records before 1907, when I asked :-(
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Post by misnomeragain on Mar 31, 2010 9:58:50 GMT
Many thanks for trying. Someone might be interested in this webpage www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATID=876&CATLN=3&Highlight=&FullDetails=TrueIf you can't get straight through to this page, Look for reference ASSI 66 in the online catalogue. Its title is Assizes: North and South Wales Circuit, Chester and north Wales Division: Coroners' Inquisitions. I checked this some months ago, but the only cases I could find were from Cheshire, despite the description that Inquisitions from Anglesey, Denbighshire, Flintshire and merionethshire are also incuded. Maybe they're there, but I ran out of time.
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