What happened at inquisitions post mortem? Find the details of a local UK archive from a searchable list of over 2,500 archives hosted by The National Archives), The National Archives(The majority of post mid-18th century records of inquests are held at local archives and not The National Archives. The inquest supports the department's mission and purpose to provide independent, evidence-based death investigations and addresses the publics interest in the death. Netherhampton Determine who the Deceased was, when and where and how they died and to record the Registration Particulars to enable Death Certification. Sutton Mandeville NRA 38235 Malmesbury. Salisbury the Close of the Canons of the Cathedral Church For more details of how to locate relevant information in this series see the research guide to Royal grants in Letters Patent and Charters from 1199. Sudden Deaths and Fatal Accident Inquiries: Scots Law and Practice: W. Green, 1986, Gibson, Jeremy & Rogers, Colin. These can be searched by name and by the county where the inquisition took place using our catalogue. Those starting with E are Exchequer inquisitions, and convert into a reference such as E 149/49. Sopworth Carmichael, Ian HB. There are detailed summaries of the contents of each inquisition in the Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, which cover 1236 to 1447 Blunsdon St Andrew The Wiltshire and Swindon Senior Coroner is a separate entity to both Wiltshire and Swindon Local Authorities and is an independent judicial officer holding office under the Crown. For lists of the lands mentioned in an inquisition, look at the Calendarium inquisitionum post mortem sive escaetarum, IV (1828). Invalid captcha response. Berwick Bassett The Court of Arches of Canterbury was a court of appeal fo r the province of Canterbury. The inquests are a valuable historical source, which as well as names and dates provide a picture of the past through the eyes of the witness statements. This often happened in cases of dispute, where a previous escheator had not performed his commission, or the value of knights fees and advowsons of churches. Little Bedwyn Edington You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. The inquisition return would detail, in order: This section may include extracts (in English) from a will or an enfeoffment to use (putting the lands into the hands of trustees, in order to avoid the kings claims to livery and wardship etc., and also to allow lands to be left to people other than the heir at law). The Malaysian Transport Ministry needs to explain why, in its answers to Parliament in the past, it said that overloading of the aircraft was said to be the cause of the crash, he said. The idea was that the object which caused the death of sinful and had to be given to the church to be expurgated. Chicklade This fact itself would require investigation of what happened at Labuan airport. Manningford Abbas Hilperton If you do not know where inWiltshire your ancestor lived or owned property, search the indexes toeach court if necessary. III 40 (2). These series are searchable using our catalogue, by name and by the county where the inquisition took place. Compton Bassett WebCourt Records Coroners' Courts/Inquest Reports Find your military ancestors at Forces War Records First Name Surname If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. Great Chalfield Ogbourne St George Rodbourne Cheney Garsdon WebInquest definition, a legal or judicial inquiry, usually before a jury, especially an investigation made by a coroner into the cause of a death. Stanton St Quintin This is shelved with the calendars and arranged by regnal year and item number. Two years and seven months later, a jury inquest concluded on Thursday that multiple failings by the NHS Trust that runs the hospital may have contributed to her death. research. 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Buttermere Boyton Seagry KOTA KINABALU: The judicial inquest report on the Double Six Nomad air crash that killed 11, including then chief minister Tun Fuad Stephens, should also be released, says former chief minister Datuk Seri Yong Teck Lee (pic). The Malaysian report was definitive that there was no overloading as the calculated take-off weight was 8,065lbs (3,658kg). Local newspapers are still the best source for finding out about a death because the coroners records are somewhat sparse. Hi Joanne, We found report of my husband's gg-uncle's inquest in the Gloucester Journal 1911. Coroners' inquests - The National Archives It does not include the many documents found and added to the series after 1828; not all of these went to the Chancery, so if you also want to check the Exchequer inquisitions, inE 149, try the four manuscript volumes, arranged by the names of the person being investigated.