London question

[Lynn the Forest Fan]

That is an interesting idea, I will probably order the pdf, as it is so much cheaper.

[Lynn the Forest Fan]

Got the cert yesterday, no exciting train related death though, he died of kidney disease. It would seem to have been a sudden death, as there was an inquest on 11th September 1895 at Westminster. Is it likely that this would have been in a newpaper? I did try and look on FMP but his name (Charles Clarke) is fairly common and it brought up thousands of possibles. Is there any easy way to see if there was a report?

[Ann from Sussex]

If he died of an illness rather than some sort of accident or misadventure, I doubt if it would have made the papers, except as an obituary maybe. I have found Westminster Archives helpful in the past; I'm wondering if they may have the inquest report? It wouldn't hurt to ask and if they don't have it they may be able to point you towards where you could find it.

[Lynn the Forest Fan]

You are probably right Ann.

[Merry]

Originally Posted by Lynn the Forest Fan

Is it likely that this would have been in a newpaper? I did try and look on FMP but his name (Charles Clarke) is fairly common and it brought up thousands of possibles. Is there any easy way to see if there was a report?

You could try including bits of his address in your search as well as his name. If there is anything there about his death (and I think the chances of a report of the inquest is very unlikely) then it's probable that his address, or at least the street name, would be reported.

[Lynn the Forest Fan]

Thanks Merry