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Records of Manchester Coroner's Court

Dec 1914-2007
Archives
Inquests, post mortems 1959-2007, indexes only 1914-1996
The earliest surviving Index of Inquests commences with inquests held on 14 December 1914 , and records: date that the coroner was informed of the death; name of deceased; date of death; date of inquest; where and when inquest held; officer in charge of case; age of deceased; address of deceased; place of death; hour and place that body was viewed; cause of death; names and residence of jurors (if inquest held before a jury); verdict of jury; reference number for case papers (note that case papers do not survive before 1959); any coroner's remarks.
Related Material:Manchester depositions 1851-1852 (GB127.M381/1/1/1,2) held at Manchester Archives and Local Studies.
Place:Manchester Metropolitan District/Greater Manchester/England
Manchester/Manchester/Manchester/Lancashire/England
Title:
Records of Manchester Coroner's Court
Date of work:
Dec 1914-2007
Reference number:
GB124.A2
Level of description:
Fonds
Custodial history:
The jurisdiction for Manchester Coroner has always been the City of Manchester.
Finding aids note:
The indexes can be used as a finding aidSubject:CORONERS
Source:
This material is received at regular intervals. The first deposit of material was received on 21 April 1981 and consisted of records for 1959-1974. Accession number 823.
Access restrictions:
UnrestrictedUnder the Public Records Acts of 1958 and 1967 Coroners' Records are closed for 75 years. Permission can in exceptional circumstances be obtained from the Manchester Coroner to examine records. If permission is granted, the file will be returned to the Manchester Coroner's office to be viewed there. Manchester Coroners are based in Crown Square Manchester. Their contact details are as follows: Manchester Coroners Office Crown Square Manchester M60 1PR Tel: 0161 830 4325 Fax: 0161 2747329 email: coroners@manchester.gov.uk
Use restrictions:
Unrestricted
General notes:
Arrangement:This material is arranged into series, which consist of numbers of items related by function. Within series, the items are arranged chronologically.Old Accession Number:
Record types:
COLLECTION
Language:
English
Record number:
7182330
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