Inquisitions for the Borough of Doncaster

The records listed here comprise the records of inquests and inquiries into the cause of death of the Doncaster coroner for most years between 1890 and 1930. During this period the town clerk of the borough of Doncaster held the position of coroner. His jurisdiction covered the borough of Doncaster and did not include places now in the Doncaster metropolitan district. Where people from outside the borough are mentioned in the records this is because they died within the borough, and so the inquest into the death was held by the Doncaster coroner.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CR.1/1/1-1/12 Inquests 1890

CR.1/2/1-2/24 Inquests 1892

CR.1/3/1-3/23 Inquests 1894

CR.1/3/24-3/26 Coroner's papers 1890-1894

CR.1/4/1-4/28 Inquests 1896

CR.1/4/29-4/32 Coroner's papers 1890-1896

CR.1/5/1-5/30 Inquests 1897

CR.1/5/31 Inquiry into cause of death 1897

CR.1/5/32-5/38 Coroner's papers 1892-1898

CR.1/6/1-6/22 Inquests 1898

CR.1/6/23-6/26 Inquiry and coroner's papers 1895-1898

CR.1/7/1-7/28 Inquests 1899

CR.1/7/29-7/31 Coroner's papers 1897-1900

CR.1/8/1-8/25 Inquests 1900

CR.1/8/26-8/27 Coroner's papers 1897-1899

CR.1/8/28-8/31 Inquiries 1900

CR.1/8/32-8/33 Coroner's papers 1900-1901

CR.1/9/1-9/27 Inquests 1902

CR.1/9/28-9/38 Inquiries 1902

CR.1/9/39 Statistical returns see also CR.1/17/63-64 1900

CR.1/10/1-10/26 Inquests 1904

CR.1/10/27-10/46 Inquiries 1904

CR.1/10/47 Statistical returns 1904

CR.1/11/1-11/23 Inquests 1905

CR.1/11/24-11/34 Inquiries 1905

CR.1/11/35 Statistical returns 1905

CR.1/12/1-12/34 Inquests 1907

CR.1/12/35-12/46 Inquiries 1907

CR.1/13/1-13/32 Inquests 1908

CR.1/13/33-13/42 Inquiries 1908

CR.1/14/1-14/31 Inquests 1909

CR.1/14/32-14/40 Inquiries 1909

CR.1/15/1-15/44 Inquests 1910

CR.1/15/45-15/56 Inquiries 1910

CR.1/16/1-16/43 Inquests 1911

CR.1/16/44-16/50 Inquiries 1911

CR.1/17/1-17/48 Inquests 1915

CR.1/17/49-17/62 Inquiries 1915

CR.1/17/63-17/64 Coroner's papers 1900-1903

CR.1/18/1-18/45 Inquests 1916

CR.1/18/46-18/52 Inquiry 1916

CR.1/19/1-19/46 Inquests 1917

CR.1/19/47-19/55 Inquiries 1917

CR.1/20/1-20/43 Inquests 1921

CR.1/20/44-20/63 Inquiries 1921

CR.1/21/1-21/36 Inquests 1922

CR.1/21/37-21/63 Inquiries 1922

CR.1/22/1-22/61 Inquests 1925

CR.1/22/62-22/81 Inquiries 1925

CR.1/23/1-23/65 Inquests 1927

CR.1/23/66-23/95 Inquiries 1927

CR.1/24/1-24/3 Inquests 1930

<p>Prior to the Municipal Corporations Act of 1835, the mayor was the coroner for the borough and soke of Doncaster, and the coroners papers for the years c1625 to 1700 can be found within the borough records (AB.5/4/1). Abstracts of inquests (8 items) for the period 1859-1862 are also held under the reference CR/MARR/1. Coroner's records from 1949 are held by Sheffield Archives, 52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield, S1 4SP.</p>

Restrictions on Access

Coroners' records are public records and as such are subject to rules made by the Lord Chancellor. Access to them is not permitted before they are 75 years old.

The coroner may give special written permission for access. Anyone wishing to obtain such permission must contact the coroner who must then issue a letter of permission authorising us to produce records under 75 years old. The address to write to is:

Mr S Hooper

South Yorkshire District Coroner

Union Street

Doncaster

DN1 3AE