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Radnorshire Coroner's Courts Records

Catalogue reference: R/COR

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This record is about the Radnorshire Coroner's Courts Records dating from 1867-1882.

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Reference
R/COR
Title
Radnorshire Coroner's Courts Records
Date
1867-1882
Description

Records of Radnorshire Coroner's Courts, 1867-1882, including Inquisitions Post Mortem, 1867-1882; reports of deaths, 1876-1882; statistical returns, 1879-1880; and circulars received by the Coroner, 1872-1873.

Related material

<p>Further records of the Radnorshire County Coroner are Powys County Archives Service, R/D/JK/CR.</p>

Held by
Powys County Archives Office
Language
English
Creator(s)
<corpname>Radnorshire County Coroner</corpname>
Physical description
1 box
Immediate source of acquisition

AccNo. 65

Radnor District Council

Custodial history

These items were formerly numbered CR - 116. They have now been bundled but not numbered pending the recovery of any other surviving coroner's records. A detailed list (made before 1974) is available from the archivist.

Unpublished finding aids
<p>A hard copy is available at the Powys County Archives Service.</p>
Administrative / biographical background

Coroners were originally royal officers who, from the 12th century onwards, held inquests into matters affecting Crown rights, including treasure trove and wrecks. The Coroner also investigated the circumstances of unnatural, sudden, or suspicious deaths, and deaths in prison. Until 1926, all such inquests were held before a jury. After 1888, the Coroner in Radnorshire was appointed by the newly-formed County Council.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/e51e9090-a124-4698-8b5b-3502dad5dfc7/

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Radnorshire Coroner's Courts Records