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Can anyone help ? How would I go about finding information on the death of John Fenton, believe he drowned in the River Clyde Glasgow April 1920

Hi Christine - perhaps local newspapers of the time might have carried something on his death.

Have you found his death on Scotland's People?

Thanks Got his death as 13th April 1920

n

Why are you nudging this up you have been given info on where to look

N

Take a look at this website, it is about Glasgow Historic Newspapers

Contact details at the bottom of the page

http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Library_Services/The_Mitchell/Mitchell_Collections/newspapercollsmitchell2.htm

Thanks Pam

n

And the reason you are nudging it up today is????

i felt like it

Hi Christine

My father was drowned it gave me a lot of info on Death Cert, and as he was drowned there as to be a post-mortem - coroners report.

You should be able to get a copy of the coroners report ask for it were you got your death cert from, they should be able to tell you were to get it if they do not have it.

Hope that helps

Rosalie

Hi Christine
My uncle was killed at age 15 and we found details of inquest at the Central Library Liverpool where a lot of Family Records are held for the lLiverpool Area.See if there is anything similiar in the area he died.(My uncle fell down a lift shaft we learned)
Best of luck
Mary

What age was he when he died?

Catherine

Hello Christine.
I had a relative who committed suicide in 1929 in Lincolnshire. Once I had a definite date for her death, I e-mailed the reference library in the area, and found they had an extensive collection of old newspapers on microfilm, with an index of names.
They found three articles in now-defunct newspapers, which they copied and have sent to me. (Still waiting to receive them, but the librarians tell me they are quite extensive.)
In addition, I ordered a copy of her death certificate, which contained a surprising amount of information. For example, I discovered how she killed herself (coal gas) and that her husband (my grandfather) had deserted her.
As for the inquest documents, it turned out that very few survive, since there was/is no requirement to keep them. However, I'm told that the newspaper reports on the inquest probably contain more information than the coroner's report would have given me.
Another unexpected benefit was that the newspaper search also produced an article on the wedding of another relative.
Hope this helps you in your research.
Dave in Canada

Thanks all for the help will go try get info that way

Catherine
He was 24 when he died Age taken from his Death Cert

Rosalie
His Death Cert I got from Scotlands People s0 dont know how to get the Coroners Report

David
I have a definate date of death April 30 1920 as I have his Death Cert

nudge

You should be able to access newspapers at the Mitchell Library in Glasgow, you could maybe give them a call.

Regards

Catherine

Tnks all