IOW Newspapers 1841

[margaretmarch]

Can anyone tell me where I might be able to locate a report of a suicide in Ventnor on the IOW, 25 Sept 1841 please?
I just had a death cert back for a relative, Theophilus Harper whose death cert says 'destroyed himself by drinking prussic acid being at the time deranged'
The informant is given as Henry Sewell, Coroner, so there will have been a post mortum and maybe an inquest and since its a bit gruesome I guess the local paper would have reported it.
Theophilus by the way was not generally living on IOW but seems to have gone there to kill himself!:(
Thanks,
Margaret

[WendyPusey]

You may possibly find something on here. Ann's Page

Lots of Island info. Otherwise you could contact the IOW County Press http://www.iwcp.co.uk/ and they may search for you.



or contact Records Office in Newport, usually very helpful.

http://www.iwight.com/library/record_office/contacti.asp

[margaretmarch]

Thanks Wendy. I'll have a look at that and see what the County Press can do for me.