| Call Number: |
HIL-MICL FC LPR .N4C6N6I5 |
| Category: |
New Brunswick |
| Creator: |
New Brunswick. Court Records (Northumberland County). |
| Description: |
1 microfilm textual records (2 volumes) ; 35 mm |
| Background: |
The Northumberland County Inquests were convened in the name of the Sovereign by a Coroner or a Justice of the Peace with the purpose of determining when, where, and by what means a person came to his/her death. The report of the inquest is a record of the evidence presented and the decision rendered by a jury.
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| Contents: |
The information contained in the report includes the name of the deceased, the place and date of the inquiry, the name of the official who convened the inquest, and the signatures of all the jurors. Frequently, the circumstances which led to the death are described in detail before the verdict is rendered. Costs are included for some cases. The microfilm is divided by date into two sections: Part 1, 1821-1879; and Part 2, 1817-1859. |
| Originals: |
The original records are held by the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick. |
| Archival Ref. No.: |
PANB RS 514 |
| Finding Aids: |
There is no finding aid, and the inquests appear not to follow either an alphabetical or a chronological order on the microfilm.
Electronic version available. See Microforms staff.
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| Notes: |
The microfilm quality is very poor. Much of the reel is so faint it is almost illegible.
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