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Inquisitions/inquests conducted by coroners
This series contains inquisitions(inquests) conducted by coroners in British Columbia [1862], 1872-1937. Inquisitions are investigations in which a coroners’ jury rules on the cause of death. Inquisition files often contain witness statements, transcripts, autopsy reports, and findings.
British Columbia. Dept. of the Attorney-General
Inquests : (Plus amendments: 1862,1885,1887)
Hugh Stewart : Accidentally shot
Indian Tesche : Natural causes
Inquests : 1 (1872) to 74 (1888)
Richard Richards : Natural causes
Taran Allexton : Overdose of strychnine
Edward Brundroy : Natural causes
Indian, Charley : Strangulation
Louis, a Chinaman : Accidental drowning
Yong Grattat, a : Suffocated from fumes of a charcoal stove
Char-la-ton : Drowned while uner the influence of liquor
Terriblo Gonzales : Hit by a pulley block
William Rennie : Explosion in the Wellington Coal Mine
William Thompson : Fell from a log boom
John Hoskins : Explosion in the Wellington Coal Mine
Appols Dawie : Explosion in the Wellington Coal Mine
Edward Campbell : Explosion in the Wellington Coal Mine
Ah Choo : Explosion in the Wellington Coal Mine
Ah Hoy : Explosion in the Wellington Coal Mine
Unknown Chinaman : Found dead in the Fraser River
Patrick Sarsfield Smith : Shot himself while in an unsound state of mind
John Caulfield : Drowned in a canoeing accident
Michael Kerrigan : Accidental discharge of a rifle
C. Braden : Drowned in the Fraser River
Indian, Charley : Suffocated under a gravel slide