Peterborough City and Liberty Inquests 1856-1905

This dataset comprises 1080 inquests examined for the thesis "Dynamics of Death, The Coroner's Court in Peterborough, 1856-1905". The original documents are kept in Peterborough Local Studies Library on Broadway in Peterborough, England. They can be viewed by appointment: please email [e-mail] dataset includes information on the catalogue number, year and date of inquest, coroner, parish of inquest, site of inquest, name age and sex of decedent, verdict of the inquest and a standardised cause of death.