Tales from the Coroner’s Casebook - A Talk by Quintin Watt
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Tales from the Coroner’s Casebook – Life and Death in Georgian South Staffordshire and the Black Country. Part One: 1801-1826.This illustrated presentation examines cases of sudden or unexplained deaths, presided over by Henry Smith Esq. - Coroner of the County of Stafford - between 1801 and 1842. These include: domestic and industrial accidents, manslaughter, murders, suicides and ‘visitations of God.’ Who was this coroner, and what do his inquest reports tells us about life, as well as death, in our region 200 years ago? Join Coroner Henry Smith’s Inquest Jury and re-consider some of the cases he dealt with during the first part of his long career.
Date
Thursday 12 November 2026 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM (UTC+01)Location
Erasmus Darwin House
Erasmus Darwin House,, Beacon Street,, Lichfield, Stafforshire WS13 7AD
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Tales from the Coroner’s Casebook - A Talk by Quintin Watt
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