Joseph Boston

Greta,

The location that Joseph drowned was called the Abercorn basin. It still exists today.

Coroners records are held in PRONI (the public record office) in Belfast. Here’s a link that tells you what the files contain. However as far as I can tell PRONI don’t have any coroners records for Belfast for 1881.

http://apps.proni.gov.uk/DCAL_PRONI_eCatNI_IE/ResultDetails.aspx

I checked to see if Joseph left a will but there’s none on the PRONI wills site.

Joseph Boston is not a very common name and so by searching the marriage site, I only found a couple of marriages involving people of that name around Belfast. I think your Joseph married Sarah Hodgin on 22.1.169 in Belfast. Their 3 children were Sarah 11.10.1869, Joseph 7.8.1875 & John 25.9.1877. Sarah senior died 22.1.1869 aged 42.

You can view the birth certs free on the Irishgenealogy site: https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

But for the marriage and death certs you’ll need to pay GRONI to see them. You can view the original certificates on-line on the GRONI website, using the “search registrations” option:

https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk

You will need to open an account and buy some credits. It costs £2.50 (sterling) to a view a certificate.

Oh thanks heaps for the reply I will follow up on those leads. Thanks

I really like this site https://geni.nidirect.gov.uk it is a quick way for me to find out the information.

Sarah senior died 22.1.1869 aged 42. Do you mean Sarah Hodgin as this was the marraige date?

Does this site have the belfast births on it? https://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/

Thanks again for the reply.

Greta New Zealand

Greta,

Sorry the date of Sarah's death should be 28.12.1878. My mistake.The Irish genealogy site does have the births on it (free), but it doesn't have the marriage or death, which is why you need to go to the NI Direct (GRONI) site for them.