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Some years ago I saw a reference, and in my mind it was in the national archives, to the death of an ancestor of mine. I'm sure it was a newspaper article but maybe not. His name was James Whiffing Siggs and he died in dubious circumstances circa 1821. I didn't have full access to the archives and still don't, I have always meant to visit, maybe when I retire ! Does anyone have access to or know any other way of finding out about his death ? I'm off to work so I'll check back later, thank you.

Well the national archives have a website and you can order from them ,you don't have to visit

http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

You can search the National Archives for free - there doesn't seem to be anything for James , James W or James Whiffin/g Siggs.

BNA on FMP

London Courier and Evening Gazette 18 April 1814
Listed under 'bankruptcy' & Certificate dtd 7 May
J W Siggs, Aveley, Essex, dealer

Plus several other notices of a similar nature

https://www.myheritage.com/names/james_siggs

Has some info on him but not the death date ,says he married in 1803 and had five children

View London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-2003
Name: James Miffing Siggs
[James Whiffing Siggs]
Record Type: Burial
Death Date: abt 1821
Burial Date: 3 Jun 1821
Burial Place: All Saints, Poplar, Tower Hamlets, England
Register Type: Parish Register


England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 No Image

Name: James Whiffing Siggs
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1803
Marriage Place: Saint Dunstan In The West,London,London,England
Spouse: Mary Ann Whiffing
FHL Film Number: 547369

Records are at London metropolitan archives

https://mediasvc.ancestry.com/v2/image/namespaces/1093/media/408fec78-a23b-4a14-98b8-48a3088d98ac.jpg?client=Trees&imageQuality=hq&maxWidth=2048&maxHeight=1298

"Jillyinnes" (a known relation of yours?) on this thread below says he was declared bankrupt in 1812:

http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=749164.0

And this below seems to show his imminent release from that in 1814:

The London Gazette - Part 1 - Page 826 - Google Books Result
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=HjhKAQAAMAAJ
Great Britain - 1814 - ?Gazettes
Dealer and Chapman, have certified to the Right Hon. the Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, that the said James Whiffing Siggs hath in all things conformed himself according to the directions of the several Acts of Parliament made concerning Bankrupts: This is to give notice, that, by virtue of an Act passed in the fifth year of his late Majesty's reign, and also of an Act passed in the forty-ninth year of His present Majesty's reign, his Certificate will be allowed and confirmed as the said Acts direst, unless cause be shewn to the contrary on or before the 7th of May next.

Well found, Shirley!

Your link doesn't seem to open properly for me, so in case anyone else is having the same problem, this is the info the page gives (having searched LMA site from scratch):


Hamlet of Mile End, Old Town: James Whiffen Siggs: Found dead

Reference Code: MJ/SP/C/E/1272

FROM COLLECTION: MJ - MIDDLESEX SESSIONS OF THE PEACE: COURT IN SESSION
/MJ/SP - SESSIONS PAPERS
/MJ/SP/C/E - CORONERS PAPERS: EASTERN DISTRICT
Site Location: London Metropolitan Archives
Level of Description: File
Date1821
ClassificationCOURTS: SESSIONS




You can pay for a copy of the document:

https://tinyurl.com/mjc8mut

Thanks everyone, I,d forgotten about the LMA site. Argyll Gran, you say I can order a document, would this be the coroners report ? Thank you all for your time, Kevin.

The reference, as posted above, says the document is in the Coroners Papers collection, so yes, I would guess so.

You can contact them to ask about that before ordering a copy.