A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Inquisition on the Body of Hillary Driver, 1819 Aug. 29
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Preferred Citation
Norfolk County (Va.) Coroners' Inquisition on the Body of Hillary Driver, 1819 Aug. 29. Local government records collection, Norfolk County (Va.) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.
Acquisition Information
This item came to the Library of Virginia under accession number 45354.
Historical Information
Norfolk County (extinct) probably was named by Adam Thoroughgood, a local resident, for his native county in England. It was formed from Lower Norfolk County in 1691. Norfolk County became extinct in 1963, when it was consolidated with the city of South Norfolk to form the city of Chesapeake. The county seat was Portsmouth.
Scope and Content
Norfolk County (Va.) Coroners' Inquisition on the Body of Hillary Driver, 1819 Aug. 29. Driver's death was ruled an accidental drowning "in the dock" in the rear of the new Custom House in Norfolk borough.
Related Material
Additional Norfolk County Coroners' Inquests can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."
Index Terms
- Norfolk County (Va.) Circuit Court.
- Drowning victims -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.
- Norfolk County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.
- Autopsies -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.
- Health and medical records -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.
- Local government records -- Virginia -- Norfolk County.
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Norfolk County (Va.) -- History -- 19th century.