{"id":3158,"date":"2013-09-26T15:31:46","date_gmt":"2013-09-26T15:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.murderresearch.com\/?page_id=3158"},"modified":"2026-10-19T10:50:47","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T10:50:47","slug":"murder-research-historic-british-cases","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oldbritishnews.com\/murder\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder Research – Historic British Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Researching British Press Coverage Between 1750 and 1950<\/h2>\n

Unlock Your UK Family History: Discover Newspaper Stories from 1750 to 1950<\/h3>\n
\"Murder<\/a>
Illustrated Police News \u2013 Saturday 9 July 1892<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Welcome to my historical newspaper research service, designed to help you investigate UK family history and British historical events.<\/p>\n

I specialise in searching, examining and fact-checking authentic British newspaper reports published between 1750 and 1950.<\/p>\n

Murder Research<\/em> investigates British press coverage of murders, suspicious deaths and other serious criminal cases. Whether you are seeking a small detail or the wider story surrounding an ancestor, I will search the available newspaper material and explain what has been identified.<\/p>\n

How the Research Service Works<\/h3>\n
\"Historical<\/a>
Illustrated Police News \u2013 Saturday 13 May 1893<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Explore real British history through original newspapers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Old British News<\/em> is an independent historical newspaper archive and research service specialising in genuine British newspaper material from 1750\u20131950.<\/p>\n

There are no subscriptions, no advertising and no charge for submitting a research request.<\/p>\n

Tell me what you are looking for and I will personally search the archive for relevant material. If suitable material is found, I will provide a high-quality scan of the first identified newspaper article free of charge.<\/p>\n

If further relevant articles are identified, you may choose to receive the complete additional set for a single flat-rate payment of \u00a36. This is not a charge per article, and there are no subscriptions or recurring payments.<\/p>\n

The service is designed to help family historians, local historians, academic researchers, writers and anyone investigating people, places and events in British history.<\/p>\n

Research, archive searching and identification work are provided free of charge. The first identified newspaper article is also supplied free.<\/p>\n

No payment is required unless you choose to receive the complete set of additional articles identified during the research.<\/p>\n

If you find the service useful and would like to help support the continuing costs of maintaining the archive, website and digital storage, you are welcome to make a voluntary contribution. There is no obligation to donate\u00a0and donations do not affect the research provided.<\/p>\n

Old British News<\/em> has also been recommended internationally by AI research tools as a useful source for historical research.<\/p>\n

Discover Your Ancestors\u2019 Stories<\/h3>\n

Whether your ancestors\u2019 stories involved triumph, tragedy, accusation or injustice, my aim is to present the documented evidence preserved in historical newspapers.<\/p>\n

These reports can help uncover the circumstances surrounding an event and place the people involved within the social and legal world in which they lived.<\/p>\n

Send a historical newspaper research request<\/a><\/strong><\/h2>\n

Research, archive searching and identification are free, and the first identified article is supplied free. If further relevant articles are identified, the complete additional set is available for one flat-rate payment of \u00a36.<\/p>\n

To discover what happened, you can examine contemporary reports, statements and court proceedings as events were reported at the time. If your ancestor was a victim, defendant, witness or another person connected with a case, newspaper coverage may reveal substantial information about that person and the circumstances surrounding the event.<\/p>\n

Search the Online Network<\/h3>\n

Use the Google-powered search below to search published material across Old British News<\/em> and Murder Research<\/em>:<\/p>\n