City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1789 - 30th December 1789

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Image 63 of 101928th January 1789


Southwark


T Shelton
Corr.
exd


An Inquisition indented taken from Sovereign Lord the King at the Parishof Saint George within
the Borough of Southward in the County of Surrey on the twenty eighth day of January in the twenty ninth year of the reign of our Sovereign,
Lord George the third by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of the Faith Etc before Thomas Shellon< no role > Gentleman
Coroner of our said Lord the King for the City of London and Borough of Southward on view of the body of a certain Woman whose name is
unknown now here lying dead by the oath of John Hill< no role > , Joseph White< no role > , John Eyres< no role > , John Newbury< no role > , John Hodges< no role > , Joseph Smith< no role > , William
Stimpson,
< no role > William Follows, William Durant< no role > , James Phipps< no role > Benjamin Berryman< no role > , Benjaman Hill< no role > and Thomas Shaw< no role > good and lawful
then of the City of London aforesaid who being now here duly chosen sworn and charged to inquire for our said Lord the King when how and in
what manner the said Woman whose name is unknown came to her Death say upon their oath that the said Woman whose name is unknown
then lately before accidentally casually and by misfortune fell into a certain Ditch situate in the Parish aforesaid within the Borough aforesaid
in the County aforesaid and in and with the Waters of the said Ditch was suffocated and drowned Of which said suffocation and drowning
the said Woman whose name is unknown did then lately before die And so the Jurors aforesaid whose their oath aforesaid do say that the said
Woman whose name is unknown accidentally casually and by misfortune was suffocated and drowner In Witness whereof as well the
said Coroner as the said John Hill< no role > the Foreman of the said Jurors on behalf of himself and the rest of the his Fellows in their presence have
to the Inquisition set their hands and seals the day year and place first above written.

John Hill< no role > [mark] Foreman




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