City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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2nd January 1790 - 30th December 1790

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Image 163 of 94912th March 1790


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T: Shelton
Corr. [mark]


An Inquisition Indented taken for our Sovereign Lord the King at the Parish of Saint Clave
within the Borough of Southwark in the County of Surrey on the twelfth day of March in the thertieth 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 Parish on
before Thomas Shelton< no role > Gentleman Coroner of our said Lord the King for the City of London and Borough of Southwark on view of
the body of a certain Woman whose Name is unknown now here lying dead by the oath of Roger Lewis< no role > John Ross< no role > John
Complin Samuel Stevens< no role > John Winter< no role > same Leigh John Langhill< no role > Thomas Ella Joseph Hook Samuel Watkins< no role > James
Robinson William Harvey< no role > and John Cliford< no role > good and Lawful men of the Borough aforesaid in the County aforesaid who
being now here duly chosen sworn and charge to inquire for our said Lord the King when how and in what
manner the said Warran unknown came to her death say upon their Oath that the said Woman unknown
then lately before accidentally casually and by misfortune fell into the River Thomas and in and with the
Waters of the said River was suffocated and drowned of which said suffocation and knowing the said Woman
unknown did then lately sessn die and so the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do say that the said
Woman unknown in manner and by the means aforesaid accidentally casually and by misfortune was suffocated
and drowned In Witness whereof as well the said Coroner as the said Roger Lewis< no role > the foreman of the said Jurry
on behalf of himself and the rest of his fellows in their presence have to this Inquisition at their hands and seals
the day year and place first above written

[mark] Roger Lewis< no role >




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