City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1791 - 30th December 1791

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Image 363 of 6729th August 1791


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Informations of Witnesses taken at the parish of
Saint Mary at Hill in the ward of Billinsgate in London
on the 9th day of August 1791 on view of the body of Thomas
Church now here lying dead

Thomas Lubboll< no role > of no. 2 Fore street< no role > Lambeth Surrey< no role > Fisherman
who being on Oath saith that on Sunday last about ten o Clock [..]
Deponent being in a Petre Boat belonging to a Mr Lewis of Crabtree< no role > in
the way of Middlesex and in which Boat the deceased then was asleep
and being then going off the Custom house to Bob for Eels as the
Deponet was Rowing shrow London Bridge she head of the said
Boat street against a piece of Timber which was writed a Cross
the second luct hom she Water works by the force of which she said Bovet
immediately sunk and Deponent caught hold of the said piece
of wood and ruioned there until a Boat put off to his assistance
that he saw no more of me deceased until about 11 o Clock of the same
night when the said Boat rore again off Billingate and she
deceased was then lying at the head of the said Boat when he
appeared to the Deponent to be dead

Sworn the 9th day of
August 1791 before me}

Thomas
his [mark] mark
Lubbott
< no role >




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