Southwark

Informations of Witnesses taken at
the parish of Saint Olave within the Borough
of Southwark in the County of Sovereign on the
7th day of March 1792 on view of the
Body of John Jones< no role > now here lying dead

John Williams< no role > a Lodger as the Waterman Arms< no role >
popper Alley parish of Saint sarisar within the Borough
Southwark Lighterman maketh Oath that maketh Known
the deced John Jones< no role > between swen and eight Yearsthat
he was as Waterman and med to ply as propper Alley Stairs
that the last time dept. saw the deced was above seven O Clock
in the evening of the sixth or [..] swenth of December last
that he went with Dept. in a small skiff a Boat Bolonging
the Dept. Master. that Dept. [mark] quitted
the skiff and went on bard arepel lying off the Fowerthat
he left the deced in the shiff and saw him new towards
London Bridge where Dept. understand the deced had some
swin of to do. that as the time Dept. quitted the Shiff [..]
[..] the deced appeared very much
intoxicated with Liquor but not in capable of managing the
Boat he was inthat Dept. from what he heard the same
Evening undo apprehended the deced was drowned.

Jno William< no role >

Sworn the 17th day of}
March 1792 before are}

Robert Roberts< no role > a Fisherman and a Lodger as 1979
Curthe Lane Bank side in the parish of Saint Savior south.
wark maketh Oath that about twelve o Clock as Noon of
Yesterday Dept. being in a Boat on the River Thames nearby
opposite the Bridge Yard in the parish aforesaid he [..]
found the deced that upon getting him [..] up to
the top of the Water he appeared to have been a long while in
the Waterthat Dept. and one John which he towed the body
on share and informed the Beadle of the parish

Sworn the 17th day of
March 1792 before me}

his
Robert [mark] Roberts< no role >
Mark