City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1792 - 31st December 1792

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Image 678 of 8618th September 1792


George Kimble< no role > a Lodger at the Hoare of Mr. Schofield in
Crown Court Fleet Street London by trade of Cooper maketh
Oath that about a quarter part six O Clock in the Evening of
Thursday last Dept standing at his Master's Shop Door (Mr. Vass
of No. 2 Barbican London) hearing a Noise that he went to some people
collected near Mr. Isherswood Gateway in Aldersgate Street
that on going there near the Curb Stone and the Kennel of the
Street he saw the deced an Infant lying on the Stone, upon his right
Sidethat the head appeared very much crushed and a great
quantity of blood under it Depttook the deced up that he was
quite deadDept. took the deced to the house of Mr. Vevers the
White Bear< no role > coroner of Barbican and there left him how the deced came by the
injury it appeared to have reced Dept. can't say

G Kimble

Richard Hall< no role > [..] a Servant to Messr. Seal [..] ollard
of No. 72 Aldersgate Street London Tobacconist maketh Oath
that [..] about six O Clock on Thursday Evening last Dept.
standing at his Masters Door he heard a Noise that Dept. looked
round and [..] opposite Mrs. Isherwods house in Aldersgate
Street he saw a Child lying when the Stones between the Kennel
and the Curb Stone of the Pavement in feet towards the Kennel
and its head after Inches from the Edge of the Curb Dept. went
to the Child and took it up that it was quite deadit's head
was so much crushed that the past of the Brain appeared to be
lying on the Curb StoneDept. delivered the Child to a Man that
was standing by who took it awaythat when Dept. went to the
deced a Woman with a Barrow were standing near a Pool fixed
in the Streetthat the Woman with the Barrow seemed very
much frightened and alarmed about the Child that a Dray




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