Middlesex Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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1st May 1781 - 31st December 1799

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Image 228 of 71210th November 1785


William Chapman< no role > of West Drayton aforesaid Gardener .
On his Oath Saith. That Yesterday Morning Willm. Watts< no role > .
a Son of ye deceased called this Deponent. to come to his
Assistance and upon. Deponents Inquiring what was the
Matter told him his Father had hanged himself
Deponent immediately got up and went to the
Orchard of the deceased. whom Deponent found lying
on his Back. Thousand Joseph Watts< no role > and Elizabeth
and Susannah Watts< no role > being there Deponent lifted the
deceased Bye (Comenting what had happened) buthe
upon examining him found he was quite dead. and
appeared to have hanged himself a Cord laying by
the Side of a Tree where the Sons & Daughters told
Deponent he had hanged himself.

Taken and Acknowledged the day
Year and Place first above written
before

E. Umfreville Corr.}

Wm Chapman< no role >

Thomas Weedon< no role > . Thresher to the deceased. being on
Oath Saith that about a week since as he was threshing
in the deceased Barn the deceased came in and asked if he
could do him any good in four ording his Work Deponent and
No, but deceased never the loss took up abroom and
Sheep't the Rubbish among the Corn he had just baned.
which Deponent thought an odd Circumstance and that he could
not Coin this Senses.

Taken and Acknowledged the day
Year and Place first above written
before
E. Umfreville Corr.}

The Mark of
Thomas [mark] Weedon< no role >




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