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

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Image 232 of 71222nd November 1785


Rebecca Collyer< no role > a Servant to the Princess
On her Oath Saith ThatElizth. Stevenson Sunday
Morning last Elizabeth Stevens< no role > deceased her to take some breakfast
to the deceased in her roomShe did so and on
[..] Opening the Door of the room to going
in, she observed at great Smoke and immediately
putting down the Tea things in the Window and turning towards
the Fire to see if it came from theme observed
the deceased laying down before it with has
head over the Fender.Saith that she immediately
ran to ye deceased in order to taken her up. & laid
hold of one of her Arms for that purpose when She observed
the deceased breast was quite burnt and the
right Cum which Deponent laid hold of was also so
much burnt that the flesh came off.and Deponent
at the same time observed that the deceased
was quite dead.

Taken & Acknowledged the
day and Year above writen
before}

E: Umfreville Corr.

Rebecca Collyer< no role >




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