City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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8th January 1762 - 20th December 1762

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says She ran to her, and laid her Head in Depts Lap
but she was Speachless, Says Dept. perceiving the deced
to be dying said, pray God receive her Seal at which
she Smiled, and dyed immediately; says she closed
deceds Eyes and on laying her Head on the Ground Depts
observed that her Apron was bloody, says to prevent a
Disturbance in the Neighborhood she put out the [..]
Candle, and pulled off one of her Garters and tyed up her
I am, says her Aunts Skull was broke on the back part of
the Head near the right side. says She tyed her apron round
her Body, and her fees together with her other Garter
laying her Strait. says that at the time her Aunt threw
herself out of Window nobody was in the House besides
Deponent; says She after laying her Aunt Strait as above
she went in quest of her Uncle, and after finding him acquainted
him with what had happened, says that her Aunt in her
Illness used to complain of a Violent Disorder in her Head [..]
and at times was lightedHeaded and favcifull. says
the believes that her Aunt at the time She threw herself
out of Window was light headed and out of her Senses.

Marry Webb< no role >

Margaret polls< no role > of King Street Widow . came in and
observed deced lying in the Yard as above described.




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