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

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deced till after his Death, that she then observed be
was scalded on the left Arm his Face, and privities
and verily believes he dyed of those Scalds.

Mary Mottram< no role >

Elizabeth< no role > the Wife of Leonard Thompson< no role > Mother
of the deced on her Bath Saith that on Wednesday
East in the afternoon Mary Mottram< no role > called out to
Deponent to take her Child before he was dead, upon
which Deponent went down Stairs, and took the
deced from out of her Arms, the deced then having on
only his Shirt and Breeches, Says She carried the
Child up Stairs and Ship'd him directly, and observed
that he was every much scalded and blistered in the Face
left.and the Body, and private parts, says the took him
immediately to an Apothecary 's near St. James's Market
who ordered Deponent to annaint him all over with
Live seed eyl, which was accordingly done Says be
continued restless to the time of his Death which
was about four o' Clock Yesterday Morning says
the deced was in good Health before the Accident
and doubts not but that the Scalds occasioned the
deceds death.

The of Mark
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Elizabeth Thompson< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day Year
and Place above mentioned
before me Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner }




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