City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1763 - 30th December 1763

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Image 306 of 4416th October 1763


City and Liberty of
Westmr. in the County
of Middlesex

Informations taken this Sixth day of October
1763 at the Parish of St. James within the Liberty of
Westmr. on an Inquisition taken on View of the Body
of Thomas Watson< no role > lying Dead in the said Parish Liberty
and County.

Christopher Miller< no role > of Warden Street in the Parish of St.
James Westmr . Bricklayer on his Oath saith, That he was at
Work yesterday Afternoon at the House of the Mr. Garstine in
Jermyn Street, where Deced also worked who was a
Bricklayer , says that Deced came out of a Window at
the top of said House, and said, Here I am, being coming
towards the Place where Deponent was at work, and walking upon
a Board which Deponent and the other Workmen had
frequently walked upon before, says he heard Noise
and immediately after saw the Deced lye in a back Yard
belonging to Mr. Stephens a Surgeon who lives in the
adjoyning House, but says that he did not see the Deced
fall, Deponent says that he immediately run to Deced
and found him lying upon the Ground speechless and
motionless, says that the Deced bled at the Mouth, and
Deponent observed several slight Bruises about the
Deceds Head, says that Mr. Stephens attempted to bleed
the Deced but the Deced bled very little and died
immediately, says that the Deced was very well
yesterday Morning, and verily believes that his Death
was occasioned by the fall he reced.

Christopher Miller< no role >

John Green< no role > of James Street Grosvenor Square Carpenter
on his Oath saith that being at Work in Mr. Garniner's back
Yard yesterday After noon, he saw the Deced walking upon
a Board near the top of the said House, says that he heard a
Noise, and some Timber fell down, upon which he thought
that the Deced had fallen down, and immediately went
into Mr. Stephens's Yard. and found the Deced lying upon




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