City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1765 - 24th December 1765

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Says that the Deced bled at the Nose and Mouth
and Dept. thinks that the bleeding was occasioned by
some inward burne in the Head. which was the cause
of the Deceds Death, Dept. says that about a fortnight
ago Deced flung herself out of the Window on the Second
Floor, and believes that the Deced was Disordered in
her Senses.

Maurice Connel< no role >

Elizabeth Lewis< no role > (Wife of Roger Lewis< no role > ) a Lodger with
Mrs. Calclough in North Chapel Court on her Oath saith
that on hearing some body come up Stairs Yesterday Morning she opened
her Door and saw Mrs. Harris's Nurse , Says that they
both Knocked at Mrs. Harris the Deced's Door and found
it locked and the Key on the inside of the Door, Says that
whilst they stood at the Deced's Door Dept. heard a Noice
of something falling down upon which Deponent looked
out of the Stair case Window and saw the Deced lye in
the Area backwards, Says that she did not see the Deced
afterwards until she was Dead, Says that the Deced used
to be very Melancholy and low Spiritted and believes [..]
that she [..] herself out of the Window in her own Room on the
Second Floor.

Elizabeth Lewis< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day, Year,
& Place abovementioned before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner }




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