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<p n="277"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo254">City & Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
in the County of Midsex.}</note>
<lb></lb>
Informations taken this Sixth day of February<lb></lb>
1766 at the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo255">St. Martin on</rs>
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the Fields within<lb></lb>
the Liberty of Westmr. in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo256">County of Middlesex</rs>
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, on<lb></lb>
an Inquisition touching the Death of a Woman<lb></lb>
unknown lying Dead in the said Parish Liberty and<lb></lb>
County.</p>
<p n="278"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n278-1">Thomas Ellmer</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo257">Mary gold Stairs</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo258">Parish<lb></lb>
of Christ Church</rs>
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Surry <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ92">Waterman</rs>
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on his Oath saith<lb></lb>
that yesterday between twelve and one o'Clock at noon,<lb></lb>
he this Deponent was informed by <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n278-3">John Kingman</rs>
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another<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ93">Waterman</rs>
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that Woman by drowned at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo259">Hungerford Stairs</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
upon which Dept. went down and on the lower side of the<lb></lb>
Cornway there within about twelve Yards of the Co<obscured></obscured>
way,<lb></lb>
Dept. saw the Deced lying on her back in the Mud and covered<lb></lb>
with Water in the River Thomas in the Parish of St. Margaret<lb></lb>
in the Fields, the Tide Ebbling at that time Says that he drew the Deced to the Sho<obscured></obscured>
Says that he<lb></lb>
does not know the Deced, that she had no Shoes on when he saw her but was<lb></lb>
otherwise well dressed, Says that She was then Dead, and<lb></lb>
that he observed no Marks of Violence on the Deced</p>
<p n="279">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n279-1">Thomas Elmner</rs>
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</p>
<p n="280"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n280-1">John Kingman</rs>
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of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo260">St. Saviour Southwark</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ94">Waterman</rs>
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on his Oath saith that he was yesterday about noon<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo261">Hungerford Stairs</rs>
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, and that he saw a little below the<lb></lb>
couceway there, the Cloaths which the Deced had on floating<lb></lb>
on the water in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo262">River Thames</rs>
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, Says that he soon after<lb></lb>
perceived that the Deced lay in the Mud upon her<obscured></obscured>
but that he die<lb></lb>
not go to her, Says that he acquainted Thomas Ellmer<lb></lb>
another <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ95">Waterman</rs>
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with what he had seen and immediately<lb></lb>
went to acquaint the Coroner therewith, Says that he<lb></lb>
returned soon, and found the Deced drawn to the Shore<lb></lb>
Says that she was then dead, but that he observed no mark<lb></lb>
of Violence on the Deced.</p>
<p n="281"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n281-1">John Kingman</rs>
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</p>
<p n="282">Severally Sworn the Day Year & Place<lb></lb>
abovementioned, before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n282-1">Tho. Prichard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ96">Coroner</rs>
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