City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1766 - 29th December 1766

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Image 668 of 68623rd December 1766


City & Liberty of Westmr .
in the County of Middlesex }


Informations taken this Twenty third day of
December 1766 at the Gate house Prison situate in the
Parish of St. Margaret within the City and Liberty of
Westmr. in the County of Middlesex on an Inquisition
touching the Death of William Corker< no role > lying dead in the
said Parish City Liberty and County.

Thomas Underboon< no role > a Prisoner at the Gat house Prison Westmr. on his Oath
saith that he has been there about five weeks and that he then found the
Deced in said Prison, who appeared to Dept. to be disordered in his Sen [..]
Says that he continued so at times untill he died, Says that on Saturday
[..] about Now the Deced took of his Cloaths, laid himself down upon
the Floor and died in about ten Minutes, Says that the Deced was
not till used by the Keeper or any of the Prisoners in said Prison
and believes that he died a natural Death

Thomas Under< no role >

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




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