City & Liberty of
Westmr
. in the County
of Middlesex
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Informations taken this Eighteenth day of March
1768
at the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields
within
the Liberty of Westminster
in the County of Midsex
on an Inquisition touching the Death of a Woman
unknown lying dead in the said Parish Liberty
and County.
William Finch< no role >
a Lodger at the Sign of the Guffen in
York Buildings
in the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields
Waterman
on his Oath saith, That on Wednesday Morning
last between five and six o'Clock as Dept was going along
the shore towards his Boat between York Buildings
and
Blach Lyon Hairs, a Gentleman standing upon the Mr. LyonLead
of the Water Works at york Buildings called out to Dept.
saying that a Woman lay in the Mud, upon which Dept.
looked and saw a Woman lying in the Mud about two
Yards from the Wall between Black Lyon and York
Buildings
Stairs, the Tide Ebbing, Says that he fetched
his Boat and soon after saw a Boy that lives at the
Swan at Hungerford Stairs
take of his shoes and Stocking
and walk to the Woman, Says that he this Dept.
soon after put on his Boots and Went to the Woman
who was Drowned but did not appear to have been long
in the Water, Says that he with the Assistance of other
People got the Woman to the Shore at the bottom of Villers
Street in the said Parish of St. Martin in the Fields
, Says
that he acquainted Mr. Tresslove one of the Church wardens
there with, who gave Dept. an Order directing the Governor
of the Workhouse to fetch her to the Bone house, and the
woman wasfetchestaken away the same day, Says that
he never saw the woman before, Says that the woman
had two half Guineas, four pence,and two forthings in
Copper, in her Pocket, which Dept. by the Church warden's
direction delivered to the Governor of the Workhouse
Says tha the this day saw the Deced in the Bonehouse
belonging to said Parish and that she is the same that
he found drowned on Wednesday morning last as above
mentioned And that he saw no Marks of Violence
upon the Deced
Wm Finch< no role >