City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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4th January 1768 - 31st December 1768

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Thomas Martin< no role > aged about 13 Years son of Mrs. Martin
Walter in union street Westminster , says that he was Bathing
with the Deced and two other Boys in the River Thomas
Yesterday and Joining to L Linsolns that the Deced Sworn
twice from of the Land Bank twice and the Deponent Leeay
he was in danger of Downing desired him to for hear and
not to attempt the same again; but he said he would
and immediatly went of again; and the Deponent finding
he was then in great Dawn of Drowning he went often
him and laid hold of me one of his arms, the deced held
him tight and the deponent went under water and being
himself in dawyer he forced away from the deced and
swam to shore

Thomas Martin< no role >




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