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

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Image 389 of 53817th August 1763


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Informations of Witnesses taken this 17th. day of
August 1763 in the Parish of St. Margaret Westminster at the
Dwelling House of Mr, Richard Morrall< no role > known by the Signs
of the Swan in King Street Before Thomas Prickard< no role >
His Majestys Coroner for the said City and Liberty of Westminster
touching the Death of Elizabeth Marriott< no role > in the said
Parish then and there lying Dead, as follow

Alice Daniels< no role > Wife of Samuel Daniels< no role > of St, Margaret Westminster , Breeches
maker on her Oath Says That the Deced was out a Walking Yesterday, and came
home about half on hour after 8 in the Evening, and the Deponent being informed
by her Husband that the Deced had complained to him of a Swimming in her Head
she went to her in her Apartment up one pair of Stairs and light His Candle
she complained then to this Deponent of a Swimming in her Head but said she
Would got her Supper and go to Bed and then she should be better, the
Deponent went down Stairs and in about an Hour her Husband called her
from the door Selling her the Deced knocked, the Deponent went up to her
when she complained she was very sick, and she then reached and said
She should be glad to go to Bed and desired the Deponent to assist her
the Deponent accordingly got the Bed ready and helped the Deced into the
Same, that the deponent stayed then with her about five Minutes and
untill the Deced fell into a Sleep, the Deponent then went away for about
half an hour and after putting her Child to Bed went into the deceased's Room




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