City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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1st January 1770 - 26th December 1770

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Catherine Lediard< no role > wife of Henry Lediard< no role > a
Lodger at Mr. Payne's in Wardow Street , on the
first Floor fore room on her [..] Says that yesterday about
Eleven o' Clock Mrs. Clay the Deced's Mother & her
Sister, brought the Deced and a younger Child into
Depts. room desiring her to take care of them until her
return, Says that about one o' Clock upon Mrs.Sparrows who stood [..] Window
saying that a picture Frame was carried by Dept. put
up the lower sash of the other Window and looked out the
Child being then by her, Says that [..] soon ofter she
went into her back room to see the Youngest Child which
was asleep there, and twice desired Mrs. Sparrow
to look to the Child, Says that in about two Minutes
she was coming out of the back room when she saw
the Deced falling thro the Window, Mrs. Sparrow being
at that him at the other Window, and no other Parson
in the Room

The Mark of
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Catherine Lediard< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day
Year and Place above
mentioned before me
Tho Prickard< no role > Coroner }




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