City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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4th January 1771 - 26th December 1771

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Image 91 of 64826th February 1771


Elizabeth Garrard< no role > Singlewoman on her Oath saith, That
she has attended the Deced for about five Months last past,
as a Nurse, Says that the Deced was at times disordered in her
Senses, That the Deced had a good Night last Night and
was easy and composed this Morning, Says that between
Nine and ten o' Clock this Morning this Dept. by the
desire of the Deced went down Stairs to felch the Deced's
Breakfast, leaving the Deced in her Bed, two pair of Stairs
Says that she had not been [..] down a Quarter of an hour
and when she was going up with Deced's Breakfast, she
heard a great knocking at the Street Door, and or
opening the Door Dept. saw two Men carrying in the Deced
very much Bruised in her Breast & Back. and says
that the Deced died in about half an hour after. Says
that the Fore Garret window was found open and Dept.
believes that the Deced threw herself out of that window.

The Mark of
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Elizabeth Garrard< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day
Year & Place abovementioned
before me}

Tho. Richard< no role > Coroner .




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