City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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4th January 1772 - 30th December 1772

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Image 153 of 93221st March 1772


Cloak had been seen in the House and that no person
had seen her go out, Says that Mr. Moors the Butler &
himself went up Stairs & Searched several Rooms and at
last said Moors found her Hanging in the Lumber Room
and said here she is, Says that they went down Stairs
and immediately he took a Knife up Stairs and with it
cut the cord by which Deced was Hanging, and Deced
dropped down, Says that the Cord was fastened to a Rail
drove into a Beam, in the Room and twice around the
Deced's Neck, Says that the Deced was Cold and appear
to have been Hanging some time, and believes that
the Deced Hanged herself, Says that the Deced has
been Melancholy and low Spirited for about a Week
and spoke very little, but never gave any reason
for it, as Deponent knows.

Thomas Barton< no role >

George Glover< no role > Porter to Lord Waldegrave on his Oath saith
That Elizabeth Blockley< no role > the Deced was naturally of a
chearful Disposition, That Lady Waldegrave came home
about two o'Clock on Saturday Morning, (March 14th)
That John Clark< no role > the Footman came home first & Went to Bed & Dept. thought and some
time after Timothy Lewis< no role > come home with the Chairmen
and went out of the Lodge intending to go to Bed as
Dept. thought, Says that the Chairmen went out and
Dept. was going to Bed in the Lodge, when he heard
some Person Cough (Whom he believes to be the Deced)
by the Door of the Servants Hall, upon which he went
towards the Servants Hall, and saw a great Light there
and heard some persons talking, but cannot say who they were
Says that he saw the Deced next Morning and on asking
her how she did, Deced said that she was very indifferent
and believed that she was going to have an Agree, and
Dept. says that the Deced has been Melancholy ever since
that time. Says that on Thursday Morning last he
asked the Deced how she was, to which she answered that
she was very poorly, but hoped that she should soon be better

George Glover< no role >

Elizabeth Mary Dixon< no role > House Maid to Lord Waldegrave on
her Oath saith, That Elizabeth Blockley< no role > was naturally
of a chearful Disposition, and continued so until last saturday
when she appeared to be Melancholy and low spirited, and
has been so ever since until her death Says that on
Tuesday last (March 17.) the Deced not coming down
to Breakfast this Dept. about Twelve the Deced made her some Tea
Says that the Deced drank two or three cups of Tea and Eat a
Bit of Toast, Says that she observing [..]
very low Spirited, desired her to pluck up [..]
not regard the Talk of the Family (which talk was the
she the Deced and Timothy one of the Footman had been
up together on Friday night. the 13th Instant) top which
Deced answered that she would not have her Mother
[..] of it for any thing, and said, you cannot tell
what I feel, and go through, Says that the Deced made
some Beds with this Dept. on Thursday last when she
hardly spoke to Dept. and Dept. afterwards saw Deced
pass through the Gallery about one o'Clock, when she appeared to be
very Melancholy and low Spirited, and Dept. thinks that
she was not then in her perfect Senses.

Mary Dixon< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day
Year & Place abovementioned
before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner .}




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