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

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Image 930 of 93230th December 1772


City Liberty of Westmr .
in the County of Midsex }


Informations taken this 30th. day of
Decr. 1772 at the Parish of St. Margaret within
the Liberty of Westmr . in the County of Midsex
upon an Inquisition touching the death of a
Woman unknown lying dead in the said Parish
Liberty and County.

Altham Corbett< no role > Beadle of the Parish of St. Margaret
Westmr . at Knightsbridge on his Oath saith, That on
Monday last in the Afternoon a Young Man who his
with Mr. Snape the Farrier at Knightsbridge informed
Dept. that a Woman lay dead in a Shed or Hovel
in Hyde Park , in the Parish of St. Margaret upon
which he hired a Horce & Cart and went to the
Deced whom he found in a Shed in Hyde Park
lying down on the Ground upon her side, Says
that she was dead, and appeared to be so some time
That he Examined the Deced and found no Marks
of violence upon her, excepting a slight Bruise
upon her Arm, and believes that the Deced died
by the Inclemeney of the Weather in a natural
Way.

Altham Corbett< no role >

Sworn the Day and Year
abovementioned before me
Tho Prickard< no role > Coroner }




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