City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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7th January 1773 - 28th December 1773

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Image 215 of 75013th May 1773


City & Liberty of Westmr
in the County of Midsex }

Informations taken this Thirteenth day
of May 1773 at the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields
within the Liberty of Westmr . in the County of Midsex upon
an Inquisition touching the death of Sarah Bull< no role > lying
dead in the said Parish Liberty and County.

Michael Rider< no role > of Langley Street in the Parish of St. Martin in
the Fields Chandler on his Oath saith That yesterday a little
after Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon Sarah Bull< no role > the Deced was
walking [..] from Castle Street up Langley Street, appearing
to be very weak and feeble, and led by two Women, Sayer
that the Deced desired to sit down at Depts. Door, and that
she in attempting to sit, fell down being very weak & granted says
that Deced desired to have some Water which Dept. fetched
and that some body brought a pennyworth of Beer part of which
Deced drank,aftersays that he Supported the Deced who
walked from his Door to a Shed adjoining to Mr. Gyffards [..]
Brewhouse in Langley Street where she desired her son a Lad to stay with
her, Says that one of the Women said that the Deced had
been ill, and Deced appeared then to be so, Says that the
Deced remained there Speechless until about one o'Clock
and then died, Says that be observed no Marks of violence
upon the Deced and believes that she died a natural Death

Michael Rider< no role >




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