City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1774 - 20th December 1774

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Image 95 of 53821st February 1774


and desired that she might fetched away upon which
Dept. and other Baurers went and found Deced dead
under the Parties in the Corner near the Watchman
Box, lying down on her side, with some Straw
covering her Legs, Say, that her Hands were Cold but
that her Body was not Cold, Says that the Deced [..]
carried to the Bonehouse, but Dept. observed
Marks of violence upon the Deced

Samuel Yaroll< no role >

Robert Ellis< no role > Watchman of the Parish of St. George
Hanover Square on his Oath saith That on Thursday
Night last after he had called the hour of Nine he saw
the Deced lying down upon her Back under the
Portice of St. George's Church with several People about
her, who said that she was in Liquor Says that he
turned her upon her side and covered her Legs
with Straw, Says that at Ten o'Clock he felt her
hand which was Cold and Dept. could not
observe her to Breath, Says that he afterwards
went to the Watch house and desired that some
Persons would fetch her away, which the Bears
soon after did. and carried her to the Bonehouse
say, that the Deced was not ill and under the
Parties to Depts. Knowledge and believes that she
died in a natural way.

The Mark of
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Robert Ellis< no role > .

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




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