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

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Image 147 of 5388th March 1774


City & Liberty of
Westmr . in the County
of Middlesex }


Informations taken this Eighth day of
March 1774 at the Parish of St. Anne within
the Liberty of Westmr . in the County of Middlesex
upon on Inquisition touching th death of Paul
Garron
< no role > lying dead in the said Paris Liberty
and County.

Mary Price< no role > of little Compton Street in the Parish
of St. Anne Westmr . Widow on her Oath saith That Paul
Garron
< no role > has lodged with Dept. about ten months
in a Room on the First Floor Says that the Deced
Boarded with Dept and Breakfasted with her this
Morning between ten and Eleven o'Clock and after
Breakfast went up Stairs into his own Room, Says
that about Twelve o'Clock she heard the Deced unlock
a Press of his own at the top of the Stairs and
afterwards Lock it again Says that about One
o'Clock she called at the foot of the Stairs as usual
to Deced to come down to Dinner and having no
Answer Dept. went up Stairs unto Deced's Room
and there saw him Hanging at the feet of the Bed
upon which she called to her Daughter to call
Mr. Long who came immediately with Mr. Shipman
and went to Deced. Says that the Deced has
for many Years Complained of a Suppression of
Urine, and Dept. believes that the Deced at times
for a week past was Disordered in his Senses
but Deced said to Dept. several times that he would
not make away with himself

Mary Price< no role >

Mary Chavain< no role > Widow and Daughter of Mary
Price
< no role > on her Oath saith that she lives with her Mother
and this day about one o'Clock when her Mother went
up stairs to call Mr. Garron to Dinner, her Mother called
out to Dept. desiring her to call Mr. Long, which
Dept. did and Mr. Long & Mr. Shipman immediately came and




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