City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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11th January 1776 - 30th December 1776

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was round her and asking her daughter, she seamed very reserved
and answered to very few, but upon Deponent asking her repeatedly
she said she was come from Norwich in great of her Husband
whom she could not, find, and said she was distressed she has
further Money nor Freinds.Deponent said if she would go to the
Public House the corner of Quebeck Street she might Hire have
meat and Drink what she liked to have. she went after a
good deal of persuasion, and Deponent called for a slice of Bread
& Cheese & Pint of Beer & he set on one side the table and to
woman on the other, after sitting sometime she eat but titled
& did not drink at all he gave her the remainder of Saxpence
and Deponent then left the House and the woman two, and he
recomended her to apply to the Parish and desired the People
of the Public House to endeavor to have her assisted by the Parish
Deponent believes that the deced woman is the very woman he
Saw as he has above described.

W Hart

Jonathan Pant< no role > of little Mount Street Undertaker on his Oath
saith that about a fortnight ago he was walley in Hyde Park
about 5 in the Evening round the Bason , and saw a woman who
the Deponent is more was the Deced standing looking one the Rails
and when he had passed her a few Yards, hesawthat she had

get over the Rails, and some People came up and some one
Catched held of her four and pulled her to the Rails, she was
lifted over the Rails but would not speak and rushed from
a gentleman who was asking her Quarters and she went
out at Grosvener gate, says she appeared to him to be
much dejected and out of her Mind.




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