City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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1st January 1779 - 29th December 1779

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in a Room on the First Floor in
Mr. Claverley's House, the Garters being fastened
to an Iron Hook drove into the Cirting, Says
that he lifted up the Body and Mr Jeffreys
Cut the Garters, and Deced was laid upon
the Floor, Says that the Deced was dead
but not Cold

The Mark of
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Thomas Jones< no role > .

John Claverley< no role > of Abery Farm Victualler
on his Oath saith that Trimnell Saunder< no role >
was a Soldier had green Quartered at this House about
three Weeks, Says that the Deced did not
sleep in his House last Night but came home
this Morning between six and Seven o'Clock
Saysing that he was very Cold and almost
Starved, having laid in Mr. Eaton's Tarproom
all Night, as he said, says that on asking
the Deced why he did not go to his Quard
Deced answered that he was so distressed
that he could not go, his Washerwoman
having made away with his Things, That
the Deced drank a Pint of Hot, Saying
that he would go to Bed, That before he
went vize Stairs Deced saaid that he was
so Much distressed that he must make
away with himself, that he looked will
and appeared to be uneasy, as he
frequently used to be, that Deced went
up Stairs about half after Seven o'Clock
and Dept. heard him talk there to himself

about half an hour pretty loud, Says that
he heard nothing more of the Deced until
he was infomed by him maid Servant
that he was Hanging, and Dept, believes
that he Hanged himself.

John Cleverley< no role >

Thomas Eaton< no role > Victualler at the Kings Arm
five Field row on his Oath Saith, that the
Deced was Quartered at Depts. House from the
20th of Augt. to the 18th. of Dec last Says that
during that time the Deced appeared to
be distressed and uneasy in his Mind

Thos. Eaton< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day
Year & Place above
mentioned before me

Thos Prickard< no role > Coroner }




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