City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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10th January 1780 - 30th December 1780

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Opera House , where Dept. belongs, says
that he saw the Deced on Saturday Night
last at the Opera House , asked Deced to
drink same Porter which Deced declined
GaylingDept. thought that he was not well, as ke looked
dull.

John Larcombe< no role >

John Beck< no role > of Wandsworth the Collier Printer
on his Oath saith That Andrew, Dowley< no role >
the Deced on Tues day May 2nd. complained
of a violent pain and continued so
that last sunday (May 7th.) Deced came
with his wife to Dept. House inorder
to stay there for the benefit of the Air
being advised to & by his Apothecary
as Dept. was informed , says that the
Deced, complained of his Head, and talked in a
very in coherent manner, from
where Dept. believes that the Deced
was disordered in his senses, says,
that the Deced went out of Dept.
House on Sunday Evening last
saying that he would go barkwards
but did not returned nor did Dept.
hear of him return until he was
informed this afternoon that he
was found Drowned in the River
near the Wooden Bridge of Chelsea

John Beck< no role >

James Taylor< no role > of Wandsworth Horse Doctor
on his Oath saith that Andrew Dowley< no role > the
Deced Came to Depts. Home on Sunday last
in the Afternoon, and from his Behavior
and conversation Dept. believes that the
Deced was then Disordered in his senses

Jams. Taylor< no role >

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




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