City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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31st January 1782 - 22nd December 1782

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Bothia White< no role > Widow has lodged in the Deceds House 15
Weeks, Says the Deceased Husband behaved very Well to
her, and she never saw him strike her, has been in the
Room when the Deceased has shrieked and cried out Murder
with the Pain of her Legs, says the Deced drank very much
frequently, and about half on Hour before her Death she
drank half a quarter of Gin as near as she thinks, Dept.
is of Opinion the Deceased was in a Doctrine owing through
Drmking says she was about from the Deceds House a
Nursing for 7 Weeks and came home last Monday [..]

Bothiah White< no role >

Grace Scott< no role > Wife of Jonathan Scott< no role > of Cumberland Court
little Seage Street Bethaale Green on her Oath Saith that
she is Sister to the Deceased, that she was with the Deceased
about 3 hours before her Death which happened Tuesday the 6 Instant about 7 in the Evening asked her how she formed
herself, the answered she was very bad laying her hand on
the side of her [..] lead and on her Beast, Deponent said
to her she had done for herself meaning her having drank
excessively, and asked her if her illness was occasioned by
any thing she lad received from any Person she Shock her
Head but Made no Answer, Deponent le borns [..] her Sisters
Doath has been a Decline owing to her hard Drinking

Grace Scott< no role >




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