City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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7th January 1783 - 30th December 1783

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Image 24 of 61816th January 1783


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


Informations taken this Sixteenth
Day of January 1783 at the Parish
of St. George Hanover Square Within
the Liberty of Westmr . in the County
of Midsex upon an Inquisition
touching the death of William Eaton< no role >
lying deced in the said Parish
Liberty and County.

Sarah Brown< no role > at Mr. James Eaton< no role > of Eaton
Street in the Parish of St. George Hanover
Square Widow on her Oath saith That
Robert Eaton< no role > Nephew to James Eaton< no role > had
lived with his Uncle about three Years
that he was first Apprentice last Summer
to a Bucklemaker , Says that William
Eaton
< no role > , Brother to Robert Eaton< no role > came to
his Uncle last week out of the Country
and Robert Eaton< no role > 's Master gave him leave
to spend a Week with his Brother
who were very happy together and found
of each other, Says that they both went
out together Yesterday Morning to see
the British Museum and returned
home about twelve o'Clock, and were
in the Parlour together in Mr. James
Eaton
< no role > , this Dept being there likewise, Says that
she was going to hang up a pair of Boots
in a small Closet in the Parle upon a Wooden
Peg, that she hanged up one of the Boots
but could not reach to hang up the other
therefore desired Robert Eaton< no role > to hang it
up, which he did, there being Cloaths
hanging other upon Pegs in the Closet, and a Gun
standing up on the Floor, Says that
upon Robert Eaton< no role > 's coming out of the Closet
she




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