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

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Image 76 of 6183rd March 1783


in Bed, & appeared to be dying being
unable to speak or move herself, Says that
a Gentleman of the Faulty was fetched who
bled the Deced, but Deced died between
Nine and Ten o'Clock that Morning, and
Dept. believes that the Deced died a natural
Death. And Dept. says that the Deced
always were a Black Ribband about
her Neck

The Mark of
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Sarah Reynolds< no role > .

Henry Jarvis< no role > of May's Buildings
Surgeon on his Oath saith, That yesterday
by the desire of Mr. Gunning the Deced's Master
he opened the Body of the Deced. in order
to see who ther she had taken Poison
but found not the least appearance of it
Says that he afterwards observed a Circle
around the Deced's Neck, which at first
surprized him, but on being told that
the Deced were a Black Ribband about
her Neck, and that the Woman who washed
the Deced in the Workhouse had cut the
Ribband, which he found upon Enquiry
and now produced, And Says that he
believes the Circle around the Deced's Neck
was caused by the Black Ribband which
she were and that she died in a natural Way.
by a Fit.

Henry Jarvis< no role > .

Ann Huff< no role > one of the Washers at St.
Martin's Workhouse on her Oath saith, That
she assisted to wash the Body of the Deced
in said Workhouse , That the Deced had a
Black Ribband about her Neck [..] which she
cut when she washed the Deced.

Ann Huff< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day
Year and Place above
mentioned before me
Tho Prickard< no role > Coroner }




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