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

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Says that she continued so until
Yesterday when her pain was more
violent, upon which Dept. proposed taking
her to St. Margaret's Workhouse being a Parishioner there Says
that the Deced agreed to go and Dept.
got a Hackney Coach into which the
Deced was assisted, and Mr. South and
this Dept. came with her in the Coach,
Says that [..] the Deced groaned as
the Coach came along, That as the
Coach was coming down from the End
of Westmr. Bridge into Bridge Street
Dept. put her Hand around the Deced
and perceived her to be Cold, and when
they came to Mr. Gwynn's Door, she found the Deced
was dead, and Dept. says that she believes
the Deced died a natural Death.

Mary Howard< no role >
[mark]
her Mark

Margaret South< no role > a Lodger at Mr. Howards
in Vine Street Lambeth on her Oath saith
That Mrs. Manning the Deced frequently
came to this Dept. as she was Selling First
upon Westmr. Bridge and Sat by her, having
been ill a long time, and almost Starving,
Say, that on Monday the Sixth Instant
she recommended the Deced to Mrs. Howard
who said that she would give Deced Victuals
for her Work, upon which she went there
and start there until Yesterday Afternoon
and when Dept. went homes about five o'Clock found the Deced
setting by the Fire groaning, Says that
she advised o Clock being fetched, into
which the Deced was assisted, and Mrs. Howard
and

and this Dept. came with her in the Coach
Says that she heard the Deced Groan [..]
the Coach upon Westmr. Bridge but was
dead when the Coach Stopped at Mr. George
the Overseer's Door the Corner of Parliament
Street , And Dept. believes that the Deced
died a natural Death.

Margaret South< no role >
[mark]
her Mark

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




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