City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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2nd January 1786 - 23rd December 1786

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Image 202 of 83113th March 1786


last part and particularly of late, and
says that the Deced had twice before
attempted to make away with himself
to Dept Knowledge and that he that dept
Prevented it

Josh Kingston< no role >

Thomas Silcock< no role > Waiter to the Deced
on his Oath saith That he has lived
with the Deced about sixteen Years That
the Deced went upstairs into his
Bedchamber about nine o'clock last night
in about two hours came dowy where again
into the back Room says that about
a Quater after two o'clock this Morning
the Deced and this Dept went up stairs
to Bed (they usually keeping together
That the Deced fall asleep and in about
a Quater of an hour awoke and went
to get up but dept then dropped asleep
and did not awake until he was
called by Mr. Hangstange about a Quarter
before Severn [..] which Dept. went
down stairs and saw the Deced in the
water Ten in the Yard That some of
the Neighbours come there who pulled
down the Butt and got the Dept out
who appaered to dead and Dept. belives
that the Deced Drowned himself And
this Dept says that the Deced has at
tunes been Disorded in this Mind for
a fortnight last past That the Deced
attempted to hang himself or Tuesday
night last and that about a Year
and an half ago the Deced attempted
the same act and was both timed prevented
by this Deponent

Thomas S [..]

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




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