City & Liberty of
Western in the County
of Middlesex }

Informations taken this twenty
fourth day of July 1786 at the Parish
of St. Martin in the Fields within the
Liberty of Westmr . in the County of Midsex
upon an Inquisition touching the
death of Michael Robinson< no role > lying
dead in the said Parish Liberty
and County.

Mary< no role > late the Wife of Michael Robinson< no role >
the Deced on her Oath saith, That the Deced
was Wharfinger to Messrs, Wright & Steal
inCoal Merchants in Channel Row Westmr .
Says that on Thursday last the Twentieth
Instant about Ten o'Clock in the Morning
Deced went from home in order to do
to Work, but did not return home to
this Dept. nor did she hear any thing
of him until Yesterday about Eleventh
o'Clock when she was informed that
he was taken out of the River Thames
Drowned upon which Dept. went the
to St. Martins Born house and saw the Deced, and believes that
he was Accidentally Drowned, Dept. observe
no Marks of violence upon the Deced

Mary [mark] Robinson< no role >
her Mark

William Burkett< no role > of the old Barge house
Waterman or his Oath saith That Yesterday
Morning about half hour after Nine this
Dept. was Rowing his That across the River
Thames and near Hungerford Stairs saw the
Deced Floating in the River Thomas, Says
that he got hold of the Deced and pulled
him to the Shore at Hungerford Stairs in
the Parish of St. Martin in the Fields , Says
that he observed no Marks of violence
upon the Deced.

Wm Burkitt< no role >

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