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

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Image 635 of 83126th August 1786


Westmr. to wit


Informations of Witnesses taken upon oath
this 26th. day of August 1786 at the Dwelling
House of Mr. Samuel Peach< no role > Known by the Sign of
the Bell and Dragon in Chandors Street in the Parish
of St. Martin in the Fields in the Liberty of
Westminster , Before Thomas Prickard< no role > Gentleman
Coroner of our Lord the King for the said City and
Liberty of Westminster , on View of the Body of
Ann Lowrey< no role > then and there lying Dead as follow

Margaret Homer< no role > Widow lodges at Mr. Hayes's a Chandler [..]
St. Martins Lane on her Oath Saith, that on Wednesday last
about Seven o'Clock in the Morning she went to Nurse the
Deceased, she was in Bed, and Seemed better than what she
expected to have found her from what she had heardan Apothecary
Came to her in the Afternoon, and he Ordered her two drafts and
the Deponent administred them to her-the Apothecary Said She
had a Violent Fever, Deponent left her at Eight o'Clock in the
Evening, when she left the Deceased's Husband with herDept.
went next Morning about Seven o'Clock-fo [..] d the Deceased much
as She left her the Evening before, was very Drowthyhad some
Water [..] BrothDeceased complained to Deponent that her
Milk was gone, and she was afraid she should Dye and leane
her




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