City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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2nd January 1787 - 29th December 1787

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Image 25 of 5875th January 1787


City & Liberty
of Westmr . in the
County of Midsex }


Informations taken this fifth day
of January 1787 at the Parish of
St. Anne within the Liberty of Westmr
in the County of Midsex upon an
Inquisition touching the death of a
Woman unknown lying dead on the
said Parish Liberty and County

Elizabeth Ballard< no role > Barmaid to Mr.
John Eadon< no role > Victualler at the Kings and
in Compton Street in the Parish of St. Anns
Westmr . on her Oath saith That yesterday
about three o'Clock in the Afternoon
this Dept. was in the Barr and through
the Window said the Deced came
across Compton Street and stapping with one foot
upon the foot Pavement before the
Kings Arms She immediately dropped
Down in the foot Way, and was not
able to move herself or to speak
Says that she immediately went out
to the Deced and with the Assistance
of Sarah Cook< no role > the Maid put the Deced
in a Chair Says that the Deced groamed
twice and died immediately Says that
there was no Person near the Deced
when she dropped down, Says that
the Deced reced no hurt by the fall
and Dept. believes that the Deced died
in a natural Way

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

Elizabeth Barrett< no role >




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