City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1789 - 29th December 1789

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in the EveningDeptwent to the Deced
who sat in her own Room on the
Ground Floor, and desired the Deced
to come down Stairs to Dept but she
did not come Says that about half
after Nine o'Clock Dept. heard the Deced
Gwan, and on going into Deced's
Room saw her lying upon the Grate
on the right side and her Cloaths on
Fire and the Deced very, much
burnt in the Breast Neck face
Head Back and right Head, That
Mr. Ring the Surgeon was fetched
and attended the Deced every Day
until her Death which happened
last Saturday, Says that no Person
was in the Room with Deced when
she fell into the Fire, That she was
subject to Fits and Dept. thinks that
the Dece [..] Seized with one of these
Fits when she Accidentally fell into
the Fire and was burnt.

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

Mary Harris< no role >




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