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

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Image 284 of 76611th May 1789


City & Liberty
of Westmr in the
Countyof Midsex }

Information taken this eleventh day
of may 1789 at Kingts bridge in the
Parish of st. Margaret within the
Liberty of westminster in the County
of Midsex upon an Inquisition touching
the Death of a Man unknown lying
dead in the said Parish Liberty
and County

Edward Carr< no role > at the Sign of the Fix in Knight bridge
Victualler on his Oath SiathThat Yesterday
Morning about half past Seven oClock a Boy
son to Mr. Jons Servant to Mr. Moon Came
to Dept. and told him that a Man was in
the Pand below the Bridge in Hyde part [..]
Says that Mr. Chandler Ordered the Boat
out and Dept. rowed so Deced who was
in the found there, and appeared to be
with his Head Part of [..] wast House wife upright
fortened a String to Dept [..] Head and fecebled
him to the Shore in the Parish of St.
Margaret Says that he was dead and
appeared to have been some Days Drowned
but dept abserved no Mraks of Violence
upon the Deced.

Edward Carr< no role >

Sworn the Day Year
& Place abovementioned
before me

Thos Prickard< no role > Coroner }




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