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

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Says that she went up Stairs, and
saw the Deced Sitting upon a Safe
the Back of which was burnt and the
Deced's Head and upper part of her
Body burnt, and thro the bart of the
Safe, being dead, and quite black,

asked Mr. Parker where her Mistress was
to which he Answered there she is
burnt to death and [..] saw
something very black upon the Sofa
which Dept. believes to be her Mistress,
and believes that she was Accidentally
burnt by the Candle which she left
Burning upon the Table.

Sarah Chevers< no role >
[mark]
her Mark

James Parker< no role > of Broad Street [..] graber
on his Oath saith That Mary Wilkinson< no role >
the Deced has lodged with Dept. about three
Years, That on Saturday Night last
being at the next Door, he was informed
that his House was on Fire upon which
he went house and saw the Safe in
Deced's Room in Fames, the Back of
it being burnt, and the Head and upper
part of the Deced this it being much
burnt and dead, Says that he three Waters
upon the Flames, and extinguished the fill
and Dept. believes that the Deced was
Accidentally burnt by the Flames from the
Candle and some of her Cloaths taking fire

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

James Parker< no role >




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