City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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1st January 1791 - 31st December 1791

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City & Liberty of
Westmr . in the County
of Middlesex

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Informations taken this Twenty first
day of May 1791 at the Parish of
St. Martin in the Fields within [..]
Liberty of Westmr. in the County of
Midsed upon an Inquisition touching
the death of Rachel Cuttle< no role > lying
dead in the said Parish Liberty
and County.

Joshua Cuttle< no role > of Moors Yard in the
Parish of St. Martin in the Fields [..]
on his Oath saith That Rachel Cuttle< no role > the Deced
was his Wife , and that she was much Addi [..]
to Drinking and often Int [..] icated Says that
Yesterday about half after One o'Clock Dept.
went home to Dinner took a piece of Bread
and went out to get some C [..] leaving the
Deced alone in the Room Deced had been
Drinking but was not Drunk, Says that
he returned home about half after Eight
o'Clock in the Evening and found the Deced
lying upon her face in a Corner of the
Room Says that he called to her and
having no answer he felt her Says and
found her Dead and Stiff, Says that he
called some of the Neighbours in the Court
who Examined the Deced and said that
she was dead, That Mr. Manwarning the
Apothecary was fetched who likewise said
that she was dead, Dept. Says that he
believes the Deced fell down and was
Suffocated with Liquor.

Joshua Cuttell< no role >

Elizabeth Baker< no role > Wife of Jethro Baker< no role >
a Breeches maker in Moor's Yard on her
Oath saith That she saw the Deced several
times Yesterday being in Liquor That a
little after four o'Clock in the Afternoon
the




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