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 }


Information taken this fourth day of June
1791 at the Parish of St. Anne within the Liberty
of Westmr in the County of Midsex upon an
Inquisition touching the death of Henry
Hamilton
< no role > lying dead in the said Parish
Liberty and County.

Patrick Mc Kenna< no role > Journeyman to Mr. Groste Apothecary
in King Street Soho on his Oath saith that on Saturday
Night last a little before Twelve the Second Instant Dept was
Desired to go Mr. Evings in King Street to see a Person
supposed to be in a fit Says that he went and kins
the deced lying upon the Floor on his Back appearing
to be dead having no Pulse says that he opened a Vein
in Deced's Arm but he bled very little and Dept believes
that Deced was dead, and Dept. is of opinion that Deced
died in a Fit of Apoplexed, no Marks of violence
appearing on the Body.

Patk. Mc Kenna< no role >

Margaret Rhodes< no role > wife of Thomas Rhodes< no role > a Lodger at
Mr. Lawrence Long's< no role > in King Street in the (Parish of St Anns
Westmr on her Oath saith that Miss Lewis and this Dept
were standing at Mr. Long's Door on Saturdays night bes
between Eleven and Twelve o'Clock when Dept asked
Miss Lewis if she would hays anything to drink and
wert partly across the Street, and [..] Stranged Jamsh
the Deced was leaning against the rails of the house saying Ladies you all of liquor let us all drink
together and he ran up stairs after them into dept
Room and sat down upon sofa there but did not
speak




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