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

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Deponent very frequently went in the same manner
when the Deceased had been in Liquir and was
accustomed to lye down in her Bed Room a Deponent
Knocked two or three times but no Body answerd and
as she was turing into her own Room, the Deseased
Room Door opened Deponent put her Head in at the
Door and saw the Deceased hanging at the foot of the Bed
being much frightened she ran down Stairs and told her
Husband there was something the Matter up Stairs, and
she then fainted away, when she was recovered she went
up Stairs into the Room, and a Man of the Name of
Wilson was cutting the Deceased down, and the appeared
to be Dead, the Deceaseds' Husband was sent for and
when he came he sent for a Doctor Mr. [..] all, and
Mr [..] all said the Deceased was Dead and past recovery
Deponent says she has lodged in this House about seven
Years and the Deceased lodged these before she come
Deponent says tat between 3 and 4 o'Colck in the
Afternoon of the some Days the Deceasedshehanded a Wig out of the
Door

Door to a Hair Dresser who had come up Stairs for
it Deponent says the Deceaseds Husband was at
home at Dinner that Day and about two o'Clock went
to his Work as usual, and the Deceased came into the
Deponents Room and shewed her a farthing which she
said Deponents Girl had brought her instead of a Sixpence
in change for a Shilling which she had sent her with
for a Quarter of Gin, but it proved to be a Mistake
as she had the Sixpence at this time the Deceased was
in Liquor, and Deponent believes she had not been
perfectly sober for a fortnight before Deponent has
frequently said to the Deceased that if she belongd to
her she would have her opened when she was Dead
as she believed her inside must be burnt out and
Deceased was always angry with her when she said so [..]
Deponent says the Deceaseds Husband is a good kind
of Man and she never Knew that he beat or ill used
her, and she is of opinion that she hanged herself
the Deceased never complained of her Husband, but
has said Several times she was tired of her Life and
has




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