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

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with the Assistance of other People put
the Boat over the Rails and being Shewn
the Place where the Young Men were Drowned
they put the Boat into the Water That
he with his Skull felt the Male Deced in
the Water which Mr. Mc.Cullock with his
Hitcher raised up the Man who was
Dressed in a Green Coat and now appears
to be James Stock< no role > the Deced Says that he
took hold of the Deceds Shoulder, and
he was carried to the Shore, and soon
carried away, Says that he did not
help to carry the Daced but assisted
to take two more Men out of the Water
Says that he first heard of the three
Men were Shouting when they fell into
the Canal, and Dept. believes that Deced
was Accidentally Drowned

Wm Banister< no role >

John Stevanson< no role > of Chandoies Street
Woollon Draper an is Oath saith That he
this Say saw the Cloaths of the Young Man
Drowned Yesterday in the Canal in St. Jamies
Park , and afterwards, to the Sign of the
Kings Head in Downing Street in the
Parish of St. Margaret Westmr . and beheys
the Cloaths Vigt. a Green Coat Red Waistcoat
[..] a Drabb Colour Ca [..] Breaches
[..] nged to the Deced,

Severally Sworn the Day
Year & Place above-
mentioned before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner }

John Stavison< no role >




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