City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1793 - 30th December 1793

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RobertThos.Bradford< no role > of Litch field Street Parish of John
being Apothecary & Man Midwife being sworn
saith, that yesterday in a [..] Conversation with
Anne Arbor< no role > she said, that she had been on the
Vault or pney & that Something had some from
her he asked the if she knew whether it
was a Child she replied she knew not
what it was He asked her of she waswith
Child
& how long she had been with Child she
replied of she was or had been she could
not Say how long He asked to if she
quickened she said she did no know. He says
the Child last Night 25th Just but did not perceive
anyMaterialMarks of violence upon
if she hault String had not been tied
but brokenby [..] this Deponent further
saith, that it is impossible to ascertain
whether the Child was born alive,
But it he should rather believe it had
been born alive this Dept. has known
Laces where Children have died Immediately
on theiritsBirth,withat the same time issued
such a Cry as has been already represented.
by Joseph Ainge< no role >

Rt Bradford< no role >
Do further add that as there was no his alive to the hault String
it is Mac Shaw Probable the Child Should have bled to Death.




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