City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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9th January 1794 - 27th December 1794

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to many for him to walk out that
side of the way in which he found
the Child, he did not perceive
it till day night this Dept
put the Child down where he
found it & immediately gave
notice of it at the Watch house
Mr Shadwell, one of the Beadles
immediately went & took the
Child to the Work House
further this Dept. saith not

Michael Jordan< no role >

William Morris< no role > Surgeon of Mr
James's parish being sworn
saith that hehad examinedopened the
Body of the deced & is clearly [..]
opinion that the Skull was
still born & that there are red
Marks of Injury whatever

on any part of the said Child
to give him reason to believe
that the life of the Child
had been prevented by any
unfair means

Willm Morris< no role >

Verdict
that the said Child
was still bornStephen Elsted< no role >




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