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

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Image 345 of 7824th July 1794


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Informations of Witnesses taken this touching
day of July 1794 in the Parish of St. James
Westminster at the Dwelling house of
William Hurly< no role > the Sign of the Bunch of
Grapes in Green's Court peter Street near
Wardour Street to he before Anthony Gill< no role >
His Majesty's Coroner for the said City
and Liberty touching the Death of
Charles Spencer< no role > an Infant aged about
three Weeks, then and there lying dead,
as follow Vizt.

Charlotte Boxer< no role > of No. 5 Greens Court being
sworn depouth and saith that about ½ part near as
o' Clock last night the 3d Instant she took the
deceased to her Mother at No 2 in Berwick Street
who suckled him at which time he appeared to be
well and afterwards this Deponent brot. him home
and undressed him it then being abot. ½ past 8
and she brought him into the Street and fetched his
Brother (abot. 4 & ½ Yrs. old) and put him to bed
and the deceased being uneasy and the laid him
down on the bed by the side of his Brother and
she likewise lay down by him and fell as been
and about ¼ Part ten the mother returning
from work awoke this Deponent andanother
same time
went down I tairs and fetched up a
Lighted Candle and then discovered that
the




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