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

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Image 553 of 78228th August 1794


William Coleman< no role > Servant to Mr Nicholls of
the Fine Field Row being sworn deposeth
& saith, that on Wednesday the 27 day
of August 1794, he took with a Lime
Hook, a Child out of the Privy belonging
to the House of Mrs. Dixon in Randal
Street
< no role > Chelsea

[mark] The Mark of
Wm Coleman< no role >

All the above Informations were severally taken and acknowledged the day Year and Place first abovementioned before
Anthy Gell< no role > Coroner

Verdict
That Diana Parker< no role > a married Womanbeinghaving delivers
herself of a Child on the 21st day of June 1794 did on the same
day, being a Lunatic & distracted in her Mind kell the said
Child by putting her finger down its Throat & afterwards by
throwg it down a Privy.

Saml Ray< no role >
Forman

Verdict
That Diana Parker< no role > , a Married
Woman being delivered of a Male Child
on the 21st. day of June 1794 did Kill
her said Child by Putting her finger
down [..] it Throat afterwards by Throwing
of down a Privy.




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