City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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2nd January 1795 - 28th December 1795

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she attended him to see something and he
did not stay there many minutes but [..]
they returned down Stairs this Deponent heard
the deceased screeming out whereupon
she did not stay to let the Gentleman out
but ever down Stairs immediately and
when she went into the Kitchen she saw
the deceased Child all in flames by the
side of the Chimney altho' their was scarcely any Appearance of Fire the Grate when she went up Stairs and she immediately
strippd off her Cloaths and put her upon
over her and carried her to Mr. Griffiths
an Appothecary at they next door who
gave there great which she admitted [..] to the parts wch.
were burnt and then sent to Mr
Mainwaring a Surgeon whodidgave this
Deponent some Ointment which she
applied to thePartsseveral parts other
body and Legs which men dreadfully burnt
and likewise left some Medicine [..]
to be given her (which she took (in order
to compose her to sleep) and every means was
verid to mitigate the pains she suffer'd
and to recover her but without the
desired

desired Effect as she died between 8 & 9
o'Clock the next Night (Sunday the 21st. June)

Elizabeth Homen< no role >

The Verdict
That Elizth: Ann Chinming< no role > was accidentally an Infant agreed abot. 3 yrs
burnt to death on Saturday Eveng the 21st.
June 1795

Thos. Byine< no role >




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