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

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City & Liberty of Westmr. in
the County of Middlesex }
Informations of witnesses
taken this 2d. Octr. 1795
at the Dwelling House of John Smith< no role > the Sign of the
Kings Head in James Street parish of St. Margarets on
View of the Body of Wm. Wright< no role >
peter Wright< no role > House Surgeon at the Westmr. Infirmary
being sworn saith, that, the Deced was b [..] to sd. Sufering
on the 17th. of last Month it was vanised much
on the left hand & across a Loins the deced
was treated in the most proper manner for a
person in that Situation notwithstanding
which it [..] once to a Mortification on the
Sunday following of which it languished [..]
till yesterday Evening when it died This
Dept. heard that the deced had near R [..]
down by some dray, in [..] street & [..] that he died
of the Mortification occasioned by the
bruises which the Child had received by
this Deft. of his own knownledge cannot
Say how he actually acced thore Bruises
but from common Report.

B Wright
Accidental Death aged 3 yrs. & 7 Months
Willm Jaques< no role > Foreman
Jno. Stephenson< no role > & Co. Banbridge Street
St. Giles
No of Dray 901

Driver
Thos. Leg< no role >




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