City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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4th January 1796 - 28th December 1796

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Robert Whitfield< no role > of Beaufort Buildings Surgeon
King sworn deposeth that on Friday bert tho 1st Instant
about half part 5 in the Afternoon a Temple Servant belonging
to Mr. Jeremiah Taylor< no role > Swyon in Adam Street Adlephi
came to his house and to find this Depont. would come
immediately to Mr. Taylor as one of her Children was
burning and when he came to the house he found the
Dexpaid in Mrs. Taylor Lap undressed and wraped up
in her Apron and upon Examing the Child he found
her any much burned and gwellen whereupon he
immediately made an Application to the Several
parts other were burned at which time the Child was
Perfectly Sensible and about ten o' Clock the same
Evening he went again to the Child who was then
Composid and he desired Mrs. Taylor to repeat the
like Draft which he had before given if the shoud
be impreat pair and between 8 to 9 the next Morning
he called again and then found her Extreme like very
[..] cold and no Pulse to be felt in either wrist
upon which he had her taken out of the Crodle and
applied bottles of warm Water to her Trut and had her
wrapped up in a warm Blanket and he visited her
again at 12 and every means warned to bring Warontt
into her Extrare his and [..] Cordials administed but
without the wished for Effect as she expired
about 2 o' Clock in the Afternoon of the same day.
and this Deponent is of opinion that the Childs death
was occasioned by being twrnt in 70 dreadful a means

The Verdict
Accidentally barnt to Dieth
James Gillham< no role > Foreman
R. Whitlfield




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