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

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Image 206 of 77921st April 1796


Workhouse and told the deceased
that she could not recommend her
any more as she had last her cha
racter by having Street disorder
thatthis Deponent has observed that
for 3 or 4 days last part before the
deceased was discharged by the Board
the appeared to he very low spirited
and she went from the Work house
in that low Spirited way about
6 Minaty before 2 o'Clock in the
afternoon

Sarah Alexander< no role >

Wm. Edward< no role > of Shuts Buildings No 6
what.wherein the deceased lodged
being swon deposeth that between
10 & 11 o'Clock but Night he was
fitched from the Duke of glocry
head in Park shut and was informed
by the other Lodger in the House
that the deceased had hunged herself
as our of the Lodgen had a Key which
operd the Door of the deceased Room
& which she had opend and [..] ims her
hanging and he locked the door again
immediately and his Wife & Daughter
came derictly to this Deponent
and informed him of what had hap
pent that when this Deponent
got home he immediately rutper [..]
teh Watchman who came for thin [..] th
& went into the room with this Deponent where the
deceased was hanging [..]
by a Window on Clock Line fastend
round her Neck and the other Read
had [..] to a [..] Iron Work or th [..] uth
find in the Ceiling and the said
Wat [..] mean Cat the said Line
[..] a forton who lodges in the
said house supported her and
then third her on the Floor when




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