City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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9th January 1797 - 29th December 1797

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Informations of Witnesses to
City & Liberty of Westmr. in
the County of Midsex }
Informations of Witnesses
taken this 9 Jany 1797 at the
house of Robt. Herring< no role > the Sign of the Fulham Bridge at
Knightsbridge Parish of St. Margaret on view of the
Body of Mary Fortune< no role >

Thos. Bevin< no role > Servt to Wm Herrington< no role >
being sworn saith that, he was carrying the Deced
her Beer as usual at 8 o'Clock on Friday Eveng
Cart the 6th. Inst when he entd. the Room of
the decd. in stable Yardshe was sitting
in an arm Chair & been quite dead herselfe
When she did not answer her book
her sevl times I was then convinced
that She was deadLement down
Stairs & told Mr. Sutton & the Wooden
he thought she was deadsome Person
then went up Stairs & further then
Dept. Knoweth not. he carried her
the beer the night before & she was then
very well she had been drinking Tea
& [..] Tea waiter her Case the Candles
had not been lighted & the Fire was
quite out.

Thomas Bevan< no role >

Lare Death.




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