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

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Image 382 of 7923rd July 1797


City & Liberty
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Informations of Witnesses taken this
3d. day of July 1797 in the Parish of St.
George Hanover Square at the House
of Mary Davies< no role > the Sign of the White
Horse Pimblico Buckingham Gate
before Anthony Gell< no role > His Majesty's
Coroner for the said City & Liberty
touching the Death of William Young< no role >
then and there lying dead as follow
to Wit.

John Pearce< no role > Waiter at the White Horse Buckingham
Gate Pimblico being sworn deposeth that about
ten o'Clock last Night (the 2d. Instant) the deceasd
was leaning over the Barr Door at the White Horse
above mentioned and complained of shortness of
Breath and that he was troubled with an Asthma
on his Lungs and appeard to be quite sober and
from thence this Deponent was informed he went
into the Tap Room and called for a Glass of
Rum &




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