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

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Image 545 of 7927th August 1797


City & Liberty of Westmr in
the County of Middlesex }


Informations of
Witnesses taken this
7 August 1797 at the Dwelling House of Joseph
Maberley
< no role > the Sign of the Bell New Tothill
Street Parish of St. Margt on view of the
Body of Edith< no role > the Wife of George Pepper< no role >

John Smith< no role > No 1 New Pye Street
being Sworn saith that he was Brother to the
deceased, she has been married to Mr.
George Pepper about 15 or 16 yr. during which
time he has constantly seen them & he is
sure no Person ever lived more haply
together he never knew any difference
between themof late within the last
7 wk. Mr. Pepper business has called
him abroad a good Deal Mrs. Pepper has
had but an indifferent state of Health
& Particularly for the last three months
she has been [..] with a bad
disorder in the Mouthlastthis day
for 1 Night the deced been to see this
Depts wife and on [..] she came
back 2 or 3 & cried & said that some thing
she knew not what lay very heavy
upon her head & he thought she should
go bad that she was quite unhappy




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