City & Liberty
of
Westminster
in the County of
Middlesex }

Informations of Witnesses taken
this 29th day of March 1799 in the
Parish of St. Clement Danes at the
House ofRobertson the Sign
of the Barley Mow in Drury Lane
the Corner of Bennets Court before
Anthony Gell< no role > Coroner for the said
City & Liberty touching the Death
of Lydia Ferguson< no role > an Infant aged about
five Years and an half then and
there lying dead as follow
to Wit.

Jacob Mayors< no role > of Bridges Street Covent Garden
being sworn deposeth that about half past six
o'Clock Yesterday Evening the 28th. Instant being
in his own house in Bridges Street he heard a
Noise in the Street and when he came into the
Street he saw a Carriage with two thorps and the
deceased under the Horses Feet and as the Horses
went forward one of the Coach Wheels went over
the head of the said Lydia Ferguson< no role > whereupon
the deceased assisted in carrying the said Child to
Mr. Tweedies a Surgeon in Bridges Street who
open'd a Vein and took a little Blood from the
said Child who was quite speechless and insensible
and two other Surgeons were afterwards called in
who renderd Assistance that was proper in
such