Bridewell Royal Hospital:
Minute Books of the General Prison Committee
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1st August 1792 - 22nd April 1802

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Image 169 of 53423rd July 1795


Cornelius Kelly< no role > -

A Bricklayers Labourer , was taken out
of the ruins after the Building fell down, was then
blooded, but hurt his arm; by which means was
unable to do as much work as before; Mr. Morgan
Bricklayer to the Contractor continued however
to employ him, so that he only lost 1 days work
at 2/. Pr. day and lost in the ruins a Hod worth
2s/6d and a Shovel worth 3s/.

Ann Mullett< no role >

Aged 51; Widow of Morgan Mullett< no role > who was
killed by the accident; and buried at the expence
of his friends: They had been married 27. years:-
during her husbands life, she rented a room in
Shoe lane , and subsisted by his labor, which
was from 16s/. to one Guinea Pr. Week; he had not
got any property before hand, and she is [..] not
capable of work; Since his death, she has been
at her Daughters Mary Gauld< no role > and supported
by her & her Husband who is a Bricklayer , & lives at
No.8 Scrubbs Square Bennett Street Blackfriars ,
They have been married 5 years and have no Children.

Samuel Lee< no role >

Carpenter , was taken out of the ruins; his Ribbs
Broker and very much hurt in his Loins; he
was sent to Saint Bartholomews, where he
remained for 3 Weeks, and is now an Out
Patient, he has done no work since, nor to he
Yet able; perhaps he may do a little in another
week: he generally used to earn from18s/. to a
Guinea a Week, and was constantly employed.
he had got no money before hand, and is now
much distressed:-he has a Wife , who is a
Washerwoman and a Daughter about 5 Years
Old they live at No.2 Clerkenwell Close ; he lost
in the ruins same Tools value about 5s/.




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