City of London Coroners:
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5th January 1792 - 31st December 1792

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Informations of Witnesses taken
at the parish of Saint Dunstan in the
West in the ward of Farringdon without
in London aforesaid on the 31st day of May
1792 on view of the Body of William
Jackson now here lying dead.

William Jackson< no role > of No. 203 Fleet Street London Green
Son to the deced maketh Oath that between the hours of eight
and nine in the Morning of Tuesday last Dept. Sister came
into the shop where Dept. then was and sayed her That he
was Vomiting she believed Dept. desiredhera Mrs. Naylor to go up and
attend upon his Fatherthat she went up Stairs for that
purpose and soon [..] after called to Dept. Dept. immediately
went up Stairs to a two pair of Stairs Back Room and
finding the Dooropenfastened which was very unusual
Dept. burt the Door open and on going into the Room he found
the deced standing up at the foot of the Bedsteadthat there
appeared to be a great quantity of blood about the floor of
the Room and the Blood appeared to flow very fast from
as Dept. then thought the deceds MouthDept. caught him
in his Arms and placed him on the BedDept. then saw a Razor very bloody lying on a Table behind the deced.that the deced
struggled very much while in Dept. Armsbut that he
appeared sensibleDept. immediately went for a Surgeon
that a Surgeon soon after camethat in a little time after
Dept. went up stairs and saw the deced sitting in a Chair
his Wound appearing to have been [..] and in about three
[..] four hours after Dept. went up and found the deced dead
[..] about two Months ago in consequence of some disagreement
Depts. Father and Mother agreed to seperate that a Deed of
Seperation was accordingly executed and Dept. Motherwent
into Yorkshirequitted the housethaton Fridaythe beginning of last Week Dept
Mother returned again to Dept. Father's house< no role > that she
continued with Dept. Father untilFriday lastThursday
Evening last when in consequence of he and the deced not
agreeing she again quitted the deced and set off for Yorkshire
that the next day Dept. observed his Father to be very dull
and Melancholythat he appeared very Week and low
that he continued the same on Saturdaythat on Sunday
the deced appeared rather more dull and Melancholy and




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