City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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14th January 1764 - 24th December 1764

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Bridget Davies< no role > the Wife of Thomas Davies< no role > of Orchard
Street Labourer on her Oath saith, that on Wednesday
Night the Deced, (who was permitted to lye in her
House until she could get a Lodging) come home very
much dejected, and desired Deponent to lend her six pence
which Dept. did lend her, Says that she gave the DecedDepont
some Breakfast the next Morning Deced being then very uneasy after which Deced
went upstairs, Says that about an hour after she sent her little Girl
to call the Deced, who went with Mrs. Jones a lodger
one pair of Stairsabout [..] and after calling several times
and nobody Answering, and finding the Door of the
Deced's room locked, Deponent suspected that the
Deced had made away with herself, and sent up
some Persons to break open the Door. Says that Mrs.
Jones her lodger some time after came down Stairs
and informed Deponent that after breaking open
the Door they found the Deced hanging there but Dept. did not go up Says
that the Deced had been with Mrs. Sutton a Lodger of
the Deponent's for six months last past, that she
used frequently to be in Liquor and often repeated
the same Words, but Dept. did not think her disordered
in her Senses, Says that she was very Poor & dejected.

The Mark of
[mark]
Bridget Davies< no role > .

Severally Sworn the Day
Year & Place abovementioned
before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner .}




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