City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
CW | IC

14th January 1764 - 24th December 1764

About this document type

Currently Held: Westminster Abbey Muniment Room

LL ref: WACWIC652040469

Image 469 of 50515th November 1764


Richard Bent< no role > Shoemaker Lodging with Mr. Baker at the
Rose and Crown in Broad St Giles on his Oath saith that the Deced
and George Winfield< no role > , the Reputed Husband of the Deced lodge on
the First Floor in the same House,and that he never know any
difference between them, says that [..] the Deced came
into his Room on Tuesday last in the Afternoon about three O' Clock and that she was
there low Spisitted and cried very much and upon his asking the Deced what was
the Cause of it, [..] she Answered, that Things did not do
sand that Things must be better, or worse" Says that Deced were
down Stairs into her own Room, and Dept. did not see her
afterwards, Says that about Seven O' Clock on Tuesday Evening
East Said George winfield< no role > came home from work as usual
and went into his own Room, Says that he heard said
George winfield ask Mr. Baker's Man, who was going upston
if he had seen his Wife, to which he answered, No. Deponent
says, that the said George Winfield< no role > Continued in his Room all
the Evening, Dept. says that he was with said George in his
Room several times that Evening,and left said George in
his own Room a Little after nine o' Clock that Night, and
Dept. Stairs from the time he came home about seven
down Stairs from the time he came home about seven
o' Clock that Evening until past Nine o' Clock

Severally Sworn the Day Year
and Place abovementioned
before me

Tho. Prichard< no role > Coroner .}

Richard Bent< no role >




View as XML