City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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7th January 1773 - 28th December 1773

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Image 514 of 75014th August 1773


14th. August 1773 .

Verdict of the Jury touching the Death of John Burrell< no role > .
met the said John Burrell< no role > on the 13th. day of August 1773
being Bathing in a peace of Water the lower and of the Septnien [..]
River in Hyde Park in the Parish of St. Geage Hanover Square
in the Liberty of Washe [..] it do happend that the said John
Burrell
< no role > was Seiged with the Garp in his left Legs, by meany
whereof he was accidentally casually and by Misfortune in
the said Waters suffocated and Drowned of which said Sufforat [..]
and Drowing he the said John Burrell< no role > then and there Died
And to the Jurors on their Oath say that the said John
Burrell
< no role > in manner and by the Means aforesaid accidentally
casually and by Misfortune came to his Death and not
otherwise In Witness where of the Horeman on behalf of
himself & the use of the Jurors has hereunto set his [..]
this 14th, day of August 1773.

William Knight< no role >
Foreman




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