City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1774 - 20th December 1774

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Oxford Road near unto Soho Square , Says that
she their walked on fast and did not afterwards
see the Deced, says that she got home to Barkley
Square about Twenty Minutes after nine o'Clock,
Says that the Deced was at times very Chearful
and sometimes low Spirited.

Martha Turner< no role >

Edward Gyles< no role > Servant to Walter Bush< no role > of Vere Street
Clare Market Baker on his Oath saith, That on
Whitsunday about Seven o'Clock in the Evening
as he was coming along Snow Hill , he overtook
the Deced and clapping her upon her Shoulder
asked her how she was, Says that they walked
up Holborn and Conversed to gether, the Deced,
Sister and Brother walking before than, Says
that he walked with Deced to Mrs. Hasleden her
Sister in Chapel Street , who being from house
they walked back Oxford Street , and at a Publick
House there drank some Brandy and Water, and
there Parted, after agreeing to meet on the wednesday
following at the Globe in the Strand, Says that they
met on the Wednesday Morning (May 25th.)
in the Strand . That they walked together into St.
James's Park , Eat a Biscurt, and walked back
to Depts. Master's House, and afterwards walked
into Fleet Market , where they drank a Pint
of Beer together and there Parted between One
and two o'Clock, Says that they then agreed to
meet at four o'Clock that Afternoon in Lincoln's
Inn Fields , that he went there but did not find
the Deced there, nor has he ever seen her since.

The Mark of
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Edward Gyles< no role > .

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




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