City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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1st January 1781 - 29th December 1781

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Image 415 of 52514th September 1781


on Wednesday was Saw in the night Deced was in
the Stoke have, when he saw the [..]
a few Steps towards the Jack Back, That in
three or four Man [..] he feard the
cry out Lord have Meray upon me, upon
which Deced. went to Deced who was Handing
upon the Ninth Back, Saw that he heard
this Deced down upon the above and took
of this Cloaths, Says that the Deced then
Jumped in the March there, in which was
Cold Liquor and Dept found him out
when the Deced [..] of being
much but not part [..] on his
Private Parts, and [..] walked to
the Westmr. His [..] Dept. was
informed, Says that there was no
person near the Deced and believes
that the Deced's fall accidental

The Mark of
Thomas Doves< no role >

George [..] at the Westmr.
Hospital in the Parish of St. Margaret
Westmr . on his such saith that on 5. Instant
in the Evening the Deced came to said Hospital
as an accident. being Scaled very much
from his Shoulders to this threes, particularly
on the leftside and in his private parts
Some that all Proper steps were taken for his
Recovery but Deced died this day of
the Hospital and Dept. believes that his
death was caused by this having been
Scalded.

George Buldham< no role >

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

Joseph Ashmore< no role > Sworn Foreman
Wm. Newton< no role > Sworn
Thos. Holloway< no role > Sworn
John Leeson< no role > Sworn
Christopher Hawkes< no role >
Henry Holt< no role > Sworn
Joseph Mathers< no role > Sworn
Charles Smith< no role > Sworn
John Eade< no role > Sworn
Wm. Cartwright< no role > Sworn
Joseph Niblow< no role > Sworn
Robert Bradfield< no role > Sworn
Wm. Mown< no role > Sworn
John Sarah< no role >




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