City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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14th January 1785 - 26th December 1785

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On her bare Knees to the Overseer to allow her a trifle
out, rather than go unto the Workhouse
but Deced did not go to Mr. Ponton, Says
that after Break fast Deced walked down
Stairs very well, and being got on the
outside of the Door Deced leaned against
the Window two doors from Cheque Saying that she would not
go into the Workhouse , says tha Ann
Matty moved the Deced back again to
Depts. Door, Says that she called a Cobler
and Mrs. Qillam who on each side of
the Deced helped ber along from thence
into Russel Court in the Parish of St.
martin in the Fields , where Deced
desired to set down saying that she
was Sired, Says that Dept. left her
there and went to Mr. Ponton the
overseer who gave our Order for the
Deced's Going into the Work house
and desired Department to take her there
in a Coach when he was told that Dept.
could not be walk there., That Dept. was
soon after informed that the Deced died
in Russel Court, and Dept. beleives that
the Deced died a natural Death
having been in very poor Health for
the last two Months

Ann [mark] Chains< no role >
her Marks

Ann Mackey< no role > Wife of John State< no role > , of Red
Lyon Court (No. 21,) Carpenter on her Oath saith
That on Saturday Morning last (March 5th.) Mr. Williams
and his Safe brought the Deced to Dept. Door
and laid her down there, Saying to Dept. that
Deced had reced a Shilling from Mr. Ponton
the Day before which she had spent, was to go
again the next Morning up drunk and butwasafraid to
go

but Dept. thought the Deced was not Dreer

Ann Mackey< no role >
Sign
her Mark

Severally Sworn the
Day Year & Place above
mentioned before me
Tho. Prichard < no role > Coronor }




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