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

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Thomas Govier < no role > Foreman to Daniel
Bergeman
< no role > of Charles Street Taylor
on his Oath saith That this Morning
he saw Mr. Woodfield have a Female
Child which he said he had taken
out of a Trunk, the Child appearing fresh
but covered with Soil and Dept. cannot
say how longtheit is since the Child
was born. Says that a Maid Servant
lived with Mr. Bargeman about six
weeks, That she complained of having
a fall upon the Stairs and hurting
herself, That she sent for a Girl who
came there to do her Business about
two days, That the Maid Servant (whose
Name Dept. does not know) went away
the Morning that the Girl came there [..] there [..]
And Dept. says that he never Suspected
or heard any Person say that the Servt.
was with Child when she lived with
Mr. Bergeman

Tho Govier< no role >

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




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