City & Liberty of Westmr . in the
County of Middlesex }

Informations taken this 19
January 1797 at the House of
the Sign of the
red Lion in portland Street parish of St. George Hanover
Square on view of the Body of a new born Male Infant
Child then & there lying dead to Wit

John Atkinsen< no role > Keeper of the Church Yard at St. James:
being sworn deposeth & saith that Yesterday Morning between
8 & 9 o'Clock he was in the Sexton's office & a
Man told him there were a bundle lying under
the Bellfry within the Iron Rails & added he believes
it was a Child for he thought be felt a Child's
head this Dept. went with him & when they
arrived at the place there was a Man there
this Dept. look up the parcel & he look & the sd.
two Men took it into the Sextons Office he
opened it & it contained a male Child It was
pinned up in a white Cloth & one that was a purple & white Linnen cloth. he had passed
by there about 1/2 past 7 o'Clock that Morning
but did not then observe it. further he
knoweth not.

J Atkinson