City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1766 - 29th December 1766

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Image 232 of 6865th April 1766


City & Liberty of Westmr .
in the County of Middlesex

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Informations taken this Fifth day of April
1766 at the Parish of St. George Hanover Square
within the Liberty of Westmr in the County of Midsex
on an Inquisition touching the Death of Woman
Un known lying Dead in the said Parish Liberty & County

John Hopkins< no role > Servant to Edward Chandler< no role > at the
Fox in Kinghtsbridge Victualler on his Oath saith, That
he was yesterday Morning about Ten o Clock with his Master
in Hyde Perk, Says that he saw the Deced Floating in the
River against the Gron Grate of the Engine Hou [..]
Hyde Park , Says that between one and two a [..]
yesterday two Men of Knightsbridge Sevhore Non [..]
Dept. does not know) with a Cord pulled the Dept [..]
the Shore in the Parish of St. George Hanover Square
within the Liberty of Westmr. Says that the Deced [..]
then Dead, and that he observed no Marks of [..]
upon her, Says that they all went away lea [..]
Deced upon the Shore, Says that he returned [..]
two Hours and found a Gentleman (who [..]
to be one of the Overseers of St. George's Parish ) [..]
Searched the Deced's Pockets, and took some thing [..]
thereout, and then ordered the Beadle to get he [..]
removed to the Bonehouse of the said Parish, Say
that he did not know the Deced.

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

John Hopkins< no role >




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