City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1792 - 31st December 1792

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Shore in the said Parish of St. John the Evangelist
That the Barge which laid upon her Head had forced the Blood
out of one of her Ears & Nose, that he appreheads she was
drowned in that place, Dept. says that he took Eleven
Guineas in Gold which he gave to Mr. Thos Pearce< no role > who likewise
took about Three pounds in Silver out of her Pocket and
some kingsthree Gold Kings & a Stone one with a pair
of Silver Buckles

Charles Randell< no role >

Sarah Williams< no role > Servant to the Decedwasthe wife of Edwd. Jones< no role > has lived with her
about a Year and a half on her Oath saith, That on Sunday
Night last the 29th. Just, was at her House in Petty France
in the Parish of St. Margaret Westmr . that the Deced has
been Melancholy about Two Days before that, & behaved very
different from what she used to do formerly, that the Deced
and her Husband sometimes differed and that he frequently
gave her some bad Language, that the Deced about Seven
o'Clock on Sunday Evening went out, and she never saw or heard
of the Deced tile Deponent was told of her Death yesterday Morng.
& was informed she was drowned.

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

The Mark of
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Sarah Williams< no role >




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