Infant burnt to death blamed on intoxicated caretaker
An infant aged between two and three was reportedly burnt to death by Mary Estwick, entrusted with its care. She, heavily intoxicated, was found in her room as the fire consumed the child and nearly spread to the room. Witnesses testified Estwick often showed tenderness toward the child, attributing the tragedy to alcohol. The rest of the excerpt covers various court notices, robberies, travel accidents, and stock market items from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estwick
John South
Earl of Leicester
Countess of Lincoln
Canterbury
William Wood
United Churches of
St. Mary, Breadman
Sct
Andrew
Guntton
Wingham
Isaac Terry
Gunston
Lady Bridges
Brook Bridges
Mr. Horn of
Braborn
Sandwich
Fish-pool Bottom
Count Kinski
Somersethouse
Duke of Lorrain
Hairworth
Knights of the Golden Fleece
London
Hammersmith
Goodwin-Sands
Dover-Pier
London Charity to Admit Twenty Poor Children
Wyseas the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of the City of London, governors of Emanuel Hospital Westminster, resolve to receive twenty poor children to be maintained and educated there. Ten boys and ten girls from St. Margaret Westminster, Chelsea, and Hayes parishes, with specifics for eight each from St. Margaret, Westminster, and one each from Chelsea and Hayes. Churchwardens are notified to apply to the Clerk at Guildhall for terms and conditions of admission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wyseas
City of
Emanuel Hospital
Westminster
Lord
Lady Dacres
St. Margaret’s
Chelsea
Hayes
Middlesex
St. Margaret
Norice
Guildhall
Desertion Notice for Dragoons at Leicester
A pair of deserters from Col. Fowke's Troop of Major General Rex's Dragoons are named. One, a 23 year old husbandman bred in Warwickshire, five foot fourteen, reddish hair and features, wore a whitish coat and white shag breeches. The other, a 26 year old Norwich cooper, five foot ten, dark brown hair, fair complexion, well built, wore a double breasted olive coat with white buttons. A reward of two guineas is offered for information leading to their capture and legal trial, with notices to be given to the Dragoons at Leicester Loughborough Lutterworth or Norwich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowke
Rex
Leicester
eSpeas Gs
Golfhil
Warwickshire
Thomas Over
Norwichya Cooper
Cer
Loughborough
Lutterworth
Norwich
Norfolk
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Robert Parker
Richard Smith
Oxford
Justice Fortescue
Aland
Baron Fortescue
Berks
Reading
Gloucester
Monmouth
Hereford
Salop
Shrewsbury
Stafford
Worcester
City of Worcester
N. B
John Wilkins
Candlewick
Castlehaynard
Cheap
Coleman-street
Cordswainer
Cornhill Cripplegate
Cripplegate
Dowgate
Farringdon
Portfolien
Robert Pycroft
Queen
Thomas Northey
Tower
William Scullard
Vintry
Edmund Trench
Wallbrook
William Arnold
James Reynolds
William Parker
Charles Gorton
Tohn
Anthony Lucas
William Kinleside
Tohn Curryer
William Tyson
William Lord
Robert Waite
Thomas Wilkinson
Walter Yerbury
Thomas Ridge
Charles Hartley
William Coopey
Thomas Curryer
Samuel Mills
Joseph Pratt
St. Sepulchre’s
Henry Holloway
St. Dunstan’s
Thomas Thompson
Giles Vincent
Thomas Burder
Dorfethhire
Hounslow
Hyde-Park-Corner
New Hospital
Chelsea College
Cooper
Aldgate
Valuetos
Harrison
Richard Brocas
Newgate
Charles
Stewart
Brifac
Vienna
Francfort
Dantzick
Konigsberg
Stanislaus
Tarlo
Count Sollohub
Lithuania
N.S
Warsaw
Baron de
Prince of
Hesle
India
Royal Exchange Assurance
London” Assurance
York
Gs. Welch
Ditta
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