Item
No 2: a witness statement relating to the death of William West HCA 1/105/1
Catalogue reference: HCA 1/105/2
Date: 1825
No 2: a witness statement relating to the death of William West HCA 1/105/1
Item
No 6: Inquest held on board HMS "Racoon", 21 March 1825 on the body of Thomas Merrick,...
Catalogue reference: HCA 1/105/6
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This record is about the No 6: Inquest held on board HMS "Racoon", 21 March 1825 on the body of Thomas Merrick,... dating from 1825 in the series High Court of Admiralty: Oyer and Terminer Records. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- HCA 1/105/6
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1825
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Description (What the record is about)
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No 6: Inquest held on board HMS "Racoon", 21 March 1825 on the body of Thomas Merrick, a convict who died after being jammed between two timbers in the dockyard at Portsmouth, 21 March 1825 on HMS "Racoon" Portsmouth Harbour.
Verdict: accidental death
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10654112/
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