Suffocation

Description: 
Infant Child of Caroline Hunter
Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Parent(s): 
Caroline Hunter
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths d say We Jurors afforesaid did examine the dead body of the said infant do say that the dead infant came to its death by accidental Smothering. . .

Description: 
Female Infant of Milly Campbell
Sex: 
Female
Race: 
White
Parent(s): 
Milly Campbell
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do say - that it came to its death by accidental Suffocation.

Description: 
Infant of George and Ann Crawford
Sex: 
Unknown
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

Upon their oaths, do say: By strangulation the cause of which is unknown to Jury

Description: 
Infant of Rick Rogers
Sex: 
Unknown
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths, do say: that the said infant child came to its death from being accidently smothered in bed

Sex: 
Male
Race: 
White
Child: 
infant
COD Category: 
Accident
COD: 
COD Inquest Finding: 

upon their oaths do Say That the deceased came to his death by being accidently smothered by his mrother on the first day of July A D 1880

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