GeniAus - #AtoZChallenge - I is for Inquests

During April 2020 the month of this #AtoZChallenge I will be sharing short posts on some of the 2,000+ descendants I have identified of my 3x Great-Grandmother, Elizabeth Phipps. 

Elizabeth Phipps 1785-1869 was a convict who was transported from England to New South Wales in 1814 per Wanstead. 

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Sophia Westbrook, a daughter of James Westbrook and Elizabeth Phipps. married William Sly a convict who had arrived on the “Moffatt”, in Richmond in 1844, 

Sophia had been adopted by the Seymours, childless owners of The Black Horse Inn, who left her the property. Elizabeth and William operated the Inn for many years until Sophia's death when their son William took up the licence.

Source: National Library of Australia nla.pic-vn4655360

It was the practice in many country towns for hotels to be used by local coroners for the conduct of inquests as it was not practicable to transfer bodies. No doubt Sophia and William were witnesses to several inquests as The Black Horse Inn was used for this purpose. The reports from Trove make fascinating reading.

1892 'A Child Accidentally Killed.', Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1961), 24 September, p. 8. , viewed 03 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72545112

Continue reading this account here: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72545112

1891 'Inquest.', Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1961), 31 January, p. 4. , viewed 03 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72538929

Continue reading this account here: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72538929

1891 'Inquest.', Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1961), 26 September, p. 8. , viewed 03 Apr 2020, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72541029

Continue reading this story here: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72541029

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