Hannah (Howell) Thorowgood (1803 - 1871)

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Died 1871 at about age 68 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Inquest

DEATH FROM DISEASE OF THE HEART.^[1]- Yesterday forenoon the City Coroner held, at Gannon's Hotel, King-street, an inquest, touching the cause of death of Mr. Hannah Thoroughgood, then lying at the Infirmary. William Kippax deposed that he was a poulterer, residing at the corner of Campbell and Bourke Streets, Surry Hills; the deceased was his mother; she was seventy-two years of age, a native of the colony, and a widow; she had left a family of seven children; she lived with him; she had enjoyed good health till within the last six months, during which time she showed signs of decay, and about that time ago she was under the care of Dr. Fortescue for what was then imagined to be an attack of asthma; she had been under medical treatment for heart disease; during the last few months she had suffered when walking from shortness of breath; the last time he saw her alive was on Sunday morning last at breakfast, after having which she left for church, and he did not see her again alive; her non-return on Sunday night did not excite any apprehension on his part, as he thought she was at his brother;s where she was occasionally in the habit of stopping. Sarah Davis deposed that she was a married woman, and resided with her husband at 128 Campbell-street, Surry Hills; the deceased came to her place about half past 6 o'clock on Sunday evening last, to the verandah where witness was, and asked her to give her a chair to sit down; she acceded to her request; the deceased sat down, she appeared to be suffering from difficulty of breathing; at her request witness gave her a glass of water, and asked her if she would take anything else, and she said "No"., she asked her to come inside and lie down but she declined; witness then went into the kitchen, leaving her on the verandah, but returned directly; she was then bleeding either from the mouth or nose; she did not speak; she thought she was very ill, and sent for her neighbour (Mrs. McCarthy), who came and said she was dying; she never spoke. Senior Constable Heneberry deposed to having conveyed the deceased in a cab to the Infirmary about half past 6 o'clock on the evening of Sunday last; on arriving at the Infirmary, Dr. Joseph pronounced life extinct. Dr. Joseph deposed that, having made a post-mortem examination of the body of deceased, he was of opinion that death had resulted primarily from disease of the heart, and secondarily from serious apoplexy, accelerated by a loaded state of the stomach. The jury returned a verdict of "Death from disease of the heart".

Sources

1. ↑ Inquests. (1871, February 18). Sydney Mail (NSW : 1860 - 1871), p. 5. Retrieved April 19, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162732464

• Australian Royalty website Hannah Howell.
• Coroner's Court This Day (1871, February 14). Evening News (Sydney, NSW : 1869 - 1931), p. 3. Retrieved April 19, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article129963571