| Description | An abstract of inquisitions taken by Edward Cayley coroner of the liberty of Whitby and Whitby Strand and given in at the Lent Assizes 1796 held at the Castle of York
Three inquests are listed:
- William Pearson. Inquest held at Cloughton in the parish of Hackness on 1 August 1795. Verdict: accidentally killed by a cart
- Alexander Mitchel Lister. Inquest held at Whitby on 10 December 1795. Verdict: accidentally killed by a cart
- Anthony Carter and Elizabeth his wife. Inquest held at Whitby on 25 January 1796. Verdict: inclemency of the weather |