From the Kent Herald, 26 December 1833

Rochester. Melancholy death.

On Saturday Sunday se'nnight a poor fellow whose name or former residence is not known, came to the "Kings Arms" public house, at Rochester, and engaged a bed, for which he paid before returning to rest. He remained there the whole of the following day, but did not partake of dinner. On Sunday night he was taken very ill, and both the landlord and the landlady of the house very humanly paid him every attention in their power. He was in great agony through the whole of the night, and at noon on Monday was removed to St. Nicholas's workhouse, where every attention was paid to him that humanity could suggest; but he died in a few hours. The great regret is that he never had a lucid interval from his first attack, by which some information might have been gained of his name and family. On Tuesday an inquest was held on the body  by Thomas Patton, Esq, Coroner for Rochester, when Mr. Newson and deposed that he considered this one of those casualties attending brought on by age and the fatigue of rambling about the country with a proper sustenance. A verdict of "Died by the Visitation of God," was returned. We give the following description of his person in hope that it may meet the eye of some relative. He was a tall man, about 50 years of age, with a defect upon the right side of these nose. His dress consisted of a shabby old black coat, light waistcoat, fustian trowsers, and low shoes. No papers of any description were found on his person, nor any money in his pocket.

Kent Herald, 23 October 1845.

Death.

Oct.7, at Rochester, Mrs. Lewis, landlady of the "King's Arms" public-house.