For the want of two shillings - a life was lost
Article taken from Midland Ancestor, September 2011, about Louisa Jarvis, a silk worker in Campden in the mid 19th century. She had a relationship with a William Bennett, also of Campden, and they had two children together before the relationship broke up. In 1853 William was accused of her murder, was found guilty and imprisoned in Gloucester Gaol.
Creator
Jarvis, Colin (author)Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry, Volume 17, No. 3, September 2011, pp. 125-6. (Publisher)
Date of creation
2011
Date of coverage
19th Century
Reference number
2013/086/J
Storage location
Box A14
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