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Alfred Huber – Another Life Sacrificed
It was reported in The Bedfordshire Mercury on Saturday August 16 1879 that ‘On Wednesday morning about 9.30, a little fellow named Alfred Huber, 7 years old, son of Mr Huber, cabinet maker,...
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Agnes Weston and Henry James Gilbert – Concealment of a Birth
This is a sad story of the death of a newly born baby and the subsequent trial of the parents, Agnes Weston and Henry Gilbert, in August 1891. Agnes Weston was indicted and on bail for...
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Death of a child from burns – Frederick George Garner
It was reported in The Bedfordshire Mercury on Saturday 5th April 1890 that an Inquest was held at the Bedford Infirmary on Friday 29th March before Dr Price, Coroner regarding the death of Frederick...
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John Fraser Handford – River Ouse Incident 26th April 1879
It was a fine Saturday afternoon in April 1879 when a happy group of friends and relatives gathered at Mr Goatley’s boatyard near Bedford bridge to collect their hire boat for an excursion down the...