To give this story historic context the events took place one year and 51 days before the death of Queen Victoria and 52 days after the start of the 2nd Boer War in South Africa. The story begins on … Read More
Shocking Murder Near Eckington – Woman Shot by Neighbour On Saturday evening, a shocking tragedy was enacted at Owlthorpe, near Mosborough. A miner named Christopher Taylor, having a fancied grievance against one of his neighbours, named Harry Bird, took … Read More
A Miner Passionate Even to Madness – The Neighbourhood Terrorised Until Police Reinforcements Arrived Seldom in the annals of crime in Derbyshire has there been recorded a more dastardly, cold-blooded taking of life of a human being, than that which disturbed … Read More
Shocking Murder in North Derbyshire The village of Mosborough was the scene of a tragedy on Saturday evening, involving the instantaneous death of a woman named Bird. It appears that a man named Taylor residing in Owlthorpe, Mosborough, … Read More
Derbyshire Assizes The Lord Chief Justice (Lord Russell of Killowen) resumed to-day his trial of prisoners at Derbyshire Assizes. The Mosborough Tragedy Christopher Taylor, 43, collier, was brought up on an indictment charging him with the … Read More
Derbyshire Winter Assizes This Day The Lord Chief Justice (Lord Russell of Killowen) resumed the business of these Assizes at noon today (Monday), when he proceeded with the only criminal case left, namely, The Mosborough Murder Case … Read More
As reported in The Derby Mercury, Wednesday, February 28, 1900 – Derbyshire Winter Assizes Before the Lord Chief Justice (Lord Russell of Killowen). The Lord Chief Justice arrived at Derby on Saturday morning shortly after ten o’clock, and opened the … Read More
Horrible Murder near Eckington Woman Shot by a Neighbour Plucky Arrest by the police Exciting Scenes (by our own reporter) A terrible affair occurred on Saturday evening at Owlthorpe, near Eckington, where a woman named Emily Bird was … Read More
A verdict of “Death by misadventure” was returned at an inquest at Eckington on Monday on William M Batty (35)209 High Street Mosbro’ whose body was found in the River Moss Eckington Woods. John Batty father of deceased said … Read More
A War Time Wedding We were married during the war, July 1940 at 9.30 am at Eckington Parish Church to be precise. Clothing was on ration, so for many months my parents and relatives had been saving clothing coupons … Read More