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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
Nathan Staniforth wrote: Through my Staniforth surname study I’ve had the opportunity to meet many distant cousins from as far afield as America and Australia, I just received a poem from a woman in Massachusetts that descends from one of … Read More
I was only four years old when the Second World War ended, so for me it is difficult to separate what are my real memories from what is information that I have picked up listening to my family recalling those … Read More