Domestic Abuse

Sarah Ann Atkinson c.1852-?, from Leeds, Yorkshire - Abandonment, Domestic Abuse, Lawbreaking, Poverty, Prostitution, Leeds Girls' Industrial School. Sarah's story is part of the document, giving details of the girls from Leeds Industrial School, for whom little could be found. 2 minute read.

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Harriet Basham, later Harriet List 1861-1958, from Mattishall, Norfolk – Domestic Abuse, Women at Work. 8 minute read.

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Bridget Carroll, later Bridget Pattenden 1861-1935, from Deptford, Kent - Alcoholism, Domestic Abuse, Lawbreaking, Women at work, St. Joseph's Inebriate Reformatory. Warning, this story includes an account of domestic abuse. 9 minute read.

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Linda Gummer, later Linda Bush 1867-1920, from Deptford, Kent – Alcoholism, Child Mortality, Domestic Abuse, Lawbreaking, Poverty, Farmfield Reformatory for Inebriate Women. 4 minute read.

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Mary Huggins, later Mary Spencer 1859-1917, from Chideock, Dorset – Domestic Abuse, Lawbreaking, Prostitution, Dorchester Prison. 4 minute read.

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Betty Kershaw 1832-1877, from Leeds, Yorkshire - Disability, Domestic Abuse, Lawbreaking, Mental Health, Murder, Sickness. 12 minute read.

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Julia Mahoney, later Julia Loveridge 1897-1968, from Bermondsey, Surrey - Abandonment, Disability, Domestic Abuse, Lawbreaking, Poverty. 11 minute read. Please note that this story contains an account of domestic abuse.

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Ellen Richmond, later Ellen Wellock, afterwards Ellen Nielsen 1866-1952, from Ramsgill, Yorkshire – Domestic Abuse, Illegitimacy. 9 minute read.

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Mary Slack aka Mary Stack 1882-?, from Notting Hill, Middlesex - Alcoholism, Domestic Abuse, Lawbreaking, St. Joseph’s Inebriate Reformatory. 8 minute read.

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Dinah Townend c.1786-1867, from High Hoyland, Yorkshire – Domestic Abuse, Illegitimacy, Lawbreaking. 4 minute read.​​