Infanticide and Concealment
Illustrated Police News 17 October 1868
From the British Newspaper Library
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These are the stories of woman who were accused of infanticide, or the lesser crime of concealment of a birth. Please be aware that the nature of these accounts means that some readers might find them distressing. You can access the stories by clicking on the women's names below.
Lucy Adderley 1874-1922 from Gnosall, Staffordshire - Illegitimacy, Infanticide, Lawbreaking, Murder, Prostitution, Homes for Fallen Women (Staffordshire). 16 minute read. Please note that this story contains an account of infant death in tragic circumstances. A podcast version of this story is available on this page.
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Ann Vallance, later Ann Bushrod c.1805-1879 from Chaldon, Surrey and Mary Elizabeth Bushrod c.1845-1880 from Broadmayne, Dorset – Abandonment, Infanticide, Lawbreaking, Dorchester Prison. 3 minute read.
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Ann Palmer c.1780-1824 from Dagenham, Essex - Infanticide, Lawbreaking, Mental Health, Suicide. 5 minute read.
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Clara Pigott aka Pickett, later Clara Stead aka Barker 1857-1916 from Goole, Yorkshire - Infanticide, Lawbreaking, Poverty, Leeds Girls' Industrial School. 6 minute read.
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Emma Pitt 1844-1929 from Wimborne, Dorset – Illegitimacy, Infanticide, Lawbreaking, Women at Work, Dorchester Prison. 6 minute read.
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Mary Sansom c.1821-? from Wellington, Somerset – Infanticide, Lawbreaking, Dorchester Prison. 6 minute read.
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Ann Vallance, later Ann Bushrod c.1805-1879 from Chaldon, Surrey and Mary Elizabeth Bushrod c.1845-1880 from Broadmayne, Dorset – Abandonment, Infanticide, Lawbreaking, Dorchester Prison. 3 minute read.
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