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Unknown | Report | 9 Jul 2006 00:01 |
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My gt grandmother's elder brother was treated badly (don't know exactly what happened) when a child by a farmer and had problems since then. He cut his fiancee's throat in 1862, was found innocent on the grounds of insanity and spent the rest of his life - some forty odd years - in Broadmoor. I've often thought that perhaps finding him guilty and hanging him might have been kinder. nell |
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Janet 693215 | Report | 9 Jul 2006 00:09 |
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We can't change the awful circumstances they suffered but we owe it to them to remember them and ensure that such situations aren't repeated. |
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Paul Barton, Special Agent | Report | 9 Jul 2006 00:21 |
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I endorse that sentiment Janet. Many of us feel that our ancestors are looking over our shoulders as we tap away on our keyboards searching for the truth. I recently opened up a copy of the Times from 1846 looking for mention of one ancestor and as I was turning a page my eye was drawn to a tiny article about another totally unconnected relative applying for poor relief - a million to one chance I can only put down to her desire from beyond the grave to be recognised and remembered. |
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