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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Where is this place?
« on: Tuesday 08 July 25 16:42 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks. I have never come across that before and I have been researching my family history for over 25 years. I learn something new everyday! Thanks again.

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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Where is this place?
« on: Tuesday 08 July 25 16:30 BST (UK)  »
I have a copy of a will of one of my ancestors dated 21 February 1609/10. He died in Tilbury juxta Clare in Essex and he made his will on his death bed. One of the witnesses was the minister of Sapworde (or something similar - see attachment). Have I deciphered the place correctly? Whatever the name of the place, does anyone know where it is? I cannot find any references but I assume that it is near to Tilbury.
Regards

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The Common Room / Re: James Crowley book 1845
« on: Wednesday 16 April 25 16:07 BST (UK)  »
Thanks for the reply. I already have a lot of details of the trial but the book I am looking for has a number of letters in it that I want to see. I also have copies of the affidavits from the National Archives and some letters from another book that was published at the same time. It is just the book that I need to complete my research.
Regards

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The Common Room / James Crowley book 1845
« on: Wednesday 16 April 25 14:24 BST (UK)  »
I am trying to locate a copy of a book published by William Rose of Warwick in 1845 titled
"A correct report of the trial, affidavits, etc, of the late James Crowley; together with several affecting letters and other writings, printed from his own manuscripts." The only reference that I have found is in the catalogue of the Shakespeare Archives in Stratford upon Avon but they are unable to locate the physical document (it appears to have been mislaid!). Does anyone know of a copy anywhere else, perhaps in a private library?
Regards

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The Common Room / Re: Nineteenth Century Murder Trials
« on: Wednesday 22 January 25 11:16 GMT (UK)  »
AntonyMMM
Thanks for the advice. I've looked at the catalogue but I do not think there is anything there that adds to the information that I've got from the newspapers which covered the trial in great detail. I know that the Shakespeare Archives Library do have the assizes records but (sod's law) 1845 is missing!
Regards

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The Common Room / Re: Nineteenth Century Murder Trials
« on: Tuesday 21 January 25 17:10 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the replies. I have looked at the old bailey site but there are no overall statistics regarding the length of trials. As you say, times vary quite a bit and I know that most trials are very short. Given the evidence that was heard at the case I'm investigating, the time seems reasonable.
I don't think the issue was a miscarriage of justice. The evidence of the killings was not in doubt. It was more an issue as to whether it was manslaughter or murder, or whether the defendant was insane.
I think that the defendant's gripe was that his defence counsel did not question the prosecution witnesses

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The Common Room / Nineteenth Century Murder Trials
« on: Tuesday 21 January 25 14:59 GMT (UK)  »
I am researching a murder in Warwick in 1842. The case came to trial at the Spring Assizes in 1845 and lasted about four and a half hours, including one and a half hours of jury deliberation and passing of sentence. My question is this? Is the length of the trial typical of the period is or is it too short? The defendant (who was found guilty and executed) complained that his defence rushed his case. There was no dispute about whether he had killed someone (many witnesses and an admission by the defendant) but his defence counsel had made a plea of insanity but only called one witness.

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The Common Room / Re: WW1 British Red Cross Auxiliary Nurses
« on: Friday 08 December 23 10:52 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the reply John915. I believe that my great-aunt worked for 12 weeks per year (3 weeks at Easter, 3 weeks at Christmas, and 6 weeks in the summer although the record is a bit ambiguous in that respect). If it is 12  weeks and the 504 hours is per year rather than per month, that works out to a reasonable 42 hours a week. It probably doesn't matter as she was an unpaid volunteer and, no doubt, like other nurses at the hospital, she wouldn't have "clock-watched" if she was needed to help out.

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The Common Room / Re: WW1 British Red Cross Auxiliary Nurses
« on: Sunday 03 December 23 12:15 GMT (UK)  »
Thanks for the reply. I'm not sure that your explanation holds up. You are correct to point out that the entry had been corrected but I believe that the entry is complete. Some more details about my great-aunt: She was born in 1878 so she was 36 or 37 when she joined up. She was  a matron at an English public school and she took up her appointment there some time before April 1917 which, as you can see, overlaps with the period she served as a nurse. It may be that the entry was adjusted to fit into the school holidays. I've checked out the British Red Cross website but it does not help me understand the working hours of the volunteers. The only similar situation is for the women's land army and I believe that they were limited to working a maximum of about 50 hours a week although, of course, the work was probably a lot more strenuous.
The hospital where my great-aunt worked was an auxiliary one used mainly for soldiers convalescence after being treated for injury elsewhere. It may be that the 504 hours was a limit for nurses to be on  call if needed. Certainly, the nurses would have been resident at the hospital. I wonder if anyone has knowledge of their ancestors who may have also volunteered?
Regards
By the way, I used lunar months for my calculation (28 days) but I don't think it matters. Also, I believe that my great-aunt worked for 12 weeks in the year - 3 weeks each at Easter and Christmas (although that could be interpreted as 3 weeks in total), 6 weeks during the summer - these are typical periods of school breaks in English public schools.

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