Burial register lookup please

[candrjm]

Hi Mrstar

There is a newspaper article in the Reynolds Newspaper (London England) dated 8/2/1885 relating to a Mrs Martha Judge. (Not sure if this is your Martha Judge, but this woman certainly looked to have some mental health problems)

At The Maidenhead Petty Sessions

 Basically it says that it was proved that Martha was charged on remand with assaulting her son. She held her 9 month baby boy over a copper of boiling water, doubled its head between its legs and threw it on the fire.

She was commited to goal for a month without hard labour.

The newspaper report also stated that she was not responsible for her actions at times.

Chris

[mrstar]

Oh my goodness, that certainly sounds like her - in some of her records it mentions putting one of the babies on the fire. I have pmd you and would be incredibly grateful for the info - thank you so much.

[Sjmacnz]

I am trying to find information on Henry Spicer born in Grove Berkshire 1817, who died in Moulsford Asylum in Jan 1884. He had previously been in Littlemore Asylum around 1851 and Caterham Asylum around 1871.