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The afterlife of Katherine Scragg

As I often do, I decided to find out a little of Katherine Scragg’s life after her 1887 assault. I’d already established that in both the 1891 and 1901 censuses she was listed as a school teacher living in Cheslyn … Continue reading

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Ethel Voynich’s early life as revealed by the census…

As I’ve said elsewhere I spent part of yesterday afternoon in the library researching Ethel Voynich’s early life to see what I could glean from the England Wales census records Ignoring the 1871 census which unsurprisingly confirms she was living … Continue reading

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A post card to Miss Tripp

I’m not a serious post card collector, but I’m fascinated by the way people in the late nineteenth century used post cards much in the way we use text messages and emails, and occasionally, when I’ve some spare cash I’ll … Continue reading

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