Ethel Major

Criminal Lives: Ethel Major, convicted of poisoning, executed Hull Prison 1934

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We wrote about our efforts to order Cary Grant's birth certificate from our local register office in our October issue: http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/issue/october-2019 https://twitter.com/bristolarchives/status/1247449273454772229

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We've made a free information book explaining the coronavirus to children, illustrated by Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler, with expert input from @GrahamMedley - you can find out more and download the book for free here https://nosycrow.com/blog/released-today-free-information-book-explaining-coronavirus-children-illustrated-gruffalo-illustrator-axel-scheffler/

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Another of our most #FamousArchives is the records of Reading Prison. Not only did #OscarWilde serve his sentence here in 1895 but it was also a place of internment following the Easter Rising in 1916. Discover more here: https://bit.ly/3dZbKhv #Archive30

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HelenaCuratorHelena Cox@HelenaCurator·
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While on a #lockdown, we at #BeverleyArtGallery want to use this time to #CelebrateOurArtists !
Today's #artist to #celebrate is the #sculptor Emma Stothard, who exhibited her fantastic #wire & #willow #animals in #Beverley in the summer 2019.
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The 15,000 reduction - 18% of the current prison population - has allegedly been recommended by Public Health England and the Prison Service (HMPPS). Details are set out in a submission from Prison Governors’ Association @PGA_Prisons to @CommonsJustice - seen by @BBCNews

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MPSHeritageMetropolitan Police Heritage@MPSHeritage·
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As a museum-of-London-via-policing, we hope we qualify for #LocalMuseumsUnite, as we have the ideal archive entry for #BalloonFlight thanks to Jules Verne and the 1880s @MPSEastBarnet station library ledger...

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Check out this useful intro to ‘Beyond the control of his parents’: Reformatory and Industrial Schools in Yorkshire - Our Criminal Ancestors by ⁦@lucie_wade⁩ #familyhistory #crimehistory #juvenileoffenders https://ourcriminalancestors.org/2018/04/beyond-the-control-of-his-parents-reformatory-and-industrial-schools-in-yorkshire/

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Prisons Timeline - new to prison history? Here’s a basic introduction to help you find out what it might have been like for your ancestor in prison. Our Criminal Ancestors #crimehistory #familyhistory #prisonhistory https://ourcriminalancestors.org/prisons/

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EdwardCrusoeEdward Ditchfield@EdwardCrusoe·
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@WelshRaffles In this time of vitally important public health messages... Just in case Michelan are thinking of paying a visit to Ireland Towers...

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Oscar Wilde: Council bid to buy Reading Prison rejected ⁦⁦@CrimeandJustice⁩ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-52187652

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