Lucy Lowe(alias Lucy Ellis) |
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Tried for Murder (May-July 1876) |
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| This extended study explores in more detail the life,
family and the crime committed by Lucy Lowe (Ellis). It will, hopefully,
give further insight to the social conditions and general life of one
woman in Bedford in the 1870's, together with additional information on
the police and justice systems in use then.
Information has been collected by the from archive material held in Bedfordshire and at the Public records office. In addition, a modern account of the crime, published in 1994, has also been included. Lucy was tried for the murder of her 21 day old child between May and July 1876. She was also known as Lucy Ellis (and Lowe was sometimes spelt Low) as that was her surname from her 1st marriage. In the various accounts included here, both names are used, depending on the source material. When tracing information on Lucy from the National Archives both names need to be tried depending on the dates and information sources. Choose from the index at the left, and the information will appear here. |
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