Mary Ann Britland was born in 1848 and had married in her late teens to Thomas Britland, five years her senior, to whom she had born two daughters, Elizabeth and Susannah a year apart. At the time of the murders the Britlands were living in a rented house at 92 Turner Lane, Ashton under Lyne near Manchester where they had moved in late 1885 … Read more
We can find plenty of cases of abusive men killing their wives, but very few of abusive women killing their husbands. Early Life and Marriage At the age of 48, Margaret Murray married 50-year-old John Walber in 1889. They kept a grocery shop at 6 Gildart Street in Liverpool. This was quite a large building, … Read more
Background In 1922, Charlotte met Frederick Bryant, who was eight years her senior. Frederick was serving as a military policeman in the Dorset Regiment. He had served in the army during the First World War and was described as a simple country lad. He immediately fell for Charlotte’s physical charms. When Frederick’s tour of duty … Read more
