During my perusals of various sites and old local newspapers I often come across some intriguing stories. Such was the case a few weeks ago when I was mooching through the old Police Gazettes, a periodical which gives a fascinating and highly detailed insight into our Victorian ancestors lives and their mishaps or misdemeanours. Should…
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Who’s a naughty boy then? Victorian prisoners, were they really all bad?.
The Prison Registers contain many intriguing stories within their yellowed pages, and the faded elegant script tells us of our ancestors past lives. They are just a tiny snapshot of their life’s story, but can reveal a great deal about the person or the family. On the very last day of the year 1872, James…
1889; Girl held against her will at Broadwey?
With all the media reports on the news recently concerning the shocking story of the 3 women imprisoned as slaves, Weymouth had it’s own version of the sorry tale back in 1889. Sarah Guy was born in 1865 into a less than ideal and loving family home. Her Dad John was a violent drunk, and…
VICTORIAN TALES FROM WEYMOUTH AND PORTLAND 