March 3, 2018
by Jacqui Beard
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Tag Archives: genealogy
October 28, 2017
by Jacqui Beard
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Fressingfield Names
The Fressingfield Witch is my marmite book for genealogists. It’s a good story (though I say so myself), but I’ve used some real historical figures and ordinary folk from the 1891 census. I’m not keen on pigeon-holing books so blended … Continue reading
December 17, 2016
by Jacqui Beard
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Vote for Murder .99p until 20th December
November 30, 2016
by Jacqui Beard
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Overstrand in the Great War – Publish Date 9th December 2016
This new book, published by Poppyland Publishing with the support of the Heritage Lottery Fund and Overstrand Parish Council, tells the story of all the soldiers, sailors and airmen of Overstrand and Suffield Park who died in the First World … Continue reading
November 22, 2015
by Jacqui Beard
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A fatal fall – Shireoaks Colliery
My great grandmother’s first husband died young, but new records from ancestry have revealed how he died. Charles Inman was born in North Anston in 1874. He married my great grandmother, Harriet Herrington, in 1905 but by the time of … Continue reading
October 14, 2015
by Jacqui Beard
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Double booking for the hangman…..
During my research for Vote for Murder, I came across the following extract in a letter from P Jones to his friend and cousin Major Jones in which he mentioned murderess Mary Emily Cage, my inspiration for the book. The letter entitled, The … Continue reading
April 15, 2015
by Jacqui Beard
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RMS Titanic – The Cotswold Connection
Around 2.20 am on 15th April 2012 two crew members of Leyland Liner Californian unknowingly witnessed the sinking of the Titanic. Standing on the ice cold deck, some 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland, they wondered why the unidentified … Continue reading
September 3, 2012
by Jacqui Beard
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Murder & Suicide in Great Waldingfield – March 1881
When Joshua Bowers left for work in March 1881, he did not expect to be summoned home to be told that his second wife had taken her life and murdered two of their children. The day began like any other … Continue reading