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Brief Notes: A midwife named Ann Pinsent was remanded last week by the Birmingham magistrates, on a charge of concealing the birth of a child. In the course of some excavations close to the prisoner’s house the remains of eleven children have been found.
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THE DISCOVERY OF SKELETONS AT BIRMINGHAM: Ann Pinsent, the midwife upon whose premises eleven skeletons of infants were discovered, was brought before the Birmingham magistrates this afternoon on a charge of concealment of birth. The police stated that they had not been able to trace the body of the child in question, and that the other bodies were decomposed beyond identity. The prisoner was discharged, but fined 40s. and costs for not registering a birth at her house.
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Wholesale Baby Farming: Startling Revelations: At the Birmingham Police Court, last week, Ann Pinsent, a midwife, living at Nechells, Birmingham, was charged with concealing the birth of a child of a single woman named Reader. Mr. Jesse Herbert (instructed by the Town Clerk) appeared for the prosecution and explained that the police had had considerable difficulty in the case, owing to the child not having as yet been traced. The evidence of the mother, however, would show that she was confined at the prisoner’s house on the 15th of January, that the child was born alive, and that the lady was on the following day sent away by the prisoner, who represented that death had ensued from convulsions. Since the prisoner was first arrested, the learned counsel added, the skeletons of no fewer than eleven infants had been found buried in a garden adjoining the prisoner’s house. Evidence having been given as to the child being born alive, the prisoner was, on the application, of the police, further remanded for a week. According to a statement of Detective Sergeant Mountford, young women have been in the habit of being confined at the prisoner’s house, and no one can tell what has become of the children.
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Wholesale Baby Farming: At the Birmingham Police court, Ann Pinsent, a midwife, living at Nechells, was charged with concealing the birth of a child of an unmarried woman, who had been confined at her house. … the skeleton of no fewer than eleven infants had already been found buried in the garden adjoining the prisoner’s house … On the following day the child was alleged by the prisoner to have died from convulsions. The prisoner was remanded for a week.
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Wholesale Bay Farming: At the Birmingham Police Court, Ann Pinsent, a midwife living at Nechalls, was charged with concealing the birth of a child of an unmarried woman, who had been confined at her house. … (continues) ….
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A case which promises some startling revelations was opened before the Birmingham stipendiary on Thursday. Ann Pinsent, a midwife, was charged with concealing the birth of an illegitimate child. It has been known for some time past that Pinsent was in the habit of receiving into her house women whom she attended during confinement. The children so born mysteriously disappeared, being rarely seen by the neighbours beyond a few hours after birth. A few days ago, a party of men excavating in the garden adjoining the prisoner’s house found a box containing the body of an infant. The discovery was duly reported to the authorities and became the subject of much comment among the neighbours. A further search of the garden was made by the police, with the result that the bodies of eleven infants were found. The authorities were not prepared yesterday to lay evidence before the court, and Pinsent was remanded for a week.
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HORRIBLE AFFAIR NEAR BIRMINGHAM: ELEVEN SKELETONS FOUND: On Thursday, at the Birmingham Police Court a midwife, named Ann Pinsent, living at Nechells, near Birmingham, was charged, on remand, with concealing the birth of a child of an unmarried woman, named Reader. — Mr. J. Herbert appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Town Council. It appeared from his statement that some weeks ago, while a number of workmen were engaged in excavating close to the prisoner’s house, they came across a box containing the remains of an infant. Information was given to the police, and it was found that the young woman Reader had been confined at the prisoner’s house on the 15th January last, and that the child had lived for some time, but had not been registered, and that no one knew how it had been disposed of. Since the arrest of the prisoner, counsel stated, further excavations had resulted in the discovery of no fewer than eleven skeletons of infant children in the garden adjoining the prisoner’s house. — Detective Moundord said it had been known for a long time that the prisoner was attending numbers of young women in the capacity of midwife at her house, but no one knew what had become of the children. — The police not having completed their investigation, the prisoner MO remanded for a week.
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A midwife named Ann Pinsent was remanded on Thursday, by the Birmingham magistrates, on a charge of concealing the birth of a child. In the course of some excavations close to the prisoner’s house the remains of eleven children have been found.
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The Grammar School, Chudleigh: Founded by John Pynsent, A.D. 1668: Headmaster: T. B. Beuttler, B.A. Formerly Exhibitioner of Rugby School and Scholar of Queen’s College, Cambridge, and late assistant Master at Bedford Grammar School: The School will be re-opened on Friday January 25th, 1878: For terms etc. apply to the headmaster … (and others similar advertisements)
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Arrival of Passengers: … By the Nova Scotian: W. D. Harsley, wife, seven children and nurse, J. and W. Horrocks, Miss Harren, J. H. Neily, Mr. Hollamsby, R. W. Winsborough, W. R. Grieve and wife, Miss Baird, Miss Smith, R. J. Pinsent, wife, four children and nurse, Mrs. W. H. Mare, W. R. Bendall, J. Treeman.
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GRO0254 Hennock: Emily Hetty Sabine Homfray: 1845 – 1922
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