Thompson, Charles J.S., Poison Romance and Poison Mysteries (Scientific Press, 1899).
Watson, Katherine, Poisoned Lives: English Poisoners and their Victims (Hambledon & London, 2004).
Documents
HO 144/289/B830. Home Office file held at the National Archives, Kew, London.
ASSI 52/9. Papers from the relevant Assizes, held at the National Archives.
Journals
Evening Mail (London)
Evening News (London)
Huddersfield Chronicle
Liverpool Mercury
Manchester Evening News
Manchester Guardian
Oldham Chronicle
Oldham Evening Chronicle
Oldham Express
Oldham Standard
Index
Alcroft, Alice ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Anderson, Sarah ref1, ref2, ref3
aortic regurgitation ref1
arsenic ref1
Banks, Alexander ref1
Bartlett, Adelaide ref1
Berry, Edith Annie ref1, ref2, ref3
birth ref1
funeral ref1, ref2
grave ref1
illness and death ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
inquest ref1, ref2
insurance policies and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
magistrates’ hearing see magistrates’ hearing
Oldham holiday ref1
post-mortem ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Berry, Elizabeth (née Welch) ref1
appearance ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
apprehension of ref1, ref2
arrest and remand of ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
birth ref1
breach of promise case and ref1
children ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5 see also Berry, Edith Annie and Berry, Elizabeth Jane and Berry, Harold
clemency petition ref1, ref2, ref3
current affairs and ref1
death certificate and ref1
death sentence ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
disposal of effects ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
dramatization of ref1
education ref1
employment as housekeeper ref1, ref2
execution ref1
illness ref1, ref2, ref3
imprisonment ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
inquest, and the ref1
insurance policies and see insurance policies
intelligence ref1
magistrates’ hearing, and the ref1, ref2
marriage ref1, ref2, ref3
mill work and ref1
mother (Mary Ann Welch) and ref1
murder and ref1
nursing career ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
Oldham Union Workhouse and ref1, ref2, ref3
Patterson, Dr Thomas and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
personality ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5, ref6
personality disorder and ref1, ref2
pregnancy ref1
religion ref1, ref2
romantic liaisons and ref1, ref2
statement of ref1
stepfather (Joseph Welch) and ref1
trial, and the ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
wax effigy of ref1
widowhood ref1
Berry, Elizabeth Jane ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Berry, Harold ref1
birth ref1
death ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Berry, James ref1
Berry, Thomas ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
bigamy ref1
Blackpool ref1
Booth, Hesketh ref1
Braden, John ref1
breach of promise ref1
Britland, Mary Ann ref1, ref2
Burton-upon-Trent Union Workhouse ref1
Byrne, Henry ref1
careers ref1
women and ref1
Chadderton, Joseph ref1
child murder ref1
Chorlton, Alice ref1
convulsions ref1
Coombes, George ref1
Cottingham, James ref1
inquest, and the ref1
magistrates’ hearing, and the ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
trial, and the ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
cotton industry, the ref1
death penalty, the ref1
Dillon, Ann ref1, ref2
Dorrick, Harriet ref1
Eaves, Alice ref1
education ref1
females and ref1
Emmett, Joseph ref1
Estcourt, Charles ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Estcourt, Philip ref1
Evett, Lydia ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
executions ref1
Finley, Mary Ann (previously Welch, née Bevan) ref1, ref2, ref3
death ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
exhumation ref1
inquest ref1, ref2, ref3
insurance policies and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
relationship with daughter (Elizabeth Berry) ref1
Finley, William ref1, ref2, ref3
Berry, Elizabeth and ref1, ref2
Flanagan, Catherine ref1
Fletcher, Mr ref1, ref2
funeral insurance 25 see also insurance policies
Hall, Beatrice ref1, ref2
inquest, and the ref1, ref2
magistrates’ hearing, and the ref1
trial, and the ref1
Harris, Dr Thomas ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
trial, and the ref1, ref2
Hawkins, Mr Justice ref1, ref2, ref3
Higgins, Margaret ref1
Hodgkinson, Charles (Chief Constable) ref1, ref2
inquest, and the ref1
magistrates’ hearing, and the ref1
trial, and the ref1, ref2
infanticide ref1
inquests
Barry, Edith Annie ref1, ref2
Finley, Mary Ann ref1, ref2, ref3
insurance policies
Berry, Edith Annie and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Berry, Harold and ref1
Berry, Thomas and ref1
Finley, Mary Ann and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Jackson, Henry ref1, ref2, ref3
Kershaw, Dr John ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Patterson, Dr Thomas and ref1
trial, and the ref1
Kleppell, Brother ref1
Knight, Mary Jane ref1, ref2, ref3
Landru, Henri Désiré ref1
Lawson, William Henry ref1, ref2, ref3
life insurance see insurance
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth ‘Resignation’ ref1, ref2
Lyons, Mary Ann ref1, ref2
magistrate’s hearing, the ref1, ref2, ref3
Alcroft, Alice and ref1
Anderson, Sarah and ref1
Cottingham, James and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Dillon, Ann and ref1
Estcourt, Charles and ref1
Evett, Lydia and ref1
Hall, Beatrice and ref1
Harris, Dr Thomas and ref1
Hodgkinson, Charles and ref1
Knight, Mary Jane and ref1
Patterson, Dr Thomas and ref1, ref2
Robertson, Dr George and ref1
Sanderson, Ann and ref1
Thompson, Ellen and ref1
marriage ref1
M’Connell, William ref1, ref2, ref3
medical careers ref1
Mellor, J. W. ref1
Minahan, Mr ref1
Molesworth, F. N. (District Coroner) ref1, ref2, ref3
Morton, Henrietta ref1
murder trials ref1
newspapers
Berry, Elizabeth and ref1, ref2, ref3
Patterson, Dr Thomas and ref1, ref2
trial reports ref1, ref2
Oldham Union Workhouse ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Berry, Elizabeth and ref1, ref2, ref3
scarlet fever and ref1
Partland, Ann ref1
&n
bsp; Patterson, Dr Thomas ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
criticism of ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
death certificate and ref1, ref2
inquest, and the ref1, ref2, ref3
Kershaw, Dr John and ref1
magistrates’ hearing, and the ref1, ref2
trial, and the ref1, ref2
Paul, Dr Frank ref1, ref2
Peace, Charlie ref1
Pemberton, Sarah ref1, ref2
Pickford, James ref1, ref2
poisons xi, ref1
professions ref1
prostitution ref1
Purser, Charles (Detective Inspector) ref1
‘Resignation’ (Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth) ref1, ref2
Robertson, Dr George ref1, ref2, ref3
trial, and the ref1
Robinson, George Henry ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Sanderson, Ann ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
Berry, Harold and ref1
inquest, and the ref1, ref2
magistrates’ hearing, and the ref1
trial, and the ref1, ref2
Sanderson, John ref1, ref2, ref3
serial poisoners ref1
Sharples, Dr William ref1, ref2
Shaw, George ref1
Smith, Albert ref1
strychnine ref1
Taylor, John ref1, ref2
Taylor, William ref1
teething ref1
Thompson, Ellen ref1, ref2, ref3
Thompson, William ref1
Thorpe, William ref1
trial, the ref1
Alcroft, Alice and ref1
Anderson, Sarah and ref1
Berry, Elizabeth and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Banks, Alexander and ref1
Booth, Hesketh and ref1
Byrne, Henry and ref1
Cottingham, James and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
defence case ref1
Dillon, Ann and ref1
Estcourt, Charles and ref1
Evett, Lydia and ref1
Hall, Beatrice and ref1
Harris, Dr Thomas and ref1
Hawkins, Mr Justice and ref1, ref2, ref3
Hodgkinson, Charles (Chief Constable) and ref1, ref2
Jackson, Henry and ref1, ref2
jury ref1
Kershaw, Dr John and ref1
Knight, Mary Jane and ref1
Lawson, William Henry and ref1
M’Connell, William and ref1, ref2, ref3
newspapers and ref1
Partland, Ann and ref1
Patterson, Dr Thomas and ref1, ref2
Pickford, James and ref1
prosecution case ref1
Purser, Charles (Detective Inspector) and ref1
Robertson, Dr George and ref1
Sanderson, Ann and ref1, ref2
summing up ref1
Taylor, John and ref1
Thompson, Ellen and ref1
Thompson, William and ref1
Thorpe, William and ref1
verdict ref1, ref2, ref3
Waddingham, Dorothea 37n Wallwork, Frederick ref1
Welch, George ref1
Welch, John ref1
Welch, Joseph ref1, ref2, ref3
Welch, Mary Ann (née Bevan) ref1, ref2, ref3
death ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
exhumation ref1
inquest ref1, ref2, ref3
insurance policies and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4
relationship with daughter (Elizabeth Berry) ref1
welfare ref1, ref2
Whitaker, Joseph ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
clemency petition and ref1
fees and ref1, ref2, ref3, ref4, ref5
Wolfenden, Sarah ref1, ref2, ref3
Wood, C. Granville ref1
workhouses ref1, ref2
Burton-upon-Trent Union Workhouse ref1
Oldham Union Workhouse see Oldham Union Workhouse