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Horrible murder at Nantwich
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| English ballads > Crime & punishment > Horrible murder at Nantwich |
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| Permanent URL | https://digital.nls.uk/74896081 |
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| Description | " ... A man named William Sharratt of the above town is charged with the murder of his wife Eliza Sharratt, who was found on Sunday morning lying on the floor strangled; the parties had been quarrelling all night through jealousy". William Sharratt was charged with the murder of his wife on Friday, April 18th 1879. First line reads: A story of jealousy and murder. Tune: - Waggon train. |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.3149 |
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| Description | Collection of 2,300 broadside ballads, mostly printed in England in the 19th century. Topics range from courtship, crime, disasters and emigration to fashion, theatre, politics, laments sports and old age. Includes ballads on Scotland and Ireland. Part of the Crawford Collections on deposit from the Balcarres Heritage Trust. |
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