| Evidence: | Witness statement in trial for bigamy:
Mrs Webb: 'after she was separated from her husband, she read in the newspaper about a marriage being illegal, in consequence of a person being married in a wrong name' |
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| Century: | 1800-1849 | ||||||||||
| Date: | Between 1 Aug 1836 and 14 May 1838 | ||||||||||
| Country: | England | ||||||||||
| Time: | n/a | ||||||||||
| Place: | city: London | ||||||||||
| Type of Experience (Reader): |
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| Type of Experience (Listener): |
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| Reader: | Elizabeth Burden |
| Age | Adult (18-100+) |
| Gender | Female |
| Date of Birth | n/a |
| Socio-economic group: | Unknown/NA |
| Occupation: | n/a |
| Religion: | n/a |
| Country of origin: | n/a |
| Country of experience: | England |
| Listeners present if any: (e.g. family, servants,
friends, workmates) |
n/a |
| Additional comments: | n/a |
| Author: | [n/a] |
| Title: | [newspaper] |
| Genre: | Law |
| Form of Text: | Print: Newspaper |
| Publication details: | n/a |
| Provenance: | unknown |
| Record ID: | 24957 | |
| Source - | Manuscript | Other |
| Author: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 27 April 2009), 14 May 1838, Trial of Elizabeth Burden (t18380514-1357), |
| Citation: | Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 27 April 2009), 14 May 1838, Trial of Elizabeth Burden (t18380514-1357), http://can-red-lec.library.dal.ca/Arts/reading/recorddetails2.php?id=24957, accessed: 20 April 2024 |
Reading Experience Database version 2.0. Page updated: 27th Apr 2016 3:15pm (GMT)