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Who killed Celestina? A Christmas tale pt 9

Posted on May 31, 2015 by rebelhand

So far, at the lengthy procedures at Clerkenwell Police Court, the evidence against Charles and Celestina Sommer given on Monday, 18 February, 1856, has covered the arrest of the couple for the murder of little Celestina Christmas and the witness … Continue reading →

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The murder of Celestina Christmas: a Christmas tale pt 8

Posted on May 26, 2015 by rebelhand

A little girl’s body, her throat cut, found in a cellar in respectable Linton Street, Finsbury. Readers of the Standard on 19 February, 1856, would already have an idea of who might have murdered her, as I wrote about in … Continue reading →

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A horrible and mysterious murder: a Christmas tale pt 6

Posted on May 9, 2015 by rebelhand

Londoners reading their local newspaper, the Standard, on Monday, 18 February, 1856, would have been brought up short by this headline, tucked away at the bottom of page three under the ship news: Some would have been shocked, perhaps afraid … Continue reading →

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A Christmas tale pt 4 – what next for Celestina Elizabeth?

Posted on February 8, 2015 by rebelhand

Welcome back to the Celestina Christmas story. In the previous episode, we left little Celestina (born 1846) living with my ancestors, Thomas and Julia Harrington and their daughters, Hannah and Rebecca (my 2x great-grandmother). Her mother, Celestina Elizabeth Christmas, was … Continue reading →

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