Charge of assault and gross parental inhumanity

CITY COURT. FRIDAY. Present - The Mayor (E. T. Spiers, Esq.), Ex-Mayor (J. C. Cavell, Esq.), Aldermen Thorp, Sadler, Ward, and Grubb, and Mr. Justice Towle. CHARGE OF ASSAULT AND GROSS PARENTAL INHUMANITY. George Hughes, cooper, of Friar's Entry, was charged by Edith, wife of Charles Blagrove, with assaulting her on the 1st instant. The …

Alleged death from neglect in Oxford

Context Note: The deceased was Louisa Ann Hughes (1845-1867), daughter of George Hughes (1824-1882) and Fanny (Fletcher) Hughes (1824-1884). They lived a few doors down in Friar's Entry from Mrs Hughes's cousin, Henry Edgar Morgan, until moving to Burton upon Trent. At the commencement of last week, a rumour was assiduously circulated that a young …