Methven Castle or Meffen or Meffan castle

[JosephineElsieMay]

 As I said, I'm new at this. So it is, as I thought, one step at a time? Thank you.

[hallmark]

No problem!

[JosephineElsieMay]

Thank you Rosie.

Out of interest: is anybody on here related to William Meffen of Derbyshire, executed in Leicester Prison, August 1944 for murdering his step-daughter, Winifred Stanley.

[rosie99]

Sorry I don't know whether anyone on here is related to William Meffen.  I have just put the name into this sites search facility but got no matches

[KGarrad]

Thank you Rosie.

Out of interest: is anybody on here related to William Meffen of Derbyshire, executed in Leicester Prison, August 1944 for murdering his step-daughter, Winifred Stanley.

I don't see a Death Registration in 1944?

Actually, Yes I do! I searched 1844?!

[rosie99]

So easy to do KG when so much of our time is spent looking at records for the 1800's 

[hallmark]

Was he hung in 1844 and not die until 1944? 

[JosephineElsieMay]

He was executed 08 August 1944 at Leicester Prison by Albert Pierrepont. He murdered his step-daughter Winifred Stanley on 29 February 1944. Prosecution suggested he was in love with her and that he slit her throat with a cut-throat razor because she was seeing a man named George Birks and he (William) was jealous. I think the poor man was unwell; he had contracted Malaria in India during WW1 and his army records state that he 'had syphilis'. Don't think they realised the impact of syphilis on the brain in those days. I have much more info on him if you are interested.

[JosephineElsieMay]

Still stuck finding links further back than 1628 but don't want to say in case I'm ridiculed......