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Coulsdon murder 1784.
« on: Friday 23 February 18 01:42 GMT (UK) »
Any info please.

COULSDON - 19th February 1784 - 'George Cooper buried. This child's throat was cut with a razor by old Dame Kerrill in a fit of lunacy on 4th Feb, 1784. (Coulsdon Parish register)
The Kerrill family was well-known locally for very many years but no further information has been found about this sad incident.

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Re: Coulsdon murder 1784.
« Reply #1 on: Friday 23 February 18 10:20 GMT (UK) »
Tiny bit of information here

http://www.kerrell.org/coulsdon.htm
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Re: Coulsdon murder 1784.
« Reply #2 on: Friday 23 February 18 11:41 GMT (UK) »
Shame the burial doesn't give an age

I wonder if he is this George Cooper

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Coulsdon 1779
George Cooper son of John and Elizabeth was baptized 5th December
Edmonds/Edmunds - mainly Sussex
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Parker - Sussex
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Re: Coulsdon murder 1784.
« Reply #3 on: Friday 23 February 18 12:55 GMT (UK) »
Quite chilling to read the register entry:
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Re: Coulsdon murder 1784.
« Reply #4 on: Friday 23 February 18 13:16 GMT (UK) »
Possible Burial;
ELIZABETH Kerrill 02 Jul 1785, St John the Evangelist, Coulsdon

2 children Bapt same Church to William/Elizabeth;
WILLIAM 27 Sep 1744
MARY  01 Dec 1745

Quite a few records for the surname and variants on FreeREG.

That is a beautiful painting on that site of the Old Smithy.

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Re: Coulsdon murder 1784.
« Reply #5 on: Saturday 24 February 18 00:12 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for all your replies, I have all this information but nothing about what happened to old Dame Kerrill, was she ever convicted?

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Re: Coulsdon murder 1784.
« Reply #6 on: Saturday 24 February 18 00:30 GMT (UK) »
Thanks for all your replies, I have all this information but nothing about what happened to old Dame Kerrill, was she ever convicted?

Maybe not as it looks as if she died the following year

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ELIZABETH Kerrill 02 Jul 1785, St John the Evangelist, Coulsdon
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Re: Coulsdon murder 1784.
« Reply #7 on: Saturday 24 February 18 01:15 GMT (UK) »
Possible marriage William 1713-1782 and Elizabeth 1724-1785

William Kerrell  m  Elizabeth Chilman.     05 Oct 1743,  Old Church,Saint Pancras.

Maybe George Cooper

George Cooper. baptised 05 Dec 1779, St John the Evangelist, Coulsdon. parents John and Elizabeth.




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Re: Coulsdon murder 1784.
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 24 February 18 07:58 GMT (UK) »
I worked at Coulsdon South Station for a number of years. Opposite was Cane Hill Mental Hospital. It maybe worth contacting the Croydon local studies library to find out if they records that may help locate info.
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