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Berry, James

(1852–1913)

Stewart P. Evans

https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/38762

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Berry, James (1852–1913), hangman, was born at Heckmondwike, Yorkshire, on 8 February 1852, one of the large family of Daniel Berry, a woolstapler, and Mary Ann Berry (née Kelley), both Wesleyan Methodists. He attended Heckmondwike day school and a boarding-school, Wrea Green Academy...

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date: 05 March 2021

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