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Adams, Fanny (1859–1867), murder victim and source of a colloquial expression  

Tony Cross

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23 September 2004
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23 September 2004

Adams, Fanny (1859–1867), murder victim and source of a colloquial expression, was born on 30 April 1859 in Tanhouse Lane, Alton, Hampshire, the fourth of seven children of George Adams (b. 1830), a labourer, later a bricklayer, and his wife, Harriet Mills (...

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Wilson, Edward [called Beau Wilson] (d. 1694), murder victim and subject of alleged sexual scandal  

Philip Carter

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Published in print:
23 September 2004
Published online:
23 September 2004

Wilson, Edward [called Beau Wilson] (d. 1694), murder victim and subject of alleged sexual scandal, was the fifth son of Thomas Wilson (d. 1699) of Keythorpe, Leicestershire, and his wife, Anne (d. 1722), eldest daughter of the Cromwellian peer Sir Christopher Packe (c. 1599–1682)...