Suicide of a Barmaid at Perry Barr

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Date:2nd of December 1876

Description:A newscutting from the G.H. Osborne collection reporting on the death of Maude Edith Hawkes, a barmaid from the Fox Inn, Holly Lane, Perry Barr. She died after drinking a solution of 'Battle's Vermin Killer', having tried to hang herself a few days before. No reason was known for her suicide.

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Public Houses and Inns Perry Barr Death 1837 - 1900 (Victorian Period)

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Image courtesy of: Birmingham Central Library

Donor ref:L93.2 G H Osborne Collection (15/3104)

Source: Local Studies & History Department , Birmingham Central Library

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