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The Thomas Wardleworth Mystery (1850)

Posted on 26 September 202626 October 2026 by Jane

This mystery began with a sensational newspaper account of a Victorian elopement but became a far-reaching investigation into a married doctor, a forbidden relationship, an abandoned wife and four children, an eight-year wait for marriage, a tragic death in an asylum, and unresolved questions surrounding the paternity of two children born after his death. THE…

About the Jemima Hartford Investigates Victorian Mysteries project

Posted on 26 September 202627 October 2026 by Jane

One of the things I really enjoy when working on family histories is coming across a sensational newspaper article about an event in someone’s life. I therefore thought it would be a fascinating idea to find a dramatic newspaper article and then research the story and people around it. And the place to find interesting…

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Victorian Mysteries

  • The Adelaide Lister and Maurice Drummond Mystery (1847)
  • The George Frederick (Fritz) Weippert Mystery (1872)
  • The Esther Pay Mystery (1882)
  • The Alice Chard Mystery (1899)
  • The Jane Angus Mystery (1853)
  • The Jane Sharples Mystery (1887)
  • The Lady Pynn Mystery (1849)
  • The Elizabeth and Ann Biggs Mystery (1850)
  • The Reuben Lively Mystery (1878)
  • The Ann Carter Mystery (1883)
  • The Rosamond Ongley Mystery (1857)
  • The Violet Jane Donaldson Mystery (1888)
  • The Albert and Jane Dore Mystery (1894)
  • The Thomas Joseph Thompson Mystery (1884)
  • The Amelia Selina Phipps Mystery (1873)
  • The Bailey and Barry Mystery (1873)
  • The John Bell Mystery (1857)
  • The Ann Foot Mystery (1845)
  • The Douglas v Leon Mystery (1893)
  • The Thomas Rigby Mystery (1866)
  • The Eliza Buckingham and Reuben Willis Mystery (1867)
  • The Charles Head Mystery (1875)
  • The Edward and Ann Fenttiman Mystery (1863)
  • The William Sears Mystery (1862)
  • The Sarah Ann Love Mystery (1893)
  • The John and Anne Curtis Mystery (1850)
  • The George and Annie Augusta Loe Mystery (1870)
  • The Margaret Radford Mystery (1880)
  • The Sarah Eliza Scholes Mystery (1860)
  • The Thomas Morton Mystery (1870)
  • The Edward Jones and Elizabeth Elliott Mystery (1889)
  • The Catherine Malenoir Mystery (1895)
  • The Catherine Riordan and Dr. Bright Mystery (1896)
  • The Samuel and Mary Eastwood Mystery (1865)
  • The Anne Grace Mystery (1860)
  • The Martha Joachim Mystery (1850)
  • The Elizabeth Wynn Mystery (1843)
  • The Richard Evans Mystery (1876)
  • The Elizabeth Stanton Mystery (1849)
  • The Elizabeth Mary Edwards Mystery (1879)
  • The Thomas Wardleworth Mystery (1850)
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