Next Talk is on 30th September 2024 - Bathford Parish Hall at 7:30pm."West Country criminals including one or two from Bathford!" by Eve Bickerton, Archivist, Somerset Heritage Centre - The West country has had its fair share of criminals and their crimes when discovered led to retribution including hanging, imprisonment and transportation. Serious crimes committed locally would be tried at Taunton, and sometimes to save the expense, the charges would be downgraded so that they could be tried locally in Bath. Justice was savage and often took place against a background of poverty and hunger, scarcely mitigated by the poor laws. In this talk, Eve will trawl through the records and bring to life crime and its consequences as experienced by some of our unfortunate ancestors.
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