Catalogue description Martha Ellen (left) and her sister Ethel Higgins. Ethel was born on 1 December 1890 and married James Skirvin, a hatter from Hyde. Her father in temper threw a knife at Ethel which left her with a scar on her throat. She regularly wore a scarf around her neck to hide this. Her father was taken to court for this act.

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Reference: 1262/47
Title: Martha Ellen (left) and her sister Ethel Higgins. Ethel was born on 1 December 1890 and married James Skirvin, a hatter from Hyde. Her father in temper threw a knife at Ethel which left her with a scar on her throat. She regularly wore a scarf around her neck to hide this. Her father was taken to court for this act.
Description:

Negative Sheet Number 1/E6/19
Date: 1890
Held by: Greater Manchester County Record Office (with Manchester Archives), not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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