0 : 1822 : Born Sheerness, Kent, England.
19 : 1841 : 13 High Street, Sheerness, Kent, England: Esther RUSSELL/ 20/ none/ Kent, England.
23 : 1945 : Died in Sheerness, Kent, England.
23 : 1845 : London Standard, 11 and 16 January 1845: Esther Russell, described as a handsome Jewess, died on the morning of 7 January 1845 at her parentsGÅ ??????à?????????????/ home in High Street, Mile Town, after giving birth. The baby died shortly after birth. The post mortem examination revealed a lethal amount of arsenic in EstherGÅ ??????à?????????????/s body. Her parents, Samuel and Catherine Russell both testified at the enquiry that they were unaware of EstherGÅ ??????à?????????????/s pregnancy until she gave birth. However, other witnesses indicated that the fact that she was in the family way was no secret in the town. One of EstherGÅ ??????à?????????????/s younger sisters testified that Esther had sent her to buy a penny worth of arsenic to get rid of rats and mice from her room. EstherGÅ ??????à?????????????/s brothers, Reuben and Michael both gave evidence that they were ignorant of her pregnancy. The verdict of the jury was that Esther died from swallowing arsenic, but how and by whom, there was not sufficient evidence to tell. With respect to the new-born male infant they were of the opinion that it came to its death by the navel string not being tied.
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