SCRACTHING FANNY & THE COCK LANE HAUNTING
S04EP02
SYNOPSIS
William Kent was what some might have called a rather unlucky man. Twice widowed shortly after marriage to his relatively wealthy wives, his relationships had not been the fairy tales he had longed for. The 19th Century was an age where bumping off an unwanted spouse could be as easy as a trip to the local apothecary, and as such, one might have expected William to harbor fears of a few unsavory rumours surfacing around him, however, when this inevitably did happen in the spring of 1762, his shock could certainly be forgiven when it became apparent that the accusations levelled against him were from none other than the spirit of his recently deceased second wife.
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in the county of Norfolk : evidences and topographical notes from public records, heralds’ visitations, wills, court rolls, old charters, parish registers, town books, and other private sources : digested and arranged as materials for parochial, manorial, and family history /
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Leeds intelligencer Tuesday 02 February 1762, p3
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Various historical Parish records found on https://www.freereg.org.uk/
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