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Age: 0

Sex: male

Date: 13 Sep 1907

Place: River Thames, Little Thurrock, Grays, Essex

The body of a newly-born child was found washed up with the tide in the River Thames near the dust shoot at Little Thurrock.

It was wrapped up in an old ragged blue pair of boy's knickers and was in an advanced state of decomposition. It's arms and head were hanging out.


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see www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

see Grays & Tilbury Gazette, and Southend Telegraph - Saturday 14 September 1907

see Unsolved 1907