Jane Archer Piggott

Age: 77

Sex: female

Date: 24 Jun 1916

Place: 48 Church Street, Smethwick, Staffordshire

Jane Archer Piggott died from arsenic poisoning in June 1916.

Her 44-year-old son was charge with her murder but was acquitted when the judge stopped the case before the defence gave evidence.

*map pointers are rough estimates based on known location details as per Place field above.

see National Archives - ASSI 6/51/1

see The People - Sunday 09 July 1916

see Birmingham Daily Post - Monday 10 July 1916

see Berks and Oxon Advertiser - Friday 14 July 1916

see Dundee Courier - Monday 10 July 1916

see Belfast News-Letter - Wednesday 05 July 1916

see Surrey Mirror - Friday 14 July 1916

see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Tuesday 30 May 1916

see Dundee People's Journal - Saturday 15 July 1916

see Birmingham Mail - Saturday 08 July 1916

see Birmingham Daily Gazette - Tuesday 04 July 1916

see Evening Despatch - Monday 29 May 1916

see Unsolved 1916