Bertha Russ

Age: 5

Sex: female

Date: 22 Mar 1899

Place: Lawrence Avenue, Ilford, London

Bertha Russ was found dead in cupboard in an empty house behind her parents house in Lawrence Avenue, Ilford.

The house was new and was not even yet out of the builders hands.

Bertha Russ had lived at 29 Byron Road in East Ham, about two miles away from Lawrence Avenue.

Half of Lawrence Avenue has since been demolished and redeveloped and is now flats.

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

see Preston Herald - Wednesday 22 March 1899

see Illustrated Police Budget - Saturday 11 March 1899

see Weekly Dispatch (London) - Sunday 12 March 1899