The Secrets within 15 Welsh Graves
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There are 15 stories in Volume 1, all from the nineteenth century. In the book you will also find maps and directions to help you locate the graves, which wait for you silently, ready to tell their stories.
Mary Morgan 1804
From Presteigne. There is a picture of her headstone to the left. She was hanged for infanticide when she was 17 years old.
Thomas Heslop 1814
From Newcastle Emlyn. He was the last man to die in a duel in Wales. You can read an extract from his sad story by clicking here.
Elizabeth Jones 1816
From Gwynfe. She was poisoned by her lover, ReesThomas Rees, in a failed attempt to induce an abortion.
Margaret Williams 1822
From Cadoxton. Who really murdered Margaret Williams?
John Price 1826
From Llanafan Fawr. Just another victim of a long-running and bitter feud between two families.
Adeline Coquelin 1828
From Pembrey. Why is Napoleon's niece buried here in Wales?
Mary Kavanagh 1829
From Penrice. An old lady, savagely murdered in her own garden.
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Richard Lewis 1831
From Aberafan. A true victim of a judicial murder.
Eleanor Williams 1832
From Felindre. A young woman thrown down a well.
Jane Lewis 1862
From Tonyrefail. How could anyone really believe that she had killed herself? You can read an extract from the story of Jane Lewis by clicking here.
Joseph Butler 1868
From Llanafan. A gamekeeper shot by a poacher.
Sarah Jacob 1869
From Llanfihangel ar Arth. Starved to death, surrounded by nurses.
John Johnes 1876
From Caio. Shot by his butler.
John Thomas 1881
From Kidwelly. Was this murder? Or was it a childhood accident?
Arthur Linton 1896
From Aberdare. Was he really the first victim of performance enhancing drugs in sport?