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Sarah Ann Carney
Born 1844. Place of birth stockton. Gender female. Height 5' 5.5". Complexion sallow (sl). Hair grey (gr). Eyes other, grey (gr). Build proportionate (prop). Distinguishing marks scar (indistinct letters,heart, anchor and cross right & burn scar and several defaced letters, left forearm, several scars on face, left ear torn, lost several upper teeth). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval, religion. Tattoo descriptions anchor, cross, letters, heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 6th April 1887.
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Sarah Ann Carney
Born 1843. Place of birth stockton. Gender female. Height 5' 5.5". Complexion sallow (sl). Hair grey (gr). Eyes other, grey (gr). Build proportionate (prop). Distinguishing marks scar (indistinct letters,heart, anchor,and cross, right forearm, indistinct letters left forearm, scar right wrist, several on face, burn scar left forearm, left ear split). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval, religion. Tattoo descriptions anchor, cross, letters, heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 6th April 1887.
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Mary Jane Winters
Born 1869. Place of birth chorley. Gender female. Height 4' 11.75". Complexion swarthy (sw). Hair black (bk). Eyes brown (br). Build stout. Distinguishing marks cut, scar (cut corner right eye; burn back right hand; large scar left forearm and thumb; end fourth right finger injured; heart, dagger, anchor and g m right forearm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions dagger, anchor, heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 1889.
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Elizabeth Taylor
Born 1863. Place of birth rochdale. Gender female. Height 4' 10.875". Complexion sallow, fair or fresh (sl, fr). Hair brown (br). Eyes blue, brown (br, bl). Build proportionate (prop). Distinguishing marks cut, scar (cuts centre forehead, comer right eye, elbow, nose and forearm, small scars left wrist, heart inside right forearm, scar top lip, cut over left eyebrow and cheek-bone). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love. Tattoo descriptions heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 9th March 1889.
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Maria Pollicott
Born 1859. Place of birth Nottingham. Gender female. Height 5' 1.75". Complexion dark (dk). Hair brown (dk br). Eyes brown (br). Build proportionate (prop). Distinguishing marks scar (scar each eyebrow, corner left eye, anchor and heart back left forearm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval. Tattoo descriptions anchor, heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 3rd June 1889.
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Ellen Leadbeater
Born 1842. Place of birth edin urgh. Gender female. Height 5' 5.25". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair grey (gr). Eyes blue (bl). Build stout. Distinguishing marks scar (seald scars neck, scratch shoulder and chest, mermaid, " h j cavenny" right and heart " mc j r " left forearm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions mermaid, heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 19th October 1891.
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Mary Ann Smith
Born 1871. Place of birth Leeds. Gender female. Height 5' 0". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (dk br). Eyes other, grey (gr). Build proportionate (prop). Distinguishing marks cut (a. c. # j.b.m. b right forearm, j.b. true love and heart left upper, and j brannan w ga cforearm,cut each eye brow and left forehead). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, names and initials. Tattoo written words love, initials, true, brannan. Tattoo descriptions heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 17th October 1892.
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Mary Ann Ward
Born 1867. Place of birth chorley. Gender female. Height 4' 11.75". Complexion sallow, fair or fresh (sl, fr). Hair black, brown (dk bn, bk). Eyes brown (br, bn). Build proportionate (prop). Distinguishing marks scar, piercing (pierced heart,&gm outside right forearm, scar back each hand, top nose and outside corner each eye, g.m. back r forearm; sc nose corner each eye and front forearm (large)). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions pierced heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 28th April 1893.
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Elizabeth Bowden
Born 1875. Place of birth macclesfield. Gender female. Height 5' 1". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (br). Eyes blue (bl). Build proportionate (prop). Distinguishing marks w bowden e. bowden jcmlklwdjfaljr outside left and k. little eb w b and heart outside right forearm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials, jcmlklwdjfaljr. Tattoo descriptions heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 16th October 1893.
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10.
Louisa Evans
Born 1875. Place of birth London. Gender female. Height 5' 5". Complexion pale (pa). Hair black (bk). Eyes blue (bl). Build proportionate (prop). Distinguishing marks pitted pockmarked (i l t j, dagger aoross heart, t j i l b w and anchor back right and j l o c back left forearm,s j back right hand, slightly, pockpitted). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions dagger, anchor, heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 1894.
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Mary Powell
Born 1873. Place of birth Leeds. Gender female. Height 5' 0". Complexion dark (dk). Hair brown (dk br). Eyes hazel (hz). Build stout. Distinguishing marks cut, dimpled chin (small cut right temple left eyebrow and forehead, a c, heart and j b m b inside right and wc inside left forearm,jb,"truelove" and heart inside upper arm, dimpled chin). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 1894.
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Harriet Murphy
Born 1871. Place of birth Northampton. Gender female. Height 5' 2". Complexion pale (pa). Hair brown (dk br). Eyes hazel (hz). Build stout. Distinguishing marks scar (scar middle of forehead, side left eye,heart with cross, i.l.p.r. back right and "i. l.b.j." " i love machw. " i. l.b.f.b.i. l. l.j. a. n. front left forearm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, names and initials, religion. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions cross, heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 5th February 1894.
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Norah Hanlon
Born 1876. Place of birth Lancaster. Gender female. Height 4' 11.5". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (br). Eyes blue (bl). Build proportionate (prop). Distinguishing marks scar (right thumb nail deformed, scar from dog bite left upper and heart, shield, fcnh forearm). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, pleasure, names and initials. Tattoo written words fcnh. Tattoo descriptions shield, dog, heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 2nd July 1894.
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Catherine O'grady
Born 1868. Place of birth derby. Gender female. Height 5' 3.5". Hair brown (br). Eyes blue (bl). Build proportionate (prop). Distinguishing marks cut, scar (“t tarpey” and heart front right forearm, cut scar right cheek). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, names and initials. Tattoo written words tarpey, initials. Tattoo descriptions heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 4th December 1894.
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Catherine Griffin
Born 1875. Place of birth London. Gender female. Height 5' 0". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (br). Eyes blue (bl). Build stout. Distinguishing marks cast right eye, both fourth fingers contracted, heart back right and akiltw left forearm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, names and initials. Tattoo written words akiltw. Tattoo descriptions heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 1895.
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Catherine O'grady
Born 1870. Place of birth derby. Gender female. Height 5' 3". Complexion fair or fresh (fresh). Hair brown (brn). Eyes blue. Distinguishing marks t. tarpey and heart rt forearm. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, names and initials. Tattoo written words tarpey, initials. Tattoo descriptions heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 21st October 1895.
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Martha Brown
Born 1863. Place of birth rochdale. Gender female. Height 4' 11.75". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (dk bn). Eyes brown (dk bn). Distinguishing marks heart r forearm ; sc upper lip, under l eye and r temple. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love. Tattoo descriptions heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 18th April 1896.
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Elizabeth Ellis
Born 1872. Place of birth London. Gender female. Height 5' 3.125". Complexion fair or fresh, swarthy (sw, fa). Hair brown (dk bn, bn). Eyes other, blue, grey (bl, gr). Distinguishing marks dot, mark (sc r temple, each eyebrow, l cheek and upper lip ; abscess sc r of neck ; large birthmark and burn l foot; j.d.. a.r., anchor, j.d., heart and m.b. l forearm, dot on l, anchor, j.d.u.b.m. and x.d.a.r. on r forearm ; sc each eyebrow, upper lip and r of neck (abscess)). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials. Tattoo descriptions anchor, dot, heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 6th July 1896.
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Annie Hartnoll
Born 1873. Place of birth Bristol. Gender female. Height 4' 11". Complexion swarthy (sw). Hair brown (dk brn). Eyes blue (bl). Distinguishing marks dot (deep scs top and bottom lip ; four dots and s.v. rt forearm ; i love sam warder, i love c. gorman, heart and flowers it forearm ; cross second it fingers ; several blue scs back it hand). Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, nature, names and initials, religion. Tattoo written words love, gorman, warder, initials, sam. Tattoo descriptions flowers, dot, cross, heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 1897.
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Mary Ann Atkinson
Born 1860. Place of birth Carlisle. Gender female. Height 5' 3.25". Complexion fair or fresh (fr). Hair brown (dk bn). Eyes hazel (hl). Distinguishing marks rt elbow been injured ; t. wishing (indistinct) and sailor r forearm; heart and p. w. ward on chest; jaw been broken. Has tattoo yes. Tattoo subjects love, naval, names and initials. Tattoo written words initials, ward, wishing. Tattoo descriptions sailor, heart. Tattoo body locations forearm. First recorded 1897.
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