For many people in Victorian Britain, being born into a working-class family meant that one's life was often touched by tragedy. Robinson married Mary Ann at St Michael's, Bishopwearmouth on 11 August 1867. In a close-knit community like the Durham coalfield, it would have been impossible for Margaret to escape the notoriety of her birth. Soon enough, he and two of the children also died of "gastric fever." A 19th Century Children's Ryhme was born out of her famed crimes. . They married in September 1870, and Frederick died in December 1871 from the ever-present "gastric fever." They married in Monkwearmouth on 28 August 1865. She is the daughter of John Quick-Manning and Mary Robson . Cotton died in December of that year, from "gastric fever." Alternate titles: Mary Ann Mowbray, Mary Ann Robinson, Mary Ann Robson, Mary Ann Ward. The couple had five children, four of whom died from gastric fever. Whether or not he suspected his wife of something worse than fraud isn't clear, but we do know that Robinson refused, saving their lives. In September 1870 Mary Ann and Cotton were marriedthough she was still wed to Robinsonand she later gave birth to a son. It may well be that the name of the excise man was in fact Richard Quick Mann. One of her youngest relatives who lives today in London is Carla. Meanwhile, Mary Ann had rekindled her old romance with Joseph Nattrass, who had moved nearby. Mary Ann Cotton, ne Mary Ann Robson, also known as Mary Ann Mowbray, Mary Ann Ward, and Mary Ann Robinson, (born October 31?, 1832, Low Moorsley, Durham county, Englanddied March 24, 1873, Durham county), British nurse and housekeeper who was believed to be Britain's most prolific female serial killer. Dark Angel, is based on the extraordinary true story of the Victorian poisoner Mary Ann Cotton, played by Downton Abbey star Joanne Froggatt. The Messed Up Truth About 19th Century Murderess Mary Ann Cotton. Despite her sole conviction for murder, she is believed to have been a serial killer who killed many others including 11 of her 13 children and three of her four husbands for their insurance policies. The attending doctor later gave evidence that Ward had been very ill, yet he had been surprised that his death was so sudden. She got away with it so long because arsenic was extremely hard to detect as symptoms were often confused with those associated with gastric ailments. Serial killer Mary Ann Cotton is a female serial killer. Corrections? However, Mary Ann was widely regarded as the countrys deadlist killer until Harold Shipman, who was thought to have murdered as many as 260 people in the late 20th century. Then her friend Margaret Cotton introduced her to her brother, Frederick, a pitman and recent widower living in Walbottle, Northumberland, who had lost two of his four children. c. 1870. This website and associated newspapers adhere to the Independent Press Standards Organisation's I also trust their research diligence and on their old site they used to be able to publish their sources so you could follow-up if so inclined. We told the story in Memories 96, with, as ever, a few inaccuracies. Mary Ann's first visit after Charles' death was not to the doctor but the insurance office. Both of Mary Ann Cottons grandsons have their names engraved on Ferryhill War Memorial. Affair with James Nattress, a married man, while married to Mowbray and possibly again, after Nattress was widowed, while she was "married" to Cotton. Soon her eleventh pregnancy was underway. Though, as the Journal of Victorian Culture reports, there was some financial relief available to widows, it was often highly restricted. Once again, Mary Ann collected insurance money in respect of her husband's death. Why arsenic, though? When Mary Ann was eight, her parents moved the family to the County Durham village of Murton. Stuff You Missed in History Class (Podcast). Before their final break, Cotton had attempted to get Robinson to insure both himself and the remaining children. Perhaps at this point, it would be best to draw a discrete veil over the family tree, except to say that Margaret lived into old age with the stigma of being the daughter of one of Britains most notorious killers. By the middle of the nineteenth century, there was almost an epidemic of poisoning so who knows how many murders were committed. She grew a dislike of children while working as a housemaid, and this didn't stop once she had children of her own. Mary Ann Cotton's trial began on 5 March 1873. James Robinson was a shipwright at Pallion in Sunderland, whose wife Hannah had recently died. An English woman convicted of murdering her children. According to the Journal of Social History, working class mothers were especially likely to see their own children sicken and die, even if they weren't intentionally causing the illnesses. In 1871, the new fivesome moved to West Auckland: Mary Ann, Frederick Cotton, his sons Frederick Junior and Charles Edward, and the new baby, Robert Robson. Mary Ann's downfall came when a parish official, Thomas Riley, asked her to help nurse a woman who was ill with smallpox. He was seriously injured in 1918 on the Somme, but refused to be sent home, probably because he believed he would recover and rejoin the frontline. They had a son named Robert in early 1871, but Mary Ann discovered that her former lover, Nattrass, lived just 30 miles away in the village of West Auckland and was no longer married. She is believed to have murdered up to 21 people in total. By May 1872, Mary Ann Cotton had moved to West Auckland with her last remaining child, stepson Charles Cotton. James Robinson was a shipwright at Pallion, Sunderland, whose wife, Hannah, had recently died. The couple would go on to have at least eight children, though, by the time they had settled into a home in Hendon, England, in 1856, some had already died of what was termed "gastric fever." She lies in her bed, With her eyes wide open Sing, sing, oh, what can I sing, Mary Ann Cotton is tied up with string Where, where? She was regarded as Britain's Greatest Female Mass Murderer. Then came the First World War. As The Northern Echo reports, most believe that this child was probably the eighth of her biological children and one of only a few who would survive an encounter with their mother. In Low Moorsley, Tyne & Wear. Please report any comments that break our rules. She complained that the last surviving Cotton boy, Charles Edward, was in the way and asked Riley if he could be committed to the workhouse. Mary Cotton was born in North England during the Victorian Period. She complained that the last surviving Cotton boy, Charles Edward, was in the way and asked Riley if he could be committed to the workhouse. All three children had been subjects of small life insurance policies. Despite all the deaths, there was still no evidence against Mary Ann, and she was completely free from suspicion. He fled and changed his surname: some say he went abroad; others that he returned to his hometown of Darlington where, reconciled with his wife, he ran a small beerhouse. As per History Collection, Cotton was hanged at Durham County Gaol on March 24, 1873. Soon after Mowbray's death, Mary Ann moved to Seaham Harbour, County Durham, where she struck up a relationship with Joseph Nattrass. Their next child, George, was one of the rare few of Cotton's children who would survive her. Hell go like all the rest of the Cottons.. [8], The Mary Ann Cotton case was partly dramatized on an episode of the 2022 BBC Radio podcast series Lucy Worsley's Lady Killers. On March 24, 1873, Mary Ann was hanged in a bungled execution. She allegedly poisoned up to 21 people before being executed in 1873. He threw her out, retaining custody of their son George. Mary Ann first Cotton left home at only 16 years old to work as a nurse, according to Britannica. She was regarded as Britain's Greatest Female Mass Murderer. Few people who lived with Mary Ann Cotton were shown mercy, not least the children who were so unfortunate as to enter her orbit. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. He was also a widower who had lost two of his four children and lived in Northumberland. The word was that she had killed anything up to 21 of her husbands, lovers, children and stepchildren, and even her own mother making her Britains most prolific mass murderer until Harold Shipman. The jury retired for 90 minutes before finding Mary Ann guilty. A more complete version runs: She lies in her bed With eyes wide open. This site is part of Newsquest's audited local newspaper network. Death surrounded her from an early age. She soon leftor was thrown outand was for a time homeless. Baby Margaret spent some time with her biological mother in the jail cell, before she was eventually given to her adoptive parents, William and Sarah Edwards, aged about 10 weeks old. However, he died the following year, and Mary Ann reportedly collected money from another insurance policy. They married at St Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth, on 28 August 1865. The 1901 census found 28- year-old Margaret and her three children living with her adoptive mother Sarah at the Greyhound Inn, Ferryhill her adoptive father, William, had died aged 54 in 1897, and Sarah was the pub licensee. According to The Northern Echo, Mary Ann soon took up with a manager of the West Auckland Brewery, a man by the name of John Quick-Manning. This left their widowed mother in a difficult situation. If so, login to add it. Her father died eight years later in a mining accident. As Ward was still recovering from his illness, he collected relief payments instead of working, while Cotton moved into the role of primary earner for their household. William joined the Durham Light Infantry and ended up in the London Rifles. By now, she had become pregnant with a child by an excise officer named Richard Quick Mann. The 1911 census lists Margaret, Robinson and her three sons living in Watt Street, Dean Bank. THE baby was the daughter born to Mary Ann Cotton, of West Auckland, in Durham jail on January 7, 1873. Mary Ann subsequently worked as a hospital nurse in nearby Sunderland, and in 1865 she married a patient, George Ward. Mary Ann Cotton was hanged at Durham County Gaol on 24 March 1873 by William Calcraft; she died, not from her neck breaking, but by strangulation caused by the rope being rigged too short, possibly deliberately.[4]. Born in October 1832 in County Durham, England, Cotton was the daughter of Michael and Margaret Robson. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. According to PBS, there's even been a modern two-part television drama, Dark Angel, which premiered on PBS' Masterpiece Theater in 2017. For weeks they have been The census records, birth, death and marriage records also show no trace of him. After she was finally apprehended in 1872, some estimated that she may have killed as many as 21 people, according to Britannica. Sing, sing, what can I sing? 2008 - 2022 INTERESTING.COM, INC. The trap door wasnt placed high enough to break her neck. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. She was believed to have murdered up to 21 people, mainly by arsenic poisoning. Mary Ann Cotton, she's tied up with string. Although his doctor acknowledged Wards poor health, he was surprised that the man died so suddenly. The second, which took place in February 1873, was to center on the deaths of Nattrass, along with those of Robert and Frederick. Mary Ann Cotton, tied up with string. As she was sentenced to hang, the second hearing fizzled out. The so-called fever mimicked the symptoms of arsenic poisoning, a fact which would later prove interesting to investigators. But faced with abject poverty and an ailing husband, we see how ruthlessly determined . According to Mary Ann Cotton, Cotton wed Robinson in 1867. The only birth recorded was that of their daughter Margaret Jane, born at St Germans in 1856. Soon after, Mary Ann learnt that her former lover, Joseph Nattrass, was living in the nearby village of West Auckland, and no longer married. She also began a relationship with Joseph Nattrass, History Collection reports, though the affair never resolved into marriage. As Discover Magazine reports, the great majority of female serial killer appear to murder for money. Mary Ann was desperate and living on the streets. Though many of the people around her hadn't caught on to Mary Ann Cotton's murderous ways by the time her second husband had died, it's now rather obvious to people who have her whole story that she was using arsenic. Cotton took her daughter, Isabella Jane, who had been living with Margaret, with her. Their second child George was born on 18 June 1869. Mary Ann was desperate and living on the streets until her friend Margaret Cotton introduced her to her brother Frederick, a pitman and recent widower living in Walbottle, Northumberland, who had lost two of his four children. Daily Mirror. Mary Ann Cotton's now-inevitable trial was delayed, as it soon became clear to officials that she was pregnant. When that failed, within days she told parish officials that Charles Edward Cotton had died. As History Collection reports, his wife was paid via yet another life insurance policy and was left with two stepsons. At 16, Mary Ann left home to become a nurse at the nearby village of South Hetton, in the home of Edward Potter, a manager at Murton colliery. Connolly, Martin. William and Mary Ann moved back to North East England, where William worked as a fireman aboard a steam vessel sailing out of Sunderland, then as a colliery foreman. William and Mary Ann moved back to North East England where they had, and lost, three more children. In 1872 Nattrass died, leaving his meagre belongings to Mary Ann. Mary was born in October 1832 at Low Moorsley (now part of Houghton-le-Spring in the City of Sunderland) and baptised at St Mary's, West Rainton on 11 November. Perhaps this is what caused the young family, in May 1893, to sail from Liverpool on RMS Umbria to New York for a new life. Mary Anns first port of call after Charles' death was not the doctors but the insurance office. Their first child Margaret Isabella (Mary Isabella on her baptismal record) was born that November, but she became ill and died in February 1868. Newspaper report of Cottons arrest. In 1869 Robinson discovered that Mary Ann was stealing from him, and he grew suspicious of her repeated requests that he take out a life insurance policy. R > Robson | C > Cotton > Mary Ann (Robson) Cotton, Categories: Serial Killers of the 19th Century | This Day In History March 24 | Murderers | Death by Hanging | Serial Killers | Notables, WIKITREE HOME | ABOUT | G2G FORUM | HELP | SEARCH. Mary was only ever convicted of one murder, the poisoning with arsenic of her 7-year-old stepson, Charles Edward Cotton. While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Soon, Mary became pregnant by him with her thirteenth child. Then Mary Ann's mother, living in Seaham Harbour, County Durham, became ill so she immediately went to her. The Robson family moved to the village of Murton in Durham when Mary Ann was eight, but tragedy struck in February 1842. It is believed that she ki**ed three of her husbands so that she could collect their life insurance policies and may . However, it was accepted, and Russell conducted the prosecution. Campbell Foster argued that it was possible that the chemist had mistakenly used arsenic powder instead of bismuth powder (used to treat diarrhoea), when preparing a bottle for Cotton, because he had been distracted by talking to other people. However, the BBC points out that you're not alone. . It appears that, sometime around the birth, he fled town, with some reports indicating that he went so far as to leave the country, while others claim that he reconciled with his wife and lived a relatively quiet existence thereafter. All three children were buried in the last week of April and first week of May 1867. She returned to Sunderland and took up employment at the Sunderland Infirmary, House of Recovery for the Cure of Contagious Fever, Dispensary and Humane Society. After Frederick's death, Nattrass soon became Mary Anns lodger. Another daughter, also named Margaret Jane, was born in 1861, and a son, John Robert William, was born in 1863, but died the next year from gastric fever. BLOOMINGTON Kimberly Ann (Cotton) Smith, 65, of Bloomington went to her heavenly home at 2:53 p.m., on Thursday, January 5, 2023 surrounded by her family. The inquiry into Charles Cotton's death showed that Mary Ann's weapon of choice was arsenic. Mary Ann was destitute and barely surviving on the streets, but she was bailed out by her friend, Margaret, who introduced the black widow to her brother, Frederick Cotton. After George Ward's death and the subsequent insurance payment, Britannica reports, Mary Ann Cotton became a housekeeper for widower James Robinson in 1866. As per Female Serial Killers, the two were married in 1865, shortly after he was discharged from the hospital. This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 20:32. STREET LIFE: Watt Street, Dean Bank, Ferryhill, on an Edwardian postcard which dates from the time that Mary Ann Cottons daughter was living in the street. Mary Ann would also eventually give birth to his child. Mary Ann backed off but not before ominously predicting that Charles would "go like all the rest of the Cotton family." The census revealed that her boys were working underground William was a collier and John was a pony driver. Reportedly just weeks after her arrival in 1866, one of his five children succumbed to gastric fever. An examination ultimately revealed the presence of arsenic in his stomach. According to Psychology Today, female serial murderers often have a drive that's pretty distinct from their male counterparts. She was believed to have murdered up to 21 people, mainly by arsenic poisoning. In September 1870 Mary Ann and Cotton were marriedthough she was still wed to Robinsonand she later gave birth to a son. Though Britain passed the Arsenic Act of 1851 in an attempt to control the distribution of this deadly substance, it's clear that it wasn't all that difficult for Cotton to keep acquiring arsenic in her drive to kill the people around her. Her family describe her as being immensely private, intelligent, warm and kind-hearted, and a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Five days later, Mary Ann told Riley that the boy had died. Nattrass soon followed, though not before he put Mary Ann down as a beneficiary in his will. In 1843, her mother married George Stott (18161895), also a miner. By the end of the following year Cotton and two more children had died; again Mary Ann reportedly received an insurance payout. According to Mary Ann Cotton, Cotton wed Robinson in 1867. After moving frequently, the family settled in Hendon, Durham county, in about 1856. Gastric fever also claimed Williams life in 1864 and the lives of two other children soon afterward. IN October 1894, Margaret, by now a 21-year-old widow, sailed from Boston, Massachusetts, on RMS Cephalonia, with her two toddlers, Clara and William, back to Liverpool. Mary Ann had cashed in William's life insurance, equivalent to about 1,700 in today's money. She officially died of hepatitis, though she died just over a week after her daughter came to tend to her. Her death was registered by her son ROBINSON the day after she died. Perhaps most tellingly, her children lived to tell the tale. The insurance policy Mary Ann had taken out on Charles' life still awaited collection. Was still legally married to James Robinson, Mary Ann & Mowbray's children: (3 rumored but unsubstantiated children), Mary Jane (-1860), Margaret Jane (-1865), John Robert (-1864), Isabella (-1867), George Ward (-1866), husband (briefly) - already ill and in the hospital when they met and married, 5 children of James Robinson & his late wife, Hannah, Margaret Lonsdale Robson Stott, mother (-1867), Child of Mary Ann & James Robinson: Margaret Isabella (-1868), 4 Children of Frederick & Unknown Cotton: 2 (before 1869) plus Frederick Jr and Charles Edward Cotton (-1872) - for whose murder she was arrested, tried and hung, Child of Mary Ann & Frederick Cotton: Robert Robson Cotton (-1870), Frederick Cotton, Sr, bigamous (she was the bigamist, not him) husband (-1871), Lady Killers, BBC Radio 4, Episode 7: Mary Ann Cotton (more info on. Comments have been closed on this article. The executioner reportedly had to push down on her shoulders to speed up the process, which took three minutes to finally kill her. We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. If you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to It is believed that he was killed in a railway accident. Cotton asked the man to circulate a petition in yet another attempt to save her, which did happen, yet it had no real effect on her ultimate fate. People just can't seem to tear themselves away from the bloody drama of a serial killer, no matter how much many of us try to pretend otherwise. Frederick Jr. died in March 1872 and the infant Robert soon after. He continued to suffer ill health; he died in October 1866 after a long illness characterised by paralysis and intestinal problems. The following year Mary Ann went to visit her ailing mother, who died about a week after her return. Where, where? She did not die on the gallows from breaking of her neck but died by strangulation because the rope was set too short, possibly deliberately. In Low Moorsley, Tyne & Wear. Robinson refused to meet with his estranged wife in person, though he sent his brother-in-law. Mother of Margaret Jane Mowbray; Isabella Mowbray; Margaret Jane Mowbray; John Robert Mowbray; Robert Robson Cotton and 3 others; Mary Isabella Robinson; George Robinson and Margaret Edith Quick-Manning Fletcher Kell less I could be remembering it wrong, though. An English woman convicted of murdering her children. He threw her out. At some point William took out a life insurance policy that covered both him and their three surviving children; the others had died from gastric fever, a common ailment that had symptoms similar to arsenic poisoning. Mary Ann Cotton was born in a small village in North England on 31st October 1832, to a miner father who died while Mary was just 8. After the death of Mowbray, Mary Ann moved once again. Her brother Robert was born in 1835. She rekindled the romance and persuaded her new family to move near him. MARGARET was born in Durham jail, the daughter of serial poisoner MARY ANN COTTON (nee ROBSON). That description fits Mary Ann Cotton very well indeed. In 2015 ITV filmed a two-part television drama, Dark Angel,[5] starring Joanne Froggatt as Cotton. Just one grandparent can lead you to many Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. Up in the air. First, her sister Margaret died in 1834, only a few months after being born. The body of the stepson was examined and found to contain arsenic. Mary Ann Robson Cotton, was a serial killer convicted of murdering her mother, 11 of her 13 children, her stepson and 3 of her 4 husbands by arsenic poisoning. got your result, Mary Ann Cotton Family Tree Check All Members List, Merovingian Family Tree You Should Check It. Cause of death: Hanging, Capital punishment - Mar 24 1873 - Durham, England, Oct 31 1832 - Low Moorsley (now part of Houghton-le-Spring in the City of Sunderland), Michael Robson, Margaret Robson (born Londsale), abella Mowbray, Mary Jane Mowbray, John Robert Mowbray, Margaret Isabella Robinson, George Robinson, Robert Robson Cotton, Mary Jane Mowbray, Circa 1832 - Low Moorsley, Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, Mar 24 1873 - Durham Gaol, Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, Frederick Cotton, Charles E Cotton, Robert Cotton, Low Moorsley, Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and Wear, England, United Kingdom, Deptford, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, Durham Gaol, Durham, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, Durham Gaol, Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham, England, United Kingdom, Margaret Edith Quick-Manning Fletcher Kell, Birth of Margaret Edith Quick-Manning Fletcher Kell, Durham, Durham Unitary Authority, County Durham , England. After it became clear that young Charles Cotton had died of arsenic poisoning, authorities gave permission for the exhumation of three more of Mary Ann Cotton's alleged victims, the RadioTimes reports. Mary Ann Cotton. There are further versions, slightly more crude, still passed on in school playgrounds in the region, such as: She lies in her coffin with her finger up her bottom. At the beginning of it all, the girl who would become Mary Ann Cotton seemed, frankly, pretty unremarkable. I must tell you: you are the cause of all my trouble." At the time of her trial, The Northern Echo published an article containing a description of Mary Ann as given by her childhood Wesleyan Sunday school superintendent at Murton, describing her as "a most exemplary and regular attender", "a girl of innocent disposition and average intelligence", and "distinguished for her particularly clean and tidy appearance."[2]. It went like this: Mary Ann Cotton, she's dead and she's rotten. 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