Oops, I neglected to cite what I believe to be the DC of Mary Ann GEERING in my previous email: SeptQ 1849 GEERING Mary Ann Lewes&c 7 475 Justice was swift in those days! HTHs, Joanne Joanne Mays Becker Sleepy Hollow, New York In a message dated 1/14/2008 4:11:45 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, JMBecker@aol.com writes: Hi Norma! I believe you mean 1848? If memory serves, her trial was attended by Sarah Ann nee PIPER FRENCH who committed the Onion Pie Murder of Chiddingly (Oops, men be careful when your wife serves you onion pie using this recipe!) in Januray 1852. Sarah Ann poisoned her husband William FRENCH with arsenic and was -I believe- the last woman hanged in Sussex. The Guestling poisonings (?Onion Pie too or just arsenic?) were heavily covered by the newspapers which would be a good source once you have an exact date. Assuming Richard GEERING is correct, the following should be his death: Death SeptQ 1848 Geering Richard Hastings7276 I also found in the next quarter: Death DecQ 1848 GEERING George Hastings 7 315 Death DecQ 1848 GEERING Philadelphia Hastings 7 313 The family was in Guestling in the 1841 Census (ages may have been rounded) and the children were Philly (20), William (20), George (14), Benjamin (10), Edwin (7), Mary (5), Andrew (1), James (1 month), all born in Sussex. I will send you the image off-list. Hope this helps! Joanne Joanne Mays Becker Sleepy Hollow, New York In a message dated 1/14/2008 3:31:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, normaburgess2@bigpond.com writes: Wanting info on the GUESTLING POISONINGS. Mary Ann GEERING was hung in 1949 for the murder of her husband Richard GEERING and two sons. Would like to find out the names of the other children. They had 8. Norma in Australia **************Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape. http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489