Arthur Devereux

Arthur Devereux was convicted of the murder of his wife Beatrice Ellen Maud Devereux 25 and sentenced to death. He also killed their twins, Evelyn Devereux 2 and Lawrence Devereux 2, but was not tried for their murders.

He asphyxiated her with morphine at 60 Milton Avenue, Harlesden on 28 January 1905.

Arthur Devereux met Beatrice Ellen Maud Devereux in Hastings in 1896 whilst he was working as a chemist for Mr. Taylor, at St. Leonards-on-Sea. They later married on 2 November 1898.

Later Arthur Devereux went into the service of Dr Adams at Croydon as a chemist and on 24 August 1899 they had their first child and then later on 5 April 1903 they had twins. Arthur Devereux was said to have been disappointed with twins but appeared to be very fond of their first born. The children all grew up healthy but the twins had rickets and could not walk by themselves or feed themselves.