Age: 22
Sex: female
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 19 Jul 1899
Crime Location: Leavesden Asylum, Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire
Execution Place: St Albans
Method: hanging
Executioner: unknown
Source: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001603/18990707/093/0003
Mary Ann Ansell was convicted of the murder of her sister 26-year-old Caroline Ansell and sentenced to death.
She sent her a poisoned cake by post.
see National Archives - HO 144/277/A61150
see Taunton Courier and Western Advertiser - Wednesday 26 July 1899
see Edinburgh Evening News - Wednesday 26 July 1899
see The Salisbury Times - Friday 07 July 1899
see Eastern Post - Saturday 22 July 1899
see Cornishman - Thursday 03 August 1899
see Hucknall Morning Star and Advertiser - Friday 21 July 1899
see Penny Illustrated Paper - Saturday 22 July 1899
see Illustrated Police Budget - Saturday 29 July 1899, p 8 - 9
see Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Friday 07 April 1899
see Homicide 1899
