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Tuesday 30 October 2012

West Norwood Cemetery 2

Four more images from the photographic scrap box. The first is one that generated my real interest in finding out more about the story behind the names on the stones. You cannot fail to be intrigued when you read the words 'Edith O'Gorman, The Escaped Nun'! The cemetery is also home to Hiram Maxim, the inventor of the dreaded Maxim Gun.







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  1. Jim (Hidden Genealogy Nuggets Blog)1 November 2012 at 11:54

    I'm intrigued. Do you know the story about Edith O'Gorman?

    Regards, Jim
    Hidden Genealogy Nuggets

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  2. Laurie5 November 2012 at 20:34

    I couldn't find a wikipedia entry, Jim but her own tale is here:

    http://www.archive.org/stream/trialspersecutio00ogoriala/trialspersecutio00ogoriala_djvu.txt

    Enjoy!

    Laurie

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