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Baby farming refers to the historical practice of accepting custody of an infant or child in exchange for payment in late-Victorian Era Britain and, less commonly, in Australia and the United States. [1]

39 relations: Ada Williams (baby farmer), Amelia Dyer, Amelia Sach and Annie Walters, Archibald Bodkin, Athelstan Braxton Hicks, Babe Smith, Baby farm, Caffé Vittoria, Celestina Sommer, Children Act 1908, Cold North Killers: Canadian Serial Murder, Esther Waters, Farming (disambiguation), Felícitas Sánchez Aguillón, Fingersmith (novel), Frank Buttle, Gallia (novel), Ghostwatch, H.M.S. Pinafore, Haunted Collector, Hilda Nilsson, Infanticide, Jerusalem, New Zealand, John and Sarah Makin, John Greenwood Shipman, List of people executed in New Zealand, List of serial killers before 1900, List of serial killers by country, Makin v Attorney General for New South Wales, Margaret Waters, Minnie Dean, Newlands, New Zealand, Outline of children, Rhoda Willis, The Hatpin, Virginia Thrall Smith, Wet nurse, William Roughead, 1889 in Scotland.

Ada Williams (baby farmer)

Ada Chard Williams (1875–1900) was a baby farmer who was convicted of strangling to death 21-month-old Selina Ellen Jones in Barnes in London in September 1899.

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Amelia Dyer

Amelia Elizabeth Dyer (née Hobley; 1837 – 10 June 1896) was one of the most prolific serial-killers in history, murdering infants in her care over a 20-year period in Victorian Britain.

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Amelia Sach and Annie Walters

Amelia Sach (1873 – 3 February 1903) and Annie Walters (1869 – 3 February 1903) were two British murderers better known as the Finchley baby farmers.

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Archibald Bodkin

Sir Archibald Henry Bodkin KCB (1862–1957) was an English lawyer and the Director of Public Prosecutions from 1920 to 1930.

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Athelstan Braxton Hicks

Athelstan Braxton Hicks (19 June 1854 - 17 May 1902) was a Coroner in London and Surrey for two decades at the end of the 19th century.

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Babe Smith

Babe Smith (also known as Aunt Babe) is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera EastEnders, portrayed by Annette Badland.

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Baby farm

Baby farm or baby farming can refer to.

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Caffé Vittoria

Caffè Vittoria is an Italian cafe in the North End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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Celestina Sommer

Celestina Sommer (1 July 1827 – 11 April 1859) was a Victorian murderer, notorious as much for her escape from the death penalty as for the murder of her only daughter.

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Children Act 1908

The 1908 Children's Act, also known as Children and Young Persons Act, part of the Children's Charter was a piece of government legislation passed by the Liberal government, as part of the British Liberal Party's liberal reforms package.

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Cold North Killers: Canadian Serial Murder

Cold North Killers: Canadian Serial Murder is a 2012 Canadian non-fiction book written by Lee Mellor and published by Dundurn Press.

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Esther Waters

Esther Waters is a novel by George Moore first published in 1894.

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Farming (disambiguation)

Farming or agriculture is the practice of cultivating crops, livestock or fungi on a farm.

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Felícitas Sánchez Aguillón

Felícitas Sánchez Aguillón or Sánchez Neyra (1890 – June 16, 1941) was a Mexican nurse, midwife, baby farmer and serial killer, active during the 1930s in Mexico City, who killed babies in her care.

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Fingersmith (novel)

Fingersmith is a 2002 historical crime novel set in Victorian era Britain by Sarah Waters.

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Frank Buttle

Frank Buttle (19 October 1878 – 11 February 1953), a priest of the Church of England, was the founder of Buttle UK.

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Gallia (novel)

Gallia is an 1895 novel written by Ménie Muriel Dowie.

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Ghostwatch

Ghostwatch is a British reality–horror/mockumentary television film, first broadcast on BBC1 on Halloween night, 1992.

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H.M.S. Pinafore

H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert.

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Haunted Collector

Haunted Collector is an American television reality series which airs on the Syfy cable television channel.

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Hilda Nilsson

Hilda Nilsson (24 May 1876 – 10 August 1917) was a Swedish serial killer from Helsingborg who became known as "the angel maker on Bruks Street".

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Infanticide

Infanticide (or infant homicide) is the intentional killing of infants.

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Jerusalem, New Zealand

Jerusalem, named for the Biblical Jerusalem (in Māori, Hiruhārama), is a settlement up the Whanganui River from Whanganui, New Zealand.

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John and Sarah Makin

John Makin (14 February 1845 – 15 August 1893) and Sarah Jane Makin (20 December 1845 – 13 September 1918) were Australian baby farmers who were convicted in New South Wales (NSW) for the murder of infant Horace Murray.

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John Greenwood Shipman

Dr John Greenwood Shipman (1848 – 20 October 1918) was an English barrister and Liberal Party politician.

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List of people executed in New Zealand

A total of 85 people were executed under New Zealand's capital punishment system while it was in force.

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List of serial killers before 1900

The following is a list of known serial killers active before 1900, in roughly chronological order.

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List of serial killers by country

This is a list of notable serial killers, by the country where most of the murders were committed.

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Makin v Attorney General for New South Wales

Makin v Attorney General for New South Wales.

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Margaret Waters

Margaret Waters was an English serial killer hanged by executioner William Calcraft on 11 October 1870 at Horsemonger Lane Gaol (also known as Surrey County Gaol) in London.

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Minnie Dean

Williamina "Minnie" Dean (September 2, 1844 – August 12, 1895) was a New Zealander who was found guilty of infanticide and hanged.

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Newlands, New Zealand

Newlands is one of the northern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand.

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Outline of children

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to children: Children – biologically, a child (plural: children) is generally a human between the stages of birth and puberty.

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Rhoda Willis

Leslie James alias Rhoda Willis (14 August 1867 – 14 August 1907) was an English baby farmer convicted of murder.

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The Hatpin

The Hatpin is a musical by James Millar (book and lyrics) and Peter Rutherford (composer).

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Virginia Thrall Smith

Virginia Thrall Smith (August 16, 1836 – January 3, 1903) was a pioneering children's advocate.

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Wet nurse

A wet nurse is a woman who breast feeds and cares for another's child.

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William Roughead

William Roughead (pronounced Rockheed) (1870–1952) was a well-known Scottish lawyer and amateur criminologist, as well as an editor and essayist on "matters criminous".

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1889 in Scotland

Events from the year 1889 in Scotland.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_farming

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