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Hi
Patrick Herbert Mahon was hanged in September 1924at Wandsworth Prison for the murder of Emily Kaye.

It was called "the Murder at the Crumbles.

I am looking his birth, possibley in Ireland.
Can anybody help


Rgds
Cheryl

Hi

Forgot to add, at the time of his death he was 34 years old, making him born approx 1890.

Cheryl

Cheryl,

Found this one on the 1911 census--could this be your Patrick?

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Schedule type Last names First names Sex Birth year Age in 1911 District / other County / other Transcript Original page
HOUSEHOLD MAHON PATRICK M 1890 21 Merthyr Tydfil Glamorganshire

Knew I recognnised the name. Taken from " Murders of the Black Museum" by Gordon Honeycombe

"He was 34. Thin faced, nice looking, tall (about 5'10'') and with an athletic build, his most noticable features were his his deep-set eyes and thick brown wavy hair which wasa already streaked with grey. His father was a stock keeper in a clothing wharehouse . Born in 1889 and brought up in West Derby, Liverpool by Irish parents''
He married Jessie on 6th April 1910

Off to see what else I can find.

Cheryl,

Had you googled this murder? I found this at this link?

http://www.eastbournecousins.com/emily.htm

Here's a little more detail and more family information

http://www.kwackers.com/eastbourne/Murder%20on%20the%20%20crumbles.html

Hi Joan and Janet.

Joan:
Could be him, thanks for looking.

Janet:
Who is the Jesse he married how do you know when they married?

Cheryl x

Hi Joan


Yes I did google it, but I am trying to find out when and where he was born and who and when he married.

Apparently he is a relation of mine, don't know yet what the connection is though.
Makes a change from coal miners and Ag Labourers lol!!!

Thanks
Cheryl

The latest link I posted stated that Patrick's wife's name was Mavourneen and tha he married at the age of 21: Could this be the marriage?

England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index: 1837-1915
about Patrick Mahon
Name: Patrick Mahon
Year of Registration: 1913
Quarter of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec
Spouse's Surname: Ward
District: Liverpool (1837-1934)
County: Lancashire
Volume: 8b
Page: 206

Mary E. Ward

I wonder if this is the marriage Janet was mentioning.

Marriages Jun 1910 (>99%)
HANNAH Jessie W. Derby 8b 784 Scan available - click to view
Mahon Herbert W Derby 8b 784 Scan available - click to view
REID Peter W. Derby 8b 784

Looks like butter wouldn't melt in his mouth in this photograph!

http://eotd.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/3-september-1924-patrick-mahon/

Hi Joan

I wonder if it is his marriage????
Thankyou

Cheryl

I guess you've seen this?

http://www.eastbournecousins.com/emily.htm

There's loads of murder books out there that detail his crime.

http://books.google.com/books?id=5sgC7G6XnUgC&pg=PA283&dq=emily+kaye

From free bmd the marriage entry

HANNAH Jessie W. Derby 8b 784 Scan available - click to view
Mahon Herbert W Derby 8b 784 Scan available - click to view

They had two children but the youngest died while Patrick was serving a sentence for hitting a maid over the head while committing a robbery.

Childrens births from free bmd

Births Mar 1914 (>99%)
MAHON Patricia E M Hannah Calne 5a 135

Births Jun 1916 (>99%)
Mahon Herbert D Hannah Kingston 2a 841

I can't find him on 1901 or 1891 census

Sorry, I didn't get back to you. I got the date of the marriage and his wife's name from murders of the black museum.

According to the book he was a habitual womaniser, a habit that didn't stop when he married. (He went for a dirty weekend with another woman shortly after the marriage)

It seems he just couldn't help himself turning on the charm and going off with the ladies. The reason he got caught after the robbery was he stayed behind to make sure the maid recovered from the hammer blow and when she regained consciousness he kissed her!

Hi Janet

How are you finding this info out, its amazing.


Cheryl

Here's a link to acquire a book on the trial

http://www.antiqbook.com/boox/grobe/42491.shtml

Hi..

I have many newspaper reports on Patrick Mahon and Emily Kaye from Times Digital - if you'd like those then please PM me with your email address and I'll have them sent over.

Once again I apologise for not coming back sooner. I have a copy of the book. There are copies on Amazon starting at a penny with £2.75 postage.

Its a shame, I used to have it in paperback but got rid of it when I got the hardback version. The account of the case runs to 18 pages but gives little backgground to Mahon apart from the bits I could find. I'm sure the Times report would be more detailed.

Its also available on abebooks for 61p and £2.50 postage. Its a real shame that the Old Bailey online only goes up to 1913