Ann Miles

- Yes, date unknown

• Name	Ann Miles
  Gender	Female
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Buried	21 Mar 1763	Battle, Sussex, England   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I6474	So Many Generations
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Edward Hilder,   b. Abt 1695, Dallington, Sussex, England ,   bur. 29 Mar 1763, Battle, Sussex, England  (Age ~ 68 years)
  Married	18 Nov 1735	Brenchley, Kent, England
  Children	1. Ann Hilder,   b. Aft 1735,   d. Yes, date unknown  [natural]   2. Elizabeth Hilder,   b. Aft 1735,   d. Yes, date unknown  [natural]   3. William Hilder,   b. 1751, Salehurst, UK ,   d. 21 Mar 1763, Mountfield, Sussex, England  (Age 12 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	21 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F2013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  See attached sources. Murder/suicidehttp://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=ee0e2f13-5ae1-49fb-baa4-c97e55b6921b&tid=25008526&pid=660 (Medical):Ann murdered her son William, aged 9, by cutting his throat. She then drowned herself in a well. Ann and William are buried together in a single grave in Battle. Her husband Edward was buried only eight days later.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1925] Details: Parish of Battle Citation Text: 21 Mar 1763. [S1904] Details: Sussex Weekly Advertiser Citation Text: 21 Mar 1763.