The Determined Suicide of Sarah Ann Williams (1889) | Helmshore | Flaxmoss House 

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Very sad story again Chris and Vicky. Poor Sarah to have suffered so much from migraines must have been very debilitating to live with them. So tragic that no one could help her. R.I.P. Sarah 🙏🙏🙏

I done this walk a few thousand times. Iv been in flaxmoss house when i was a kid. My mum was friends with the lady who lived there. We used to play out on the old railway line. There was an old signal left behind. All houses on that stretch now. I remember them knocking down the arch bridge. They used all the stone to build the steps that are there now. I used to walk past them everyday when i worked at Gregorys pine. Great video 👍

It makes you think of how many other people in history took their own lives due to inadequate/non existent medical care. Bless the hearts of those who fought for the Government Medicare/ Public Health system... It may not be perfect, but it does provide.

I am surprised that you did not mention the fact that the lass and the owner of Flaxmoss died within 2 1/2 months of each other, I suspect that something might be afoot in this tragic (half) story. Excellent presentation from you both and professionalism to boot, thank you.

Thank you for sharing the story of Sarah , so sad she was in such pain she had to take her own life. Please continue to share these stories with us .

Another sad tale. Poor Sarah must have been in a lot of pain. I temporarily suffered from Migraine after the birth of my daughter. Looking at her headstone I'm thinking her employer may have helped pay for it, considering her parents did not live locally. I don't know if I'm reading into this, but I just have a feeling there is more to this story than we will ever know.

Oh poor lady!! She must have been in absolute agony!! If it was anything like the tooth nerve pain I had a couple of years ago, I would have done the same if I was around in those days. I can't praise you enough for remembering these poor people!! You do a great job!! The music and the camera work is very beautiful by the way!! 👍

What a sad story she must have suffered so much to take her own life thank you for sharing and remembering her and thank you for the video very interesting.

Hi 👋 enjoyed the video as always, such a sad story, she must have been in a lot of pain. David has had a couple of issues taking photos, they also made a big issue of it 🤬 . Have a good week. David & Shell

Great video as always. You seem to be on a roll with finding the graves at the moment... 😉

I love all the videos and can’t get enough of them! You two walk so far and I think that is fantastic for you! Take care and definitely thank you for sharing your work as I , am sure you work hard for your stories you find!

Yay! A new video

well done chris and vicki you found her resting place this was a sad end for sarah she must suffered with the migraine but a great story and today i recived you book on the train crash cheers from trev and chris xxxx

Always interesting. Another location added to my list

Keep them coming my mate absolutely brilliant

S.S stotts that family 👪 had a factory 🏭 where valmet is now on Manchester Road Haslingden they were engineers interesting video 📹 enjoyed it 🙂

Thank you...a bit of history on my family (stott).

So much history on my doorstep very interesting

Sad story, but another poor soul who's story lives on. That sounded a little suspicious with the use of poison.

What is the house used for now? I'm assuming it's not a family home anymore. Nobody can afford the up keep of them these days, sadly.

My pleasure x

Me & my husband are enjoying your channell & i like vicky 😊

So young, did her employers pay for her funeral?.

My birthday (when she took her life).

Oxalic acid is used by carpenters and furniture restorers to lighten wood remove stains. This is particularly useful on old furniture to remove water marks from spillages usually caused by flower pots or tea cups put on polished furniture. I t is highly toxic to use and when restorers use it they wear masks and sometimes eye protection to make sure they dont breathe it in. Maybe being a housemaid she had ready access to this chemical in the cleaning products used. Apart from the distress caused by her headaches maybe there was something else which she was hiding. I am particularly thinking about the old very often used expression, "I have a headache. " this gave a lady an excuse to lie down or go to their private quarters without interference where they can have privacy and the opportunity to mull over something which is troubling them without someone pocking their nose into their business. Of course we will never really know and that is between herself and the Lord. But working in a place where the owners were so open minded, maybe she had nursed expectations which were far above her rank. Or maybe she had very bad devastating news from her family. There is an old adage in our language that says, "Lekker lag, Lekker huil" This means that so much laughing normally ends in tears. Another analogy is often a person may be smiling all the time but secretly they are dying inside and dont want others to know what is troubling them. If they showed their true feelings they would be more likely to get help and sympathy and a shoulder to cry on. Despite the fact that this lady was holding a position in a very open minded house in the end she was still in the lower rungs of society. Her mistress used her to pull jokes on people. We dont know the nature of these jokes and maybe these jokes could have been mean spirited which could point to a darker side of her mistresses character. Being forced to play mean spirited jokes on people could have been humiliating not only for the victim but the maid herself. Maybe she felt trapped in a situation where she had no recourse. Maybe the victims of these jokes were actually angry and held grudges against Sarah. I have heard that it was extremely difficult for young girls to get a position in a house as a maid and if they lost the position it was devastating to them. Maybe if she was actually very unhappy in the position and was sending money to her poor family in Wales she felt duty bound to continue in a position she heartily hated. If she decided that she was going to leave her employment and she feared a bad reference in those days such a thing would be catastrophic. It would mean that she was unlikely to get another job and this would lead to poverty and probably bavingbto go to the dreadful and dreaded workhouse. So many questions and possibilities. Lord Alone Knows. R.I.P. young lady.

Was Sarah allowed any time off , I was just wondering thinking where did she source The acid from .And how what age of Samuel Children and Was Samuel on any drugs For his medical condition and he died shortly after the sad death of Sarah from Tom

That's common maybe the family could only afford, or a pandemic

Sorry, but i have noticed vicky Walks with a limp, non of my business x