		People in Kentish History: Caroline Mary Luard, Simon Stock, Jack Cade, List of Monarchs of Kent, the Aldington Gang, Wat Tyler, Edward Hasted Paperback. Books LLC 2010-09-15. ISBN 9781156096338
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Chapters: Caroline Mary Luard, Simon Stock, Jack Cade, List of Monarchs of Kent, the Aldington Gang, Wat Tyler, Edward Hasted, Bluebeard the Hermit. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 45. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Caroline Mary Luard (died 24 August 1908) was the victim of an unsolved murder known as the Seal Chart Murder after she was mysteriously shot and killed at an isolated summerhouse in a heavily wooded area near Ightham, Kent. Her husband, Major-General Luard, later committed suicide. It has since been suggested that John Dickman, who was hanged for killing a passenger on a train in 1910 may have been involved in her death. Caroline Luard was born Caroline Mary Hartley in the last quarter of 1850 in Egremont, Cumberland, youngest daughter of Thomas Hartley of Gillfoot. In the summer of 1875 she married Charles Edward Luard and had two sons by him Charles Elmhirst Luard, born in August 1876, and Eric Dalbiac Luard, who was born in April 1878. Elmhirst was the surname of Charles Luards mother, while Dalbiac referred back to Charless ancestor, Captain Peter John Luard, who had married Louisa Dalbiac in about 1783. Charles Edward Luard was born in Edinburgh in 1839 and was therefore eleven years older than his wife. At the time of his birth his father, Robert Luard, was a Captain in the Royal Artillery. Like many in his family, Luard was a professional soldier and had retired with the rank of Major-General in the Royal Engineers. He had done so despite an incident during his career that might have ruined his chances of promotion. This related to the defeat of British forces by the Zulu at the battle of Isandhlwana in 1879, a reversal that was largely blamed on Colonel Anthony Durnford. However, it was rumoured that Durnfords orders had been stolen from his body after the ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9727891

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