Frederick Richardson had four marriages, six children, a fling with a fifteen-year-old that led to a seventh child, two divorces, one bigamy prosecution, a charge for wife desertion, and another charge for child maintenance!
Thank you to Mélanie Méthot who allowed me to use her blogas a basis to this episode. https://www.thebigamyproject.com/
Episode 260 - The Double Bigamist
18/03/2026 | 31 mins.
The eldest of 15 children, William Eric Hamilton was born inDecember 1907 in Emmaville NSW. His father was a tin miner until 1928 when the family moved to Surry Hills. He was the only child who seemed to have trouble with thelaw. Thank you to Mélanie Méthot who allowed me to useher blog as a basis to this episode. https://www.thebigamyproject.com/
Episode 259 - Daniel Doran
15/03/2026 | 29 mins.
Daniel Doran had a string of small offences in SA and NSW, but his biggest offence was bigamy – several times!!
Episode 258 - The Heiress
11/03/2026 | 23 mins.
The title of this episode indicates this story is about royalty – it couldn’t be further from the truth! Lilian Grace Dorothy Gibson was born in 1886 in India to James and Julia Gibson. Lilian used a number of aliases: Charlotte Gibson, Grace Gibson Herbert, Charlotte Grace Tyrer, Lilian Grace Tyrer and The Heiress!
Shorts Episode #33 - Emily Claughton
07/03/2026 | 21 mins.
In 1926, Emily Claughton left an estate worth nearly 130,000 pounds to charities and churches. Who was Emily Claughton, how did she come to be sowealthy and why did she not leave anything to her family members?
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