Born in Bramley, Yorkshire, England
Ancestors 
Daughter of Joshua Stockdale
and Sarah (Midgeley) Stockdale
Wife of
William Perigo
— married
2 Oct 1786 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England
Died before
before age 46
in Bramley, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Oct 2020
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Biography
Rebecca (Stockdale) Perigo is Notable.
Rebecca (Stockdale) Perigo was born in Bramley, Yorkshire, England.
Rebecca was born 29 May 1760 and was baptized on 22 June 1760 in Bramley (Leeds) West Riding Yorkshire, the daughter of Joshua Stockdale and Sarah Midgeley. [1] Rebecca had four siblings, one brother and three sisters:
She married William Perigo on 2 October 1786 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. [2] They did not have any children.
After developing chest pains, she consulted Mary Bateman, a local "wise woman" who told fortunes and claimed to be able to remove spells. Bateman told her the pain was the result of an "evil wish" and began to defraud Rebecca and her husband, claiming she could cure her.[3]
Over several months, Bateman treated Rebecca by giving her pudding, believed to have been laced with poison.[4] Rebecca's condition worsened and she died in April 1807 and was buried 26 April 1807 in St. Peter Churchyard, Bramley, Leeds, West Riding Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. [5]
Mary Bateman was accused of her murder and fraud. Bateman was convicted tried at the York assizes in March 1809 and executed.[3]
Sources
- ↑ Bramley (Leeds) : St Peter : Register of unspecified type : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG Rebecca Stockdale birth and baptism record : viewed 30 Oct 2020
- ↑ Rebecca Stockdale in entry for William Perrigo, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 Citation: "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ", database, FamilySearch Rebecca Stockdale and William Perrigo marriage 13 March 2020, Rebecca Stockdale in entry for William Perrigo, 1786.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Owen Davies, "Bateman [née Harker], Mary (1768–1809)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (subscription service, accessed 31 Oct 2020)
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Mary Bateman," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia (accessed 31 Oct 2020)
- ↑ Bramley (Leeds) : St Peter : : "Parish Register" database, FreeREG Rebecca Perigo burial record viewed 30 Oct 2020
See also
- Witchcraft, Murder, Sorcery, &c: The Wonderful Life and Remarkable Trial of Mary Bateman, London, 1809. Google Books (accessed 31 Oct 2020)
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