The Baddow Elopement

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04/19/23 • 43 min

Thomas and Eliza Playle had been married 20 years when an event occurred that 'created much excitement' in the usually quiet village of Little Baddow, Essex, that became 'a fertile subject of gossip among the parishioners'. What happened? And what role did this couple play in the proceedings?

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