Anyone have the book "Tales of Liverpool: Murder, Mayhem & Mystery" by Richard Whittington-Egan's?

[macro52]

Hi all, I'm researching the Macgowan family tree and Rev. James Macgowan was m: in St. Johns Old Haymarket and all his children were Chr: in the Oldham Street Presbyterian, they left Liverpool for South Australia in 1838. A Rev. James Macgowan is also mentioned in the book titled "Tales of Liverpool: Murder, Mayhem & Mystery" by Richard Whittington-Egan’s (1985), pp 15 to 19 and apparently he was hording corpses in his basement in 1820. I can buy the book on line but I won’t bother if they are not the same person. Is it at all possible for someone to check it out for me please?

[Oudeis]

Check out August 13, 2001 here...

http://www.asylumeclectica.com/asylum/morbid/archives/morb0801.htm

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This source they give is this...

http://www.amazon.com/Death-History-Mans-Obsessions-Fears/dp/0760700370

[Ged]

I do have the book but don't know if they are the same person.

[Oudeis]

Ged, does the entry in the book give any further information on the school;name, address? That is not covered by the links I gave. :)

[Ged]

I will check it out later. The book covers the matter of the corpses, not sure about a school being mentioned but it's a long time since I read it.

[ChrisGeorge]

Hi all, I'm researching the Macgowan family tree and Rev. James Macgowan was m: in St. Johns Old Haymarket and all his children were Chr: in the Oldham Street Presbyterian, they left Liverpool for South Australia in 1838. A Rev. James Macgowan is also mentioned in the book titled "Tales of Liverpool: Murder, Mayhem & Mystery" by Richard Whittington-Egan’s (1985), pp 15 to 19 and apparently he was hording corpses in his basement in 1820. I can buy the book on line but I won’t bother if they are not the same person. Is it at all possible for someone to check it out for me please?

Hi macro52

I have the Whittington-Egan book but as you are, I would be unsure whether it is the same man.

All the best

Chris