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The Gardners

An exploration of interesting genealogical stories

July 2, 2026 tucsongardners

The murder of Mary Jane Skaife, 1836-1858

On the night of Sunday, August 1, 1858, Mary Jane walked up a narrow, stone-walled lane above the village of Darley with James Atkinson, a man she had known since childhood. He was a man she had once expected to marry. But she did not walk back down. This is

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