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Daniel East

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: June 01, 1911 (66)
Bracknell, Bracknell Forest, England, United Kingdom
Place of Burial: Crowthorne, Bracknell Forest, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph East and Sarah Poleykett
Husband of Ellen Plested
Father of Albert East; Ralph East Plested; Martha East; David East and Frederick William East
Brother of Sarah East; Louisa East; Walter East; Ellen East and Ann East

Occupation: Hoop And Racquet Stick Maker
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About Daniel East

Murdered his two youngest children, David aged 3 and Frederick William aged 8 months, by slitting their throats. He was convicted of willful murder but not guilty on the grounds of insanity. He was committed to the Broadmoor Asylum for the Criminally Insane, as it was known at the time. He died at Broadmoor in 1911. See timeline for further details.

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Daniel East's Timeline

1844
September 10, 1844
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1863
January 1863
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1865
January 1865
Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1868
1868
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1874
January 1874
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
1876
April 1876
Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom