On This Day ... 4 August

1790     Mary Kerss was born in Gateshead, Co Durham, England. She was the daughter of Alexander Kerss and Catherine Errington.

1841     Susanna Child (nee Shore) died at 12 Court, 1 House, Navigation Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, following a fall downstairs. She was the wife of John Child and was 57 years old.

1852     Harry Becher was born in Cork, Ireland. He was the son of John Richard Hedges Becher and Lucinda Jane Elizabeth Hull.

1873     Hugh Pugh died in Claremont, Ontario, Canada. He was 96 years old.