Interview: David Maybrick
Conducted by Colin Lloyd
Monday, October 22nd, 1996
Casebook: How exactly are you related to James Maybrick?
Mr. Maybrick: I am his forth cousin. My great-great-grandfather
Charles was William Maybrick's brother. (William was the father of
James Maybrick)
Casebook: Was James’s story a family pass-me-down which was well
known to all immediate family members ? If so, what was the general
consensus?
Mr. Maybrick: No, the first thing the we knew of it was when the
diary was published in the early nineties.
Casebook: What was the family’s reaction to the diary itself?
Do they support it or refute it?
Mr. Maybrick: Surprised by it at first but there does seem to
be a lot of evidence pointing In the direction of James.
Casebook: What was your personal reaction ?
Mr. Maybrick: Again, quite surprised by it, but the family knew
of James’s background. i.e. the trial of Florence Maybrick and of James’s
arsenic addiction.
Casebook: Have you or anyone in your family dealt with any
investigations working on the diary? If so, what were your thoughts
on how these investigations have proceeded?
Mr. Maybrick: No, we haven’t conducted any investigations ourselves.
We have only answered questions concerning the family history to other
parties, media, Paul Feldman etc.
Casebook: Do you have any knowledge of Florence Maybrick's
descendants, specifically the use of the surname GRAHAM?
Mr. Maybrick: All I know about Florence Maybrick is that her son
James died at a young age after drinking something thought to be harmless,
but turned out to be acid. Her daughter Gladys Evelyn died some time later
and had no children.
Of the surname GRAHAM, Paul Feldman is writing a new book regarding the
Maybrick diary and past which I have been co-operating with, due for
publication in early 1997. He claims Mrs. Anne Barrett (wife of Michael
Barrett) went by the name of GRAHAM. She was a relative of Florence
Maybrick in some way and she had the diary in her possession. Possibly a
family pass-me-down!
Casebook: Are you aware of the recent damage inflicted on the
Maybrick family headstone in Anfield cemetery? Have you been contacted
by the cemetery regarding this matter?
Mr. Maybrick: No, I wasn’t aware of any damage occurring to the
headstone and I haven’t been contacted by them regarding any repair.
Casebook: Are you the only surviving Maybrick relative?
Mr. Maybrick: Yes, as far as I am aware there are no other surviving Maybricks
apart from my baby son who was born this June.
