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Suggested search: Murder, Horse stealing, Hanged
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John Henry Wood / John Henry Greaves of Whiston, near Rotherham, farm labourer, 27
Date: 11 May 1880
Crime:
Murder of John Coe, farm labourer, at Rotherham on 19 Feb 1880.The press were admitted to Wood's execution, unlike the previous execution of John Darcy in 1879.
Leeds Mercury, 1 May 1880; 12 May 1880. Hull Packet, 10 May 1880.
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Thomas Rodgers of Sheffield, domestic servant, 32, in the employ of Mr Wilson, solicitor
Date: 26 Apr 1834
Crime:
Sodomy with his fellow servant, George Bennett / Charles Bennett, 14.Hull Packet, 4 Apr 1834; 2 May 1834. Leeds Mercury, 5 Apr 1834.
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John Taylor Whitworth, 22
Date: 8 Jan 1859
Crime:
Murder of his 'sweetheart', Sally Hare, 18, at Throapham, St John's, near Rotherham, on 1 Oct 1858.Sally Hare was a servant to George Cuthbert, a farmer of St John's. Whitworth slashed her throat after accusing her of seeing another man.
Chaplain's Journal: 8 Jan 1859. Liverpool Mercury, 24 Dec 1858. Leeds Mercury, 11 Jan 1859.
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Peter Little, 25
Date: 22 Apr 1826
Crime:
Highway robbery of Robert Borrows, butcher of Manchester, on his way to Wakefield cattle market.Leeds Mercury, 1Apr 1826; 8 Apr 1826; 29 Apr 1826.
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Joseph Shepherd of Holdsworth, former gentleman's servant and cab driver, 23
Date: 3 Apr 1858
Crime:
Murder of Bethel Parkinson farmer and horse dealer, 30, on Wadsworth Moor, near Halifax, on 13 Jan 1858.Shepherd was the son of Robert Shepherd of Holdsworth, Ovenden, a furniture broker.
Chaplain's Journal: 3 Apr 1858. Leeds Mercury, 16 Mar 1858; 18 Mar 1858; 6 Apr 1858.
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Joseph Lee / John Lee / John Lees, 22
Date: 22 Apr 1826
Crime:
Horse stealing - a grey gelding belonging to Richard Thornton of Horncastle, near Hemsworth.Lee had earlier pleaded guilty at Beverley Quarter Sessions to stealing pigs from Cawthorne, near Barnsley. He was transferred to York Castle Gaol to await transportation, and was there recognized as a horse thief for which he was duly charged and sentenced to death.
Hull Packet, 24 Jan 1826; 4 Apr 1826. Leeds Mercury, 8 Apr 1826; 29 Apr 1826.
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William Ross, 19
Date: 17 Aug 1850
Crime:
Murder of his wife, Mary Ross, daughter of William Bottomley, at her father's house at Roughton, near Ashton-under-Lyne, on 30 May 1850 by arsenic poisoning.The Chaplain at York Castle Gaol reported that he died protesting his innocence. Several newspapers cast doubt on the soundness of the conviction before his execution and used the case as an argument for the abolition of capital punishment.
Chaplain's Journal: 17 Aug 1850. Leeds Mercury, 27 Jul 1850. Daily News, 14 Aug 1850. Derby Mercury, 21 Aug 1850. Manchester Times, 21 Aug 1850.
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William Jackson, former private in 77th Regiment of Foot, 29
Date: 18 Aug 1874
Crime:
Murder of his sister, Elizabeth Jackson, 16, at Kirklington, near Ripon, on 5 May 1874.Jackson was the son of George Jackson, a farm labourer of Carthorpe. Jackson's was the first execution at York within the Castle grounds; a black flag was hoisted over Clifford's Tower when he was hanged and lowered when his body was cut down.
Leeds Mercury, 1 Aug 1874; 8 Aug 1874; 19 Aug 1874.
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John Dyon, son of William Dyon, of Morton Carr, near Gainsborough, 23
Date: 2 Apr 1828
Crime:
Murder by shooting (with his father William Dyon) of his uncle, John Dyon of Bancroft, near Finningley, a farmer, about 40.Leeds Mercury, 23 Feb 1828; 8 Mar 1828; 5 Apr 1828.
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William Dyon of Morton Carr, near Gainsborough, farmer, 46
Date: 2 Apr 1828
Crime:
Murder by shooting (with his son John Dyon) of his half-brother, John Dyon of Bancroft, near Finningley, a farmer, about 40.Leeds Mercury, 23 Feb 1828; 8 Mar 1828; 5 Apr 1828.
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William Barker of Leeds, clothdresser
Date: Summer 1729
Crime:
Breaking and entering the counting house of Anthony Markham and his wife Dorothy Markham, merchant of Leeds, and stealing about ?14; reprieved 14 years Summer 1730.TNA: ASSI 41/2-78,85,86; ASSI 41/3; ASSI 45/18/6(4-7). Daily Courant, 1 Aug 1729.
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Robert Sharp / Robert Sharpe of Leeds, whitesmith
Date: Lent 1757
Crime:
Stealing ?9 2s belonging to Francis Isles / Francis Iles of Leeds; transportation 7 years Summer 1757.TNA: ASSI 41/4; ASSI 42/7. Calendar of Felons, 23 Jul 1757. London Evening Post, 10 Feb 1757.
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Elizabeth Cahill / Elizabeth Cahhill / Elizabeth Porter
Date: Lent 1733
Crime:
Stealing as a pick-pocket from Elizabeth Latham, wife of John Latham of Leeds, cloth drawer, and Grace Sprigg, wife of John Sprigg of Leeds, plaisterer, at Leeds Market 31 Dec 1728; reprieved on pleading her belly; transportation 14 years Summer 1735.Ann, daughter of Elizabeth Porter alias Elizabeth Caghil, was baptised at York Castle on 15 May 1733 - Yorkshire Archaeological Journal, vol 25, p 440. See also TNA: ASSI 45/19/3(8-9).
TNA: ASSI 41/2,104,123v,125; ASSI 45/18/6(19-20). St James's Evening Post, 20 Mar 1733.
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John Ward
Date: Lent 1767
Crime:
Stealing goods to the value of upwards of 5s belonging to William Reason of Leeds; transportation 7 years Lent 1767.TNA: ASSI 41/5; ASSI 42/8.
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William Cowlin / William Coughlin
Date: Lent 1746
Crime:
Stealing goods from the dwelling house of William Wilson at Leeds; transportation 7 years Lent 1746.TNA: ASSI 41/3; ASSI 41/4.
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Jeremiah Boythroyd / Jeremiah Boothroyd
Date: Lent 1772
Crime:
Stealing goods valued at 39s from the dwelling house of James Walker at Leeds; transportation 7 years Lent 1772.TNA: ASSi 41/6; ASSI 42/8. Calendar of Felons, 14 Mar 1772.
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John Scoresby / John Storesby of Bridlington, blacksmith
Date: Lent 1726
Crime:
Horse stealing - a black mare belonging to Henry Abba of Leeds; reprieved 14 years Lent 1729.Receiving county charity and name on bread petition in York Castle in 1728 - Beverley Archives QSF/80/E/9.
TNA: ASSI 41/2-59,73v; ASSI 45/18/3(27); ASSI 45/18/6(96); SP 36/10.
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Rachael Bryan / Rachel Bryan, wife of James Bryan
Date: Lent 1772
Crime:
Stealing goods valued at upwards of 5s from the dwelling house of William Neesholme at Leeds; transportation 7 years Lent 1772.TNA: ASSI 41/6; ASSI 42/8. Calendar of Felons, 14 Mar 1772.
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Samuel Thornton
Date: Summer 1765
Crime:
Stealing privately from the shop of John Gumersall at Leeds 12 yards of silk valued at ?2 8s; reprieved 14 years Summer 1766.TNA: ASSI 41/5; ASSI 42/8.
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Joseph Thornton
Date: Summer 1765
Crime:
Stealing privately from the shop of John Gumersall at Leeds 12 yards of silk valued at ?2 8s; reprieved 14 years Summer 1766.TNA: ASSI 41/5; ASSI 42/8.
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William Robinson of Leeds, butcher
Date: 1813
West Riding.
London Gazette 16832, 28 Dec 1813, p 2717; 16835, 30 Dec 1813, p 2753; 16836, 1 Jan 1814, p 5
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John Wright of Leeds, merchant
Date: 1811
West Riding
London Gazette 16505, 16 Jul 1811, p 1350; 16507, 23 Jul 1811, p 1452; 16508, 27 Jul 1811, p 1471
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Samuel Walker of Leeds, dyer
Date: 1811
West Riding
London Gazette 16505, 16 Jul 1811, p 1350; 16507, 23 Jul 1811, p 1452; 16508, 27 Jul 1811, p 1471
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Benjamin Simpson of Leeds, cordwainer
Date: 1811
West Riding
London Gazette 16505, 16 Jul 1811, p 1350; 16507, 23 Jul 1811, p 1452; 16508, 27 Jul 1811, p 1471
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James Whitehead of Leeds, maltster
Date: 1809
West Riding.
London Gazette 16270, 27 Jun 1809, p 986; 16271, 1 Jul 1809, p 1018; 16272, 4 Jul 1809, p 1058
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Thomas Crispe of Leeds, cropper
Date: 1809
West Riding.
London Gazette 16270, 27 Jun 1809, p 986; 16271, 1 Jul 1809, p 1018; 16272, 4 Jul 1809, p 1058
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Joseph Dearnley of Leeds, farmer
Date: 1806
London Gazette 15942, 2 Aug 1806, p 990; 15943, 5 Aug 1806, p 1023; 15944, 9 Aug 1806, p 1061
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Thomas Hobson of Leeds, grocer
Date: 1778
London Gazette 11885, 20 Jun 1778, p 9; 11886, 23 Jn 1778, p 13; 11888, 30 Jun 1778, p 7
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William Moss of Leeds, butcher
Date: 1776
See also William Moss (1761).
London Gazette 11675, 15 Jun 1776, p 5; 11677, 22 Jun 1776, p 9; 11678, 25 Jun 1776, p 6
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Abraham Bateson of Leeds, victualler
Date: 1776
London Gazette 11677, 22 Jun 1776, p 9; 11678, 25 Jun 1776, p 6; 11679, 29 Jun 1776, p 5