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Re: The hangman
« Reply #9 on: Monday 24 May 10 08:54 BST (UK) »
He was there because he executed a William Bull at eight o'clock on Monday morning, 3rd April in the Bedford Prison. As he was on the premises at midnight of 2nd April he was included in the census.

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« Reply #10 on: Monday 24 May 10 08:56 BST (UK) »
Stan - Fantastic. Amazing - Roots Chatters rock.

Been reading all I can about him for the afternoon. Thanks for that. Bedford wasnt mentioned in anything I read on the net.

William Bull is on the census too.

Condemned Prisoner age 21 occupation Ag Lab born Little Straughton, Bedfordshire.

Oooh and someone has William on their family tree in Ancestry too
Gadsby's, Farmers, Neals - Leicestershire
Freemans, Littles, Corbetts, Branns - Australia

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Re: The hangman
« Reply #11 on: Monday 24 May 10 09:32 BST (UK) »
Execution at Bedford
William Bull, aged twenty-one, who was convicted at the last Bedford Assizes of the murder  of a poor imbecile named Sarah Marshall, fifty-one years of age, at the village of Little Staughton, was executed by Calcraft at eight o'clock on Monday morning, within the walls of the county prison at Bedford.
Penny Illustrated Paper (London, England), Saturday, April 08, 1871; pg. 211; Issue 497.


William Bull appears in the 1871 census as a "Condemned Prisoner" RG10 Piece: 1541 Folio: 72 Page: 4
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Re: The hangman
« Reply #12 on: Monday 24 May 10 10:26 BST (UK) »
Thanks Stan, As I said before fascinating

I wonder who poor Sarah Marshall "Imbecile" was.

I think I found her in 1851, with her parents James and Elizabeth. She is a lace maker - no indication of "imbicile" though
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Re: The hangman
« Reply #13 on: Monday 24 May 10 11:58 BST (UK) »
Beats all those ag labs, doesn't it  ;D
Godden in East Sussex, mainly Hastings area.
Richards in Lea, Gloucestershire, then London.
Williamson in Leith, Vickers in Nottingham.
Webb in Bildeston and Colchester.
Wesbroom in Kirby le Soken.
Ellington in Harwich.
Park, Palmer, Segar and Peartree in Kersey.

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« Reply #14 on: Monday 24 May 10 13:29 BST (UK) »
Erm ... I don't quite like to ask ... ummm ... is this man an ancestor of yours ??  
Dorset/Wilts/Hants: Trowbridge Williams Sturney/Sturmey Prince Foyle/Foil Hoare Vincent Fripp/Frypp Triggle/Trygel Adams Hibige/Hibditch Riggs White Angel Cake 
C'wall/Devon/France/CANADA (Barkerville, B.C.): Pomeroy/Pomerai/Pomroy
Som'set: Clark(e) Fry
Durham: Law(e)
London: Hanham Poplett
Lancs/Cheshire/CANADA (Kelowna, B.C. & Sask): Stubbs Walmesley

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« Reply #15 on: Monday 24 May 10 15:40 BST (UK) »
 ;D ;D ;D
Sorry to disappoint you, but no.
Wonder what it's like to have someone so notorious in your family tree.
Godden in East Sussex, mainly Hastings area.
Richards in Lea, Gloucestershire, then London.
Williamson in Leith, Vickers in Nottingham.
Webb in Bildeston and Colchester.
Wesbroom in Kirby le Soken.
Ellington in Harwich.
Park, Palmer, Segar and Peartree in Kersey.

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Re: The hangman
« Reply #16 on: Monday 24 May 10 16:12 BST (UK) »
Exciting I should think !


I remember being very excited when I found we had a convict sent to Oz!    I phoned up all the family ... and all they said was 'Oh ?  So ... ?'

Huh !
Dorset/Wilts/Hants: Trowbridge Williams Sturney/Sturmey Prince Foyle/Foil Hoare Vincent Fripp/Frypp Triggle/Trygel Adams Hibige/Hibditch Riggs White Angel Cake 
C'wall/Devon/France/CANADA (Barkerville, B.C.): Pomeroy/Pomerai/Pomroy
Som'set: Clark(e) Fry
Durham: Law(e)
London: Hanham Poplett
Lancs/Cheshire/CANADA (Kelowna, B.C. & Sask): Stubbs Walmesley

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Re: The hangman
« Reply #17 on: Monday 24 May 10 16:20 BST (UK) »
Family legend (not proved the connection yet) that the first man to be hung in private was related some how to my family.
Thomas Wells was executed by guess who :o :o :o
in August 1868 Yes ::) none other than William Calcraft. If you google Maidstone Jail they have a very detailed report of the occasion.
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Chapman. Kent/Liverpool 1900+
Linnett.Kent/liverpool 1900+
Button. Kent
Sawyer. Kent
Swain. Kent
Austin/en. Kent
Ellen. Kent
Harman. Kent/ norfolk
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