Ely 1735 - 1799

 

62 death sentences have been traced which led to 17 executions being carried out.

They were at Ely unless otherwise specified.

 

 

Year

Name

Crime

Execution date

1736

Thomas See

Horse theft

F  24 September

 

 

Hanged at Wisbech

 

 

 

1737

Mary Bird

P/T murder of husband, John

F  1 July

 

 

Burned at Ely

 

 

 

1740

Thomas Higgins &

Riot at Wisbech

S  13 September

"

William Organer

Riot at Wisbech

S  13 September

 

 

Both hanged at Wisbech

 

 

 

1749

Amy Hutchinson

P/T murder of husband, John

Tu.  7 November

 

Burned at Ely

 

"

John Juckers (Vickers)

Murder of his wife, Mary

Tu.  7 November

 

Afterwards hanged in chains near Wittlesey

 

 

 

 

1757

John Freeman

Murder of Joseph Stott

Tu.  11 October

 

 

1768

Edward Mallett

Horse theft

S  19 November

 

 

1783

Thomas Eaton

Arson

W  17 September

 

 

Hanged at Littleport

 

 

 

1786

Simon Norris

Sheep theft

S  22 April

"

William Russell

Highway robbery

S  29 April

 

 

1787

Solomon Tuck

Murder of John Saunders

S  7 April

 

 

Bartholomew Quailn was tried at the Summer Assizes of 1790 for the murder of his wife

The jury brought in a special verdict, i.e. he was found guilty of the killing but it

could not decide whether the crime was murder or manslaughter

 

The case was referred to the King's Bench where he was found guilty of murder

He was hanged on Kennington Common in Surrey on Monday 7th February 1791.

 

 

1795

James Cully,  

Murder of William Marriott

S  24 October 

"

Michael Quin,

Murder of William Marriott

S  24 October 

"

Thomas Quin &

Murder of William Marriott

S  24 October 

"

Thomas Markin

Murder of William Marriott

S  24 October 

 

All hanged at Wisbech, Cully & Michael Quin afterwards in chains

 

 

1796

Edward Freeman

Rape of schoolgirl

S  6 August