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He was also an assistant executioner in 1900. After his father died in December 1901, William became the principal executioner for England. He was at first assisted by his older brother Thomas and then by his younger brother John, [2] along with Henry Pierrepoint. He was a small celebrity during this period among the populace, many of whom ...
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Thomas Derrick (fl. 1596 – c. 1610) was an English executioner during the Elizabethan Era. [1]Derrick served as a sailor in the Royal Navy during the Anglo-Spanish war and under the command of Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, he took part in the capture of Cádiz.
Pages in category "Executed English people" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 255 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
1912–1935 (Arthur Ellis was the pseudonym of executioner Arthur Bartholomew English) "Camille Blanchard" 1935–1960 (Camille Blanchard was the pseudonym that executioner of Canada used) "John Ellis" 1960–1976 (John Ellis was the pseudonym Canada's last executioner used while interviewed on a TV show)
Robert Orridge Baxter (c. 1878 – 1961) was an English executioner from Hertfordshire. His career lasted from 1915 to 1935, during which he carried out 44 hangings and assisted at 53 others. [ 1 ]
He worked primarily as a barman, but his father, James Billington, was an executioner and gained his son a job as an assistant executioner in 1897. Thomas was on the Home Office list from 1897 to 1901. [2] He usually worked as an assistant to his father or to his younger brother, William. His youngest brother, John, also became an executioner. [3]
Thomas Henry Scott was an English executioner from 1889 to 1901. He was from Huddersfield in Yorkshire. A ropemaker by trade, he acted as executioner on seventeen occasions. He was on the Home Office list of approved executioners from 1892 to 1895. [1] Scott was an assistant executioner for James Berry as early as 1889. [2]