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Executioners were, whenever possible, selected from among slaves convicted for a capital crime. And except for the province of Rio Grande do Norte, executioners had obligatorily to be of African descent. As stayed or commuted convicts, executioners consequently lived as inmates in the prisons of the respective towns where they were based.
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 ...
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 .
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 ]
William Calcraft, c. 1870 William Calcraft (11 October 1800 – 13 December 1879) was a 19th-century English hangman, one of the most prolific of British executioners.It is estimated in his 45-year career he carried out 450 executions.
Thomas William Pierrepoint (6 October 1870 – 11 February 1954) [1] was an English executioner from 1906 until 1946. He was the brother of Henry Pierrepoint and uncle of Albert Pierrepoint . [ 2 ]