British Executions

William Shaw

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 5 Apr 1830

Crime Location:

Execution Place: York

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

Source: http://speccoll.library.kent.edu/truecrime/broadsid.html

For the murder of Rachael Crossley, at Kirkburton. "Early in the morning of Monday, the 5th of April, 1830, the city of York began to be of a bustle, particularly about the castle yard in order ot witness the execution..."[poetry]