Age:
Sex: male
Crime: Housebreaking
Date Of Execution: 25 Jul 1761
Crime Location:
Execution Place: Reading
Method: hannging
Executioner: unknown
Source:
http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/berks.html
Saturday, 25 July 1761 (Bath Chronicle) William Allen indicted for a burglary in the dwelling house of William May in the parish of Thatcham on 16th April 1761: stealing therefrom 6 copper halfpennies, 120 copper farthings, 2 pounds of bacon (valued at 1/-) and 2 nutmegs (valued at 2d).
