British Executions

William Spinks

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: horse stealing

Date Of Execution: 29 Mar 1740

Crime Location:

Execution Place: York

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/yorkcircuit.html

William Spinks, aged 26, guilty of stealing a black mare (valued at £8), the property of James Rickaby, in the parish of Bedale on 1st March 1740.