British Executions

William Barraclough

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: stealing sheep

Date Of Execution: 1 Jun 1744

Crime Location:

Execution Place: York

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

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

William Barraclough guilty of stealing 1 ewe (value 5/-) and 1 wether (value 5/-), the property of John Birke, in the parish of Darfield on 1st May 1744.  No reprieve no report of execution.