British Executions

William Emmerson

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: stealing sheep

Date Of Execution: 23 Aug 1783

Crime Location:

Execution Place: York

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

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

William Emmerson guilty of stealing 2 cows (valued at £4) and a heifer (valued at £3), the property of Frederick Stephenson, in the parish of Farnham on 17th June 1783.