British Executions

John Edmead

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: horse stealing

Date Of Execution: 3 Sep 1781

Crime Location:

Execution Place: Surrey

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

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

John Edmead found guilty on an indictment for stealing a black gelding (valued at £8) and a grey gelding (valued at £12), the property of Thomas Johnson in the parish of Egham on 13th April1781: 2 black mares (one valued at £12, the other at £10), the property of John Sayer, in the parish of Horsel on 22nd March 1781.  He was ordered for execution on Monday, 3 September.