Age: 43
Sex: male
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 13 Dec 1901
Crime Location: 7 Portland Street, Northampton
Execution Place: Northampton
Method: hanging
Executioner: William Billington
Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/
Alexander Claydon was convicted of the murder of his wife Louisa Claydon and sentenced to death.
He beat her to death with a heavy file and stabbed her multiple times on Sunday 7 July 1901.
see National Archives - ASSI 13/31, HO 144/573/A63007
see Sheffield Evening Telegraph - Saturday 14 December 1901
see Gloucestershire Echo - Monday 08 July 1901
see Western Evening Herald - Monday 16 December 1901
see Homicide 1901
