British Executions

John Brown

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: burglary

Date Of Execution: 18 Aug 1790

Crime Location:

Execution Place: unknown

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

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

Wednesday, 18 August 1790 - Morpeth (Newcastle Courant)

John Brown guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Jane Bowman, widow, in the parish of Fenham on 27th May 1789: stealing therefrom a pair of brown breeches (valued at 2/-).