British Executions

William Sheppard

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 31 Mar 1755

Crime Location:

Execution Place: Monmouthshire

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

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

Monday, 31 March 1755

William Sheppard guilty of the murder of his wife, Ann, by striking heron the head with a hammer, in the parish of (missing - indictment not all there) on 26th December 1754.  Ordered for execution on 31st March.