British Executions

John Wells

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: highway robbery

Date Of Execution: 1 Mar 1737

Crime Location:

Execution Place: Gallows Hill, Ware Road, Hertford

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

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

March 1737       

John Wells found guilty of the highway robbery of Robert Hill in the parish of Cheshunt on 28th March 1737: robbing him of 3/3½ in money numbered.  Executed