British Executions

William Chambers

Age: 47

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 4 Dec 1902

Crime Location: Eversholt, Woburn

Execution Place: Bedford

Method: hanging

Executioner: William Billington

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

William Chambers was convicted of the murder of his wife Emily Chambers and his mother-in-Law Mary Oakley and sentenced to death.

He shot them on 23 September 1902 at Eversholt, Near Woburn

see National Archives - ASSI 13/32, HO 144/681/102247

see Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Saturday 15 November 1902

note - first building photo with the X is the cottage where the murder took place and the other building is the pub that William Chambers later went to.

see Homicide 1902