British Executions

Martha Allen

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: horse stealing

Date Of Execution: 29 Aug 1740

Crime Location:

Execution Place: Heavitree Gallows

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

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

Friday, 29 August 1740  (Kentish Post)

Martha Allen guilty of stealing a bay gelding (valued at £4), the property of William Hosegood