British Executions

George Gibson

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 15 Sep 1743

Crime Location:

Execution Place: Carlisle

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

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

1743

George Gibson guilty of the murder of Anne Moan at Kingmoor on 12th November 1742, where with his hands, feet and knees he beat and bruised her head and back so that she died instantly.

Not stated as executed nor as reprieved: no reprieve traced.   

According to the Quarter Sessions papers he was in prison for eleven weeks beyond the Midsummer sessions which would mean a possible execution date towards the end of September.