The First Ipswich Swingers
Public hangings took place between the two towers of the County Court building in St. Helens St.
HANGINGS AT THE COUNTY JAIL
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W.BALDWIN
SOLDIER
HIGHWAY ROBBERY
AUGUST 15 1801
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T.KEELEY
LABOURER
BURGLARY
APRIL 18 1802
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J.READ
LABOURER
BURGLARY
APRIL 18 1802
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LIONEL LEE
LABOURER
BURGLARY
APRIL 14 1804
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WILLIAM HOLMES
SOLDIER
RAPE
AUGUST 24 1805
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G.CHRISTIAN
LABOURER
HORSE STEALING
APRIL 12 1806
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S.DEWEY
LABOURER
SHOOTING AT CAPT. BROOKE
APRIL 12 1806
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M.RAYNOR
BLACKSMITH
HORSE STEALING
AUGUST 30 1806
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M.RILEY
MURDER
JULY 31 1809
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J.DOGHARTY
MURDER
JULY 31 1809
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E.THROWER
FARRIER
MURDER
MARCH 23 1812
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JOHN & ELIZABETH SMITH
MAN AND WIFE
MURDER
MARCH 23 1812
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JOHN TOOKE
LABOURER
RAPE
APRIL 12 1812
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ANN ARNOLD
SINGLE WOMAN
MURDER
MARCH 29 1813
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MAURICE GFIFFIN
SOLDIER
MURDER
MARCH 28 1814
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MARY GIBBS
SINGLE WOMAN
MURDER
MARCH 28 1814
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SARAH WOODWARD
SINGLE WOMAN
MURDER
APRIL 13 1815
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ELIZABETH WOOLTORTON
WIDOW
MURDER
JULY 25 1815
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JOSEPH BUGG
LABOURER
ARSON
AUGUST 24 1816
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J.RANSON SAWYER
BURGLARY
APRIL 17 1819
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W.HILLYARD
HAY TRUSSER
BURGLARY
APRIL 17 1819
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H.LAWS
LABOURER
BURGLARY
APRIL 17 1819
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W.ALDOUS
LABOURER
ARSON
APRIL 20 1822
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R.BENNETT
JOBBER
ARSON
AUGUST 17 1822
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W.CATTERMOLE
LABOURER
ARSON
APRIL 25 1829
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T.HUBBARD
GARDENER
BURGLARY
APRIL 25 1829
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S.WRIGHT
LABOURER
UNNATURAL OFFENCE
APRIL 17 1830
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AMBROSE FLACK
BOATMAN
MURDER
JULY 25 1831
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B.EDWARDS
LABOURER
ARSON
AUGUST 18 1832
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J.STROWGER
LABOURER
ARSON
AUGUST 18 1832
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WILLIAM JOLLY
LABOURER
ARSON
AUGUST 17 1833
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E.CHALKER
CABINET MAKER
MURDER
MARCH 30 1835
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MARY SHEMMINGS
MARRIED WOMAN
MURDER
JANUARY 11 1845
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WILLIAM HOWELL
LABOURER
MURDER
JANUARY 25 1845
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MARY ANN CAGE
WIDOW
MURDER
AUGUST 19 1851
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WILLIAM FLACK
LABOURER
MURDER
AUGUST 17 1853
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EBENEZER CHERRINGTON
LABOURER
MURDER
AUGUST 17 1858
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JOHN DUCKER
LABOURER
MURDER
APRIL 14 1863
*THIS WAS THE LAST PUBLIC HANGING*
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HENRY BEDINGFIELD
LABOURER
MURDER
DECEMBER 3 1879
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THOMAS LYONSDAY
MURDER
NOVEMBER 13 1883
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GEORGE SANDERS
MURDER
FEBRUARY 16 1886
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GEO. NUNN 18
MURDER OF ELIZA DIXON
NOVEMBER 21 1899
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A.GARROD
MURDER OF SARAH CHILVERS
JUNE 20 1911
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F.W.STOREY
TRAM CONDUCTOR
MURDER
JUNE 16 1920
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F.SOUTHGATE
MURDER OF WIFE
NOVEMBER 27 1924
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WITCHES
ALICE DENHAM OF IPSWICH HANGED AT BURY ST. EDMONDS SUFFOLK ENGLAND 1645
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JOAN (aka) WIDOW LACKLAND OF ST. STEPHENS IPSWICH WAS BURNED AT IPSWICH SUFFOLK ENGLAND SEPTEMBER 9 1645 SHE WAS EXECUTED IN FRONT OF THE TOWN HALL BY ORDER OF MATTHEW HOPKINS THE NOTORIOUS WITCHFINDER GENERAL
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THE IPSWICH MARTYRS
IN CHRISTCHURCH PARK JUST PAST THE DUCKPOND THERE IS A MEMORIAL TO THE IPSWICH MARTYRS. IT COMMEMORATES NINE PEOPLE FROM IPSWICH WHO WERE BURNT AT THE STAKE IN THE MID 16th CENTURY, IT'S SAID THEIR ONLY CRIME WAS POSSESSING A BIBLE WRITTEN IN ENGLISH. AT THAT TIME IN THE EYES OF THE CHURCH AND THE STATE THIS WAS A CRIME FOR WHICH THE PUNISHMENT WAS DEATH.
NICHOLAS PEKE 1538
KERBY 1546
ROBERT SAMUEL 1555
AGNUS POTTEN 1556
JOAN TRUNCHFIELD 1556
JOHN TUDSON 1556
ALICE DRIVER 1558
ALEXANDER GOUCH 1558
WILLIAM PIKES 1558
THEY WERE ALL BURNED TO DEATH ON THE CORNHILL.
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