William Marvell was an English
executioner
An executioner, also known as a hangman or headsman, is an official who executes a sentence of capital punishment on a legally condemned person.
Scope and job
The executioner was usually presented with a warrant authorising or order ...
in the eighteenth century.
Marvell, a blacksmith by trade, conducted hangings at
Tyburn
Tyburn was a manor (estate) in the county of Middlesex, one of two which were served by the parish of Marylebone.
The parish, probably therefore also the manor, was bounded by Roman roads to the west (modern Edgware Road) and south (modern Ox ...
starting in 1715. He lost his job due to debt in November 1717, and two years later he was convicted of theft after stealing "10 silk handkerchiefs."
"Old Bailey Proceedings, fourteenth October 1719"
''oldbaileyonline.org''. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
See also
*List of executioners
This is a list of people who have acted as official executioners.
Algeria
Alger
Monsieur d'Alger: The Executioners of the French Republic
In 1870 the Republic of France abolished all local executioners and named the executioner of Algiers, ...
References
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English executioners