| Thomas Tattersall | |
| Birth Name: | Thomas George Tattersall[1] |
| Birth Date: | 12 July 1874[2] [3] |
| Birth Place: | Wakefield, Yorkshire, England |
| Death Date: | 15 August 1905 (aged 31) |
| Death Place: | Leeds, Yorkshire, England |
| Conviction: | Murder |
| Conviction Penalty: | Hanging |
| Occupation: | Plasterer |
| Spouse: | Rebecca Tattersall |
| Children: | Laura |
Thomas George Tattersall (12 July 1874 - 15 August 1905)[4] was an English plasterer who was convicted of murdering his wife.
Tattersall, from Wakefield, was a notorious drunk. He would often threaten his wife, Rebecca, and the police had once put their house under surveillance because of this. On 3 July 1905, Tattersall cut Rebecca's throat with a razor and fractured her skull with an axe. He was discovered by the couple's daughter, Laura, who subsequently told their neighbours about what had happened.[5]
The following day, Tattersall was arrested at a railway station. He pleaded insanity, but to no avail, and was sentenced to death by Mr Justice Jelf. He was hanged at Armley Prison in Leeds, on 15 August 1905.[5]
His executioner, John Billington, died two months later due to a fall he had sustained while preparing for Tattersall's hanging.[6]