William Marvell Explained

William Marvell was an English executioner in the eighteenth century.

Marvell, a blacksmith by trade,^[1] conducted hangings at Tyburn starting in 1715. He lost his job due to debt in November 1717,^[2] and two years later he was convicted of theft after stealing "10 silk handkerchiefs."^[3]

See also

• List of executioners

Notes and References

1. Abbott, Geoffrey. What a Way to Go (Macmillan, 2007), p. 195.
2. http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/hangedt.html "Being hanged at Tyburn"
3. http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/browse.jsp?path=sessionsPapers%2F17191014.xml "Old Bailey Proceedings, fourteenth October 1719"