Executions in Ely 1735-1799

62 death sentences have been traced which led to 17 executions being carried out. They were at Ely unless otherwise specified.

Year	Name	Crime	Execution date
1736	Thomas See	Horse theft	F 24 September
		Hanged at Wisbech

1737	Mary Bird	P/T murder of husband, John	F 1 July
		Burned at Ely

1740	Thomas Higgins &	Riot at Wisbech	S 13 September
“	William Organer	Riot at Wisbech	S 13 September
		Both hanged at Wisbech

1749	Amy Hutchinson	P/T murder of husband, John	Tu. 7 November
		Burned at Ely
“	John Juckers (Vickers)	Murder of his wife, Mary	Tu. 7 November
	Afterwards hanged in chains near Wittlesey

1757	John Freeman	Murder of Joseph Stott	Tu. 11 October

1768	Edward Mallett	Horse theft	S 19 November

1783	Thomas Eaton	Arson	W 17 September
		Hanged at Littleport

1786	Simon Norris	Sheep theft	S 22 April
“	William Russell	Highway robbery	S 29 April

1787	Solomon Tuck	Murder of John Saunders	S 7 April

Bartholomew Quailn was tried at the Summer Assizes of 1790 for the murder of his wife
The jury brought in a special verdict, i.e. he was found guilty of the killing but it
could not decide whether the crime was murder or manslaughter
The case was referred to the King’s Bench where he was found guilty of murder
He was hanged on Kennington Common in Surrey on Monday 7th February 1791.

1795	James Cully,	Murder of William Marriott	S 24 October
“	Michael Quin,	Murder of William Marriott	S 24 October
“	Thomas Quin &	Murder of William Marriott	S 24 October
“	Thomas Markin	Murder of William Marriott	S 24 October
	All hanged at Wisbech, Cully & Michael Quin afterwards in chains

1796	Edward Freeman	Rape of schoolgirl	S 6 August

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