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William Calcraft (11 October 1800 – 13 December 1879) was a 19th-century English hangman, one of the most prolific of British executioners. It is estimated in his 45-year career he carried out 450 executions. A cobbler by trade, Calcraft was initially recruited to flog juvenile offenders held in Newgate Prison.
William Calcraft - one of Britain ’s most prolific hangman. William Calcraft was born at Little Baddow, near Chelmsford, Essex on the 11th of October 1800. He was the longest serving executioner of all, working from 1829-1874.
9 de oct. de 2018 · The groans of the gallows, or, The lives and exploits of William Calcraft and Nathaniel Howard, the living rival hangmen of London & York : the best account of Calcraft's last tragedy, the execution of William Bousfield; and the letter threatening to shoot him; also, Long Tom Coffin, the grave-digger of St. Clemens, Calcraft's h.
William Calcraft - Little Baddow, near Chelmsford, Essex (1800- 1879). Period in office - 1829-1874. Calcraft was the longest serving executioner of all. It is not known precisely how many executions he carried out but it is between 430 and 450, including those of 34 women, of which at least 388 were public and 41 in private.
William Calcraft (1800-79) was the general executioner of Great Britain, and the first English hangman to conduct executions in Scotland following the death of John Murdoch. He worked in Scotland between the years 1852 and 1870. A brief biography of Calcraft is given at the beginning of this account. This broadside offers a fascinating insight ...
William Calcraft was a 19th-century English hangman, one of the most prolific of British executioners. It is estimated in his 45-year career he carried out 450 executions. A cobbler by trade, Calcraft was initially recruited to flog juvenile offenders held in Newgate Prison.
William Calcraft (11 octobre 1800 - 13 décembre 1879) fut au XIXème siècle l’un des plus actifs des bourreaux en Grande-Bretagne. En 45 ans de carrière, estime-t-on, il a procédé à 450 exécutions.
