FULL LIST OF WOMEN HANGED FOR MURDER IN BRITAIN IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY

[miss fruity]

If you were to ask someone to name a woman, hanged in Britain for murder in
the twentieth century, the reply will almost certainly be Ruth Ellis. In
fact she was the fifteenth and last woman to be hanged, for those who are
interested below is a full list.

Louisa Josephine Masset, 9 Jan 1900, at Newgate Prison for the murder of
her four year old son. Hangman: James Billington.

Ada Chard Williams, 9 March 1900, at Newgate Prison for drowning a child
which she had adopted for a small sum of money. Hangman: James billington.

Emily Swan, 29 Dec 1901, At Armley Gaol, Leeds, for the murder of her
husband. Hangman: William Billington.

Annie Walters and Amelia Sach, 3 Feb 1903. at Holloway Prison for the
joint murders of an unknown number of children of whom they had taken
charge for a fee Hangman: William Billington.

Edith Jessie Thompson, 9 Jan 1923, at Holloway Prison, for the murder of
her husband. Hangman: John Ellis.

Susan Newell, 10 Oct 1923 at Duke Street Prison, Glasgow, for the murderer
of a newspaper boy. Hangman: John Ellis.

Louie Calvert, June 26 1926 at Strangeways Prison Manchester, for the
murder of her Landlady Hangman: Tom Pierrepoint.

Ethel Lille Major, 19 Dec 1934 at Hull Prison, for the murder of her
husband. Hangman: Tom Pierrepoint.

Dorothea Nancy Waddingham, April 16 1936, at Winsom Green Prison
Birmingham, for the murder of a patient whom she was nursing. Hangman: Tom
and Albert Pierrepoint.

Charlotte Bryant, July 15 1936, at Exeter Gaol, for the murder of her
husband. Hangman: Tom and Albert Pierrepoint.

Margaret Allen, Jan 12 at Strangeways Prison Manchester, for the murder of
an elderly woman. Hangman: Albert Pierrepoint.

Louisa Merrifield, Sept 18 1953 at Strangeways Prison Manchester, for the
murder of her employer. Hangman: Albert Pierrepoint.

Styllou Christofi, Dec 13 19954 at Holloway Prison, for the murder of her
daughter in law. Hangman: Albert Pierrepoint.

Ruth Ellis July 13 1955, at Holloway Prison, for the murder of her lover.
Hangman: Albert Pierrepoint.

[Nick Buckle]

"miss fruity" <Evo...@btinternet.com> wrote:

>If you were to ask someone to name a woman, hanged in Britain for murder in
>the twentieth century, the reply will almost certainly be Ruth Ellis. In
>fact she was the fifteenth and last woman to be hanged, for those who are
>interested below is a full list.
>
>
>

>Styllou Christofi, Dec 13 19954 at Holloway Prison, for the murder of her
>daughter in law. Hangman: Albert Pierrepoint.
>
>Ruth Ellis July 13 1955, at Holloway Prison, for the murder of her lover.
>Hangman: Albert Pierrepoint.
>

Did you now that Styllou Cristofi lived just round the corner from
where Ruth Ellis shot David Blakely in Hampstead ? Trivial Murder Fact
No 1.

Why do you think that they stopped hanging women ? There seems
something inherently unfair in the notion that men and women should be
treated differently for the same crime. One of the reasons I look
forward to the re-introduction of capital punishment is to see the
wriggling there will be about this.

--

Nick Buckle
"I don't believe virginity
is as common as it used to be"

[Andy Chaplin]

In article <32acc9fe...@news.u-net.com>, Nick Buckle
<nbu...@morrisst.u-net.com> writes
<snip>

>
> One of the reasons I look
>forward to the re-introduction of capital punishment is to see the
>wriggling there will be about this.
>
>

Hi there Nick,

I think you might be looking forward to this for quite some time. Even
Michael Howard wouldn't get that one though. ;o)

Best Wishes
--
Andy Chaplin

Turnpike evaluation. For information, see http://www.turnpike.com/

[Nick Buckle]

Andy Chaplin <an...@hedonisia.demon.co.uk> wrote:

>In article <32acc9fe...@news.u-net.com>, Nick Buckle
><nbu...@morrisst.u-net.com> writes
><snip>
>>
>> One of the reasons I look
>>forward to the re-introduction of capital punishment is to see the
>>wriggling there will be about this.
>>
>>
>Hi there Nick,
>
>I think you might be looking forward to this for quite some time. Even
>Michael Howard wouldn't get that one though. ;o)
>
>Best Wishes
>--
>Andy Chaplin

Andy

The times they are a changin'
(TM Bob Dylan)

Best wishes to you.

[Scrypt]

MF:

An extremely useful list (for my purposes, at least). Thanks so much for
posting it.

All the best,

Scrypt

[miss fruity]

Just another interesting fact for the Ruth Ellis Case, I used to live in
the same house she was born in
at Rhyl North Wales. Thought you may like to know that, well I found it
interesting.

[Mrs. S.C. Presland]

Nick Buckle (nbu...@morrisst.u-net.com) wrote:
: Why do you think that they stopped hanging women ? There seems

: something inherently unfair in the notion that men and women should be

: treated differently for the same crime. One of the reasons I look

: forward to the re-introduction of capital punishment is to see the
: wriggling there will be about this.

Hi Nick,
I seem to remember that there is *still* a difference in the treatment
of men and women who have commited the same crime...
I think there was some recent research (from memory only, I'm afraid)
that showed that women, on the whole, serve something like 18 months
to 2 years longer when sentenced to 'life'..

It's rather ironic to consider what sentences most of those executed
in the 20th century would have got these days..and..how long they would have
actually served..

TaTa
San