John Brown, for breaking into a house at Fenham; James Greenwood, for breaking into a shop at North Sunderland; and George Bolton, for horse stealing, were executed at Morpeth. The execution of three criminals at one time, drew an immense multitude of spectators. Brown was born at Winlaton in the county of Durham, and left a widow and six children. Greenwood left a widow and three children, Bolton was born at Usworth in the county of Durham and had lived as a servant with several people at North Shields.
Extract from: John Sykes, Historical register of remarkable events, 1833
Co-Curate is a project which brings together online collections, museums, universities, schools
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Co-Curate
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community-based collections and archives through innovative collaborative approaches using
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