Hi again Trevor, Also found this page: http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk/execution-content.php?key=2914 which had the newspaper account listed below as well as the place of execution (Dryburn) and method (hanging). *Monday, 15 August 1803 (Newcastle Chronicle)* *John Moses* of Durham City, guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Benjamin Jackson on 10^th July 1803: stealing therefrom 70 yards of muslin (valued at £10), 7 cotton neck handkerchiefs (valued at 10/-), 20 pocket handkerchiefs (valued at £1) 5 pairs of cotton stockings (valued at 7/6), 20 pieces of printed cotton (valued at £100) and a harden wrapper (valued at 1/-). Trudi Barr, British Columbia, Canada

GENUKI information quoted by Trudi is almost word for word what is in Sykes' "Local Records", which ad already been suggested as a possible source. Dryburn was often the site of public executions in Durham before the present Gaol was built. It is about half a mile from the town centre and from the site of the original Durham Gaol, at the top of Saddler Street. The gaol itself would have been in the parish of either St Mary le Bow or St Nicholas, so perhaps their churchyards could be considered, although those executed were probably not buried in consecrated ground at all. It is quite possible that some piece of land in Dryburn, close to the gallows may have been used. Incidentally, Dryburn is now the site of the University Hospital of North Durham (fitting?) and within yards of Durham County Hall, wherein Durham County Record Office is situated. Geoff Nicholson -----Original Message----- From: Trudi Barr via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> To: northumbria <northumbria@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 3:40 Subject: [NMB] Execution Records Hi again Trevor, Also found this page: http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk/execution-content.php?key=2914 which had the newspaper account listed below as well as the place of execution (Dryburn) and method (hanging). *Monday, 15 August 1803 (Newcastle Chronicle)* *John Moses* of Durham City, guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Benjamin Jackson on 10^th July 1803: stealing therefrom 70 yards of muslin (valued at £10), 7 cotton neck handkerchiefs (valued at 10/-), 20 pocket handkerchiefs (valued at £1) 5 pairs of cotton stockings (valued at 7/6), 20 pieces of printed cotton (valued at £100) and a harden wrapper (valued at 1/-). Trudi Barr, British Columbia, Canada .. Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please introduce yourself at the top of every post. The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Many thanks for locating that source, Trudi. It's a pretty brutal punishment, eh? Trevor. On Thursday, September 4, 2014, Trudi Barr via <northumbria@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi again Trevor, > > Also found this page: > http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk/execution-content.php?key=2914 > which had the newspaper account listed below as well as the place of > execution (Dryburn) and method (hanging). > > *Monday, 15 August 1803 (Newcastle Chronicle)* > > *John Moses* of Durham City, guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house > of Benjamin Jackson on 10^th July 1803: stealing therefrom 70 yards of > muslin (valued at £10), 7 cotton neck handkerchiefs (valued at 10/-), 20 > pocket handkerchiefs (valued at £1) 5 pairs of cotton stockings (valued > at 7/6), 20 pieces of printed cotton (valued at £100) and a harden > wrapper (valued at 1/-). > > Trudi Barr, British Columbia, Canada > > .. > Please quote the minimum necessary to put your reply on context. Please > introduce yourself at the top of every post. > > The NORTHUMBRIA FAQ page is located at > http://www.bpears.org.uk/NorthumbriaFAQ/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORTHUMBRIA-request@rootsweb.com <javascript:;> with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >