I cannot find official record for the execution of John Moses at Dryburn in 1803. I have searched Ancestry, Familysearch, Durham Records Online but cannot find a record (which doesn't mean to say that there isn't one - just that I haven't found it!) I have a footnote reference to his execution in An historical, topographical and descriptive view of the county palatine of Durham, by E. Mackenzie and [continued by] M. Ross: Volume 2. I'm sure there must be an official record - county, legal, national, etc - but I just don't know where to look. Any suggestions? BTW - that book is a free download from Google Books. Trevor (Melbourne)

Hi Trevor The person I believe to have been my late husband's 3xgreat grandfather, a William Currie of Alnwick, was hanged at Morpeth in 1822 for highway robbery and his body, along with that of his accomplice, was taken back to Alnwick and they were both buried "in one grave behind the church about four o'clock on Thursday morning". This burial is not mentioned in the parish records, presumably as it was outside the church grounds. Most of the references to the robbery, and the subsequent execution and disposal of the bodies, are contained in local newspapers of the time. Perhaps that is where you should be looking. There are various websites where you can look at old newspapers (British Newspaper Archive, etc) and you may find some of them on Ancestry or Find my Past. The information on William came from the Newcastle Courant and the Berwick Advertiser. Perhaps John's execution would have been mentioned in the Newcastle Courant. I'm not sure whether libraries in Australia would have these, but, if you can access them somehow, you might also like to look at some of the historical record books (laid out in datal order like diaries) such as John Sykes' Local Records (Local Records; or Historical Register of Remarkable Events in Northumberland, Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Berwick upon Tweed), or the Local Historian's Table Book of Remarkable Occurrences, Historical Division, by M.A. Richardson. Both of these publications contained details of William Currie's crime and punishment. Hope this helps. Cheers Pat ======================== Mrs Pat Pierpoint Publicity Officer - NDFHS Email: pat@patpierpoint.co.uk or publicity@ndfhs.org ======================== > -----Original Message----- > From: northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:northumbria-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Trevor via > Sent: 03 September 2014 05:13 > To: ROOTSWEB: Northumbria > Subject: [NMB] Execution records > > I cannot find official record for the execution of John Moses > at Dryburn in > 1803. I have searched Ancestry, Familysearch, Durham Records > Online but > cannot find a record (which doesn't mean to say that there > isn't one - just > that I haven't found it!) > > I have a footnote reference to his execution in An historical, > topographical and descriptive view of the county palatine of > Durham, by E. > Mackenzie and [continued by] M. Ross: Volume 2. > > I'm sure there must be an official record - county, legal, > national, etc - > but I just don't know where to look. Any suggestions? > > BTW - that book is a free download from Google Books. > > Trevor > (Melbourne) > .. > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. SPAMfighter has removed 15959 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len Do you have a slow PC? Try a Free scan http://www.spamfighter.com/SLOW-PCfighter?cid=sigen --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com

Newcastle Courant Aug 13 1803 Before the judges left Durham, they were pleased to reprieve James ALLAN (the piper), and Thomas DAVISON condemned for horse stealing and burglary. John MOSES, for a robbery in the house and shop of Benjamin JACKSON of Barnardcastle, was left for execution Newcastle Courant Aug 20 1803 On Monday last, John MOSES was executed at Durham, pursuant to his sentence at the assizes, for a burglary at Barnardcastle Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 03/09/2014 05:13, Trevor via wrote: > I cannot find official record for the execution of John Moses at Dryburn in > 1803. I have searched Ancestry, Familysearch, Durham Records Online but > cannot find a record (which doesn't mean to say that there isn't one - just > that I haven't found it!) >