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| His Parents: | Her Parents: | ||
| William ELLIOT | John SEWELL | ||
| Mary STOKES | Sarah | ||
| Joseph ELLIOT | Martha SEWELL | ||
| Married 29/09/1737 Radclive, Bucks | |||
| Bd | 1713 Lillingstone Dayrell, Bucks | Bd | 05/06/1705 Luffield Abbey |
| Bp | Bp | ||
| Dd | 17th March 1749 Northampton Racecourse - by execution | Dd | |
| Bur | 18/03/1749 Lillingstone Dayrell | Bur | |
| Occ | Occ | ||
| Their Children: | |||
| Sarah | Bp | 07/12/1737 Silverstone | |
| John | Bd | 10/03/1748 Luffield Abbey? | |
| William | Bp | "of Luffield Abbey" | |
Joseph Elliot was executed on 17th March 1749 for highway robbery. This is alluded to in the book "Old Oak" - see also Elizabeth Elliot his granddaughter. Records of the trial have not been found but there are a couple of newspaper reports from the Northampton Mercury which are quoted below.
Firstly on March 6th 1749:
On Thurfday laft ended our Affizes, when the three following Perfons received Sentence of Death, viz. Jofeph Elliott, and William Lamb, for a Robbery on the Highway; and John Parker, for Houfe breaking: But the Latter was afterwards repriev'd. Alice Blifs, and Robert Cook, were fentenc'd to be tranfported for feven Years; Elizabeth Glen, Patience Teller, and Ann Hamilton, otherwife Hughes, to be publickly whipp'd; and Robert Wingrave to be privately whipp'd.
Secondly on March 20th 1749:
On Friday laft Jofeph Elliott and William Lamb were executed here, purfuant to their Sentence at our laft Affizes, for robbing Mr. Fifher of Denfhanger on the Highway.
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