British Executions

William Fish

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: murder

Date Of Execution: 14 Aug 1876

Crime Location: 162 Moss Street, Blackburn

Execution Place: Liverpool

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

Source: http://web.archive.org/web/20070624062456/http://www.fred.net/jefalvey/execute.h

William Fish was convicted of the murder of 7-year-old Emily Holland and sentenced to death.

He raped and murdered her on 28 March 1876 after which he dismembered her body. 

see Stamford Mercury - Friday 21 April 1876

see National Library of Scotland