Age: 33
Sex: male
Crime: murder
Date Of Execution: 22 Jul 1919
Crime Location: 22 Prince Albert Street, Blackburn, Lancashire
Execution Place: Liverpool
Method: hanging
Executioner: John Ellis
Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/
John Crossland was convicted of the murder of his 35-year-old wife Ellen Crossland and sentenced to death.
He killed her at 22 Prince Albert Street, Blackburn on 8 May 1919.
see National Archives - ASSI 52/287, HO 144/1532/385628
see Gloucester Journal - Saturday 26 July 1919
see Illustrated Police News - Thursday 15 May 1919
see National Library of Scotland
see Homicide 1919
