Luke Thomas Morgrave

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: highway robbery

Date Of Execution: 24 Aug 1780

Crime Location:

Execution Place: Gallows Hill, Ware Road, Hertford

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/herts.html

Thursday, 17 (or 24) August 1780 (Sussex Weekly Advertiser)

Luke Thomas Morgrave (otherwise Morgan) found guilty of the highway robbery of Thomas Shirley in the parish of Tring on 7^th April 1780: robbing him of a purse (valued at 1d), 5 gold guineas and 2 gold half guineas. Both executed.

Sussex Weekly Advertiser of 28^th August reports execution on Thursday last.