Age: unknown
Sex: male
Crime: house breaking
Date Of Execution: 11 Aug 1797
Execution Place: Chelmsford
Method: hanging
Executioner: unknown
Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/essex.html
Friday, 11 August 1797
Edward Sewell, the elder, found guilty on an indictment for breaking into the dwelling house of Thomas Cooper in the parish of Langenhoe on 27th December 1796: stealing therefrom goods and bank notes with a total value of £312.4.5d.