Age: unknown
Sex: male
Crime: stealing sheep
Date Of Execution: 26 Jul 1799
Execution Place: Chelmsford
Method: hanging
Executioner: unknown
Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/essex.html
Friday, 26 July 1799
Stephen Richardson, aged 21, found guilty on an indictment for stealing 1 sheep (valued at £1.10/-), the property of William Cockerton, in the parish of Rayleigh on 9th November 1798.