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John Sparshott | |
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| Born | John Spershott c. 1816 Mid Lavant, Sussex, England |
| Died | 22 August 1835 Horsham, Sussex |
| Cause of death | Hanging |
Background
editJohn Spershott's immediate family members were all born in Mid Lavant. His parents were John Spershott, a miller,[nb 1] and Susanna "Susan" Bealer, of Mid Lavant, Sussex.[1][nb 2]
John Spershott was baptised on 22 December 1816, at Mid Lavant,..[1] He had five siblings: George, Mary Ann, Caplin, Maria and Charlotte.[nb 3]
Sparshott was literate.[2]
Crime
editSparshott was accused of, indicted for, and condemned for, sodomy.[2]
Notes
edit- ^ John Spershott (Mid Lavant 1778 – Mid Lavant 1838)
- ^ Susanna Bealer or Beater (Mid Lavant 1782 – Westhampnett 1849). GRO index: Deaths Mar 1849 Spershott Susanna Westhampnett 7 425. Buried Mid Lavant 21 March 1849 (FHL film no. 1041548#2). Married John Spershott at Westhampnett 7 April 1801 (FHL film no. 2186968).
- ^ George Spershott (born 1802), Mary Ann who emigrated to USA (9 March 1804 – 19 May 1850), Caplin (born 1807), Maria (born 1809), and Charlotte 1814–1855)
References
edit- ^ a b West Sussex Church of England Births and Baptisms. Mid Lavant. 1813-1920. West Sussex, England: Church of England. 1816. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ^ a b England and Wales criminal registers, Sussex 1835. Sussex, England: H.M. Government. 1835. p. 338. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
Offence: sodomy
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- ^ "English crime and execution broadsides: Full particulars of the crimes and execution of Richard Sheppard and John Sparshott". curiosity.lib.harvard.edu. Curiosity Collections. 1835. Retrieved 27 August 2023 – via Harvard Library.
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