john scadden

25 March 1759 - 28 March 1795

 John SCADDEn, son of John SCADDING and Hannah Catherine BARNES, was born on 25 March 1759 in Symondsbury. He married Mary WARREN on 20 May 1777 in Symondsbury. In 1795 he was a Cordwainer. He died in 1795 in Dorchester Gaol, Dorchester, Dorset, UK. Hanged in Dorchester Gaol for stealing a bolt of cloth. "Western Flying Post, or Sherborne and Yeovil Mercury", for Monday, March 16, 1795. "At Dorchester assizes, which began on Wednesday last, four prisoners were capitally convicted, and received sentence of death.... " [including] "...John Scadding and Samuel Foster, for burglary in the house of Mrs. Kellaway of Evershot [ of which an account was given in our last paper]:- Thomas Foster, the other person concerned, was admitted King's evidence- John Mitten for stealing a silver watch, value 40s., the property of Jacob Durnford, is to be transported for seven years. " The Grace Kellaway that John Scadding robbed was a Grace Wallis of Evershot Parish. She married Thomas Kellaway in Evershot in 1784. He died about three years later aged about 40 years. 'John, son of John and Catherine Skadding Hannah' Charged: March 9th 1795. Sent for trial by Sir W. Oglander. Brought to prison March 9th. Jno Scadding, Chideock, shoemaker, married, age 34, size 5'6', hair dark brown, eyes grey, short smooth face, broad at the eyes, taper towards the chin. Nose sharp at the top. Lusty. Tried for burglary before Sir F. Buller Bart. Lent 1795 Assizes. Guilty. Executed March 28th 1795. Accomplices Thomas Foster, Broadwindsor, tailor, single, 23 Admitted evidence. Samuel Foster, Broadwindsor, tailor, single, 22, Guilty, death. Reprieved: to be transported for life. Put on board hulk in Langston, 30th August.

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