Felons of Hamilton,Haldimand and Brant

Copyrighted 2000 by John D. Ayre Simcoe Ontario, Indexed 2002 by Eric Marsh

Public Executions 1828 to 1859 

The following names were extracted from the book, along with a few cryptic remarks. If you find your surname you should request the book through interlibrary loan (usually very inexpensive) or purchase a copy from the Brant County Museum-in-the-Square.

Name	Comments	Pages
Michael Vincent	Executed in Hamiltom in 1828 for the Murder of His Wife	1 thru 6
Christopher Alexander Hagerman	Judge at Trial of Micheal Vincent	1 thru 6
John Rolph	Counsel for Micheal Vincent	1 thur 6
John Beverly Robinson	Attorney General of Upper Canada and Prosecutor of Micheal Vincent	1 thru 6
Dr. William Case	Witness for the Coroner	1 thru 6
John Blowes	Executed in Haldimand County in 1855 for the Murder of John Nelles	7 thru 14
George King	Executed in Haldimand County in 1855 for the Murder of John Nelles	7 thru 14
William Bryson	Convicted of Murder in Haldimand County in 1855, sentenced to Hang, Commuted to Life	7 thru 14
John Hamilton Nelles	Murdered near Cayuga 1854	7 thru 14
Mrs Augustine Nelles	Wife of John Nelles	7 thru 14
Lucy Humphrey	Sister of Mrs Nelles	7 thru 14
George Gibson	InnKeeper in Cayuga	7 thru 14
William Ewart	County Constable	7 thru 14
Justice Archibald MacLean	Judge	7 thru 14
Richard Martin QC	Prosecutor	7 thru 14
Mr Start	Counsel for the Defence	7 thru 14
Thomas Graham	InnKeeper, Witness for the Prosecution	7 thru 14
Sheriff Martin	Oversaw Execution	7 thru 14
Mr Harcourt	Executioner	7 thru 14
Richard Over	Executed in Brant County in 1859 for the Murder of Lancelot Adams	15 thru 18
John Moore	Executed in Brant County in 1859 for the Murder of Lancelot Adams	15 thru 18
Lancelot Adams	Murdered in 1859	15 thru 18
Joseph A. Armstrong	Turned Crown Witness and recieved Life sentence	15 thru 18
George Robinson VanNorman QC	Prosecutor	15 thru 18
Chief Justice William Henry Draper	Presiding Judge	15 thru 18
Sheriff Smith	Oversaw Execution	15 thru 18
John Mitchell (aka John Meehan)	Executed in Hamilton in 1859 for the Murder of Spouse Eliza Webb	21 thru 24
Eliza Webb	Spouse of John Mitchell Murder Victim	21 thru 24

 

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