Hi
Not directly related but it could be 2 stories muddled up -a Margaret
Catchpole fell in love with a William Laud.In 1797 she stole a horse and
rode 100 kms in 10 hours to be with Laud.She also escaped from jail to be
with him. In 1801 she was sent to New South Wales Australia where she was
eventually given a pardon .
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/6142/femhang.html-this lists the
females hanged in britian but no Margaret Catchpole.
Lynne
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kerry Prentice" <kerryprentice(a)btinternet.com>
To: <CATCHPOLE-UK-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2003 9:14 AM
Subject: [CATCHPOLE-UK] Fw: CATCHPOLE
----- Original Message -----
From: <WBDCRAGGS(a)aol.com>
To: <kerryprentice(a)btinternet.com>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 7:58 PM
Subject: CATCHPOLE
| Hi Kerry
| we have a CATCHPOLE in our tree and wonder if you have any info or there
is a
| link?
|
| MARGARET OSBORNE nee CATCHPOLE (b 1847 ?)married JAMES OSBORNE (b 1845)
and
| had EDWARD ROBERT OSBORNE born 16 sept 1863 living in SOHO.
|
| The family have always said that Margarets was the last woman to be hung
in
| Britian at Tyburn, for horse theft, but we have not been able to prove
this
| yet.
|
| Hoping we are in luck, happy hunting
| Bill Craggs
|
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