William Marvell was an English executioner in the eighteenth century.
Marvell, a blacksmith by trade, [1] conducted hangings at Tyburn starting in 1715. He lost his job due to debt in November 1717, [2] and two years later he was convicted of theft after stealing "10 silk handkerchiefs." [3]
- ^ Abbott, Geoffrey. What a Way to Go (Macmillan, 2007), p. 195.
- ^ "Being hanged at Tyburn". capitalpunishmentuk.org. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
- ^ "Old Bailey Proceedings, fourteenth October 1719". oldbaileyonline.org. Retrieved 2010-11-23.