Sentenced to Death! (General)

by Burgum FHS , Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 10:59 (4471 days ago)

Can anyone help? I now live in Andorra and in Spain, which makes UK research beyond the Internet rather difficult!

In the Monthly Magazine and British Register V.9, published in 1800, page 407, is a list of news and activities for Herefordshire, Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire. It includes the following....

At Gloucester Assizes eight prisoners were convicted capitally, and sentenced to death; three of who were named Palmer, Parsons and Burgum, were left for execution. The two former have since been executed, the latter reprieved.

I failed to find a specific reference to this case during an online search of the National Archives. Eight prisoners capitally convicted, some executed, this must have been a high-profile case? Naturally I would like to know who Mr Burgum was, where he was from, what had he done and what became of him. Would this have been covered by the newspapers of the day?

Any suggestions or help very welcome.

Doug Burgum
(formerly of the Forest of Dean!)