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John Sparshott
Born
John Spershott

c. 1816
Mid Lavant, Sussex, England
Died22 August 1835
Horsham, Sussex
Cause of deathHanging

Background

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John Spershott's immediate family members were all born in Mid Lavant. His parents were John Spershott, a miller,[nb 1] and Susanna "Susan" Bealer, of Mid Lavant, Sussex.[1][nb 2]

John Spershott was baptised on 22 December 1816, at Mid Lavant,..[1] He had five siblings: George, Mary Ann, Caplin, Maria and Charlotte.[nb 3]

Sparshott was literate.[2]

Crime

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Sparshott was accused of, indicted for, and condemned for, sodomy.[2]

Notes

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  1. ^ John Spershott (Mid Lavant 1778 – Mid Lavant 1838)
  2. ^ Susanna Bealer or Beater (Mid Lavant 1782 – Westhampnett 1849). GRO index: Deaths Mar 1849 Spershott Susanna Westhampnett 7 425. Buried Mid Lavant 21 March 1849 (FHL film no. 1041548#2). Married John Spershott at Westhampnett 7 April 1801 (FHL film no. 2186968).
  3. ^ George Spershott (born 1802), Mary Ann who emigrated to USA (9 March 1804 – 19 May 1850), Caplin (born 1807), Maria (born 1809), and Charlotte 1814–1855)

References

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  1. ^ a b West Sussex Church of England Births and Baptisms. Mid Lavant. 1813-1920. West Sussex, England: Church of England. 1816. p. 4. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
  2. ^ a b England and Wales criminal registers, Sussex 1835. Sussex, England: H.M. Government. 1835. p. 338. Retrieved 25 August 2023. Offence: sodomy
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