In the pamphlet

In the records

One of the two men who carried out the murder, hired by George Strangwidge. He was exposed when Robert Priddis was questioned. He was arrested at his own wedding celebrations, the day after the murder, and taken to prison. Executed at Barnstaple.
His marriage is recorded in the St Andrew Parish Register, Plymouth (marriages), held at The Box — shown alongside William Page’s burial entry in the same register. Also recorded in the Barnstaple Parish Register (burials), held at North Devon Records Office.

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