Stewart, John

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Dates 1749
Location London
Vocation Sailor
Place of Birth Glasgow
Marriage
Issue
Place of birth Source Old Bailey Online, OA17490804

Executed at Tyburn for highway robbery. 24 years old at the time of his death. Apprenticed to a collier at 15, but fled after two years and joined the navy at London. Served on the ship 'Maidstone', but ceased sailing after she was sunk, and turned instead to a life of robbery.