Mackdowal, James
From AngloScottish
| Dates | 1734 | ||
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| Location | London | ||
| Vocation | Vagrant, highwayman | ||
| Place of Birth | Galloway | ||
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| Place of birth | Source | Old Bailey Online, OA17340211 |
Executed at Tybirn for highway robbery. 25 years old at the time of his death. Claimed to have been born to a respectable farming family, but began stealing while still young. Moved to London, apparently to avoid the farming lifestyle, and worked as a cattle-drover for a time, before travelling around fairs and markets with a rigged game of cup-and-ball. Subsequently moved on to career as a highwayman.
