Alice Glaston

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Alice Glaston (c. 1533 – 1544) was an 11-year-old English girl from Little Wenlock who may have been hanged in Much Wenlock, Shropshire, England, under the reign of Henry VIII. The evidence surrounding how Alice met her death is provided from a single source and open to interpretation. The Cambrian Journal dated 1861 provides a transcription of local parish registers written by the vicar of Much Wenlock, Sir Thomas Butler in the 1500's. This text includes a list of burials with dates, grouped by year, including the following written in the year 1544: "Here was buried John Dod of the parish of Little Wenlock, who was hanged here, as also Alice Glaston, 11 yrs of age, of the parish of Little Wenlock, and Wm. Harper, a tailor." This statement suggests Alice was buried on the same day as John Dod (who was hanged) and William Harper (a tailor). An entry further down on the same page doesn't mention Alice by name, but states "(new paragraph) 1546. 13 Apr. Three convicts buried; one a girl of...

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