Mary Ann Britland [SEP] date of birth
Mary Ann Britland
Mary Ann Britland ("née" Hague, born 1847 – 9 August 1886) was an English serial killer. She was the first woman to be executed by hanging at Strangeways Prison in Manchester by James Berry.
Early life.
Mary Ann was born in 1847 in Bolton, Lancashire, the second eldest daughter of Joseph and Hannah (née Lees) Hague. She married Thomas Britland at St Michael's Church, Ashton-under-Lyne in 1866. They lived in a rented house at
was in a state of collapse and had to be heavily assisted to the gallows by two female wardens who held her on the trapdoors while James Berry prepared her for execution. Two male wardens then took the place of the female wardens. On signal from the executioner they quickly stepped back, the trap door released and Britland dropped. 
She was the first woman to be executed at Strangeways Prison in Manchester.
External links.
- Execution of Mary Ann Britland