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British murderer who escaped execution three times
John Henry George "Babbacombe" Lee (15 August 1864 – 19 March 1945) was an Englishman famous for surviving three attempts to hang him for murder. Born
John_Babbacombe_Lee
1971 studio album by Fairport Convention
"Babbacombe" Lee is a 1971 album by British folk rock group Fairport Convention, which tells the life story of John Babbacombe Lee, a Victorian-era alleged
"Babbacombe"_Lee
British table for the calculation of the length of rope to use in long-drop hangings
hangings. Following a series of failed hangings, including those of John Babbacombe Lee, a committee chaired by Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare was formed in
Official_Table_of_Drops
English folk rock group
Swarbrick, based on the life of John "Babbacombe" Lee, "the man they couldn't hang" and released with the title Babbacombe Lee (1971). The concept format, originally
Fairport_Convention
German criminal
boat was swept away in a storm, with all presumed lost at sea. John Babbacombe Lee Willie Francis "The Man They Couldn't Hang". The Sydney Morning Herald
Joseph_Samuel
Swarbrick, based on the life of John "Babbacombe" Lee, "the man they couldn't hang" and released with the title Babbacombe Lee (1971). These two albums were also
List of Fairport Convention members
List_of_Fairport_Convention_members
Execution survivor (1929–1947)
United States in 1947 Capital punishment in the United States John Babbacombe Lee Joseph Samuel Christa Pike "Court to Study Strange Case Of Willie Francis"
Willie_Francis
1912 Australian film
John Lee, or the Man They Could Not Hang is a 1912 Australian silent film based on a stage play about the true life story of John Babbacombe Lee. Its
The Life Story of John Lee, or The Man They Could Not Hang (1912 film)
The_Life_Story_of_John_Lee,_or_The_Man_They_Could_Not_Hang_(1912_film)
2026). "Gov. Lee delays execution of Tony Von Carruthers for one year after initial halt". WZTV. Retrieved May 21, 2026. Fiscus, Amanda Lee Myers and Kirsten
List_of_botched_executions
Parade: France) "Sickness & Diseases"/"Wizard of Worldly Game" – 1971 "John Lee"/"The Time Is Near" – February 1972 (Island) "The World Has Surely Lost Its
Fairport Convention discography
Fairport_Convention_discography
Historic cemetery in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
A. Lapham, author, scientist, and early American naturalist John "Babbacombe" Lee, famous for surviving three execution attempts. Nancy Oestreich Lurie
Forest_Home_Cemetery
1934 Australian film
Australian film directed by Raymond Longford about the life of John Babbacombe Lee, whose story had been filmed previously in 1912 and 1921. These silent
The Man They Could Not Hang (1934 film)
The_Man_They_Could_Not_Hang_(1934_film)
English folk-rock musician (1941–2016)
was a folk-rock opera album "Babbacombe" Lee, mostly written by Swarbrick (telling the true story of John Babbacombe Lee, a man convicted of murder and
Dave_Swarbrick
Topics referred to by the same term
union leader John Lee, African American criminal lynched in 1911 John Lee (priest) (died 1679), English Anglican priest John Babbacombe Lee (1864–1945), English
John_Lee
Prison in Devon, England
many executions. Of particular note is the attempted execution of John Babbacombe Lee in February 1885. Three attempts were made to carry out his execution
HM_Prison_Exeter
English executioner (1852–1913)
John Babbacombe Lee, known as "The Man They Couldn't Hang", in 1885. After three attempts, during which the trap door repeatedly failed to open, Lee's sentence
James_Berry_(executioner)
1921 film
Story of John Lee, or the Man They Could Not Hang is a 1921 Australian silent film based on the true life story of John "Babbacombe Lee. It is a remake
The Life Story of John Lee, or The Man They Could Not Hang (1921 film)
The_Life_Story_of_John_Lee,_or_The_Man_They_Could_Not_Hang_(1921_film)
English singer and songwriter (1951–2024)
the title role in a feature film based on the true story of John 'Babbacombe' Lee, an Englishman famous for surviving three attempts to hang him for
Steve_Harley
Non-fiction book
title of two different non-fiction books about the life story of John 'Babbacombe' Lee, the butler who was convicted of the murder of Emma Keyse, his elderly
The Man They Could Not Hang (book)
The_Man_They_Could_Not_Hang_(book)
John Babbacombe Lee by Claude E. Murrell. The newspaper Lloyd's Weekly had published Lee's story, contributing to the re-opening of the case and Lee's release
The Man They Could Not Hang (play)
The_Man_They_Could_Not_Hang_(play)
People with the surname Lee (English)
Brantford, Ontario John 'Babbacombe' Lee (1864–1945), English murderer John C. H. Lee (1887–1958), U.S. Army General J. J. Lee (born 1942), Irish historian
List of people with the English surname Lee
List_of_people_with_the_English_surname_Lee
British actor (1938–2019)
Theatre The Fisherman TV series, 1 episode 1975 2nd House John Henry 'Babbacombe' Lee TV series, 1 episode 1975 The Fight Against Slavery William Knibbe
Bryan_Marshall
English musician (born 1950)
dulcimer. He began song writing on the next two albums Angel Delight and "Babbacombe" Lee (both 1971). "Breakfast in Mayfair" on the latter was his first solo
Simon_Nicol
Fabrizio De André – Storia di un impiegato (1973) Fairport Convention – Babbacombe Lee (1971) Falling Up – Fangs! (2009) Fantômas – Suspended Animation (2005)
List_of_concept_albums
Prison in Dorset, England
Chubby Brown Tom Clarke John Daly Michael Davitt George Edalji John Babbacombe Lee Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Charles Wells Irving Ampofo Adjei "Portland
HM_Prison_Portland
English singer and folklorist
Singing The Fishing – A Radio Ballad, Argo Records (UK) LP, 1967 "Babbacombe" Lee by Fairport Convention (1971), Island Records: Narration and arrangement
A._L._Lloyd
English musician, songwriter and record producer (born 1947)
for which Pegg received his first writing credit. On the next album Babbacombe Lee, a folk-rock opera masterminded by Swarbrick, he played a much greater
Dave_Pegg
1973 studio album by Fairport Convention
Genre British folk rock Labels Island (UK) A&M (US) Producer Trevor Lucas Fairport Convention chronology "Babbacombe" Lee (1971) Rosie (1973) Nine (1973)
Rosie (Fairport Convention album)
Rosie_(Fairport_Convention_album)
1971 studio album by Fairport Convention
Label Island Producers Fairport Convention & John Wood Fairport Convention chronology Full House (1970) Angel Delight (1971) "Babbacombe" Lee (1971)
Angel_Delight_(album)
Mid-Price album series released by Island Records
Fairport Convention: Rosie, 8/1992 IMCD 153 – Fairport Convention: Babbacombe Lee, 8/1992 IMCD 154 – Fairport Convention: Nine, 8/1992 IMCD 155 – Fairport
Island_Masters
Town in Hertfordshire, England
also many other small factories. Fairport Convention's 1971 album "Babbacombe" Lee was inspired by an old newspaper story that fiddle player Dave Swarbrick
Ware,_Hertfordshire
in Your Hands 1996 Poetic Justice Harley, Hugh Nicholson Theme from "Babbacombe Lee" 1989 B-side of "When I'm with You" Harley This Old Man 2010 Stranger
List of songs recorded by Steve Harley
List_of_songs_recorded_by_Steve_Harley
Topics referred to by the same term
to: John Babbacombe Lee, an Englishman also known as "The Man They Could Not Hang" The Man They Could Not Hang (play), a 1911 play based on Lee's life The
The Man They Could Not Hang (disambiguation)
The_Man_They_Could_Not_Hang_(disambiguation)
several attempts to hang John 'Babbacombe' Lee, sentenced for the murder of his employer Emma Keyse last year; Lee's sentence is commuted to life imprisonment
1885_in_the_United_Kingdom
1989 song by Steve Harley
track was from the forthcoming movie Babbacombe Lee. The film, based on the true story of John 'Babbacombe' Lee, who survived three attempts to hang him
When I'm with You (Steve Harley song)
When_I'm_with_You_(Steve_Harley_song)
Village in Devon, England
Waterford, Ireland – Le Pré-d'Auge and Les Monceaux, France John 'Babbacombe' Lee, known as "The Man They Couldn't Hang" was born in the village in 1864
Abbotskerswell
founded in England. 15 February – Emma Keyse is murdered and John 'Babbacombe' Lee is suspected. 26 February – Fenian dynamite campaign: A bomb explodes
1884_in_the_United_Kingdom
2003 studio album by Various Artists
vocal engineer, song notes Kathy Louvin – executive producer John "Babbacombe" Lee – engineer Luke Wooten – engineer, vocal engineer Jim Brady – vocal
Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers
Livin',_Lovin',_Losin':_Songs_of_the_Louvin_Brothers
Calendar year
fails after several attempts to hang John Babbacombe Lee, sentenced for the murder of his employer Emma Keyse; Lee's sentence is commuted to life imprisonment
1885
Music genre
Roses (Shirley Collins) 1971: Angel Delight (Fairport Convention) 1971: Babbacombe Lee (Fairport Convention) 1971: Bless the Weather John Martyn 1972: History
English folk music (1970–1979)
English_folk_music_(1970–1979)
Warrior Joe South – Joe South Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis Sing Hank Williams – Johnny Cash & Jerry Lee Lewis Joy of Cooking – Joy of Cooking Landfall –
1971_in_music
British documentary filmmaker and writer (born 1947)
craftsmen. He followed with the feature-length The Man They Couldn't Hang: Babbacombe Lee for the BBC with the folk-rock group Fairport Convention. In 1975 Kidel
Mark_Kidel
British folk festival roster
13 August Knacker's Yard Dan Ar Braz Fairport Convention Performing "Babbacombe Lee" The Home Service Saturday 14 August Captains Coco's Country Dance Band
Fairport's Cropredy Convention appearances
Fairport's_Cropredy_Convention_appearances
1985 song by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
1989 single "When I'm with You", where it was titled "The Theme from Babbacombe Lee". In a retrospective review of Yes You Can, Dave Thompson of AllMusic
Irresistible (Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel song)
Irresistible_(Steve_Harley_&_Cockney_Rebel_song)
British politician (1827–1904)
months' in prison. In 1885 he similarly saw commutation of John 'Babbacombe' Lee's death penalty to life imprisonment after his execution failed three
William_Harcourt_(politician)
(Island, 1969) Full House (Island, 1970) Angel Delight (Island, 1971) "Babbacombe" Lee (Island, 1971) Rosie (Island, 1973) Nine (A&M, 1973) Rising for the
Dave_Swarbrick_discography
Media personality
the play The Man They Could Not Hang, based on the life story of John Babbacombe Lee, including Lytton's 1912 version of the story. Sterry took the film
Arthur_W._Sterry
Could Not Hang (1934) – Australian drama film about the life of John Babbacombe Lee The Mighty Barnum (1934) – comedy biographical film about P.T. Barnum
List of films based on actual events (before 1940)
List_of_films_based_on_actual_events_(before_1940)
Municipal building in St Marychurch, Devon, England
Museum 1835-1984. John Blake Publishing. ISBN 978-1782199045. "John "Babbacombe" Lee". Devon Perspectives. Retrieved 30 December 2021. "St Marychurch Urban
St_Marychurch_Town_Hall
English actor
in Blackpool and Torquay, where he led the cast for three years at the Babbacombe Theatre. Slack's first appearance in pantomime at Birmingham Hippodrome
Matt_Slack
Association football club in England
this period the ground was shared with the team's remaining local rival Babbacombe. Both sides were playing in the same league, the Plymouth and District
Torquay_United_F.C.
Northern Irish singer (1935–1996)
with a small party of friends and family at an Italian restaurant in Babbacombe. Murray had two children from her marriage to Burgess, Julie (b. 1960)
Ruby_Murray
"I'm a Mortal Unlucky Old Chap" 5183. "The Stag-Hunting Ballad" 5184. "Babbacombe Lee" "Toll the Bell Sammy O" 5185. "Sheelicks" 5186. "no record" 5187. "The
List of folk songs by Roud number
List_of_folk_songs_by_Roud_number
Frampton Cotterell, Gloucestershire 1795 Methodist / URC Furrough Cross URC Babbacombe, Devon 1850 URC Glastonbury URC Glastonbury, Somerset 1662 URC Glenorchy
List of churches in the United Reformed Church
List_of_churches_in_the_United_Reformed_Church
incarnation of Torquay United was formed by the merger of Torquay Town and Babbacombe in 1921, Torquay Town striker Crad Evans was installed as the club's first
List of Torquay United F.C. managers
List_of_Torquay_United_F.C._managers
Record label discography
9175 – King Crimson: Islands, 1971 ILPS 9176 – Fairport Convention: "Babbacombe" Lee, 1971 ILPS 9177 – War: All Day Music, 1971 (catalogue number originally
Island_Records_discography
annexe to RAF Prestwick. RAF Babbacombe England Devon 1940 1945 No. 1 Aircrew Receiving Centre, originally and now Babbacombe Theatre. RAF Babdown Farm BF
List of former Royal Air Force stations
List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations
League (when they were known as Torquay Town) in 1912. After merging with Babbacombe and reverting to the name of Torquay United, the club won the Southern
List of Torquay United F.C. records and statistics
List_of_Torquay_United_F.C._records_and_statistics
British bus operating company
8 steam buses were working by Easter 1905 between St Marychurch and Babbacombe, but sold after trams started on 4 April 1907. Torquay Road Car took over
Devon_General
Long-distance footpath in England
of Brixham and the seaside towns of Goodrington, Paignton, Torquay and Babbacombe. The coast path then passes along the wooded cliffs above Labrador Bay
South_West_Coast_Path
British government recognitions
(Corton Denham, Dorset). Chief Shipwright Percy Andrew Ferenback, D/345722 (Babbacombe). Temporary Regulating Petty Officer Hubert George Field, D/M.40274. Temporary
1945_Birthday_Honours
4EU, UK". Retrieved 10 October 2016. "The Esplanade, Gosport PO12 1, UK to Lee-on-the-Solent, UK". Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2011. "The Titchfield
B roads in Zone 3 of the Great Britain numbering scheme
B_roads_in_Zone_3_of_the_Great_Britain_numbering_scheme
History of English town
families: the Mallocks who owned the Cockington region, the Carys who owned Babbacombe, St Marychurch and the old monastery at Torre Abbey, and the Palk family
History_of_Torquay
Diocese of the Church of England
John)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018. "The Benefice of Babbacombe (All Saints)". www.crockford.org.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2018. "The Benefice
Diocese_of_Exeter
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BABBACOMBE LEE
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Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval female personal name, Lece, a short form of Lettice (Latin Laetitia, meaning ‘happiness’, ‘gaiety’).English : variant of Lees.
Male
Finnish
Finnish form of Greek Leui, LEEVI means "adhesion, joined to" or "crown, garland."
Surname or Lastname
Dutch
Dutch : status name for a feudal tenant or vassal, leenman. Compare Lehmann 1.English : variant of Leaman.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Leake.Dutch (de Leek) : nickname for an uneducated or ignorant person, from Dutch leek ‘layman’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from the city in West Yorkshire, or the place in Kent. The former is of British origin, appearing in Bede in the form Loidis ‘People of the LÄt’, (LÄt being an earlier name of the river Aire, meaning ‘the violent one’). Loidis was originally a district name, but was subsequently restricted to the city. The Kentish place name may be from an Old English stream name hlÌ„de ‘loud, rushing stream’.Daniel Leeds (1652–1720) was born in England, probably in Nottinghamshire, and emigrated to America with his father, Thomas, some time in the third quarter of the 17th century. The family settled in Shrewsbury, NJ, in 1677. Daniel made almanacs and was surveyor general of the Province of West Jersey in 1682. He was married four times and had numerous children.
Female
Hindi/Indian
Variant spelling of Hindi Leelavathi, LEELAWATI means "free will of God."
Surname or Lastname
English and Dutch
English and Dutch : variant of Leeman.
Female
Hebrew
(לִיבָּ×) Variant spelling of Hebrew Liba, LEEBA means "heart." Compare with another form of Leeba.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow or a patch of arable land, Middle English lee, lea, from Old English lēa, dative case (used after a preposition) of lēah, which originally meant ‘wood’ or ‘glade’.English : habitational name from any of the many places named with Old English lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’, as for example Lee in Buckinghamshire, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, and Shropshire, and Lea in Cheshire, Derbyshire, Herefordshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, and Wiltshire.Irish : reduced Americanized form of Ó Laoidhigh ‘descendant of Laoidheach’, a personal name derived from laoidh ‘poem’, ‘song’ (originally a byname for a poet).Americanized spelling of Norwegian Li or Lie.Chinese : variant of Li 1.Chinese : variant of Li 2.Chinese : variant of Li 3.Korean : variant of Yi.Lee is a prominent VA family name brought over in 1641 by Richard Lee (d. 1664), a VA planter and legislator. His great-grandsons included the brothers Arthur, Francis L., Richard Henry, and William Lee, all prominent American Revolution legislators and diplomats.
Female
Hebrew
(ש×ִיר-לִי) Hebrew name SHIR-LEE means "song is mine."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a watercourse or road junction, Old English gelǣt, or a habitational name from Leat in Devon, or The Leete in Essex, named with this element.
Female
Hebrew
(×ï‹×¨-לִי) Hebrew name OR-LEE means "light is mine."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Northamptonshire)
English (chiefly Northamptonshire) : metronymic from Leece 1.
Female
Finnish
 Short form of Finnish Matleena, LEENA means "of Magdala." Compare with other forms of Leena.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : topographic name from Middle English lees ‘fields’, ‘arable land’, plural of lee (see Lee), or from Middle English lese ‘pasture’, ‘meadow’ (Old English lǣs).English : habitational name from Leece or Lees in Lancashire, or Leese in Cheshire, all named from Old English lēas ‘woodland clearings’ (plural of lēah), or from Leece in Cumbria, which was probably named with a Celtic word, lïss ‘hall’, ‘court’, ‘the principal house in a district’.English : variant spelling of Leece 1.Scottish : reduced form of Gillies.Scottish and Irish : reduced and altered form of McLeish.Dutch : variant of Leys.
Female
Yiddish
(לִיבָּ×) Variant spelling of Yiddish Liba, LEEBA means "love." Compare with another form of Leeba.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably a habitational name from ‘The Leen’ (earlier Leon, ‘at the streams’) in Hereford or the Leen river in Nottinghamshire. Both are derived from a Celtic root verb lei- ‘flow’ (for example as in Welsh lliant ‘stream’).English : variant spelling of Lean.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Lisa, LEESA means "God is my oath."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Leet.An early American bearer of this name was one of the founders of Guilford, CT. William Leete (c. 1613–83), a colonial governor of New Haven colony and CT, was born at Dodington, Huntingtonshire, England. He converted to Puritanism and sailed for America to escape persecution in May 1639.
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Devon)
English (chiefly Devon) : probably from a Middle English nickname, bab(e) ‘baby’, but possibly from the female personal name Babb(e), a pet form of Barbara (see Barbary), or the Old English personal name Babba, found in several place names, including Babbacombe in Devon and Babington in Somerset.Variant of German Bobb (see Bob).
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