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Roman Catholic Martyrs connected with Essex During the Reformation period following the establishment of the Church of England about 500 people following the Roman Catholic faith were put to death. Many others were persecuted, forced to flee to France or Spain or made to convert to the new Church and deny the authority of the Pope. The below list covers some of the prominent martyrs from this period who lived or worked in Essex. The most prominent for the Dengie Hundred area is Thomas Abel who was the Rector of Bradwell on Sea. His story is told more fully on the Thomas Abell pages of this web site. For details of the lives of the others visit and then search the Catholic Encyclopedia Date of Death Place of Death Name of Martyr 1535 Tyburn John Houghton 1535 Tyburn John Haile 1537 York John Rochester 1539 Colchester John Beche 1540 Tower of London Thomas Abel 1541 Tower of London Margaret Pole - Countess of Salisbury 1542 Chelmsford Dr James Maylett 1545 Tyburn John Larke 1561 Tower of London Sir Edward Waldegrave 1582 Chelmsford John Payne 1582 Tyburn Robert Johnston 1591 Fleet Street, London Montford Scott 1597 Tower of London William Shelley 1600 St Thomas waterings John Rigby 1601 Tyburn Anne Lyne 1606 Tower of London Nicholas Owen 1612 Tyburn William Scott 1628 Lancaster Edward Arrowsmith 1678 Tyburn Thomas Whitbread 1678 Newgate Edward Mico 1683 Tower of London Baron William Petre In the Timeof King Charles ll the below men were concicted of being Recustants Thomas Butler of Bradwell on Sea Daniel Elmore and Johannes Thurston of Tillingham
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