Ursula Lofthouse

Ursula Lofthouse (née Johnson, d. 6 April 1835) was a convicted mariticide and the last woman to be publicly executed in Yorkshire.

Life Lofthouse and her husband Robert were married in 1832 at St. Andrew's Church in Kirkby Malzeard, North Yorkshire. They lived in the village of Dallowgill where Robert worked as a clog and pattern maker. She told the chemist that she was buying it for a neighbour. Just before he died, Robert complained of stomach pains and vomited.

A post-mortem examination of his body was conducted at the Shoulder of Mutton Inn, which found that a small portion of arsenic was present in his stomach, with the jury finding that "the deceased was feloniously and traitorously poisoned by his wife, Ursula Lofthouse." with her execution attended by about 2,000 spectators.