William Fairall
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William Fairall
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William Fairall (c.1722–1749) was an English outlaw, highwayman, smuggler and senior member of the Hawkhurst Gang, a notorious gang of smugglers based in Kent and Sussex. He was baptised in Goudhurst on 3 March 1722, the son of Roger and Mary Fairall, but later orphaned. Fairall was so notorious for his brutal courage "it was not considered safe to offend him". He became Thomas Kingsmill's second-in-command. In 1747, he was apprehended for smuggling in Sussex and sent for trial by James Butler E
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English outlaw
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