Cyprus mutiny and his last three companions arrived there. The mutineers were tried in London and two of them, George James Davis and William Watts, were hanged in that city at Execution Dock on 16 December 1830, the last men hanged for piracy in Britain. Swallow, and two others, were returned to Hobart, where another one named James Camm was hanged. Swallow died at the British maximum security facility of Port Arthur. The mutiny is the subject of the Australian folk song "Cyprus Brig". Simon Barnard’s book "Gaolbird: The True Story of William Swallow, Convict and Pirate", is a fictionalised account of
David George Watts Titchfield History Society. Watts died on 14 October 2016. He was buried at the Woodland Cemetery, Eling, alongside his wife. A memorial service was held afterwards at St Peter's church. His work may be read in the "Victoria County History". He was survived by his children, Peter and Annie. David George Watts David George Watts (14 May 1931 - 14 October 2016), known as George Watts, was an English local historian closely associated with the work of the "Victoria County History" (VCH) and the history of Titchfield, Hampshire. David George Watts was born in the Old Inn House, West Street,