<Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> George Johnston Ellis (1950--1955) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <P> Ruth Ellis (9 October 1926--13 July 1955) was a British model and nightclub hostess . She was the last woman to be hanged in the United Kingdom, after being convicted of the murder of her lover, David Blakely . </P> <P> During her childhood, her family moved from Rhyl, to Basingstoke and, in 1941, to Hampstead in London . Then, in her teens, Ellis entered the world of London nightclub hostessing, which led to a chaotic life that included various relationships with men . One of these was with David Blakely, a racing driver engaged to another woman . </P>

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