Cheshire 1735 - 1799
176 death sentences led to 48 confirmed executions and 1 possible one
There were no executions in the unlisted years
Session Name Crime Execution date
1736 - 2 executions
W  21 April  Hugh Moss &           Housebreaking &      S   8 May 
" William Hawthorn          murder of Margaret Lowe   S   8 May 
Both hanged in chains on Ettley Heath
1739 - 2 executions
Spring     James Moss           Burglary             S  12 May 
" James Taylor         Highway robbery      S  12 May 
1740 - 1 execution
W   9 April  Samuel Wakefield   Horse theft S  26 April 
1743 - 1 execution
F    8 April  Thomas Dutton            Burglary             S  30 April 
1744 - 1 execution
F  10 Aug  John Handley   Sheep theft S  1 September
1745 - 1 execution
W   3 April  John Woolmer           Utter false money    S  20 April 
1750 - 2 executions
M    3 September  Garrett Delaney & Robbed and murdered    S  22 September
" Edward Johnson      Bryan Molloy     S  22 September
Both hanged in chains at Great Saughall
1752 - 2 confirmed executions, plus 1 possible one
S    4 April  Richard Stanley (Handel) Burglary             Eo S 16 May 
" Edward M'Canelly      Burglary             S 25 April 
" Henry Morgan          Burglary             S 25 April 
1754 - 1 execution
S  13 April  Charles Potts        Murder               F  19 April 
1755 - 1 execution
S    5 April  Sarah Dean           Murder               F  11 April 
                
1757 - 1 execution
Autumn     Peter Betterley      Burglary             S  24 September
1763 - 1 execution
F     8 April Mary Heald           P/T murder husband, Samuel                S  23 April 
Burned at the stake
1765 - 1 execution
Th  11 April  James Beard   Highway robbery      S   4 May  
1766 - 1 execution
Tu 18 Mar  Th Adams             Burglary             S  12 April 
1767 - 1 execution
S  18 April  Mary Newton          Murder of a child S    8 August 
1769 - 3 executions
F  31 March  Thomas Price         Burglary             S  22 April
" Joseph Wheelock     Burglary             S  22 April  
" William Wheelock jr   Burglary             S  22 April
1770 - 1 execution
W  25 July  Thomas Southwood         Burglary             S  18 August 
1771 - 2 executions
S     6 April  Timothy Orrell          Stole from cart      S   4 May  
W  21 Aug  Jn Chapman           Pick pocket          S   7 September
1774 - 2 executions
Tu  23 Aug Elizabeth  Hyne            Murder her male bastard       M  29 August 
" Thomas Silitoe          Privately stealing     S   10 September
1776 - 1 execution
Tu    9 April  James Knight           Burglary             S   4 May 
1777 - 1 execution
Th   3 April  Samuel Thoday           Murder of Ann Smith  Th 10 April  
Hanged in chains on Congleton Heath
1778 - 1 execution
F  4 September Sarah Sant           Murder of her bastard       F   11 September
1779 - 2 executions
S     3 April  William Lane              Horse theft       S  24 April 
" William Ellis             Burglary             S  24 April 
1783 - 3 executions
M 14 April Martha Brown         Arson                S  3 May 
" Resolution Heap      Burglary             S   3 May 
M  8 September Betty Ward           Murder of James Sinister  M  26 April '84     
1784 - 1 execution
M   19 April John Oakes             High Treason coining S  15 May 
1786 - 5 executions
M   17 April Edward Holt             Burglary             S   6 May
" Peter Steer          Murder wife          M  24 April  
M  4 September John Hyde              Horse theft       S   7 October 
1790 - 1 execution
Th  26 Aug John Dean              Murder of wife, Betty  Th  2 September
1791 - 4 executions
Th  14 April  Henry Clarke         Warrington Mail robbery  Th 21 April 
Hanged in chains at Helsby Tor 
Th  15 September  Joseph Allen            Housebreaking        S   8 October
" David Aston            Housebreaking        S   8 October
" William Knock             Housebreaking        S   8 October
1796 - 2 executions
M   4 April  Thomas Brown     Mail robbery         S  30 April
James Price        Mail robbery         S  30 April
Both hanged in chains on Trafford Green 
1798 - 2 executions
M   16 April John Thornhill         Murder of Sarah Malone  M  23 April
M   27 Aug Peter Martin         Shot at              W   3 October
Chester City
9 executions have been traced
1767 - 1 execution
W  22 April William Bostock           Murder of step daughter F  24 April 
1776 - 4 executions
??/December Christopher Lawless Robbing shop  S  21 December
??/December Isaac Hutchinson Robbing shop  S  21 December
??/December Alexander Solomon     Robbing shop  S  21 December
??/December Isaac Josephs     Robbing shop  S  21 December
1779 - 1 execution
??/September Sarah Jones Stole in shop S   2 October
1786 - 2 executions
Unknown Thomas Buckley (20) Burglary S  30 September
Unknown James Buckley (22) Burglary S    4 November
1789 - 1 execution
M  2 February Thomas Male Murder of John Parry W   4 February