Cornwall 1735 - 1799
221 death sentences led to 38 hangings, with probably another 8 where no reprieves have been traced.
Unless otherwise shown, they were carried out at Bodmin.
Lent assizes were always held at Launceston as were the summer assizes in 1735, 1736, 1737 and 1752.
Summer assizes (except in the four above-mentioned years) were held at Bodmin.
Assize date	Name	Crime	Execution date
1735 - 3 executions.  (Rogers & Sheel hanged at Launceston)
W 30 July	Henry Rogers	Murder of William Carpenter	W   6 August
"	John Sheel	Murder of William Carpenter	W   6 August
"	Henry Fellow	Housebreaking	M  11 August
1736 - 2 executions
W 17 March	John Notting	Murder William Lowe	c. 12/05/1735
W 11 August	John Morris	Murder of Margery Plyn	Unknown
1737 & 1738 - No executions
1739 - Probably 1 execution
Tu. 21 July	Richard Cairn	Murder of William Cressell	Left for execution
1740 - No executions
1741 - Probably 3 executions
Th. 19 March	Richard Barns	Highway robbery	No reprieve traced
Tu. 28 July	Abraham Mead	Murderof  Abraham Popjay	No reprieve traced
"	John Harris	Horse theft	No reprieve traced
1742 - Probably 2 executions
Tu. 17 August	Alice Warne	Murder of her bastard child	No reprieve traced
"	William Francis	Sheep theft	No reprieve traced
1743 - Probably 1 execution
W 23 March	John Pegrose	Horse theft	No reprieve traced
1744 - No executions
1745 - 1 execution
Tu. 26 March	Gabriel Mitchell	Murder of Daniel Oneal	Unknown
1746 - 1 execution
Tu. 25 March	Margaret Lukey	Murder of Alexander Mellows	Unknown
1747 - No executions
1748 - 1 probable execution, as no reprieve traced
W 16 March	John Boyens	Murder	Unknown
1749 - 1754 - No executions
1755 - 1 execution
Tu. 5 August	Grace Smith	Murder of female infant	M  11 August
1756 - 1759 - No executions
1760 - 2 executions
M 24 March	Francis Lafond	Highway robbery	M  19 May
"	Francis Harris	Highway robbery	M  19 May
1761- 1766 - No executions
1767 - 1 execution at St Stephen’s near Launceston.
Tu. 18 August	William Pearse	Stole from wreck	M   5 October
1768 - 1770 - No executions
1771 - 2 executions (Catherine Burgess at Launceston)
M 25 March	Catherine Burgess	Murder of her female bastard	M   1 April
M 5 August	Ann Chapman	Murder of her female bastard	F  9 August
1773 - 1 execution
S 20 March	Richard Simons	Highway robbery	Th. 15 April
1774 - 1775 - No executions
1776 - 1 execution probably at Launceston
M 25 March	Mary Penylegon	Murder of her male bastard	F  29 March
1777 - 1 execution
M 24 March	Stephen Harris	Burglary	M  14 April
1778 - 1783 - No executions
1784 - No executions
M 9 August	Philip Randall	Burglary	W   2 March '85
1785 - 3 executions (plus Randall from 1784)
S 19 March	Robert Brown	Murder of John Newton	W  23 March
M 25 July	William Hill	Murder of John Pascoe	F  29 July
"	John Richards	Highway robbery	??/  August
1786 - 2 executions
S 25 March	Thomas Roberts	Sheep theft	Th. 13 April
"	Francis Coath	Sheep theft	Th. 20 April
1787 - 3 executions
S 24 March	John Gould	Burglary	Tu. 10 April
"	James Elliott	Highway robbery	Tu. 10 April
M 6 August	William Congdon	Burglary	M  20 August
1788 - 1 execution
M  21 July	James Kitto	Housebreaking	??/ August
1789 - 1790 - No executions
1791 - 6 executions
S 19 March	James Symons	Cattle theft	Th. 31 March
"	Michael Johns	Horse theft	Th. 31 March
"	John Carne	Burglary	Th. 31 March
M 29 August	Benjamin Willoughby	Murder James of Jones	F   2 September
"	John Taylor	Murder James of Jones	F   2 September
"	William Moyle	Killed a horse	Th. 15 September
1792 - No executions
1793 - 1 execution at St Stephens near Launceston
S 23 March	William Trewarris	Murder of Martha Blewitt	Th. 28 March
1794 - No executions
1795 - 2 executions
S 21 March	James Frederick	Highway robbery	Th. 9 April
M 3 August	Joseph Wiliams	Sheep theft	Th 27  August
1796 - 2 executions
S 19 March	George Selfcombe	Murder Peter Jacobus von Poulsma	W  23 March
M 25 July	John Hoskin	Stole in dwelling house	Tu. 11 August
1797 - No executions
1798 - 1 execution
M 6 August	William Howarth	Stole in dwelling house	Th. 13 September
1799 - No executions