Executions at Newgate 1783 - 1799

 

542 men and 19 women were executed at Newgate or at the place of their crime (10) between 09/12/1783

and 31/11/1799.  Of these 3 women were burned at the stake for coining which was High Treason. 

(Shown as H/T below.) The average number of executions per annum over this 16 year period is 35.

 

Sessions on 25/10/1783 - 21 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 11 men reprieved

07/11/1783

John Austin

Highway robbery - last execution at Tyburn

09/12/1783

John Burke

Highway robbery - 1st executions at Newgate

"

George Morley

Highway robbery

"

Simon Wilson

H/T coining

"

John Wallis

Burglary

"

Richard Martin

Burglary

"

Frances Warren

Burglary

"

John Lawler

Burglary

"

William Munro

Uttering

"

William Busby

At large

"

Francis Burke

At large

 

Sessions on 10/12/1783 - 18 men and 6 women sentenced to death, 14 men & 5 women reprieved

22/12/1783

John Clarke

Murder of Thomas Johnson

21/01/1784

Robert Dewer

Forgery

"

John Young

Highway robbery

"

Mary Moody

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

John Rich

Burglary

 

Sessions on 14/01/1784 - 16 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 9 men & 2 women reprieved

04/03/1784

Thomas Welch

Burglary

"

Joseph Clarke

Highway robbery

"

John Ash

Personating

"

Thomas Ledger

Housebreaking

"

George Allen

Housebreaking

"

John Lee

Forgery

 

Executions took place in the Old Bailey opposite Newgate

No reprieve found for:

 

 

Samuel Gascoyne

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 25/02/1784 - 14 men sentenced to death, 10 men reprieved

14/04/1784

Richard M'Donagh

Highway robbery

"

William Prosser

Highway robbery

"

William Martin

Burglary

"

William Smith

Stealing in a dwelling house

 

Executions took place in the Old Bailey opposite Newgate

 

Sessions on 21/04/1784 - 23 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 8 men & 1 woman reprieved

23/06/1784

Patrick Bermingham

Burglary

"

James Farrell

Burglary

"

John Lynch

Burglary

"

Charles Burton

Burglary

"

James Davies

Burglary

"

William Smith

Burglary

"

Thomas Randall

Burglary

"

Archibald Burridge

Burglary

"

Daniel Bean

Burglary

"

Patrick Burn

Burglary

"

Isaac Torres

Burglary

"

Robert Ganley

Housebreaking

"

Peter Hazlet

Personating

"

Joseph Hawes

Highway robbery

"

James Hawkins

Highway robbery

 

Executed outside Newgate prison

 

 

Sessions on 26/05/1784 - 9 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 5 men & 2 women reprieved

27/07/1784

John Richards

Burglary

"

John Branton

Burglary

"

George Dane

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

Thomas White

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

William Thompson

Forgery

 

Sessions on 07/07/1784 - 17 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 11 men & 1 woman reprieved

01/09/1784

John Codd

Highway robbery

"

Robert Moore

Highway robbery

"

Richard Edwards

Highway robbery

"

James Napier

Highway robbery

"

William Holmes

Burglary

"

John Shelley

Riot

 

Sessions on 15/09/1784 - 24 men sentenced to death, 13 men reprieved, 1 died in prison.

20/09/1784

Henry Morgan

Murder of Charles Linton

17/11/1784

William Rellions

Highway robbery

"

William Collop

Highway robbery

"

George Drummond

Highway robbery

"

James Lisle

Personating

"

Kyran Ryan

Perjury/personating

"

Peter LaRoche

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

James Hulett

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

James Fairbester

Burglary

"

William Hogbon

Cutting & maiming

 

Sessions on 20/10/1784 - 13 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 6 men & 1 woman reprieved

29/12/1784

William Ryan

Personating

"

William Coombes

At large

"

Richard Dodd

Highway robbery

"

Henry Moore

Highway robbery

"

James Treble

Highway robbery

"

George Hands

Highway robbery

05/01/1785

George Owen

Forgery

 

Sessions on 08/12/1784 - 31 men sentenced to death, 11 men reprieved.

02/02/1785

William Stewart

Burglary

"

William Astill

Burglary

"

George Goldsmith

Burglary

"

Lawrence Hall

Burglary

"

John Jones

Burglary

"

John Kelsey

Burglary

"

Martin Simmonds

Burglary

"

Richard Hobson

Burglary

"

William Finder

Burglary

"

Allen Williams

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Tobbs

Highway robbery

"

George Harris

Highway robbery

"

John Shaw

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Battledore

Highway robbery

"

John Moody

Highway robbery

"

James Dunn

Forgery

"

John Evans

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

Edward Johnson

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

James Hamilton

Housebreaking

"

William Abbott

Uttering

 

Sessions on 12/1/1785 - 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 4 men & 1 woman reprieved

03/03/1785

Edward Payne

Stealing on river

"

John Bruce

Robbery in dwelling house

"

Thomas Brown

Highway robbery

"

Samuel Davis

Highway robbery

"

William Hurt

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 23/02/1785 - 29 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 9 men & 4 women reprieved

28/04/1785

Michael Johnson

Uttering

"

Robert Mott

At large

"

Charles Payton

At large

"

Thomas West

At large

"

Joseph Hitchcock

Stealing on river

"

James Gray

Stealing on river

"

Holland Palmer

Forgery

"

John Lucas

Burglary

"

Richard Summers

Burglary

"

John Waters

Burglary

"

James Cowan

Burglary

"

Robert Roberts

Burglary

"

William Bland

Burglary

"

Jasper Robins

Burglary

"

William Weston

Highway robbery

"

James Coyle

Highway robbery

"

James Wiggin

Highway robbery

"

James Russell

Highway robbery

"

John Johnson

Highway robbery

No reprieve found for :

 

 

James Lapier

Burglary

 

Sessions on 16/04/1785 - 19 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 7 men & 3 women reprieved

11/04/1785

William Higgin

Murder of his son Joseph

26/04/1785

John Thompson

Burglary

01/06/1785

James Hayward

Burglary

"

William Harding

Burglary

"

Patrick Daly

Stealing on river

"

Thomas Scott

Highway robbery

"

Henry Wood

Highway robbery

"

George Ward

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Connor

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Bateman

Highway robbery

"

John Hughes

Highway robbery

"

George Hawley

Escaping from prison hulks

 

Sessions on 11/05/1785 - 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved

06/07/1785

John Ivermay

Highway robbery

"

John Honey

Highway robbery

"

Peter Shaw

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

Joseph Shaw

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

Robert Jackson

Uttering

 

Sessions on 29/06/1785 - 22 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 15 men & 2 women reprieved

17/08/1785

James Lockhart

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

John Rebouit

Highway robbery

"

John Morris

Highway robbery

"

James Guthrie

Highway robbery

"

Richard Jacobs

Burglary

"

Thomas Bailey

Burglary

"

Martin Taylor

Burglary

"

Elizabeth Taylor

Burglary

 

Sessions on 14/09/1785 - 25 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved

10/11/1785

John Hayes

Stealing in a shop

"

George Reynolds

Stealing in a shop

"

James Lewis

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

William Beer

Stealing on river

"

James Connell

Housebreaking

"

William Moore

Housebreaking

"

John Ashbourn

Housebreaking

"

James Wood

Housebreaking

"

Joseph Benning

Forgery

"

James Rowe

Sheep stealing

"

Amos Rowsell

Burglary

"

Benjamin Howells

Burglary

"

John Lloyd

Horse stealing

"

William Barnes

Highway robbery

"

Richard Silvester

Highway robbery

"

James Mosdell

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Browning

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Winderbank

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 19/10/1785 - 12 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved

01/12/1785

John Isaacs

Highway robbery

"

William Powley

Horse stealing

"

William Vandeput

Burglary

"

Daniel East

Burglary

"

James Bearman

Burglary

"

Frederick Storer

Burglary

"

James Nesbitt

Burglary

"

George Manning

Burglary

"

Michael Smith

Burglary

 

Sessions on 14/12/1785 - 14 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved

10/01/1786

Thomas Harris

Sheep stealing

"

Michael Druitt

Uttering

"

John Murray

Perjury (personate)

"

Charles Seymour

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

Thomas Shipley

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

Joseph Leonard

Burglary

"

George Wilson

Burglary

 

Sessions on 07/01/1786 - 8 men sentenced to death, 2 men reprieved

16/01/1786

John Hogan

Murder (hanged at Charlotte St. Marylebone)

15/02/1786

William Shovel

Burglary

"

William Collier

Burglary

"

Edward Fox

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

John Callaghan

Highway robbery

"

William Davis

Forgery

 

Sessions on 22/02/1786 - 23 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 13 men & 2 women reprieved

27/02/1786

John Richards (18)

Murder of Walter Horseman (hanged in Kentish Town)

12/04/1786

Thomas Tatum

Burglary

"

Samuel Francis

Burglary

"

William Houghton

Burglary

"

Thomas Horton

Burglary

"

John Kitsall

Burglary

"

Cornelius Crème

Burglary

"

John Howes

Burglary

"

Thomas Burdett

Burglary

"

George Lyons

Burglary

"

Thomas Hopkins

Burglary

19/04/1786

Henry Thompson

Burglary

 

Sessions on 26/04/1786 - 7 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 1 man & 1 woman reprieved

21/06/1786

Edward Griffiths

Burglary

"

William Watts

Burglary

"

Daniel Keese

Highway robbery

"

Jonathan Harewood

Highway robbery

"

George Woodward

Horse stealing

"

William Smith

H/T coining

"

Phoebe Harris

H/T coining (Burnt 15 minutes later)

 

Sessions on 31/05/1786 - 7 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved

27/07/1786

John Wilkinson

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

Mark Powell

Forgery

 

Sessions on 19/07/1786 - 12 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved

14/09/1786

James Gall

Highway robbery

"

Charles Martin

Highway robbery

"

William Britton

Horse stealing

"

George Townsend

At large

"

John Strong

Stealing in a dwelling house

 

Sessions on 30/08/1786 - 16 men sentenced to death, 9 men reprieved

22/11/1786

Henry Brown

Housebreaking

"

James Wood

Housebreaking

"

Thomas Turner

Housebreaking

"

Henry Lenham

Housebreaking

"

George Woollford

Highway robbery

"

William White

Highway robbery

"

John Shepherd

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 25/10/1786 - 27 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 7 men & 1 woman reprieved

 

1 man died in prison

 

09/01/1787

William Tuckey

At large

"

Robert Beale

Horse stealing

"

Edward Darby

Horse stealing

"

Frank Martin

Horse stealing

"

Joseph Wright

Highway robbery

"

James Cowderey

Highway robbery

"

James Wood

Highway robbery

"

Joseph Lightfoot

Highway robbery

"

James Rudd

Highway robbery

"

William Giggs

Highway robbery

"

William Thompson

Burglary

"

John White

Burglary

"

Isaac Kennedy

Burglary

"

Jacob Udney

Burglary

"

Samuel Green

Burglary

"

Thomas Wells

Burglary

"

Henry Fossett

Burglary

"

Richard Stephens

Burglary

"

Joseph Thompson

Burglary

 

Sessions on 13/12/1786 - 26 men sentenced to death, 9 men reprieved, 1 died in Newgate.

18/12/1786

Matthew Walker

All three hanged opposite Smart's Buildings Holborn

"

Richard Payne

for the murder of Duncan Robertson

"

John Cox

 

14/02/1787

Frederick Lucas

Highway robbery

"

James Brown

Highway robbery

"

Henry Staples

Highway robbery

"

John Turner

Highway robbery

"

William Jones

Highway robbery

"

Samuel Phipps

Burglary

"

William Adams

Burglary

"

Robert Horsely

Burglary

"

Dennis Sullivan

Burglary

"

Joseph Mander

Burglary

"

James Dobson

Stole from letter

No reprieves found for :

 

 

Jacob Adams

Highway robbery

 

Frank Onion

Sheep stealing

 

Sessions on 10/01/1787 - 15 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 6 men & 2 women reprieved

14/02/1787

Joseph Crawley

Highway robbery

01/03/1787

Sophie Pringle

Forgery

"

Benjamin Nash

Burglary

"

John Marshall

Burglary

"

John Ball

Burglary

"

Charles Franklin

Burglary

"

Richard Noteley

Burglary

"

Robert Richardson

Burglary

"

Luke Hurst

Burglary

"

John Fatt

Burglary

No reprieves found for :

 

 

Frances Saunders

At large

 

Mary Cummins

Stealing in a shop

 

Sessions on 21/02/1787 - 18 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 3 men & 1 woman reprieved

26/04/1787

Michael Daly

Burglary

"

Catherine Connolly

Burglary

"

Joseph Mullagan

Burglary

"

Charles Baker

Burglary

"

John Dubois

Burglary

"

James Coleman

Burglary

"

John Halsey

Burglary

"

John Walker

Highway robbery

"

John Adamson

Highway robbery

"

John Evans

Highway robbery

"

Charles Shaw

Highway robbery

"

William Trapshaw

Housebreaking

"

Elizabeth Sedgewick

Arson

"

William Dwyre

H/T coining

"

Frank Parr

Personating

No reprieves found for :

 

 

William Clay

Stealing in a shop

 

John Davis

Burglary

 

Sessions on 18/04/1787 - 10 men and 5 women sentenced to death, 1 man & 5 women reprieved

04/07/1787

John Deary

Highway robbery

"

William Wilson

Burglary

"

James Thompson

Burglary

"

James Steward

Burglary

"

James Brown

Burglary

"

Benjamin Gregson

Uttering

No reprieves found for :

 

 

William Picton

Horse stealing

 

Richard Collins

Burglary

 

Sessions on 23/05/1787 - 10 men sentenced to death, 2 men reprieved

04/07/1787

John Lawson

Highway robbery

"

James Thomas

Highway robbery

"

Daniel Brown

Highway robbery

"

Christopher Cousins

Highway robbery

"

James Cunningham

Stealing on river

"

Samuel Tooms

Burglary

"

William Ellicot

Burglary

No reprieve found for :

 

 

Henry Arkles

Forgery

 

Sessions on 11/07/1787 - 18 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 3 men & 2 women reprieved

30/08/1787

Joseph Williams

Smuggling

"

Thomas Alger

Highway robbery

"

Benjamin McCoul

Highway robbery

"

George Brace

Highway robbery

"

James Romain

Highway robbery

"

John Woodford

Highway robbery

"

James Mitchell

Highway robbery

"

Dennis Hanlon

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Collins

Burglary

"

John Jones

Housebreaking

No reprieves found for :

 

 

John Evans

Highway robbery

 

Sadi Horn

Highway robbery

 

William Morris

Highway robbery

 

Joseph Wood

Highway robbery

 

William Billing

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 12/09/1787 - 15 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 4 men & 2 women reprieved

31/10/1787

Nicolas Lilley

Highway robbery

"

Joseph Hannam

Highway robbery

"

John Mason

Highway robbery

"

Elizabeth Walker

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Cotton

Housebreaking

"

John Vanderbus (19)

Burglary

"

Offspring Gregory (17)

Burglary

"

Thomas Simmonds

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

John Moore

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

Robert Galbraith

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

Richard Ramsbottom

Uttering

No reprieves found for :

 

 

William Ellis

Horse stealing

 

Ann Goodchild

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 24/10/1787 - 5 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved

27/12/1787

Richard Carroll

Burglary

"

George Roberts

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Kennedy

Stealing in a shop

 

Sessions on 12/12/1787 - 9 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved

14/12/1787

Henrietta Radbourne

P/T murder of mistress (hanged)

23/01/1788

George Smith

Burglary

"

Frank Warner

Burglary

No reprieve found for :

 

 

John Greenaway

Sheep stealing

 

Sessions on 09/01/1788 - 9 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved

23/04/1788

John Burne

Highway robbery

"

George Green

Highway robbery

"

James Francis

Highway robbery

"

David Gunter

At large

 

Sessions on 27/02/1788 - 9 men and 5 women sentenced to death, 5 men & 5 women reprieved

23/04/1788

William Oates

Burglary

"

John Haylock

Burglary

"

William Ludlum

Uttering

"

John Bishop

Smuggling

 

Sessions on 02/04/1788 - 4 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 1 man & 1 woman reprieved

24/06/1788

David Clarey

Arson (hanged at Little Pultney Street)

25/06/1788

William James

H/T coining

"

John Gilbertson

Burglary

 

Sessions on 07/05/1788 - 8 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 7 men & 2 women reprieved

25/06/1788

Jeremiah Grace

H/T coining

"

Margaret Sullivan

H/T coining - burnt

 

Sessions on 25/06/1788 - 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved

03/09/1788

William Chatwin

Highway robbery

"

John Davis

Highway robbery

"

Samuel Warner

At large

"

Thomas Riley

Procuring another to take false oath

12/09/1788

James Cogan

Uttering

 

Sessions on 10/09/1788 - 16 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 14 men & 1 woman reprieved

18/03/1789

Hugh Murphy

H/T coining

"

Catherine Murphy

H/T coining – burnt (Last burning in England)

No reprieve found for :

 

 

George Vincent

Smuggling

 

Sessions on 22/10/1788 - 9 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved

18/03/1789

William Collard

Housebreaking

"

Charles Messenger

Highway robbery

"

Tredway Pocock

Highway robbery

No reprieve found for :

 

 

George Scamp

Highway robbery

 

 

Sessions on 06/12/1788 - 6 men sentenced to death, all reprieved

 

Sessions on 14/01/1789 - 17 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 10 men & 3 women reprieved

19/01/1789

William Woodcock

Murder of wife Sylvia

"

Cornelius Carty

Murder of Michael Williams

18/03/1789

John Norrington

Housebreaking

"

William Craig

Housebreaking

"

James Grace

H/T coining

"

James Walker

H/T coining

No reprieve found for :

 

 

James Wharton

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 25/02/1789 - 9 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved

06/05/1789

James Houghton

Burglary

"

Thomas Green

Horse stealing

No reprieve found for :

 

 

John Hill

Sheep stealing

 

Sessions on 12/04/1789 - 8 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 3 men & 1 woman reprieved

01/07/1789

John Ward

Burglary

No reprieves found for :

 

 

John Moore

Burglary

 

William Atride

Horse stealing

 

Sessions on 03/06/1789 - 9 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved

01/07/1789

George Green

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Denton

H/T coining

"

John Jones

H/T coining

12/10/1789

Jacob Canter

Uttering

 

Sessions on 08/07/1789 - 6 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved

14/10/1789

William Simmonds

Housebreaking

 

Sessions on 09/09/1789 - 11 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved

04/11/1789

Alexander Gilroy

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

George Dawson

H/T coining

"

Camel Delap Stewart

Highway robbery

"

Mary Peters

Highway robbery

"

William Clarke

Stealing in a dwelling house

 

Sessions on 28/10/1789 - 8 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved, 1 died in prison.

08/12/1789

Henry Lloyd

Highway robbery

"

John Partington

Housebreaking

 

Sessions on 09/12/1789 - 19 men and 7 women sentenced to death, 13 men & 7 women reprieved

 

1 died in prison.

 

21/01/1790

John Fletcher

Highway robbery

"

Matthew Crutchfield

Highway robbery

"

Lyon Hart

Highway robbery

"

Emmanuel Marks

Highway robbery

"

Andrew Hake

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 13/01/1790 - 11 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 7 men & 2 women reprieved

 

2 died in prison.

 

17/02/1790

John Durham

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Newton

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 24/02/1790 - 8 men sentenced to death, 4 men reprieved, 1 died in prison.

31/03/1790

James East (28)

Highway robbery

"

William Wilson (19)

Highway robbery

No reprieve found for :

 

 

James Williams

Robbery

 

Sessions on 14/04/1790 - 14 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 7 men & 2 women reprieved

19/04/1790

Jacinto Phararo

Murder of Joseph

"

Stephano Apologio

Aiding above murder

"

Antonio Murani

Aiding above murder

"

Thomas Hewitt Masters

Murder of Mary Lovedan, aged 6

19/05/1790

Guinard Velloni

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

Edward Humphries

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Parker

H/T coining

 

Sessions on 26/05/1790 - 5 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved

30/06/1790

Henry White

Burglary

"

William Jenkinson

Burglary

"

William Reed

Burglary

 

Sessions on 07/07/1790 - 1 man sentenced to death

04/08/1790

John Dyer

Forgery

 

Sessions on 18/09/1790 - 3 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved

24/11/1790

Francis Fonton

Uttering

 

Sessions on 27/10/1790 - 11 men sentenced to death, 4 men reprieved

20/11/1790

Edward Lowe

Arson - hanged at Aldersgate Street

"

William Jobbins

Arson - hanged at Aldersgate Street

24/11/1790

Thomas Tyler

Uttering

"

Edward Ivory

H/T coining

"

James Smith

H/T coining

"

James Royer

H/T coining

 

Sessions on 08/12/1790 - 11 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 8 men & 3 women reprieved

 

1 man died in prison

 

13/12/1790

Edward Welch

Murder of Margaret Lane

No reprieve found for :

 

 

John Etherington

At large

 

Sessions on 12/01/1791 - 11 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 9 men & 2 women reprieved

No reprieves found for :

 

 

John Clinch

Forgery

 

John Randall

Burglary

 

Sessions on 16/02/1791 - 1 man sentenced to death - reprieved.

 

Sessions on 06/04/1791 - 11 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 6 men & 1 woman reprieved

18/04/1791

Edward Pritchard

Murder of wife, Martha

"

Charles Taylor

Murder of wife, Winifred

29/06/1791

George Allett

Uttering

"

John Smith

At large

"

James Kelsey

Uttering

 

Sessions on 08/06/1791 - 12 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved

06/07/1791

James Wood (14)

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Underwood (15)

Highway robbery

"

Steven Mackerway

Highway robbery

"

William Bates

Highway robbery

"

Edward Gillikey

Highway robbery

"

John Dawson

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

William Brown

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

Isabella Stewart

Stealing in a dwelling house

 

Sessions on 20/07/1791 - 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved

31/08/1791

Thomas Godfrey

Highway robbery

"

John Smith

Highway robbery

"

Charles Clarke

Burglary

"

John Mead

Arson

"

John Finch

Highway robbery

"

Joseph Hunt

Highway robbery

"

David Rengo

Highway robbery

"

Peter Augustine

Robbery in a dwelling house

 

Sessions on 14/09/1791 - 11 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved

19/09/1791

George Dinale

Murder of wife, Mary

10/11/1791

Robert Clark

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Easthop

Sheep stealing

"

William Tristam

Horse stealing

"

John Berry

Horse stealing

"

John Portsmouth

Horse stealing

 

Sessions on 26/10/1791 - 17 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 10 men & 1 woman reprieved

30/11/1791

James Filcher

Burglary

"

Coleman Lowe

Highway robbery

"

David White

Personating

"

Joseph Kingsland

Highway robbery

"

John Wells

Highway robbery

No reprieves found for :

 

 

William Delfryman

 

 

James Randall

 

 

Sessions on 07/12/1791 - 3 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved

 

Sessions on 11/01/1792 - 12 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 11 men & 1 woman reprieved

11/04/1792

James Handslowe (21)

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 15/02/1792 - 6 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved

11/04/1792

John Lewis (28)

Burglary

 

Sessions on 28/03/1792 - 13 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 11 men & 1 woman reprieved

02/04/1792

Francis Hubbard

Hanged at Charles St. Hatton Garden

1 man broke out of Newgate

for the murder of Jordan Hostie

 

Sessions on 23/05/1792 - 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 4 men & 1 woman reprieved

28/05/1792

Robert Anderson

Hanged at High Street St. Giles

 

 

for the murder of Sussanah Dell

18/07/1792

George Smith

Uttering

"

William Cropper

Burglary

"

William Randall

Burglary

"

Joseph Leman Baker

Burglary

"

Thomas Gortley

Personating

 

Sessions on 04/07/1792 - 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 7 men & 1 woman reprieved

01/08/1792

James King Keeling

Burglary

"

William Mead

Horse stealing

"

Richard Lightowler

Uttering

 

Sessions on 12/09/1792 - 11 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved

31/10/1792

Thomas Sticks

Highway robbery

"

Richard Stanniforth

Stealing from a letter

"

John Cook

Burglary

"

Thomas Cook

Burglary

"

William Waine

Burglary

"

John Smith

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 31/10/1792 - 8 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 3 men & 1 woman reprieved

26/12/1792

Thomas Foulkes

Highway robbery

"

Phillip Davis

Highway robbery

"

William Grantham

Highway robbery

"

John Brown

Highway robbery

"

John Bonus

Uttering

 

Sessions on 15/12/1792 - 14 men and 5 women sentenced to death, 5 men & 5 women reprieved

1 man died in prison

 

13/02/1793

George Ranken

Burglary

"

Abraham Mahew

Burglary

"

Henry Griffin

Forgery

"

Isaac Moore

Stealing from a letter

"

Thomas Montague

Forgery

"

Thomas Healey (19)

Robbery in a dwelling house

"

Francis Pope

Burglary

"

William Bateman

At large

 

 

Sessions on 09/01/1793 - 8 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 7 men & 2 women reprieved

27/02/1793

James Field

Burglary

 

 

Sessions on 20/02/1793 - 5 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 3 men & 1 woman reprieved

01/05/1793

Alexander Elder (42)

Burglary

"

James Banner (21)

Burglary

 

 

Sessions on 10/04/1793 - 5 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 5 men & 4 women reprieved

 

 

Sessions on 25/05/1793 - 5 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 4 men & 2 women reprieved

10/07/1793

John Patterson (19)

Highway robbery

 

 

Sessions on 26/06/1793 - 3 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved

 

 

Sessions on 11/09/1793 - 10 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved

13/11/1793

Samuel Young (42)

Highway robbery

"

James Randall (21)

Highway robbery

"

John Seville

Stealing in a dwelling house

 

 

Sessions on 110/10/1793 - 7 men sentenced to death, 6 men reprieved, 1 died in prison

 

 

Sessions on 04/12/1793 - 8 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved

05/02/1794

John Rabbits

Stealing in a shop

"

William Brown

Stealing in a shop

No reprieve found for :

 

 

John Smith Burnell

Horse stealing

 

Sessions on 15/01/1794 - 13 men sentenced to death, 12 men reprieved

12/03/1794

Samuel Rouswell

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 19/02/1794 - 7 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 6 men & 4 women reprieved

11/06/1794

John Innes (60)

Forgery

 

Sessions on 30/04/1794 - 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 8 men & 1 woman reprieved

11/06/1794

John Swindon (36)

Stealing from a letter

"

Robert Raine (25)

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 14/06/1794 - 3 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved

 

Sessions on 16/07/1794 - 5 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 5 men & 2 women reprieved

 

Sessions on 17/09/1794 - 11 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved

29/01/1795

Joseph Strutt (34)

Riot

"

Francis Ross (32)

Forgery

"

Patrick Murphy (27)

Rape of Isabella Mackay aged 8

No reprieve found for :

 

 

William Molyneaux

Arson

 

Sessions on 11/11/1794 - 6 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved

01/04/1795

John Tomlinson (21)

Highway robbery

"

Charles Porter (19)

Highway robbery

"

George Grover (19)

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 09/12/1794 - 2 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 3 women reprieved

01/04/1795

William Ball (30)

Forgery

"

Mary Finlayson (39)

Highway robbery

20/05/1795

Russell Farmer

Stealing from a letter

 

Sessions on 14/01/1795 - 6 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved

20/05/1795

James Pepperdy (26)

Stealing from a letter

 

Sessions on 18/02/1795 - No death sentences

 

 

Sessions on 15/04/1795 - 12 men sentenced to death, 8 men reprieved

20/04/1795

Matthew Dunn

Murder of Thomas Prince

20/05/1795

Edward Barnes (25)

Stealing in a shop

"

Robert Simpson (24)

Housebreaking

"

Robert Roberts (26)

Housebreaking

 

Sessions on 20/05/1795 - 5 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved

08/07/1795

Solomon Idswell (30)

Forgery

"

James Clarke (50)

Forgery

"

Thomas Sharpe

Forgery

 

Sessions on 01/07/1795 - 4 men sentenced to death, 2 men reprieved

05/08/1795

Benjamin Green (21)

Burglary

"

Richard White (18)

Burglary

 

Sessions on 16/09/1795 - 9 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 5 men & 2 women reprieved

11/11/1795

Erik Hanson Falk (45)

Forgery

"

John Lowy (20)

Riot

18/11/1795

Thomas Hazle (26)

Burglary

"

Henry Hale (23)

Burglary

 

Sessions on 28/10/1795 - 4 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 4 men & 2 women reprieved

 

Sessions on 02/12/1795 - 4 men and 5 women sentenced to death, 3 men & 5 women reprieved

24/02/1796

Lockey Hill

Horse stealing

 

Sessions on 13/01/1796 - 9 men sentenced to death, 6 men reprieved

16/03/1796

John Bodkin (33)

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

William Fogden (25)

Horse stealing

"

Thomas Kemp (20)

Stealing from a letter

 

Sessions on 17/02/1796 - 13 men sentenced to death, 10 men reprieved

20/04/1796

William Ashley (35)

Burglary

"

Thomas Davenport (26)

Rape of Ann Thacker

"

William Lee (27)

Stealing in a dwelling house

 

Sessions on 06/04/1796 - 11 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 8 men & 3 women reprieved

11/05/1796

Joseph Smith (30)

Burglary

"

William Parrock (27)

Burglary

"

Sarah Scott

Stealing in a dwelling house

"

John Fisher

At large

 

Sessions on 11/05/1796 - 9 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved

06/07/1796

Henry Weston

Forgery

"

John Roberts

Forgery

 

Sessions on 22/06/1796 - 19 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 16 men reprieved

27/06/1796

Mary Nott (53)

Murder of Le Comte Montec de Laval

"

Richard Ludman

Murder of George Hebrier

"

Eleanor Hughes

Murder of George Hebrier

03/08/1796

William Graves (23)

Burglary

"

John Henry Gade

Forgery

 

Sessions on 14/09/1796 - 5 men sentenced to death, 4 men reprieved

10/11/1796

David Scott

Rape of Mary Homewood aged 11

 

Sessions on 26/10/1796 - 3 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved

07/12/1796

John Dyer (33)

Uttering

 

Sessions on 30/11/1796 - 7 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved

05/12/1796

Francis Dunn (22)

Murder of David Brewer

"

William Arnold (21)

Murder of David Brewer

01/02/1797

John Bannister (45)

Highway robbery

"

Alexander Leake

Sodomy

 

Sessions on 11/01/1797 - 9 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 9 men & 1 woman reprieved

 

Sessions on 15/02/1797 - 8 men sentenced to death, 6 men reprieved

03/05/1797

James Marriot (32)

Highway robbery

"

John Brown (24)

Burglary

 

Sessions on 26/04/1797 - 11 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 8 men & 1 woman reprieved

21/06/1797

Thomas Perry (29)

Highway robbery

"

Samuel Chester (32)

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Bennett (23)

Forgery

 

Sessions on 31/05/1797 - 14 men sentenced to death, 8 men reprieved

05/06/1797

Martin Clinch (22)

Murder of Sydney Fryer

"

James Mackley (22)

Murder of Sydney Fryer

02/08/1797

John Harriman (27)

Forgery

"

John Mackenny (39)

Forgery

"

Henry Palmer (34)

H/T coining

"

Maurice Standford (37)

H/T coining

 

Sessions on 12/07/1797 - 14 men sentenced to death, 12 men reprieved

02/08/1797

Patrick Keogh (25)

Highway robbery

"

Henry Ives (24)

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 28/09/1797 - 5 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 3 men & 1 woman reprieved

08/11/1797

Richard Barber (27)

Forgery

"

John Briant (37)

Rape of Jane Bell

 

Sessions on 25/10/1797 - 12 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 10 men & 2 women reprieved

13/12/1797

William Coleman

Shot at

"

William Osland

Shot at

 

Sessions on 08/12/1797 - 6 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved

11/12/1797

Maria Theresa Phipoe

Murder of Mary Cox

24/01/1798

Robert Franklyn (29)

Forgery

 

Sessions on 10/01/1798 - 11 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 10 men & 1 woman reprieved

28/02/1798

John Norton (44)

Stealing from a letter

 

Sessions on 14/02/1798 - 6 men sentenced to death, 4 men reprieved

09/05/1798

Thomas Hunter (22)

Burglary

"

Peter Deleclerk (55)

Uttering

 

Sessions on 18/04/1798 - 16 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 9 men & 1 woman reprieved

30/05/1798

John Humphreys (35)

Burglary

"

Elizabeth Brown (44)

Forgery

"

Augustus Seaton (26)

Horse stealing

"

Thomas Clifton

Horse stealing

"

William Stimson

Uttering

06/06/1798

David Wilkinson (33)

Uttering

"

Joseph Adamson (32)

Uttering

"

Robert Reeves

Forgery

 

Sessions on 23/05/1798 - 2 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved

 

Sessions on 04/07/1798 - 8 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 7 men & 2 women reprieved

08/08/1798

John Crawford (38)

Uttering

 

Sessions on 12/09/1798 - 10 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 6 men & 3 women reprieved

28/11/1798

Dennis Nugent (48)

Rape of Elizabeth Goldsborough aged 8

"

Robert Ladbroke Troyte (17)

Forgery

"

Ann Warner (56)

H/T coining

12/12/1798

William Hewlings (58)

Stealing on the river

"

Josiah Oliver (32)

Stealing on the river

 

Sessions on 24/10/1798 - 4 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved

29/10/1798

John Bond (69)

Murder of wife, Ann

 

Sessions on 05/12/1798 - 12 men sentenced to death, 8 men reprieved

30/01/1799

Thomas Sharman (23)

Highway robbery

"

Thomas Brown (29)

Highway robbery

"

John Collins (23)

Forgery

"

William Denzilow

Forgery

 

Sessions on 09/01/1799 - 6 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 4 men & 3 women reprieved

27/02/1799

John Haines (29)

Shot at

"

James Blakely (50)

Forgery

 

Sessions on 20/02/1799 - 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 7 men & 1 woman reprieved

15/05/1799

Hugh Campbell (22)

Uttering

"

William Harper (27)

Personating

"

James Turnbull

Robbed the Mint

 

Sessions on 03/04/1799 - 6 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved

15/05/1799

Joseph Walker (44)

Uttering

 

Sessions on 08/05/1799 - 9 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 6 men & 1 woman reprieved

13/05/1799

Timothy Brian

Murder of Duncan Grant

"

Patrick Holland

Murder of Duncan Grant

"

John Sullivan

Murder of Duncan Grant

 

Sessions on 19/06/1799 - 10 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved

24/07/1799

Henry Bogeard (26)

Forgery

"

John Williams (62)

Stealing from a letter

"

Charles Linsey (33)

Forgery

 

Sessions on 11/09/1799 - 11 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved

13/11/1799

Thomas Roberts (20)

Housebreaking

"

Frederick Smith (22)

Housebreaking

"

Thomas Clarke (28)

Shot at

"

John Orell (33)

Burglary

"

Daniel Mackaway (29)

Burglary

"

John Durham (24)

Highway robbery

 

Sessions on 30/10/1799 - 7 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 7 men & 1 woman reprieved

 

Sessions on 04/12/1799 - 4 men sentenced to death, 4 men reprieved

 

The principal crimes for which people were executed break down as under:

Highway robbery

151

Burglary

149

Forgery

36

Stealing in a dwelling house

30

Murder

26

Uttering

24

Housebreaking

24

High Treason - coining

19

Horse stealing

16

At large

13

Stealing from a letter

9

Personating

9

Stealing on the river

8

Arson

7

Stealing in a shop

6

Rape

5

Shot at

4

 

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