Oxfordshire 1735 - 1799
County - 240 death sentences led to 59 confirmed executions and 3 possible ones.
Executions were carried out either on a mound outside the West Gate or on the Castle Green
Assize date Name Crime Execution date
1735 - 1737 - No executions
1738 - 1 execution
W 1 March William Clifford Burglary M 20 March
1739 - 1 execution
W 7 March John Martin Highway robbery M 26 March
1740 & 1741 - No executions
1742 - No confirmed executions but 3 possible where no reprieves have been traced
W 10 March Francis Battin   Highway robbery Unknown
" Elizabeth Cox Sheep theft Unknown
" William Harding Sheep theft Unknown
1743 - 2 executions
W 2 March John Gale Highway robbery F  25 March
" Milly Gray Horse theft F  25 March
1744 & 1745 - No executions
1746 - 2 executions
W 5 March Rose Hurle Murder of William Hurle (son) Unknown
W 6 August Robert Rowlwright Murder of Rose Rowlwright Fuller  W 20 August
1747 & 1748 - No executions
1749 - 1 execution
W 12 July Paul Wells jr Forgery F 1 September
1750 - 2 executions
W 7 March James Smith Housebreaking M 2 April
" John Walker Highway robbery M 2 April
1751 - No executions
1752 - 1 execution
S 29 February Mary Blandy Murder of her father, Francis  M 6 April
1753 - 1 execution
W 7 March William Grindy At large Unknown
1754 - 3 executions
W 6 March Richard Baylis &   Highway robbery F 22 March
" Adam Brice        Highway robbery F 22 March
" James Till (17) Stole in dwelling house F 26 April
1755 - 3 executions
W 5 March Richard Mansfield & Highway robbery F  21 March
" Richard Dancer    Highway robbery F  21 March
" Robert Randell Sheep theft M 28 April
1756 & 1757 - No executions
1758 - 1 execution
Th. 2 March William Hardiman          Highway robbery    M 20 March 
1759 & 1760 - No executions
1761 - 1 execution
W 4 March  Isaac Dorking        Highway robbery  M 23 March 
1762 - 3 executions
W 3 March  Shadrack Smith       Highway robbery    M 22 March 
W 21 July   Susannah Harris         Murder of her female bastard       S  24 July
" James Costard          Murder of his mother, Sarah        S  24 July
1763 & 1764 - No executions
1765 - 1 execution
W 13 March  Parker Hall          Burglary    M 22 April
1766 - 3 executions
W 5 March Mary Lamphrey  Murder of her daughter’s bastard M 10 March
W 9 July    John Williams &  Highway robbery  M 28 July
John Brown     Highway robbery  M 28 July
1767 & 1770 - No executions
1771 - 2 executions
Tu.  9 July        Martin Reader   Burglary             M 29 July
" William Crooke (Cook) Burglary             F  16 August
1772 - 1 execution
W 4 March  Richard Gardner           Burglary             M  23 March 
1773 & 1774 - No executions
1775 - 2 executions
W 8 March George Strapp           Murder of Edward Bowden  M 13 March
W 26 July    James Corbett          Burglary                    M 14 August
1776 - 1 execution
Richard Churn              Highway robbery       M 25 March
1777 - No executions
1778 - 1 execution
W 4 March Robert Hitchcock        Murder of his father, Edward     M 9 March
1779 - 1 execution
W 3 March William Hide              Burglary             M 22 March
1780 - 1 execution
W 26 July    Richard Wells             Horse theft W  30 August
1781 - 1783 - No executions
1784 - 4 executions
W 3 March Daniel Cato             Murder of Thomas Rossen              M    8 March
" Benjamin Webb & Housebreaking        M  22 March
" George Ward    Housebreaking        M  22 March
" Giles Freeman        Highway robbery   Tu. 30 March
1785 - 1 execution
W 2 March John Price             Highway robbery         M  7 March 
1786 - 4 executions
W 8 March John Cox &          Killing a sheep    M 27 March
" Richard Cox          Killing a sheep    M 27 March
" John Grace          Sheep theft     M 27 March
" Miles Ward       Stealing in a College M 27 March
1787 - 2 executions
W 18 July    Thomas White             Stole in dwelling house  M  6 August 
" Charles Watter Wyatt      Stole from a letter            M  6 August 
1788 - 1 execution
W 5 March Charles Smith             Horse theft M  24 March
1789 - No executions
1790 - 4 executions
W 3 March Thomas Davis             Horse theft  M  22 March
W 14 July    Charles Evans Shury & Murder of David Charteris M 19 July
" John Castle          Murder of David Charteris M 19 July
" James Williams         Burglary  M   2 August
1791 - 2 executions
W 2 March Giles Covington      Aiding murder of David Charteris M   7 March
John Kelly             Highway robbery  M  21 March
1792 - 1 execution
W 7 March Joseph Tapp   Highway robbery        M  26 March
1793 - 1 execution
W 10 July    Robert Jenkinson       Horse theft      M  29 July
1794 - 1796 - No executions
1797 - 3 executions
W 2 August    John Marshall          Horse theft   M  21 August
" William Ure               Burglary             M  21 August
" Thomas Andrews           Horse theft    M  21 August
1798 - 1 execution
W 7 March James Carpenter        Burglary  M  26 March
1799 - No executions