Shropshire 1735 - 1799
443 death sentences led to 100 confirmed executions plus 13 probable ones
Assize date Name Crime Execution date
1735 - 1 execution
M 28 July    John Wayne             Horse theft                Unknown
1736 - 2 executions
Th. 25 March    Samuel Davis            Murder of Mary Ellis   Unknown
M 16 August  Samuel Trickett         Horse theft                Unknown
1737 - 1 execution
Th. 17 March    William Richards          Horse theft                Unknown
1738 - 5 executions
Th. 16 March    Michael Laky &   Burglary            Unknown
" Carbery Egan   Burglary            Unknown
" Edward Jones           Horse theft                Unknown
M 24 July    Rees Price           at large             Unknown
" William Asleby            Horse theft                Unknown
1739 - 2 executions
M 19 March    John Ryley             Privately stealing Unknown
" Thomas Richards          Unknown Unknown
1740 - 1 probable execution
M 17 March    Thomas Lawrence          Burglary            Unknown
1741 - No executions
1742 - No confirmed executions, but 8 probable ones. No reprieves traced
Th. 25 March    James Duffin           Highway robbery                  Unknown
" Thomas Edwards           Burglary            Unknown
" Aaron Sankey         Sheep theft                Unknown
" Thomas Smallman          Sheep theft                Unknown
" Richard Jones             Privately stealing           Unknown
M 16 July    Edward Broome           Sheep theft                Unknown
" Thomas Shelley           Horse theft                Unknown
" Nicholas Lamb         Rape                 Unknown
1743 - No confirmed executions, but 4 probable ones
F 18 March    Richard Reynolds          Murder   Unknown
" Ralph Bostock        Horse theft                Unknown
" William Forster           Housebreaking                     Unknown
S 30 July    Edward Wollaston        Murder of Richard Cadman    Unknown
Ordered to be hanged in chains after execution
1744 - No executions
1745 - 1 execution
F 22 March    David Daves            Horse theft                F  12 April
1746 & 1747 - No executions
1748 - 1 execution
Th. 17 March    Joseph Whyley           Murder of Martha Shanston    S   2 April 
1749 - 1 execution
M 24 July    John Jones             Housebreaking                     Th.  11 August
1750 - No executions
1751 - 1 execution
M 18 March    Thomas Davis             Highway robbery                  S   6 April
1752 & 1753  - No executions
1754 - 2 executions
M 18 March    Richard Bassett           Highway robbery           S  6 April
" Thomas Williams          Highway robbery           S  6 April
1755 - No executions
1756 - 2 executions
Tu. 17 August    John Reece             Housebreaking               Unknown
" Edward Edwards          Highway robbery                  Unknown
1757 - 6 executions
S 5 March    Samuel Fletcher  &      Housebreaking                     S  26 March
" Samuel Capper           Housebreaking                     S  26 March
" Roger Llewellyn & Highway robbery                  S  26 March
" Samuel Llewellyn Highway robbery                  S  26 March
" William Hayward           Stole in dwelling house     W  6 April
Daniel Thrustlecock Housebreaking                     W  6 April
1758 - No executions
1759 - 3 executions
M 6 August    Joseph Darby jr Murder of John Walker   S  11 August
" Thomas Darby     Murder of John Walker   S  11 August
" Joseph Darby sr     Aiding above murder S  11 August
Joseph Darby jr & Thomas Darby gibbeted at Halesowen after execution
1760 - 1 execution
M 17 March    Thomas Kerby             Murder of Samuel Bolton   M 24 March
1761 - 1763 - No executions
1764 - 3 executions
S 24 March    Thomas Newcombe   Burglary            S  21 April
" Russell Danilly  Burglary            S  21 April
" Richard Howells           Housebreaking                     S  21 April
1765 - No executions
1766 - 1 execution
M 21 July    William Love              Rape of Eleanor Yardley                S   2 August
1767 - 1 execution, at Bridgnorth.
S 4 April   John Scott             Housebreaking             Tu. 21 April
Hanged in chains there afterwards.
1768 - 1 execution
W 3 August    John Davis             Housebreaking                     Unknown
1769 - 2 executions
S 25 March    Luke Folly           Murder of his wife, Ann         W  29 March
Richard Roberts           Highway robbery                  S   1 April
1770 - 3 executions
W 22 August   William Warph             Highway robbery                  Unknown
" John Jones         Horse theft                Unknown
" Thomas Williams Horse theft                Unknown
1771 - 1 execution
S 27 July    Elizabeth Williams       Murder of her male bastard     S  3 August 
1772 - No executions
1773 - 1 execution
F 13 August    Edward Rogers            Highway robbery                  S  28 August
1774 - 3 executions
M 14 March    John Davies            Sacrilege  S   2 April
" Samuel Wheatley         Burglary            S   2 April
Tu. 26 July    John Parry         Stole off wreck         S   1 April 1775
1775 - 1 execution
M 20 March   Joseph Skidmore          Murder of Ann Chandler S  25 March
1776 - 2 executions
M 18 March    Thomas Yorke             Horse theft                S  30 March
" John Pool              Forgery                 S  30 March
1777 - 1 execution
S 22 March Jeffrey Williams     Horse theft                S  12 April
1778 - 1 execution
S 21 March    Richard Grindly jr        Burglary   S   4 April
1779 - 2 executions
S 20 March    Thomas Corfield          Murder of Jospeh Cooper  F  26 March
" Absolam Pool         Housebreaking                     S   3 April
1780 - 1 execution
S 12 August    William Creswell          Murder of Sarah Boyden Th. 17 August
1781 - 1 execution
W 21 March   John Barrington        Highway robbery         S   7 April
1782 - 1 execution
W 24 July   Sarah Turner         Murder of Mary Davies M  29 July
1783 - 1 execution
S 15 March    Thomas Challenor         Housebreaking                     S  29 March
1784 - 4 executions
S 13 March    Vicaria Owen         Stole in shop            S  27 March
" William Davies            Horse theft                S  27 March
" Thomas Hale              Horse theft                S  27 March
W 4 August   William Green             Sheep theft                S  11 September
1785 - 7 executions
S 12 March    William Williams          Housebreaking      S  26 March
" Edward Edwards          Burglary  S  26 March
" Ann Hancock          Murder of her male bastard      F  18 March
" John Green             Murder of his wife, Elizabeth    F  18 March
" Sarah Davis          Housebreaking                     S  26 March
S 23 July    Thomas Young             Sheep theft                S   6 August
" Henry Linall            Sheep theft                S   6 August
1786 - No executions
1787 - 5 executions
S 17 March    James Turner           Burglary            S  31 March
" Richard Hall              Highway robbery                  S  31 March
S 4 August    John Phthean           Murder   Th.  9 August
" Henry Morris            Housebreaking                     S  18 August
" David Elias            Horse theft                S  18 August
1788 - 3 executions
S 15 March    Richard Boyden            Burglary            S  29 March
" Charles Higley            Horse theft                S  29 March
S 26 July    William Bullock           Housebreaking                     S   9 August
1789 - 5 executions
S 8 August    William Jones &     Highway robbery       S  22 August
" John Jones        Highway robbery       S  22 August
" Richard Price             Rape of Susannah Tonge S  22 August
" Thomas Phipps sr &      Forgery              S   5 September
" Thomas Phipps jr   Forgery              S   5 September
1790 - 3 executions
S 13 March    William Brompton          Housebreaking          S  27 March
" George Wall             Housebreaking          S  27 March
" Samuel Griffiths        Burglary       S  27 March
1791 - 5 executions
S 12 March    John Edmonds           Highway robbery                  S  26 March
" John Furber            Burglary            S  26 March
S 20 August    William Gough             Murder of Ann Brown  Th. 25 August
" Thomas Lane              Burglary      S   3 September          
" Walter Lane            Sacrilege            S   3 September          
1792 - 2 executions
S 17 March    Sarah Shenston (18)     Murder of her male bastard               Th. 22 March
M 4 August    Thomas Taylor            Burglary      S  18 August
1793 - 5 executions
S 27 July    John Woodcock          Abetting murder          Th.  1 August
" William Richards Burglary            S  10 August
" John Mumford     Burglary            S  10 August
" Richard Sinister    Burglary            S  10 August
" Dan Sheldon    Burglary            S  10 August
1794 - No executions
1795 - 1 execution.  First outside County Gaol in Shrewsbury
S 1 August    John Smith             Stole in shop            S  15 August
1796 - 2 executions
S 12 March    Edward Quilt            Stole in dwelling house             S  26 March
" John Hill              At large             S  26 March
1797 - 1 execution
S 25 March    Thomas Micklewright      Cattle theft                 S   8 April
1798 - 1 execution
S 24 March    Adam Humphreys       Arson             S   7 April
1799 - No executions