Staffordshire 1735 - 1799
Staffordshire Assizes were always held at Stafford.
467 death sentences led 109 executions,  plus 14 probable ones.
Executions took place at  Sandyford near Stafford up to 1793 and from then on the flat roof of the 
gatehouse of the Stafford County Gaol in Gaol Road Stafford (first there Ebenezer Colston)
Assize date Name Crime Execution date
1735 - 3 executions
W 23 July    James Seaborne         Horse theft                ??/08/1735
" Thomas  Amison            Horse theft                ??/08/1735
" Philip Giles             Horse theft                ??/08/1735
1736 - 3 executions
W 11 August  William Burton            Horse theft               ??/09/1736
" Edward Wilson   Burglary                ??/09/1736
" John Evans         Burglary                ??/09/1736
1737 - No executions
1738 - 2 executions
Tu. 21 March   Charles Cadman            Burglary                ??/04/1738
" Charles Winn              Broke fishpond          ??/04/1738
1739 - 3 executions
Th. 15 March    Thomas Willot            Murder of Thomas Plumb      ??/04/1739
Hanged in chains on Mere Heath.
" Thomas Andrews  Burglary                        ??/04/1739
W 22 August    John Bagley            Burglary                ??/09/1739
1740 - No confirmed executions - probably 5 men were hanged
W  12 March Blackmore Bill Highway robbery       Unknown
" William Simms H/T coining Unknown
Tu. 5 August John Goodwin At large Unknown
" Lawrence Roberts At large Unknown
" John Temple Burglary                Unknown
1741 - No confirmed executions - probably 3 men were hanged
Tu. 24 March John Bright Unknown Unknown
" James Causeway Unknown Unknown
" Thomas Plant Unknown Unknown
1742 - No confirmed executions - probably 3 men & 2 women were hanged
Tu. 30 March Henry Manwaring At large Unknown
" Elizabeth Woodward At large Unknown
" Jane Turner Murder of her female bastard Unknown
F 20 August Thomas Darncy At large Unknown
" Thomas Ball Burglary                Unknown
1743 - 1 execution
W 23 March    Edward Perry            At large             S  16 April
1744 - No confirmed executions - probably 1 man hanged
W 25 July John Taylor At large Unknown
1745 to 1749 - No executions
1750 - 1 execution
W 28 March    Heelinge Yardley     Murder of wife, Sarah S  21 April
1751 & 1752 - No executions
1753 - 2 executions
W 14 March    William Wardle            Horse theft    S   7 April
" Joseph Williams         Highway robbery       S   7 April
1754 - No executions
1755 - 2 executions
Th. 24 July   Thomas Williams          Highway robbery                   S   9 August
" William Anderson          At large             S   9 August
1756 - 2 executions
S 3 April    John Clarke            Horse theft                S  24 April
" John Mole             Highway robbery          S  24 April
1757 - 2 executions
W 2 March    Thomas Pearciful         Highway robbery                   S  19 March
" Nathaniel Alman           Murder of wife, Sarah   M   7 March
1758 - 1 execution
W 22 March    Henry Smith             Murder of wife, Jane               M  27 March
1759 & 1760 - No executions
1761 - 1 execution
F 23 March    Abraham Durham           Highway robbery                   S  25 April
1762 - No executions
1763 - 1 execution
Th. 24 March   Mary Saunders        Murder of her female bastard       M  28 March
1764 - 2 executions
Th. 29 March    William Robinson          Burglary                S   2 June
" Humphrey Walters        Highway robbery                   S  21 April
1765 - No executions
1766 - 4 executions
Th. 27 March    William Stuart        Housebreaking           S  12 April
" Nicholas M'Donagh  Housebreaking           S  12 April
" Joseph Hunt             Highway robbery          S  12 April
Th. 17 July William Baylis            Housebreaking        S   2 August
1767 - No executions
1768 - 2 executions
Th. 24 March    John Lee               Burglary                 S  16 April
W 3 August    John Tibbetts          Horse theft                S   20 August
1769 to 1771 - No executions
1772 - 1 execution
Th. 26 March    Thomas Davis             Murder of Elizabeth Parker                M  30 March
1773 - 3 executions
Th. 11 March    John Carter            Arson                S   3 April
" John Wilkes            Highway robbery          S   3 April
W 18 August    John Challenor         Murder of his father, John        M  23 August
1774 - 2 executions
Th. 10 March    William Hood              Burglary                ??/ April
Th. 21 July    Samuel Silvers Burglary                S  6 August
1775 - No executions
1776 - 3 executions
Th. 14 March    Job Jackson          Murder of daughter, Catherine  M  18 March
" John Wanklin           Burglary            S  30 March
" James Bond             Forgery                S  30 March
1777 - 2 executions
Th. 27 March    William Hobens           Murder of Sarah Speed M  31 March
W 30 July    John Martin            Murder of William Broome     M   4 August
1778 - 3 executions
Th. 26 March    James Griffin      H/T coining           S  11 April
" Thomas Rushbury H/T coining           S  11 April
" Thomas Beardmore         Burglary      S  11 April
1779 - 4 executions
Th. 25 March    Francis Roberts           Stole in dwelling house   S  10 April
" Thomas Davis             Horse theft                S  10 April
" George Eastthop         Murder of Benjamin Smith    M  29 March
Th. 22 July    John Croft             Burglary          S  7 August
1780 - 5 executions
W 8 March    John Johnson           Burglary                S  25 March
" David Upton            Highway robbery                   S  25 March
W 16 August    John Sandum            Burglary                        S    2 September
" Thomas Turner (47)       H/T possession of coining                S    2 September
implements
" Mary Kellicks         Burglary                S   23 September
1781 - No executions
1782 - 2 executions
W 13 March    William Ball              Stole in dwelling house             S  30 March
" John Longmore          Murder of William Snibson   M  18 March
1783 - 2 executions
W 12 March   John Shepherd          Highway robbery                   S  29 March
" Stephen Barlow         Riot                 M  17 March
1784 - 5 executions
W 10 March    John Grain             Horse theft                S  27 March
" Thomas Tyers             Horse theft                S  27 March
" John Oakley      Horse theft                S  27 March
" John Green             Murder of Ann Austin    M  15 March
S 7 August    William Cole              H/T coining           S  28 August
1785 - 1 execution
W 9 March    John Robinson       Burglary                     W  16 March
1786 - 6 executions
W 15 March    Jacob Stanley    Burglary                S   1 April
" John Insley        Burglary                S   1 April
" James Whitehouse Burglary                S   1 April
" Samuel Brown     Burglary                S   1 April
" John Plimmer           Sheep theft                S   1 April
" John Waltho            Sheep theft                S   13 April
1787 - 1 execution
W 14 March    William Bagnall           Sheep theft                S  31 March
1788 - 2 executions
W 12 March    Thomas Davis         Horse theft                S  29 March
" Charles Marsh  (Townsend)           Housebreaking                  S  29 March
1789 - 6 executions
Th. 26 March   Stephen Hately            Robbery in a dwelling house      S  11 April
" Joseph Gorton           Burglary           S  11 April
Th. 13 August David Jones Stealing in a dwelling house S  29 August
" James Lawrence Horse theft                S  29 August
" James McCabb Highway robbery       S  29 August
" Richard Romfree Highway robbery       S  29 August
1790 - 4 executions
W 10 March    Joseph Wassell          Burglary      S  27 March
" Edward Green        Burglary                       S  27 March
" John Stokes        Burglary                       S  27 March
" James Shipley          Murder of mother, Ann  M  26 July
1791 - 2 executions
W 9 March    Daniel Hall          Burglary        S  26 March
" Joseph Rogers           Housebreaking          S  10 September
1792 - No executions
1793 - 7 executions
Th. 14 March    James Stubbs           Highway robbery     S   6 April
" John Riddle       Murder of Thomas Ward W  20 March
" John Bettley      Aiding above murder W  20 March
" Richard Ellis     Aiding above murder W  20 March
" Samuel Capewell     Burglary                S   6 April
W 31 July    John Hackett jr  Burglary                S  17 August
" Ebenezar Coulson       Murder of Henry Yates      M   5 August
1794 - 1 execution
W 26 March    James Belfield         Horse theft        S  12 April
1795 - 4 executions
W 25 March    Thomas Jones             Horse theft     S  11 April
" Joseph Foster     Horse theft     S  11 April
" William Nield       Horse theft     S  11 April
W 5 August    Joel Lunn            Housebreaking                  S  22 August
1796 - 4 executions
W 9 March    Michael Doricott         Murder of Joseph Bache      M 14 March
" John Horton        Burglary                S  26 March
" James Nightingale  Burglary                S  26 March
" Thomas Brown  H/T coining                   S  26 March
1797 - 1 execution
W 23 August    Thomas Wilmot Oliver  Murder of John Wood     M  28 August
1798 - 4 executions
W 28 March   Andrew Burns        Highway robbery          S  14 April
" Patrick Farrell      Highway robbery          S  14 April
W 8 August    Edward Kidson           Cattle theft        S  25 August
" Robert Lander          Highway robbery          S  25 August
1799 - 2 executions
W 27 March    Charles Squires            Murder of Joseph Green     M   1 April
W 24 July    William Lea               Counterfeiting          S  10 August
Eo = ordered for execution.