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Executions
at Tyburn 1695 – 1704. |
With special thanks to Mr. Dave Mossop for allowing me to publish the results of his years of painstaking research thus enabling this unique insight into late 17th and early 18th century crime and punishment. If you would like more detail on some of these cases or wish to view the trial transcripts, go to the Old Bailey on-line website at http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/
1695
A total of 76 people were sentenced to death in this year, comprising 45 men, 20 women and 11 persons who’s sex and identity is unknown.
31 men, 1 woman and 6 unknown persons were hanged at Tyburn. 1 woman was burned. The fate of 5 men, 15 women and 5 others is not known.
The Sessions held on the 14th of January resulted in 11 death sentences. No further information is available on the identities of the prisoners. 6 unidentified persons were executed on Friday the 25th January.
The February Sessions that began on the 20th resulted in 3 men being sentenced to death, and 1 man, James Pattison, being called to former judgement. 1 man was reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 27th February |
Robert Geerish |
Horse theft |
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Matthew Coppinger |
Robbery in a dwelling house |
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James Pattison |
H/T coining |
5 men and 1 woman were sentenced to death at the 3rd of April Sessions, of whom 1 man received Conditional Pardons and the woman pleaded pregnancy.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 17th April |
Robert Sterne |
Highway robbery |
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“WR” |
H/T clipping coin |
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William Hancock |
Highway robbery |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Friday 19th April |
Francis Newland |
Murder |
8 men and 3 women were sentenced to death at the 8th of May Sessions, of whom 3 men received Conditional Pardons and probably the women were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Friday 24th May |
Edward White |
Burglary |
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John Cole |
Highway robbery |
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James Gillet |
H/T coining |
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William Moore |
Burglary |
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Peter Major |
Highway robbery |
The Sessions on the 3rd of July resulted in 6 men and 6 women getting the death sentence of whom all of the men were hanged and all the woman pleaded pregnancy and were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Friday 12th July |
John Moore |
H/T coining |
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David Anderson |
Murder |
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Leo Norman |
H/T clipping coin |
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Charles Bellet |
H/T clipping coin |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Friday 19th July |
Edmund Allen |
Murder |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Monday 29th July |
Richard Butler |
Burglary |
The next Sessions began on the 28th of August and resulted in 11 men and 5 women being sentenced to death. 14 women were called to their former judgements. There is evidence that at least 4 of the men were hanged.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 18th September |
John Carter |
Privately stealing from person |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 25th September |
John Edwards |
H/T coining |
5 men and 5 women received death sentences at the October Sessions on the 14th of that month plus 2 men were called to their former judgements. 3 women pleaded pregnancy and were reprieved and 1 man received a Conditional Pardon. Elizabeth Wright was burned at the stake.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 6th November |
Robert Barnes |
Burglary |
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Morgan Bourne |
H/T coining |
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Thomas Purser |
H/T coining |
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Samuel Quested |
H/T coining |
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Luke Page |
Highway robbery |
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Samuel Eades |
Highway robbery |
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Elizabeth Wright |
H/T coining |
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Frances Boddyman |
Murder bastard |
The December Sessions opened on the 3rd and 7 men received death sentences of whom 4 were pardoned.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Friday 13th December |
Richard Arrowsmith |
Burglary |
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John Macknoll |
H/T clipping coin |
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Thomas Reeves |
Highway robbery |
1696
68 men, 15 women and 8 unidentified people were sentenced to death during this year. 51 men, 1 woman and 3 of unknown sex were hanged at Tyburn. 1 man was hanged elsewhere. The fate of 5 men, 2 women and 5 unidentified people is unknown.
The first Sessions of the year were held on the 15th January and resulted in 4 death sentences. 1 man was reprieved and the fate and identity of the other 2 is unknown. Thomas Randall was hanged for murder on the 29th of January at Stonebridge Kingsland.
11 men and a woman were condemned at the February Sessions on the 27th of whom the woman found to be quick with child. Robert Maynard, was respited to the 4th of May.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 18th March |
Robert Charnock |
High Treason |
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Edward King |
High Treason |
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Thomas Keys |
High Treason |
The above 3 men were hanged drawn and quartered for their parts in the “Assassination Plot”.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Friday 20th March |
Peter Clarke |
Burglary |
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Michael Hall |
Theft from Exchequer |
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Joseph Jordan |
Highway robbery |
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Richard Lewis |
Privately stealing from person |
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George Richardson |
Horse theft |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Friday 3rd April |
Sir John Friend |
High Treason |
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Sir William Perkins |
High Treason |
The above 2 men were hanged drawn and quartered for their parts in the “Assassination Plot”.
10 people were condemned at the 22nd of April Sessions, with 8 men being later executed and 1 pardoned.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 29th April |
Ambrose Rockwood |
High Treason |
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Charles Cranburne |
High Treason |
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Robert Lowick |
High Treason |
The above 3 men were hanged drawn and quartered for their parts in the “Assassination Plot”.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Monday 4th May |
Robert Maynard |
Murder |
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Thomas Marsh |
Murder |
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Ralph Gardner |
H/T coining |
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Robert Eadolf |
H/T clipping |
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Thomas Raymond |
H/T clipping |
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Daniel Parrot |
Burglary |
The next Sessions opened on the 27th of May and resulted in death sentences on 5 people. The fate and identities of these are unknown, however 3 executions were reported on Monday the 15th of June but there are no details.
The Sessions on 8th of July resulted in 3 men and 2 women being condemned. Katherine Buckingham was called to her former judgement. There is no record of the execution of the others.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Monday 27th July |
Katherine Buckingham |
Theft |
The September Sessions on the 9th, resulted in 13 men and 7 women being condemned of whom 8 men were hanged and all the women found to be pregnant.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Friday 25th September |
John Bevin |
Murder |
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Adam Chamberlaine |
H/T coining |
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George Hind |
Burglary |
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Edward Holland |
Murder |
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Thomas Holyland |
H/T clipping |
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Henry Mansfield |
H/T coining |
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Peter Paul |
Burglary |
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William Unit |
H/T coining |
11 men and 1 woman were sentenced to death at the October Sessions on the 14th of that month. 1 man was reprieved. The woman was found to be pregnant and 1 man was respited.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Friday 23rd October |
Jacob Whitlock |
Rape of child |
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Thomas Pike |
High Treason (unlicensed visit to the King of France) |
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Henry Cope |
H/T coining |
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James Peirce |
H/T coining |
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Cyrus Simon (Symonds)
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Murder |
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Robert Adams |
Burglary |
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Thomas Harris |
Burglary |
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Abraham Turner |
Burglary |
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William Marshall |
Burglary |
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John Wattmore |
Burglary |
19 men and 4 women were condemned at the December Sessions on the 9th of that month. All 4 women were found to be quick with child. It is reported that 14 of the men were hanged on the 30th of December but no details of their names exist.
1697
74 men, 19 women and 14 people who’s identity is unknown were sentenced to death during
this year. At least 61 men and 7 women
were executed at Tyburn this year and 1 woman hanged in
As a result of the January Sessions on the 15th of the month, 6 men and a woman were sentenced to death of whom 3 were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday
27th January |
Unnamed man |
High Treason |
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Unnamed man |
Burglary |
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Unnamed man |
Burglary |
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Unnamed man |
Robbery |
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Unnamed man |
Robbery |
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Unnamed woman |
Murder bastard child |
12 men and a woman received death sentences at the 24th of February Sessions. The woman was reprieved. It is probable that 10 of the men were hanged on the 10th of March, but John Mart is the only confirmed name.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 10th March |
John Mart |
Burglary |
The 14th of April Sessions resulted in 15 men and 2 women being condemned, with 8 men and the 2 women being executed on Friday the 23rd of April. One man appears to have died in Newgate in 1705.
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Date
of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Friday 23rd April |
John Allen |
Highway
robbery |
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Walter Harding |
H/T
coining |
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John Alderidge |
unknown |
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H/T
coining |
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Thomas Achurch |
unknown |
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John Spires |
Burglary |
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Richard Parsons |
Burglary |
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Ingell Green |
unknown |
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Sarah Morris |
Murder |
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Diana Fox |