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Executions at Tyburn 1765 – 1774. |
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 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/
686 death sentences were passed during this decade on 630 men and 56 women. Of these, 282 men and 12 women were duly executed. Overall reprieve rate : 57.15%. Male reprieves : 55.24% Female reprieves : 78.57%.
A further 6 men who were condemned in 1774 were hanged in 1775 and are not included in the executed figures, nor are people condemned at the Old Bailey but executed other than at Tyburn.
1765
There were 7 “hanging days” at Tyburn with 24 men and 1 woman being hanged.
A total of 42 people were sentenced to death in this year, comprising of 35 men and 7 women.
6 men were hanged in January 1765, who had been sentenced at the December 1764 Sessions.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 9th January (sentenced in 1764) |
John Morton |
Stealing in a warehouse |
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Thomas Strong |
Stealing in a warehouse |
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George Mitchell |
Horse theft |
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William Witton |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
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John Watkins |
Burglary |
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John Weskett |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
The Sessions held on the 16th of January resulted in 7 men being sentenced to death, of whom 3 were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 13th February |
Matthew James |
Uttering |
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John Ward |
Highway robbery |
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Edward Williams |
Robbery in a dwelling house |
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John Rowson |
Burglary |
The February Sessions that began on the 27th, resulted in a further 5 men being sentenced to death, of whom 4 were hanged.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 17th April |
John Cooke (aka George Miln) |
Forgery |
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Charles Sebrey |
Burglary |
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Richard Perry |
Burglary |
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John Taylor |
Burglary |
The April Sessions resulted in one man receiving the death sentence.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 15th May |
Burglary |
The 22nd of May Sessions also resulted in one death sentence – on Mary Edwards, who was subsequently reprieved.
The Sessions on the 10th of July saw 7 men and 1 woman get the death sentence, of whom 3 of the men and the woman were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 31st July |
Thomas Carr |
Perjury |
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Francis Attaway |
Highway robbery |
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Barney Carrol |
Cutting & maiming |
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William King |
Cutting & maiming |
The next Sessions began on the 18th of September and resulted in 5 men and 3 women being sentenced to death. One man and 2 of the women were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Monday 23rd September |
Anthony Delaney |
Murder |
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James Grief |
Murder |
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Maria Jenkins |
Murder of bastard child |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 9th October |
James Haines |
Highway robbery |
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John M’Kenzie |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
Only 2 death sentences were passed at the October Sessions on the 16th of that month with 1 man being subsequently reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 13th November |
Forgery |
The December Sessions opened on the 11th and 8 men and 2 women received death sentences, of whom 2 men and 1 woman were reprieved. 6 men and 1 woman were left for execution in January 1766.
1766
31 men and 4 women were sentenced to death during this year. 18 men and 2 women were executed at 6 “hanging days”.
The first Sessions of 1766 were held on the 16th of January
and resulted in 3 death sentences.
2 men were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 15th
January |
Stephen Wheat |
Stealing in a river |
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Robert Tull |
Stealing in a river |
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James Williams |
Highway robbery |
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Robert Scott |
Highway robbery |
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Edward Benson |
Highway robbery |
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Mary Pyner |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
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Thomas Reynolds |
Highway robbery |
4 men and a woman were condemned at the February Sessions on the 19th, of whom 1 man and the woman were later reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 19th March |
John Wilson |
Uttering |
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Roger Bryer |
Personate |
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John Jewster |
Personate |
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William Barlow |
Highway robbery |
5 men and a woman were condemned at the 9th of April Sessions, with 3 men being later hanged.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 7th May |
William Crompton |
Personate |
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John Slack |
Horse theft |
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Robert Slack |
Horse theft |
The next Sessions opened on the 14th of May and resulted in death sentences on 2 men and 2 women. 1 man and 1 woman were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 18th June |
Edward Mc Ginnis |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
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Jane Mc Ginnis |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
The Sessions on the 2nd of July resulted in 4 men being condemned, of whom 3 were definitely reprieved. Alexander Calton is not showing either as reprieved or hanged.
On the 3rd of September, 4 men were condemned, of whom 2 were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Thursday 9th October |
Edward Brophy |
Rape |
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Robert Lloyd |
Highway robbery |
3 men were sentenced to death at the October Sessions on the 22nd of that month. One man was reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 26th November |
John Clarke |
H/T Coining |
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James Felton |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
6 men were condemned at the December Sessions on the 17th of
that month and as a result, 4 men were hanged on
1767
44 men and 3 women were sentenced to death during this year. There were 7 “hanging days” at Tyburn this year with 20 men and 1 woman being hanged.
As a result of the January Sessions on the 15th of the month, 6 men were sentenced to death, of whom 3 were reprieved. John Williamson was hanged at Moorfields on Monday, the 19th of January, for the murder of his wife and is not included below.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 14th
January |
Samuel Orton |
Forgery |
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William Thornbill |
Forgery |
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William Johnson |
Highway robbery |
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William Walker |
Highway robbery |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Tuesday 17th February |
Timothy Iredale |
Highway robbery |
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William Collinson |
Forgery |
3 men received death sentences at the February Sessions and all were reprieved.
The April Sessions on the 29th of that month resulted in 16 men and 1 woman being condemned, of whom 6 men were executed.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Monday 4th March |
Murder |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 10th June |
William Elliott |
Housebreaking |
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Samuel Knock |
Burglary |
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Jacob Wood |
Burglary |
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John McDonnell |
Forgery |
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Lawrence Sweetman |
Highway robbery |
The June Sessions opened on the 3rd and resulted in 3 men being condemned, all of whom were reprieved.
The July Sessions saw a further 3 men condemned, again all being reprieved.
7 men and a woman were sentenced to hang at the September Sessions on the 9th of the month, of whom 3 men were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Monday 14th September |
Elizabeth Brownrigg |
Murder |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 14th October |
William Guest |
H/T coining |
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Thomas Davis |
Burglary |
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John Spires |
Highway robbery |
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William Bryan |
Highway robbery |
7 men were condemned at the October Sessions on the 21st of that month, with 3 reprieves.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 25th November |
Joseph Harvey |
Burglary |
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Richard Bitter |
Burglary |
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John Brass |
Robbery in a dwelling house |
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William Edwards |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
The Sessions held on the 9th of December resulted in death sentences being passed on 2 men and 1 woman, 2 of whom were reprieved. There is no trace of either a reprieve or an execution for the other man.
1768
There were 10 “hanging days” at Tyburn in 1768 with 18 men and 3 women being executed. 51 men and 7 women were condemned during this year. A further 7 men were hanged at Sun Tavern Fields, Shadwell for the crime of “shooting at” Mr. John Green outside his house in St. Paul’s Shadwell. These are not included in the Tyburn total.
The first Sessions of the New Year were held on the 14th of January resulting in 7 men being condemned, of whom 4 were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Monday 18th January |
Daniel Asgood |
Murder |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 10th February |
Patrick Swinney |
Highway robbery |
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Timothy Crawley |
Highway robbery |
The February Sessions led to another 4 men and 2 women being sentenced to death, of whom 2 men and the women were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Tuesday 23rd March |
James Gibson |
Forgery |
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Benjamin Payne |
Highway robbery |
4 men and 1 woman were condemned at the April Sessions on the 13th, of whom 3 men and the woman were reprieved.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 11th May |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
The May Sessions on the 18th saw a further 3 men and a woman condemned. Of these, only the woman was hanged.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 29th June |
Mary Hindes |
Murder |
12 men were sentenced to hang at the 6th of July Sessions. Of these, 2 were reprieved. 7 were the ones condemned for shooting at John Green and hanged near the scene of their crime at Sun Tavern Fields, Shadwell.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Monday 11th July |
James Murphy |
Murder |
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James Dogan |
Murder |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 27th July |
Shot at |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Tuesday 26th July |
John Grainger |
Shot at |
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Daniel Clark |
Shot at |
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Richard Cornwall |
Shot at |
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Patrick Lynch |
Shot at |
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Thomas Murray |
Shot at |
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Peter Flaherty Nicholas |
Shot at |
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Nicholas MacCabe |
Shot at |
8 men and 1 woman were condemned at the September Sessions which opened on the 7th. 3 men being subsequently reprieved and 1 died in gaol.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 12th October |
Hannah Smith |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
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Richard Slocombe |
Personate |
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Robert Paterson |
Highway robbery |
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James Mace |
Highway robbery |
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Richard Holt |
Forgery |
8 men were condemned at the October Sessions on the 19th. Of these, 5 were executed.
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Monday 24th October |
Murder |
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Date of execution |
Name |
Crime |
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Wednesday 23rd November |
Edward Williams |
At large |
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John Urquart |
Highway robbery |
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