Coventry 1735 - 1799 |
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23
executions were carried out. It is not known how many death sentences |
were
passed as there are no surviving records for these. 14 reprieves have |
been traced
at the National Archive. |
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In the
period 1757 to 1799 there were 47 death sentences passed of which 19 were
carried out. |
In
the years 1735 – 1756, 20 death sentences were commuted and reports of |
4
executions have been found. It is likely that other executions took place in
this period |
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Name |
Crime |
Execution date |
Joseph
Wright |
Sodomy |
F 15 August 1755 |
Thomas Grimes |
Sodomy |
F 15 August 1755 |
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Jonathan
Filley |
H/T coining |
W
8 September 1756 |
Joseph Lee |
H/T coining |
W
8 September 1756 |
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John Rew |
Robbery in a dwelling house |
W 19 April 1758 |
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William
Ogden |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
W
10 August 1763 |
Margaret
Brown |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
W
10 August 1763 |
John
Phillips |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
W
10 August 1763 |
Margaret
Clarke |
At large |
W
10 August 1763 |
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Jane Smith |
At large |
F 21 December 1764 |
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Thomas Farn
& |
Murder of Charles Pinchbeck |
M
2 August 1773 |
John How |
Murder of Charles Pinchbeck |
M
2 August 1773 |
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Thomas
Morris |
Burglary |
W
10 April 1776 |
John Sutley |
Burglary |
W
10 April 1776 |
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Thomas
Summers |
Bestiality |
W
28 April 1784 |
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Thomas
Bissell |
Forgery |
M
18 April 1785 |
William
Hawkins |
Forgery |
M
18 April 1785 |
John Farmer |
Horse theft |
M
18 April 1785 |
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Josiah Neal
Dayus |
Robbery in a dwelling house |
W
19 April 1786 |
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Mary Welkin |
Arson |
W
11 April 1787 |
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Anthony Fanshaw |
Robbery in a dwelling house |
W
18 August 1790 |
John Phillips |
Robbery in a dwelling house |
W
18 August 1790 |
Matthew
Archer |
Robbery in a dwelling house |
W
18 August 1790 |
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