Dorset 1735 - 1799
185 death sentences led to 44 executions, plus another 2 possible ones.
Assizes were held at Dorchester & executions were carried out at the Amphitheatre there.
Occasionally a Judge sat to deliver the gaol of the County of the City of Poole.
Assize date Name Crime Execution date
1736 - 2 executions
Th. 5 July    Martin Frampton        Arson                Unknown
" John Dickery           Housebreaking             Unknown
1737 - 3 executions
Th. 28 July    Thomas Lockyer  Horse theft Unknown
" John Guppy             Stole in dwelling house             Unknown
" Humph Staple         Horse theft Unknown
1738 - 2 executions
Th. 9 March    Thomas Fone          Murder of Mary Wellbridge Unknown
Th. 20 July    John Crabb             Murder of John Collingdon Unknown
1739 - 1 execution
S 17 March    George Bezant           Murder of his parents S  31 March
1740 - 1 execution
Th. 24 July William Sava Stole in dwelling house             S   9 August
1741 - 3 executions
Th. 12 March    Benjamin Flower  Housebreaking             S   4 April
" William King  Housebreaking             S   4 April
" Henry Smith             Murder of Joan Mew S  28 March
1742 - 3 executions
Th. 18 March James Burt Highway robbery                  S  3 April
" John Hunt Highway robbery                  S  3 April
" William Woods Arson S  3 April
1743 - 1745 - No executions
1746 - 1 execution
Th. 13 March    Thomas Young             At large (1743 sentence)    W   2 April
1747 & 1748 - No executions
1749 - 1 execution
Th. 13 July    John Ford              Sheep theft                Unknown
1750 - Probably 2  executions
M 12 March John Squire Horse theft                Unknown
" John Phillips Burglary Unknown
1751 - 1 execution
Th. 25 July    Henry Isart             Horse theft                Unknown
1752 - 3 executions
Th. 12 March    John Gray              Housebreaking             Unknown
" John Parker            Housebreaking             Unknown
Th. 23 July Anthony Colpris         Murder  Elizabeth Buchler           S  25 July
Hanged at Windmill Point, Poole, afterwards in chains
1753 - 2 executions
Tu. 7 August    Timothy Peppell          Murder wife, Rebecca           S  11 August
" John Stanley           Murder of Stephen Wareham           M   1 October
1754 - 1760 - No executions
1761 - 1 execution
Th. 12 March    John Waterman          Highway robbery                  Unknown
1762 - 1764 - No executions
1765 - 1 execution
Th. 21 March    Joseph Groves           Murder James Barrett  M  25 March
1766 - 1 execution
Th. 13 March    Benjamin Collings         Forgery              Unknown
1767 - 1 execution
Th.  19 March    Robert Rymes           Murder of Richard Williamson  S  28 March
1768 - 1 execution
Th.10 March William Hardyman Forgery              F 8 April
Hanged at Poole 
1769 - 1771 No executions
1772 - 1 execution
Th. 12 March    George Clowter          Burglary             Unknown
1773 - 1 execution
Th. 11 March    Joel Pain            Horse theft       Unknown
1774 - No executions
1775 - 1 execution
Th. 23 March Samuel Drayton          At large             Unknown
1776 & 1777 - No executions
1778 - 1 execution
Th. 12 March    William Seymour jr    Burglary             Unknown
1779 & 1780 - No executions
1781 - 1 execution
Th. 15 March    John Leveridge         Horse theft                S  31 March
1782 & 1783  - No executions
1784 - 1 execution
Th. 29 July    William Cottman           Stole in dwelling house             S  14 August
1785 - 1 execution
Th. 14 July    George Biddell          Burglary             S  30 July
1786 - 2 executions
Th. 16 March    John Jacob             Burglary             S   1 April
" John Gradey            At large             W  22 March
1787 & 1788 No executions
1789 - 3 executions
W 11 March William Coombs   Sheep theft                    S  28 March
" William Harvey  Sheep theft                    S  28 March
" Thomas Hunt     Sheep theft                    S  28 March
1790 & 1791 No executions
1792 - 3 executions
Th. 26 July    Matthew Gillingham      Burglary             F  10 August
" Peter Primmer    burglary             F  10 August
" Richard Strickland Burglary             F  10 August
1793 - No executions
1794 - 2 executions (New Drop outside Dorchester Gaol)
Th. 13 March   Elizabeth Marsh (15)      Murder grandfather, John Nevil       M  17 March
" William Matthews          Burglary             S   29 March
1795 - 1 execution
W 11 March John Scadding    Burglary             S  28 March
1796 - 1799 - No executions