Hereford
1735 - 1799 |
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336 death
sentence led to 56 confirmed executions, plus 7 possible ones |
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Executions
took place at Gallows Tumps, Hereford and then |
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St Olave's
St, Hereford for the executions in 1790. Afterwards outside the County Gaol. |
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Assize date |
Name |
Crime |
Execution date |
1735 &
1736 - No executions. |
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1737 - 1
execution |
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S 12 March |
William Sutor |
Murder of his wife,
Catherine |
S 2 April |
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1738 - 2
executions |
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S 11 March |
William Summers |
Housebreaking |
S 25 March |
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John Tipping |
Housebreaking |
S 25 March |
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1739 - No executions |
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1740 - No
confirmed executions, but 1 probable one, where no reprieve traced. |
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S 26 July |
John Morgan |
At large |
Unknown |
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1741 - No
confirmed executions, but 2 probable where no reprieve traced. |
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S 14 March |
John Summers |
Unknown |
Unknown |
S 18 July |
Anthony Matthews |
Housebreaking |
Unknown |
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1742 - No
confirmed executions, but 1 probable where no reprieve traced. |
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S 20 March |
John Stevens |
Sheep theft |
Unknown |
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1743 - No
confirmed executions, but 1 probable where no reprieve traced. |
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S 12 March |
Thomas Perry |
At large |
Unknown |
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1744 - No
confirmed executions, but 1 probable where no reprieve traced. |
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S
14 July |
Thomas Newton |
Murder of his wife Joan |
Unknown |
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1745 &
1748 - No executions. |
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1749 - 1
execution |
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S
11 March |
John Morris |
Horse theft |
Unknown |
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1750 - No executions |
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1751 - 1
execution |
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S
23 March |
James Morse |
Highway robbery |
Unknown |
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1752 - 1
execution |
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S
18 July |
John Herbert |
Forgery |
??/August |
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1753 - 2
executions |
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S
24 march |
Joseph Woodhill |
Burglary |
??/April |
S
24 march |
Jacob Jones |
Housebreaking |
??/April |
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1754 - 1
execution |
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W
20 March |
Elizabeth Williams |
Stealing in a shop |
??/April |
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1755 - 1
execution |
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S
22 March |
Thomas Webb |
Housebreaking |
W 9
April |
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1756 - 2
confirmed executions, lus 1 possible |
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W 24 March |
William Morgan |
Horse theft |
??/April |
W 24 March |
Robert Fern |
Highway robbery |
??/April |
W 24 March |
Thomas Watts |
At large |
Unknown |
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1757 - 1
execution |
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S 30 July |
Henry Parry |
Sheep theft |
??/August |
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1758 - No
executions |
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1759 - 1
execution |
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M 2 April |
William Jones |
Sacrilege |
??/April |
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1760 - 1766
- No executions |
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1767 - 2
executions |
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Tu. 31 March |
John Pugh |
Housebreaking |
S 18 April |
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John Hunt |
At large |
S 18 April |
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1768 &
1769 - No executions |
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1770 - 6
executions |
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S 24 March |
William Spiggott |
Aiding murder of William Powell |
F 30 March |
" |
William Morris |
Aiding murder of William Powell |
F 30 March |
" |
David Morgan |
Aiding murder of William Powell |
F 30 March |
" |
William Walter Evan |
Aiding murder of William Powell |
F 30 March |
" |
Charles David
Morgan) |
Aiding murder of William Powell |
F 30 March |
" |
David Llewellyn |
Aiding murder of William Powell |
F 30 March |
" |
Spiggott and Evan were hanged in
chains on Hardwick Common, near Hay |
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1771 &
1772 - No executions |
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1773 - 2
executions |
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S 20 March |
John Medlicot |
Highway robbery at
Ludlow |
S 3 April |
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Samuel Williams |
Housebreaking at
Collard & Canon Foome |
S 3 April |
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1774 - 1
execution |
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S 19 March |
Samuel
Aymiss |
Privately stealing at
Kimbolton |
S 2 April |
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1775 &
1776 - No executions |
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1777 - 1
execution |
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Tu. 22 July |
Charles Williams |
Burglary of house at Stoke
Bliss |
S 2 August |
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1778 - 1
execution |
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F 14 August |
David Davis |
Murder of Elizabeth Owen
(child) |
Th.
20 August |
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1779 - 1781
- No executions |
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1782 - 1
execution |
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F 10 July |
John Webb |
Stealing off a wreck |
S 7 Sept |
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1783 - 1
execution |
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Th. 20 March |
Eustace Love |
Sheep theft |
W 9 April |
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1784 - 8 executions |
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Th. 18 March |
James Harris |
Sheep theft |
F 2 April |
" |
Christopher Carter |
Burglary |
F 2 April |
" |
Thomas Watkins |
Housebreaking |
F 2 April |
" |
George Woodhouse & |
Burglary |
F 2 April |
" |
Abraham Ankridge |
Burglary |
F 2 April |
" |
John Nicholls |
Assault &
robbery in a dwelling house |
F 2 April |
F 30 July |
James Williams |
Horse theft |
F
13 August |
" |
Elizabeth Wright |
Burglary at Bodenham |
F
13 August |
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1785 - 4 executions |
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Th. 17 March |
William Jelf |
Burglary at Middleton on the Hill |
F 1
April |
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William Jones |
Cattle theft |
F 1
April |
" |
Richard Stephens |
Housebreaking |
F 1
April |
" |
William Hall alias Evans |
Housebreaking at Lugwardine |
F 1
April |
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1786 - 4 executions |
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Th. 23 March |
William Collins & |
Housebreaking |
F 7
April |
" |
Thomas Yeates |
Housebreaking |
F 7
April |
" |
Timothy Weaver |
Housebreaking at Whitbourne |
F 7
April |
Th. 10 August |
Susannah Minton (17) |
Arson of barn at Kilpeck |
S 16 Sept |
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1787 - 2 executions |
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Th. 22 March |
William Morris & |
Housebreaking at Brilley |
S 7
April |
" |
Thomas Jones |
Housebreaking at Brilley |
S 7
April |
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1788 - 1 execution |
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Th. 20 March |
Thomas Walters |
At large |
F 4
April |
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1789 - 5 executions |
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Tu. 17 March |
Solomon Woodyatt |
Burglary |
W 1
April |
" |
William Hiles |
Horse theft |
W 1
April |
Tu. 4 August |
Francis Carpenter, |
Housebreaking |
F
21 August |
" |
Christopher Morris & |
Housebreaking |
F
21 August |
" |
Benjamin Tottem |
Housebreaking |
F
21 August |
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1790 - 2 executions |
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Th. 29 July |
William Jones |
Poison murder of his wife,
Ann |
M 2 August |
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Hanged in chains on Longtown Green |
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Susannah Rugg |
Aiding above murder |
M 2 August |
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1791 - 1795
- No executions |
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1796 - 1
execution |
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Tu. 19 July |
William Phillips |
Sheep theft at Garway |
S 6 August |
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First execution outside the County
Gaol. |
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1797 - 1799
- No executions |
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