Lincolnshire 1735 - 1799 |
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In
the years 1735 – 1756, 88 death sentences were commuted and reports of |
26
executions have been found. |
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In
the period 1757 to 1799 there were 243 death sentences passed of which 69
were carried out. |
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Name |
Crime |
Execution date |
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Robert
Lidgard |
Horse theft |
??/March 1736 |
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John
Thompson |
Burglary |
F
18 March 1737 |
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Thomas Dixon |
Burglary |
F
17 March 1738 |
William
Marshall |
Highway robbery |
F
17 March 1738 |
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William
Lomas |
Horse theft |
F
23 March 1739 |
Thomas Sharp |
Horse theft |
F
23 March 1739 |
Joseph Binge |
Burglary |
F
23 March 1739 |
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William
Dykes |
Murder |
??/May 1739 |
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Thomas Brown |
Privately stealing |
??/August 1739 |
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John
Stovegrove |
Housebreaking |
??/July 1740 |
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William
Lewin |
Housebreaking |
??/March 1741 |
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Henry Ginn |
Highway robbery |
??/March 1742 |
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William
Tyler |
Murder |
??/March 1742 |
Hanged at
Spalding and afterwards in chains at Pinchbeck drainside |
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Clay Lee |
Sheep theft |
??/August 1742 |
Peter Brown |
Privately stealing |
??/August 1742 |
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Jeremiah
Buxton |
Murder |
??/March 1746 |
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Mary Johnson |
P/T murder of husband |
??/April 1747 |
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Burned at the stake |
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William Lyon |
Murder of his wife |
??/April 1747 |
Barnaby
Freeman |
Highway robbery |
??/April 1747 |
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William
Burton |
Stealing in a shop |
??/August 1748 |
John Wood |
Sheep theft |
??/August 1748 |
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Thomas Skegg |
Highway robbery |
F
9 Aug 1751 |
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John Bellamy |
Horse theft |
??/March 1752 |
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Edward
Walker |
Sheep theft |
??/March 1753 |
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Timothy
Raven |
Sodomy or bestiality |
F
16 August 1754 |
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Richard
Austin |
Horse theft |
??/August 1756 |
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Thomas Brown |
Murder |
W 28 March 1759 |
Hanged in
chains at Ancholm Corner near Spital |
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Thomas Hill |
At large |
F
26 March 1762 |
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Daniel Ryan |
Murder of John Butterton |
??/August 1762 |
Hanged on
Lincoln City gallows. |
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Thomas
Nicholson |
Highway robbery |
??/March 1765 |
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William
Fenwick |
Burglary |
F
9 August 1765 |
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Mary Davy |
Murder of Mary Kemp |
??/March 1766 |
P/T murder
- not known if Davy was burnt. |
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George
Dalton |
Burglary |
??/July 1766 |
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John Baker |
Housebreaking |
F
14 Aug 1767 |
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Philip Heaton (Hooton) |
Murder of Samuel Stockton |
M
6 March 1769 |
Hanged in
chains on Surfleet Common |
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James
Kearney |
Murder of Robert Harrold |
Th. 2 August 1770 |
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William
Moore |
At large |
F
27 August 1773 |
Hanged on
Lincoln City gallows. |
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John Lyon |
Highway robbery |
F 24 March 1775 |
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William Farmery (21) |
Murder of his mother |
F 4 August 1775 |
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James Lee |
Burglary |
F 21 March 1777 |
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Henry
Atkinson |
Murder of his infant child |
F
18 July 1777 |
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Thomas Ham |
Highway robbery |
F
25 July 1777 |
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Robert
Blades |
Highway robbery |
F 20 March 1778 |
Edward
Dowson |
Highway robbery |
F 20 March 1778 |
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Jonathan
Bennett |
Horse theft |
F 15 March 1782 |
Edward
Johnson |
Forgery |
F 15 March 1782 |
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John Storey |
Arson |
F 2 August 1782 |
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Edward
Perplar |
H/T counterfeiting |
F
22 August 1783 |
William Dale |
H/T counterfeiting |
F
22 August 1783 |
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Thomas Wood |
Housebreaking |
F
19 March 1784 |
Richard Bull |
Sheep theft |
F
19 March 1784 |
Robert
Downing |
Housebreaking |
F
19 March 1784 |
William Davidson (Dawson) |
Housebreaking |
F
19 March 1784 |
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William
Wright |
Housebreaking |
F
6 August 1784 |
Richard
Dennis |
Highway robbery |
F
6 August 1784 |
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Patience
Elsom |
Arson |
F
12 November 1784 |
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William
Houldsworth |
Highway robbery |
F 18 March 1785 |
Michael
Harrison |
Horse theft |
F 18 March 1785 |
George
Huntingdon |
Cattle theft |
F 18 March 1785 |
Thomas
Rawson |
Housebreaking |
F 18 March 1785 |
Jonathan
Warner |
Sheep theft |
F 18 March 1785 |
John Wright |
Sheep theft |
F 18 March 1785 |
John
Palmerson |
Cattle theft |
F 18 March 1785 |
John Hudson |
Highway robbery |
F 18 March 1785 |
William
Ligburn |
Highway robbery |
F 18 March 1785 |
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Thomas
Golling |
Burglary |
F 29 July 1785 |
John Smith |
Horse theft |
F 29 July 1785 |
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Joseph
Wilkinson |
Murder of his child |
Th. 16 March 1786 |
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Henry Knowles (18) |
Sheep theft |
F 24 March 1786 |
Stephen Tarr |
Cattle theft |
F 24 March 1786 |
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John Curtis |
Housebreaking |
F 12 May 1786 |
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George
Roberts |
Sheep theft |
F 11 August 1786 |
Hanged on
Lincoln City gallows. |
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William
Rawby |
Murder of Ann Leary (13) |
F 16 March 1787 |
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Thomas
Dickenson |
Sheep theft |
F 23 March 1787 |
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John Wilson |
Murder of William Mason |
F 14 March 1788 |
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George
Bennett |
Horse theft |
F 21 March 1788 |
William
Mitchison Hardy |
Horse theft |
F 21 March 1788 |
John Smith |
Street robbery |
F 21 March 1788 |
Francis
Acred |
Horse theft |
F 21 March 1788 |
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William
Nettleship |
Highway robbery |
F 27 March 1789 |
William Ward |
Housebreaking |
F 27 March 1789 |
George
Kilpike |
Highway robbery |
F 27 March 1789 |
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John George |
Horse theft |
F 7 August 1789 |
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John Ward |
Robbery |
F 19 March 1790 |
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Thomas
Rowell |
Sheep theft |
F 30 July 1790 |
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William
Burder |
Murder of William Harrington |
F 11 March 1791 |
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John Robson |
Horse theft |
F 18 March 1791 |
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William
Campbell |
Forgery |
F 19 August 1791 |
Jonathan
Betts |
Horse theft |
F 19 August 1791 |
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Ralph Smith |
Murder of Gentle Sutton |
F 16 March 1792 |
Hanged in
chains at Frampton |
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John Cocking |
Sheep theft |
F 23 March 1792 |
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John Dinney |
Housebreaking |
F
29 August 1794 |
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Edward Coxon |
Highway robbery |
F 22 July 1796 |
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Elizabeth
Brockleby |
P/T murder of husband |
F 17 March 1797 |
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Thomas
Newman |
Highway robbery |
F 6 April 1798 |
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