| Staffordshire 1735 - 1799 | |||
| Staffordshire Assizes were always held at Stafford. | |||
| 467 death sentences led 109 executions, plus 14 probable ones. | |||
| Executions took place at Sandyford near Stafford up to 1793 and from then on the flat roof of the | |||
| gatehouse of the Stafford County Gaol in Gaol Road Stafford (first there Ebenezer Colston) | |||
| Assize date | Name | Crime | Execution date |
| 1735 - 3 executions | |||
| W 23 July | James Seaborne | Horse theft | ??/08/1735 |
| " | Thomas Amison | Horse theft | ??/08/1735 |
| " | Philip Giles | Horse theft | ??/08/1735 |
| 1736 - 3 executions | |||
| W 11 August | William Burton | Horse theft | ??/09/1736 |
| " | Edward Wilson | Burglary | ??/09/1736 |
| " | John Evans | Burglary | ??/09/1736 |
| 1737 - No executions | |||
| 1738 - 2 executions | |||
| Tu. 21 March | Charles Cadman | Burglary | ??/04/1738 |
| " | Charles Winn | Broke fishpond | ??/04/1738 |
| 1739 - 3 executions | |||
| Th. 15 March | Thomas Willot | Murder of Thomas Plumb | ??/04/1739 |
| Hanged in chains on Mere Heath. | |||
| " | Thomas Andrews | Burglary | ??/04/1739 |
| W 22 August | John Bagley | Burglary | ??/09/1739 |
| 1740 - No confirmed executions - probably 5 men were hanged | |||
| W 12 March | Blackmore Bill | Highway robbery | Unknown |
| " | William Simms | H/T coining | Unknown |
| Tu. 5 August | John Goodwin | At large | Unknown |
| " | Lawrence Roberts | At large | Unknown |
| " | John Temple | Burglary | Unknown |
| 1741 - No confirmed executions - probably 3 men were hanged | |||
| Tu. 24 March | John Bright | Unknown | Unknown |
| " | James Causeway | Unknown | Unknown |
| " | Thomas Plant | Unknown | Unknown |
| 1742 - No confirmed executions - probably 3 men & 2 women were hanged | |||
| Tu. 30 March | Henry Manwaring | At large | Unknown |
| " | Elizabeth Woodward | At large | Unknown |
| " | Jane Turner | Murder of her female bastard | Unknown |
| F 20 August | Thomas Darncy | At large | Unknown |
| " | Thomas Ball | Burglary | Unknown |
| 1743 - 1 execution | |||
| W 23 March | Edward Perry | At large | S 16 April |
| 1744 - No confirmed executions - probably 1 man hanged | |||
| W 25 July | John Taylor | At large | Unknown |
| 1745 to 1749 - No executions | |||
| 1750 - 1 execution | |||
| W 28 March | Heelinge Yardley | Murder of wife, Sarah | S 21 April |
| 1751 & 1752 - No executions | |||
| 1753 - 2 executions | |||
| W 14 March | William Wardle | Horse theft | S 7 April |
| " | Joseph Williams | Highway robbery | S 7 April |
| 1754 - No executions | |||
| 1755 - 2 executions | |||
| Th. 24 July | Thomas Williams | Highway robbery | S 9 August |
| " | William Anderson | At large | S 9 August |
| 1756 - 2 executions | |||
| S 3 April | John Clarke | Horse theft | S 24 April |
| " | John Mole | Highway robbery | S 24 April |
| 1757 - 2 executions | |||
| W 2 March | Thomas Pearciful | Highway robbery | S 19 March |
| " | Nathaniel Alman | Murder of wife, Sarah | M 7 March |
| 1758 - 1 execution | |||
| W 22 March | Henry Smith | Murder of wife, Jane | M 27 March |
| 1759 & 1760 - No executions | |||
| 1761 - 1 execution | |||
| F 23 March | Abraham Durham | Highway robbery | S 25 April |
| 1762 - No executions | |||
| 1763 - 1 execution | |||
| Th. 24 March | Mary Saunders | Murder of her female bastard | M 28 March |
| 1764 - 2 executions | |||
| Th. 29 March | William Robinson | Burglary | S 2 June |
| " | Humphrey Walters | Highway robbery | S 21 April |
| 1765 - No executions | |||
| 1766 - 4 executions | |||
| Th. 27 March | William Stuart | Housebreaking | S 12 April |
| " | Nicholas M'Donagh | Housebreaking | S 12 April |
| " | Joseph Hunt | Highway robbery | S 12 April |
| Th. 17 July | William Baylis | Housebreaking | S 2 August |
| 1767 - No executions | |||
| 1768 - 2 executions | |||
| Th. 24 March | John Lee | Burglary | S 16 April |
| W 3 August | John Tibbetts | Horse theft | S 20 August |
| 1769 to 1771 - No executions | |||
| 1772 - 1 execution | |||
| Th. 26 March | Thomas Davis | Murder of Elizabeth Parker | M 30 March |
| 1773 - 3 executions | |||
| Th. 11 March | John Carter | Arson | S 3 April |
| " | John Wilkes | Highway robbery | S 3 April |
| W 18 August | John Challenor | Murder of his father, John | M 23 August |
| 1774 - 2 executions | |||
| Th. 10 March | William Hood | Burglary | ??/ April |
| Th. 21 July | Samuel Silvers | Burglary | S 6 August |
| 1775 - No executions | |||
| 1776 - 3 executions | |||
| Th. 14 March | Job Jackson | Murder of daughter, Catherine | M 18 March |
| " | John Wanklin | Burglary | S 30 March |
| " | James Bond | Forgery | S 30 March |
| 1777 - 2 executions | |||
| Th. 27 March | William Hobens | Murder of Sarah Speed | M 31 March |
| W 30 July | John Martin | Murder of William Broome | M 4 August |
| 1778 - 3 executions | |||
| Th. 26 March | James Griffin | H/T coining | S 11 April |
| " | Thomas Rushbury | H/T coining | S 11 April |
| " | Thomas Beardmore | Burglary | S 11 April |
| 1779 - 4 executions | |||
| Th. 25 March | Francis Roberts | Stole in dwelling house | S 10 April |
| " | Thomas Davis | Horse theft | S 10 April |
| " | George Eastthop | Murder of Benjamin Smith | M 29 March |
| Th. 22 July | John Croft | Burglary | S 7 August |
| 1780 - 5 executions | |||
| W 8 March | John Johnson | Burglary | S 25 March |
| " | David Upton | Highway robbery | S 25 March |
| W 16 August | John Sandum | Burglary | S 2 September |
| " | Thomas Turner (47) | H/T possession of coining | S 2 September |
| implements | |||
| " | Mary Kellicks | Burglary | S 23 September |
| 1781 - No executions | |||
| 1782 - 2 executions | |||
| W 13 March | William Ball | Stole in dwelling house | S 30 March |
| " | John Longmore | Murder of William Snibson | M 18 March |
| 1783 - 2 executions | |||
| W 12 March | John Shepherd | Highway robbery | S 29 March |
| " | Stephen Barlow | Riot | M 17 March |
| 1784 - 5 executions | |||
| W 10 March | John Grain | Horse theft | S 27 March |
| " | Thomas Tyers | Horse theft | S 27 March |
| " | John Oakley | Horse theft | S 27 March |
| " | John Green | Murder of Ann Austin | M 15 March |
| S 7 August | William Cole | H/T coining | S 28 August |
| 1785 - 1 execution | |||
| W 9 March | John Robinson | Burglary | W 16 March |
| 1786 - 6 executions | |||
| W 15 March | Jacob Stanley | Burglary | S 1 April |
| " | John Insley | Burglary | S 1 April |
| " | James Whitehouse | Burglary | S 1 April |
| " | Samuel Brown | Burglary | S 1 April |
| " | John Plimmer | Sheep theft | S 1 April |
| " | John Waltho | Sheep theft | S 13 April |
| 1787 - 1 execution | |||
| W 14 March | William Bagnall | Sheep theft | S 31 March |
| 1788 - 2 executions | |||
| W 12 March | Thomas Davis | Horse theft | S 29 March |
| " | Charles Marsh (Townsend) | Housebreaking | S 29 March |
| 1789 - 6 executions | |||
| Th. 26 March | Stephen Hately | Robbery in a dwelling house | S 11 April |
| " | Joseph Gorton | Burglary | S 11 April |
| Th. 13 August | David Jones | Stealing in a dwelling house | S 29 August |
| " | James Lawrence | Horse theft | S 29 August |
| " | James McCabb | Highway robbery | S 29 August |
| " | Richard Romfree | Highway robbery | S 29 August |
| 1790 - 4 executions | |||
| W 10 March | Joseph Wassell | Burglary | S 27 March |
| " | Edward Green | Burglary | S 27 March |
| " | John Stokes | Burglary | S 27 March |
| " | James Shipley | Murder of mother, Ann | M 26 July |
| 1791 - 2 executions | |||
| W 9 March | Daniel Hall | Burglary | S 26 March |
| " | Joseph Rogers | Housebreaking | S 10 September |
| 1792 - No executions | |||
| 1793 - 7 executions | |||
| Th. 14 March | James Stubbs | Highway robbery | S 6 April |
| " | John Riddle | Murder of Thomas Ward | W 20 March |
| " | John Bettley | Aiding above murder | W 20 March |
| " | Richard Ellis | Aiding above murder | W 20 March |
| " | Samuel Capewell | Burglary | S 6 April |
| W 31 July | John Hackett jr | Burglary | S 17 August |
| " | Ebenezar Coulson | Murder of Henry Yates | M 5 August |
| 1794 - 1 execution | |||
| W 26 March | James Belfield | Horse theft | S 12 April |
| 1795 - 4 executions | |||
| W 25 March | Thomas Jones | Horse theft | S 11 April |
| " | Joseph Foster | Horse theft | S 11 April |
| " | William Nield | Horse theft | S 11 April |
| W 5 August | Joel Lunn | Housebreaking | S 22 August |
| 1796 - 4 executions | |||
| W 9 March | Michael Doricott | Murder of Joseph Bache | M 14 March |
| " | John Horton | Burglary | S 26 March |
| " | James Nightingale | Burglary | S 26 March |
| " | Thomas Brown | H/T coining | S 26 March |
| 1797 - 1 execution | |||
| W 23 August | Thomas Wilmot Oliver | Murder of John Wood | M 28 August |
| 1798 - 4 executions | |||
| W 28 March | Andrew Burns | Highway robbery | S 14 April |
| " | Patrick Farrell | Highway robbery | S 14 April |
| W 8 August | Edward Kidson | Cattle theft | S 25 August |
| " | Robert Lander | Highway robbery | S 25 August |
| 1799 - 2 executions | |||
| W 27 March | Charles Squires | Murder of Joseph Green | M 1 April |
| W 24 July | William Lea | Counterfeiting | S 10 August |
| Eo = ordered for execution. | |||