Suffolk 1735 - 1799 |
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377 death
sentences led to 116 executions, plus 1 possible one. |
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Executions
took plase at Rushmere near Ipswich unless otherwise specified. |
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Assize date |
Name |
Crime |
Execution date |
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1735 - 4
executions |
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M 17 March |
Robert Lambert |
Housebreaking |
W 9 April |
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Hanged at Melton |
|
" |
Robert Bird |
Horse theft |
S 12 April |
Th. 24 July |
John Bigg |
Murder of William Cam |
F 8 August |
" |
John Wilson |
Murder of William Cam |
F 8 August |
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Both hanged at Hadleigh |
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1736 - 4
executions |
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M 22 March |
Robert Brett |
Murder of his wife, Ann |
W 7 April |
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Hanged at Melton |
|
" |
George Chandler |
Horse theft |
S 10 April |
F 20 August |
John Hayward |
Burglary |
S 18 September |
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Philip Ward |
Burglary |
S 18 September |
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1737 - 5
executions |
|
M 14 March |
John Bicker |
Burglary |
W 30 March |
" |
John Wallage |
Burglary |
W 30 March |
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Hanged at Bury St. Edmonds or Melton |
|
" |
John Kitchen |
Burglary |
S 2 April |
" |
Barrell Kitchen |
Burglary |
S 2 April |
Th. 4 August |
Roger Bicker |
Burglary |
Unknown |
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Hanged
at Bury St. Edmonds |
|
|
1738 - 2
executions |
|
M 20 March |
William Tink |
Highway robbery |
S 8 April |
" |
Jeoffrey Leakey |
Highway robbery |
S 8 April |
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1739 - 2
executions |
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M 26 March |
Richard Gathercole |
Housebreaking |
Unknown |
" |
Isaac Lakes |
Housebreaking |
Unknown |
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1740 - 1
execution |
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M 24 March |
Charles Drew |
Murder of his father |
W 9 April |
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Hanged
at Bury St. Edmonds |
|
|
1741 - 7
executions |
|
W 18 March |
John Knight |
Housebreaking |
W 1 April |
" |
William Bell |
Horse theft |
W 1 April |
|
Hanged
at Bury St. Edmonds |
|
" |
John Garnham |
Housebreaking |
S 4 April |
" |
James Garnham |
Housebreaking |
S 4 April |
" |
John Ablett |
Housebreaking |
S 4 April |
Th. 16 July |
Richard Baker |
Burglary |
W 29 July |
|
Hanged
at Bury St. Edmonds |
|
" |
Henry Crack |
Burglary |
S 1 August |
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1742 - 4
executions |
|
M 22 March |
William Townshend |
Horse theft |
W 7 April |
" |
John Flower |
Highway robbery |
W 7 April |
" |
Robert Reeve |
At large |
W 7 April |
|
Hanged
at Bury St. Edmonds |
|
" |
Thomas Cheaney |
Burglary |
W 10 April |
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1743 - No
confirmed executions |
|
W 16 March |
William Goodward |
Stole in dwelling house |
Possibly hanged |
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1744 - 1747
- No executions |
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|
1748 - 1
execution |
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M 14 March |
Stephen Pettitt |
Murder of Joseph Keys |
S 2 April |
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1748 - 1
execution |
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W 22 March |
John Gaiser |
Sheep theft |
S 8 April |
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1750 - 2
executions |
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M 19 March |
Thomas Martin |
Highway robbery |
W 4 April |
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Hanged
at Bury St. Edmonds |
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Th. 16 August |
Toby Gill |
Murder of Ann
Blackmore |
F 14 September |
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Hanged at Blythburgh, afterwards in
chains there. |
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|
1751 - 5
executions |
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M 18 March |
James Dunn |
Burglary |
S 6 April |
W 24 July |
Robert Clarke |
Housebreaking |
W 7 August |
" |
Thomas Brock, |
Housebreaking |
W 7 August |
" |
John Cunningham & |
Housebreaking |
W 7 August |
" |
Francis Mahew |
Housebreaking |
W 7 August |
|
1752 - 3
executions |
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Tu. 17 March |
Thomas Figgott |
Murder of John Mills |
Th. 9 April |
" |
John Ward |
Horse theft |
Th. 9 April |
Th. 23 July |
Thomas Otley |
Murder of his wife |
M 27 July |
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Hanged
at Bury St. Edmonds and afterwards in chains on Black Close Hill |
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1753 - 2
executions |
|
Th. 9 August |
John Woods |
Highway robbery |
S 1 September |
" |
John Watling |
Housebreaking |
S 1 September |
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1754 - 3
executions |
|
W 17 March |
William Webber |
Burglary |
Unknown |
Th. 8 August |
Thomas Land |
Highway robbery |
W 4 September |
" |
William Scott |
Forgery |
W 4 September |
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1755 - No
executions |
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|
1756 - 1
execution |
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M
22 March |
Thomas Herring |
Horse theft |
S 10 April |
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1757 - No
executions |
|
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1758 - 1
execution |
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M 20 March |
John Slayler |
Highway robbery |
S 8 April |
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1759 - 2
executions |
|
M 19 March |
Henry Hall |
Highway robbery |
S 7 April |
" |
Edward Mortersau |
Highway robbery |
S 7 April |
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1760 - 1
execution |
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M 17 March |
Thomas Kersey |
Highway robbery |
S 12 April |
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1761 - 1
execution |
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M 16 March |
Edward Johnson |
Murder of Edward
Stanley |
M 23 March |
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Hanged at Sudbury, afterwards in
chains there |
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1762 - No
executions |
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1763 - 2
executions |
|
M 21 March |
Margaret Beddingfield |
Murder of her husband
John |
F 8 April |
|
Burned at the stake |
|
" |
Richard Ringe |
Aiding above |
F 8 April |
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1764 &
1765 - No executions |
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1766 - 3
executions |
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M 18 March |
Elizabeth Burroughs |
Murder of Mary Booty |
F 4 April |
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Hanged
at Bury St. Edmonds |
|
" |
John Brock |
Housebreaking |
Th. 10 April |
" |
John Francis |
Housebreaking |
Th. 10 April |
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1767 - No
executions |
|
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1768 - 1
execution |
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Th. 21 July |
Martha Green |
Stole in dwelling house |
S 13 August |
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1769 - 4
executions |
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W 15 March |
Isaac Skinner |
At large |
W 12 April |
|
Hanged
at Bury St. Edmonds |
|
" |
John Hainsworth |
Housebreaking |
S 22 April |
" |
William Wilson |
Housebreaking |
S 22 April |
Th. 13 July |
Jonathan Vincent |
Murder of Mary Canham |
Th. 20 July |
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1770 - No
executions |
|
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1771 - 4
executions |
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Tu. 19 March |
John Beaumont |
Housebreaking |
S 13 April |
" |
Ann Catchpole |
Arson |
S 13 April |
Th. 25 July |
Susan Dulwich |
Murder of her bastard |
W 31 July |
" |
Samuel Place |
Burglary |
W 7 August |
|
Hanged
at Bury St. Edmonds |
|
|
1772 - 1
execution |
|
Th. 13 August |
David Pigney |
Forgery |
S 12 September |
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1773 - No
executions |
|
|
1774 - 1
execution |
|
M 21 March |
Humphrey Scott |
Housebreaking |
W 20 April |
|
Hanged
at Bury St. Edmonds |
|
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1775 - 1
execution |
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Th. 10 August |
George Smith |
Murder of his wife |
S 19 August |
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1776 - No
executions |
|
|
1777 - 1
execution |
|
M 17 March |
Edmund Eastoe |
Murder of Joseph Harpur |
S 22 March |
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1778 - No
executions |
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1779 - 2
executions |
|
S 13 March |
William Long |
Burglary |
S 10 April |
" |
Robert Hoy |
Burglary |
S 10 April |
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1780 - 1
execution |
|
M 20 March |
Jonathan Sawyer |
Burglary |
Ex S 8 April |
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1781 &
1782 - No executions |
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1783 - 5
executions, all at Bury St. Edmonds |
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Tu. 18 March |
James May |
Murder of Mrs Phipps |
M 24 March |
" |
Jeremiah Theobald |
Murder of Mrs Phipps |
M 24 March |
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Hanged
in chains at Eriswell |
|
" |
James Steggles |
Shot at |
W 2 April |
" |
Samuel Roberts |
Highway robbery |
W 2 April |
" |
Samuel Oxer |
Burglary |
W 2 April |
|
1784 - 3
executions |
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Tu. 23 March |
William Simpson |
Burglary |
S 10 April |
" |
Joseph Lambert |
Burglary |
S 10 April |
S 31 July |
Joseph Banks |
Burglary |
W 18 August |
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Banks hanged at Bury St. Edmonds |
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1785 - 8
executions |
|
Tu. 22 March |
John Wilkinson & |
Murder of daughter Martha |
M 28 March |
" |
Elizabeth Wilkinson |
Murder of daughter Martha |
M 28 March |
" |
Abraham Stow |
Housebreaking |
W 6 April |
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Stow hanged at Bury St. Edmonds |
|
" |
John Cone |
Burglary |
S 9 April |
" |
Jonathan Latter |
Burglary |
S 9 April |
Th. 14 July |
Thomas Carty |
Highway robbery |
S 30 July |
" |
Thomas Clark |
Highway robbery |
S 30 July |
" |
John Dean |
Highway robbery |
S 30 July |
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1786 - 2
executions |
|
Tu. 21 March |
John Williams |
Burglary |
S 15 April |
" |
William Last |
Sheep theft |
S 15 April |
|
1787 - 6
executions |
|
W 28 March |
William Gowan |
Arson |
S 21 April |
" |
Isaac Bromfield |
Highway robbery |
S 21 April |
" |
Thomas Hutchinson |
Highway robbery |
S 21 April |
Th. 26 July |
John Mayes, |
Burglary |
S 11 August |
" |
George Chamberlain & |
Burglary |
S 11 August |
" |
John Barnes |
Burglary |
S 11 August |
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1788 - No
executions |
|
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1789 - 1
execution |
|
Th. 30 July |
John Dowsing |
Murder of his wife, Susan |
W 5 August |
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1790 - 6
executions |
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W 17 March |
John Southwell |
Sodomy |
S 3 April |
" |
John Smith |
Sodomy |
S 3 April |
" |
Francis Mills |
Housebreaking |
S 3 April |
" |
John Barton |
Housebreaking |
W 7 April |
" |
Thomas Brown |
Housebreaking |
W 7 April |
" |
William Ranson |
Burglary |
W 28 April |
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Barton, Brown & Ranson hanged at
Bury St. Edmonds |
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1791 - No
executions |
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1792 - 1
execution |
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W 21 March |
Roger Benstead |
Murder of Thomas Briggs |
M 26 March |
Hanged at
Bury St. Edmonds, afterwards in chains on Undly Common near Lakenheath |
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1793 - 1
execution |
|
Th. 18 July |
Henry Haylock |
Sheep theft |
W 7 August |
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Hanged at Bury St. Edmonds |
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1794 - 4
confirmed executions all at Bury St. Edmonds |
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W 19 March |
John Nichols |
Murder daughter, Sarah |
W 26 March |
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Hanged in chains at Honington |
|
" |
Nathaniel Nicholls |
Aiding above murder |
W 26 March |
Th. 7 August |
Benjamin Brett |
Murder of Thomas Baker |
M 11 August |
" |
Thomas Osborne |
Housebreaking |
W 27 August |
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1795 - 2
executions |
|
Th. 23 July |
Charles Blyth |
Horse theft |
S 15 August |
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James Dosser |
Burglary |
S 15 August |
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1796 - 2
executions |
|
Th. 14 July |
James Copsey |
Highway robbery |
W 10 August |
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Daniel Burrows |
Highway robbery |
W 10 August |
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Both hanged at Bury St. Edmonds |
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1797 - 2
executions |
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W 22 March |
William Spurgin |
Horse theft |
S 15 April |
W 9 August |
William Powell |
Sodomy |
W 30 August |
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Powell hanged at Bury St. Edmonds |
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1798 &
1799 - No executions |
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