Wiltshire 1735 - 1799 |
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468 death
sentences were passed which led to 147 confirmed executions |
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There were
another 7 probable ones, where no reprieves have been traced. |
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Executions
were carried out at Fisherton Anger up to 1796 and thereafter at |
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Fisherton
Anger Gaol from 1798. |
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Assize date |
Name |
Crime |
Execution date |
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1735 - 2
executions |
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S 8 March |
John Horton |
Horse theft |
Tu. 25 March |
S 19 July |
Stephen Francis |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 12/19 August |
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1736 - 1
execution |
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S 31 July |
Richard Early |
Horse theft |
Tu 17 August |
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1737 - 1
execution |
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S 5 March |
Edward Pillen |
Murder of his wife, Elizabeth |
S 26 March |
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1738 - 2
executions |
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S 4 March |
John Edwards |
Housebreaking |
S 25 March |
" |
Henry Buller |
Stole in dwelling house |
S 25 March |
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1739 - 6
executions |
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S 10 March |
John Andrews |
Housebreaking |
M 2 April |
" |
John Crabb, |
Riot |
M 2 April |
" |
Richard Rowel & |
Riot |
M 2 April |
" |
John Braser |
Riot |
M 2 April |
S 4 August |
William Brown |
Highway robbery |
Tu.21 August |
" |
William Swain |
Highway robbery |
Tu.21 August |
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1740 - 4
executions |
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S 8 March |
Henry Wheeler |
Murder of William Harecourt |
S 29 March |
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Hanged in chains near the murder
spot |
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S 19 July |
Henry Hawkins |
Horse theft |
Tu. 5 August |
" |
Jeremiah Brewer |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 5 August |
" |
Samuel Gilcomb (Tidcomb) |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 5 August |
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1741 - 5
executions plus 2 probable as no reprieves traced |
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S 7 March |
Abraham Appleton |
Housebreaking |
W 25/3 or 1/4 |
" |
John Bartlett |
Housebreaking |
W 25/3 or 1/4 |
" |
Daniel Bartlett |
Housebreaking |
W 25/3 or 1/4 |
" |
Jeremiah Holloway |
Housebreaking |
W 25/3 or 1/4 |
" |
Alexander Dore |
Horse theft |
W 25/3 or 1/4 |
S 11 July |
James Hart |
Highway robbery |
Unknown |
" |
Thomas Harbolt |
Stealing in a dwelling house |
Unknown |
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1742
- 3 probable executions - no reprieves traced. |
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Lent |
Dennis Gore |
Shot at |
Unknown |
" |
Philip Bromfield |
Highway robbery |
Unknown |
" |
Robert Sandy |
Highway robbery |
Unknown |
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1743
- 1 probable execution - no reprieve traced. |
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Summer |
Charles Taylor |
Highway robbery |
Unknown |
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1744 - No
executions |
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1745
- 1 execution |
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Lent |
John Creed |
Murder of James Boulton |
Unknown |
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1746 - 3
executions |
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S 8 March |
Alexander Harper & |
Murder of Zachariah Bayly |
W 26 March |
" |
Thomas Hatward |
Murder of Zachariah Bayly |
W 26 March |
" |
Joseph Gale |
Highway robbery |
W 26 March |
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1747
- 3 executions |
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S 28 March |
Elizabeth Tarrant |
Arson |
Tu.
14 April |
" |
Henry Timbury |
Highway robbery |
Tu.
14 April |
" |
Hugh Murray |
Highway robbery |
Tu.
14 April |
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1748
- 4 executions |
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S 5 March |
Abraham Durrill |
Murder of Ann Wilson |
W
30 March |
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Hanged at Great Bedwin, afterwards
in chains there |
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" |
William Cole |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 29 March |
" |
William Stevens |
Sheep theft |
Tu. 29 March |
" |
Peter Lloyd |
Robbery in dwelling house |
Tu. 29 March |
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1749 - 4
executions |
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S 4 March |
Edward Williams |
Forgery |
Unknown |
S 8 July |
Robert Kilbarry |
Murder |
Tu. 25 July |
" |
Thomas Jones |
H/T coining |
Tu. 25 July |
" |
John Carter |
H/T coining |
Tu. 25 July |
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1750 - No
executions |
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1751 - 3
executions |
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S 9 March |
Edward Eatall |
Horse theft |
Unknown |
" |
Benjamin Brown |
Highway robbery |
Unknown |
M 22 July |
James Bryan |
Stole in shop |
Tu.
6 August |
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1752 - 2
executions |
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S 7 March |
James Rosier |
Murder of Edmund Woodhouse |
S 28 March |
S 18 July |
John Fidler (Smith) |
Horse theft |
Tu. 4 August |
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1753 - 4
executions |
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M 19 March |
James Harvey |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 1 May |
" |
Edward Reeds |
Rape of Hannah Bull (under 10) |
Tu. 1 May |
" |
Joseph Norris & |
Arson |
Tu. 1 May |
" |
John Wallis |
Arson |
Tu. 1 May |
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1754 - 3
executions |
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S 9 March |
Joseph Parsons |
Cattle theft |
Tu. 26 March |
" |
Thomas Brown |
Sheep theft |
Tu. 26 March |
" |
James Symes |
Arson |
Tu. 26 March |
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1755 - 5
executions |
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S 8 March |
John Best & |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 25 March |
" |
Thomas Cooper |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 25 March |
" |
Thomas Howell |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 25 March |
S 19 July |
Richard Ashman |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 5 August |
" |
Daniel Cornish |
Horse theft |
Tu. 21 August |
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1756 - 4
executions |
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S 13 March |
George Coleman |
Horse theft |
S 3
April |
" |
William Pinker |
Horse theft |
S 3
April |
" |
John Smith |
Housebreaking |
S 3
April |
S 31 July |
James Arundell |
H/T possess coining implements |
Tu. 17 August |
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1757 - 7
executions |
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S 5 March |
John Philips & |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 22 March |
" |
Bernardo Cerda |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 22 March |
" |
Daniel Scrivenbrow |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 22 March |
F 22 July |
Elizabeth Newman |
Murder of her female bastard |
Th. 28 July |
" |
Thomas Saunders |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 9 August |
" |
William Simmonds |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 9 August |
" |
William Dozel |
Horse theft |
Tu. 9 August |
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1758 - 3
executions |
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S 4 March |
John Ely |
At large |
Unknown |
" |
Thomas Cleary |
Housebreaking |
Unknown |
S 15 July |
Ann Jordan |
Murder of her female bastard |
F 21 July |
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1759 - 2
executions |
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S 17 March |
John Wilde |
Stole in dwelling house |
S 7 April |
" |
William Rose |
Highway robbery |
S 7 April |
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1760 - 1
execution |
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S 8 March |
Henry Rawlins |
Arson |
S 29 March |
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1761 - 2
executions |
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F 3 July |
Mary Jefferies |
Murder of her bastard |
W 8 July |
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Rene l'Oiseau |
Highway robbery |
Unknown |
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1762 - No
executions |
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1763 - 2
executions |
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S 16 July |
John King Beard |
Forgery |
Tu. 2 August |
" |
Peter Woolford |
Horse theft |
Tu. 2 August |
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1764 - 1
execution |
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S 4 August |
William Jacques |
Murder of George Harford |
Tu. 14 August |
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Hanged in chains in Stanton Field
near murder spot |
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1765 - No
executions |
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1766 - 4
executions, plus 1 probable |
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S 8 March |
Robert Schiffel & |
Murder of Ann Noyes |
F 14 March |
" |
Susan Schiffel |
Murder of Ann Noyes |
Tu. 29 July |
" |
John Chivers |
Horse theft |
M 4 April |
S 12 July |
Richard Hazeland |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 29 July |
S 6 December |
James Kittlety |
Riot: stole in dwelling house |
Unknown |
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1767 - 2
executions |
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S 14 March |
William Jordan |
Burglary |
S 4 April |
S 1 August |
Ann Strawbridge |
Murder of her female bastard |
F 7 August |
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1768 - 2
executions |
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S 5 March |
John Curtis |
Murder of Wolf Meyers |
M 14 March |
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Hanged in chains at Lower Burn Beck
in the parish of Britford |
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Th. 21 July |
John Wootton |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 9 August |
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1769 - 1
execution |
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S 4 March |
Charles Bey |
Burglary |
Tu. 21 March |
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1770 - 1
execution |
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S 31 March |
John Franklin |
Mail robbery |
F 20 April |
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Hanged at Bockington Abney,
afterwards in chains there. |
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1771 - 2
executions |
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S 9 March |
Henry Gale |
Murder |
F 15 March |
S 20 July |
Robert Morris |
At large |
Tu. 3 September |
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1772 - 4
executions |
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S 1 August |
Rachel Bayley |
Murder of her male bastard |
Th. 6 August |
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Edward Potter |
Rape |
Tu. 18 August |
" |
Elias Clark |
Rape |
Tu. 18 August |
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Richard Gollings |
Rape |
Tu. 18 August |
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1773 - 3
executions |
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S 6 March |
William Amor |
Murder of John Dyke |
Tu. 16 March |
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Hanged at Pewsey
Down, afterwards in chains there. |
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S 31 July |
James Sloper |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 17 August |
" |
William Combes |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 17 August |
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1774 - 1
execution |
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S 23 July |
Abraham Jelly |
Murder of Jane Kennedy |
F 29 July |
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1775 - 4
executions |
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S 18 March |
James Philpot |
Sheep theft |
Tu. 4 or 11 April |
" |
Elizabeth Aldridge |
Murder of her female bastard |
F 24 March |
" |
Stephen Swain |
Murder of Ann Swain |
F 24 March |
" |
Tamar Swain |
Murder of Ann Swain |
F 24 March |
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1776 - No
executions |
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1777 - 3
executions |
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S 8 March |
William Newton |
Shot at |
Tu. 25 March |
S 12 July |
Michael Burke & |
Murder of Thomas Scuse |
F 18 July |
" |
Connor Cooney |
Murder of Thomas Scuse |
F 18 July |
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1778 - 1782
- No executions |
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1783 - 4
executions |
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S 2 August |
Eleanor Hudd |
Murder of her female bastard |
F 8 August |
" |
Matthew Gardner |
Highway robbery |
M 11 August |
" |
John Wheeler |
Highway robbery |
M 11 August |
" |
William Peare |
Highway robbery Mail |
Tu. 19 August |
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1784 - 2
executions |
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S 24 July |
Jacob Green |
Sheep theft |
Tu. 10 August |
" |
Joseph Angell |
Burglary |
Tu. 10 August |
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1785 - No
executions |
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1786 - 5
executions |
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S 11 March |
George Hale |
Sheep theft |
Tu. 28 March |
" |
Mordecai Bollen |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 28 March |
" |
John Nightingale |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 28 March |
" |
William Hiccock |
Burglary |
Tu. 28 March |
S 29 July |
James Hillier |
Burglary |
Tu. 22 August |
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1787 - 5
executions |
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S 10 March |
John Lewis (18) |
Murder of his wife, Sarah |
F
16 March |
" |
John Chard |
Horse theft |
Tu. 27 March |
" |
Edward Amor |
Burglary |
Tu. 27 March |
" |
Joseph Newman |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 27 March |
" |
John Knight |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 27 March |
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1788 - 2
executions |
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S 5 July |
Thomas Castleman |
Horse theft |
Tu. 22 July |
" |
John Clements |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 19 August |
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1789 - 6
executions |
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S 7 March |
Thomas Jones |
Horse theft |
Tu. 24 March |
" |
Thomas Bailey |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 24 March |
S 25 July |
Jeremiah Exell |
Horse theft |
Tu. 11 August |
" |
John Poulsum |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 11 August |
" |
Richard Potter |
Horse theft |
Tu. 11 August |
" |
James Whiting |
Housebreaking |
Tu. 11 August |
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1790 - 3
executions |
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S 17 July |
William Moon |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 3 August |
" |
Isaac Andrews |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 3 August |
" |
David Moon |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 3 August |
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1791 - 2
executions |
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S 5 March |
William Fulford |
Sheep theft |
Tu. 22 March |
" |
John Sadler |
Burglary |
Tu. 22 March |
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1792 - 5
executions |
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S 10 March |
Maurice Turner |
Burglary |
Tu. 27 March |
" |
John Price |
Highway robbery |
Tu. 27 March |
" |
Charles Stevens |
Burglary |
Tu. 27 March |
S 21 July |
James Harding |
Murder of his son |
W 25 July |
" |
Edward Pine |
Murder of his wife, Ann |
Th. 26 July |
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1793 - No
executions |
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1794 - 5
executions |
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S 8 March |
Robert Perry |
Highway robbery |
Tu.25 March |
S 2 August |
Jonas Townsend |
Horse theft |
Tu.19 August |
" |
Thomas Matthews |
Burglary |
Tu.19 August |
" |
John Matthews |
Burglary |
Tu.19 August |
" |
Benjamin Morris |
Burglary |
Tu.19 August |
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1795 - No
executions |
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1796 - 1
execution |
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S 9 July |
Isaac Gingel |
Burglary |
W 27 July |
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1797 - No
executions |
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1798 - 3
executions |
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S 10 March |
George Quinton |
Burglary |
Tu. 27 March |
" |
Abraham Newman |
Burglary |
Tu. 27 March |
S 21 July |
William Eatle |
Murder of his son, Edward (4) |
Th. 26 July |
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1799 - 2
executions |
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S 6 July |
John Plummer |
Burglary |
Tu. 23 July |
" |
Christopher Hinton |
Burglary |
S 27 July |
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