249 death sentences led to 66 executions. Name Crime Execution date Mary Fawson (aged 20) P/T murder of husband F 8 August 1735 Burnt at the stake Elizabeth Wilkinson Privately stealing F 8 August 1735 Mary Haddon Murder of her mother F 20 August 1736 Jacob Mendlicoate Highway robbery S 6 August 1737 Henry Doggs Highway robbery S 6 August … Read more
In the years 1735 – 1756, 88 death sentences were commuted and reports of 26 executions have been found. In the period 1757 to 1799, there were 243 death sentences passed of which 69 were carried out. Name Crime Execution date Robert Lidgard Horse theft ??/March 1736 John Thompson Burglary F 18 March 1737 Thomas Dixon … Read more
In the period 1757 to 1799 there were 136 death sentences of which 29 were carried out. In the years 1735 – 1756, 52 death sentences were commuted and a report of 1 execution has been found. Name Crime Execution date John Clarke Highway robbery March/April 1740 Probably hanged as he robbed mail coach John … Read more
159 death sentences were passed during this period of which 35 were carried out. Name Crime Execution date John Smith Housebreaking F 15 August 1735 Richard Woodward Highway robbery Th. 30 March 1738 William Dolphin Highway robbery W 9 April 1740 George Ashmore Counterfeiting F 29 August 1740 William Elliott Privately stealing F 10 April 1741 Robert Bowler Shot … Read more
23 executions were carried out. It is not known how many death sentences were passed as there are no surviving records for these. 14 reprieves have been traced at the National Archive. In the period 1757 to 1799, there were 47 death sentences passed of which 19 were carried out. In the years 1735 – … Read more
