143 death sentences led to 18 confirmed executions plus 2 possible ones. Assize date Name Crime Execution date 1735 – 1740 – No executions. 1741 – 1 probable execution Th. 16 July Samuel Brown Horse theft Unknown 1742 – 1745 – No executions 1746 – 1 execution Th. 13 March Mary Charles Murder of Richard … Read more
15 death sentences led to 6 executions. Assize date Name Crime Execution date May 1735 John Jones Pick-pocket F 29 August April 1738 Henry Murral Murder of Edward Cheney F 12 May March 1747 William Hiccock Murder of ?? Peabody F 10 April October 1762 Thomas Williams Murder William Sly M 25 October August 1776 Joseph Yates Forgery F 30 … Read more
336 death sentences led to 56 confirmed executions, plus 7 possible ones. Executions took place at Gallows Tumps, Hereford and then St Olave’s St, Hereford for the executions in 1790. Afterwards outside the County Gaol. Assize date Name Crime Execution date 1735 & 1736 – No executions. 1737 – 1 execution S 12 March William … Read more
Gloucestershire passed 603 death sentences led to 118 executions. County executions took place at Over unless otherwise specified. Gloucester City passed a further 12 death sentences of which 3 were carried out at the West Gate. Assize date Name Crime Execution date 1735 – 4 executions S 9 August Edmund Goodrich Murder of Robert Gregory … Read more
324 death sentences led to 85 confirmed executions and 2 probable ones. Executions took place at Early near Reading unless otherwise specified. Assize date Name Crime Execution date 1735 & 1736 – No executions 1737 – 2 executions M 28 February William George Murder Elizabeth Blackford S 19 March M 18 July Watkins Foreman Housebreaking W 3 … Read more
