With special thanks to Mr. Dave Mossop for allowing me to publish the results of his years of painstaking research thus enabling this unique insight into late 17th and early 18th century crime and punishment. If you would like more detail on some of these cases or wish to view the trial transcripts, go to the Old Bailey on-line website at http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/
1695
A total of 76 people were sentenced to death in this year, comprising 45 men, 20 women and 11 persons who’s sex and identity is unknown.
31 men, 1 woman and 6 unknown persons were hanged at Tyburn. 1 woman was burned. The fate of 5 men, 15 women and 5 others is not known.
The Sessions held on the 14th of January resulted in 11 death sentences. No further information is available on the identities of the prisoners. 6 unidentified persons were executed on Friday the 25th January.
The February Sessions that began on the 20th resulted in 3 men being sentenced to death, and 1 man, James Pattison, being called to former judgement. 1 man was reprieved.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 27th February | Robert Geerish | Horse theft |
| Matthew Coppinger | Robbery in a dwelling house | |
| James Pattison | H/T coining |
5 men and 1 woman were sentenced to death at the 3rd of April Sessions, of whom 1 man received Conditional Pardons and the woman pleaded pregnancy.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 17th April | Robert Sterne | Highway robbery |
| “WR” | H/T clipping coin | |
| William Hancock | Highway robbery |
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 19th April | Francis Newland | Murder |
8 men and 3 women were sentenced to death at the 8th of May Sessions, of whom 3 men received Conditional Pardons and probably the women were reprieved.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 24th May | Edward White | Burglary |
| John Cole | Highway robbery | |
| James Gillet | H/T coining | |
| William Moore | Burglary | |
| Peter Major | Highway robbery |
The Sessions on the 3rd of July resulted in 6 men and 6 women getting the death sentence of whom all of the men were hanged and all the woman pleaded pregnancy and were reprieved.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 12th July | John Moore | H/T coining |
| David Anderson | Murder | |
| Leo Norman | H/T clipping coin | |
| Charles Bellet | H/T clipping coin |
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 19th July | Edmund Allen | Murder |
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Monday 29th July | Richard Butler | Burglary |
The next Sessions began on the 28th of August and resulted in 11 men and 5 women being sentenced to death. 14 women were called to their former judgements. There is evidence that at least 4 of the men were hanged.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 18th September | John Carter | Privately stealing from person |
| Unknown | Unknown | |
| Unknown | Unknown |
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 25th September | John Edwards | H/T coining |
5 men and 5 women received death sentences at the October Sessions on the 14th of that month plus 2 men were called to their former judgements. 3 women pleaded pregnancy and were reprieved and 1 man received a Conditional Pardon. Elizabeth Wright was burned at the stake.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 6th November | Robert Barnes | Burglary |
| Morgan Bourne | H/T coining | |
| Thomas Purser | H/T coining | |
| Samuel Quested | H/T coining | |
| Luke Page | Highway robbery | |
| Samuel Eades | Highway robbery | |
| Elizabeth Wright | H/T coining | |
| Frances Boddyman | Murder bastard |
The December Sessions opened on the 3rd and 7 men received death sentences of whom 4 were pardoned.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 13th December | Richard Arrowsmith | Burglary |
| John Macknoll | H/T clipping coin | |
| Thomas Reeves | Highway robbery |
1696
68 men, 15 women and 8 unidentified people were sentenced to death during this year. 51 men, 1 woman and 3 of unknown sex were hanged at Tyburn. 1 man was hanged elsewhere. The fate of 5 men, 2 women and 5 unidentified people is unknown.
The first Sessions of the year were held on the 15th January and resulted in 4 death sentences. 1 man was reprieved and the fate and identity of the other 2 is unknown. Thomas Randall was hanged for murder on the 29th of January at Stonebridge Kingsland.
11 men and a woman were condemned at the February Sessions on the 27th of whom the woman found to be quick with child. Robert Maynard, was respited to the 4th of May.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 18th March | Robert Charnock | High Treason |
| Edward King | High Treason | |
| Thomas Keys | High Treason |
The above 3 men were hanged drawn and quartered for their parts in the “Assassination Plot”.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 20th March | Peter Clarke | Burglary |
| Michael Hall | Theft from Exchequer | |
| Joseph Jordan | Highway robbery | |
| Richard Lewis | Privately stealing from person | |
| George Richardson | Horse theft |
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 3rd April | Sir John Friend | High Treason |
| Sir William Perkins | High Treason |
The above 2 men were hanged drawn and quartered for their parts in the “Assassination Plot”.
10 people were condemned at the 22nd of April Sessions, with 8 men being later executed and 1 pardoned.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 29th April | Ambrose Rockwood | High Treason |
| Charles Cranburne | High Treason | |
| Robert Lowick | High Treason |
The above 3 men were hanged drawn and quartered for their parts in the “Assassination Plot”.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Monday 4th May | Robert Maynard | Murder |
| Thomas Marsh | Murder | |
| Ralph Gardner | H/T coining | |
| Robert Eadolf | H/T clipping | |
| Thomas Raymond | H/T clipping | |
| Daniel Parrot | Burglary |
The next Sessions opened on the 27th of May and resulted in death sentences on 5 people. The fate and identities of these are unknown, however 3 executions were reported on Monday the 15th of June but there are no details.
The Sessions on 8th of July resulted in 3 men and 2 women being condemned. Katherine Buckingham was called to her former judgement. There is no record of the execution of the others.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Monday 27th July | Katherine Buckingham | Theft |
The September Sessions on the 9th, resulted in 13 men and 7 women being condemned of whom 8 men were hanged and all the women found to be pregnant.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 25th September | John Bevin | Murder |
| Adam Chamberlaine | H/T coining | |
| George Hind | Burglary | |
| Edward Holland | Murder | |
| Thomas Holyland | H/T clipping | |
| Henry Mansfield | H/T coining | |
| Peter Paul | Burglary | |
| William Unit | H/T coining |
11 men and 1 woman were sentenced to death at the October Sessions on the 14th of that month. 1 man was reprieved. The woman was found to be pregnant and 1 man was respited.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 23rd October | Jacob Whitlock | Rape of child |
| Thomas Pike | High Treason (unlicensed visit to the King of France) | |
| Henry Cope | H/T coining | |
| James Peirce | H/T coining | |
| Cyrus Simon (Symonds) (from Sept. Sessions) | Murder | |
| Robert Adams | Burglary | |
| Thomas Harris | Burglary | |
| Abraham Turner | Burglary | |
| William Marshall | Burglary | |
| John Wattmore | Burglary |
19 men and 4 women were condemned at the December Sessions on the 9th of that month. All 4 women were found to be quick with child. It is reported that 14 of the men were hanged on the 30th of December but no details of their names exist.
1697
74 men, 19 women and 14 people who’s identity is unknown were sentenced to death during this year. At least 61 men and 7 women were executed at Tyburn this year and 1 woman hanged in Great Suffolk Street for murder. The fate of 3 men, 2 women and 14 unidentified people is unknown.
As a result of the January Sessions on the 15th of the month, 6 men and a woman were sentenced to death of whom 3 were reprieved.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 27th January | Unnamed man | High Treason |
| Unnamed man | Burglary | |
| Unnamed man | Burglary | |
| Unnamed man | Robbery | |
| Unnamed man | Robbery | |
| Unnamed woman | Murder bastard child |
12 men and a woman received death sentences at the 24th of February Sessions. The woman was reprieved. It is probable that 10 of the men were hanged on the 10th of March, but John Mart is the only confirmed name.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 10th March | John Mart | Burglary |
The 14th of April Sessions resulted in 15 men and 2 women being condemned, with 8 men and the 2 women being executed on Friday the 23rd of April. One man appears to have died in Newgate in 1705.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 23rd April | John Allen | Highway robbery |
| Walter Harding | H/T coining | |
| John Alderidge | unknown | |
| Lawrence Wilkinson | H/T coining | |
| Thomas Achurch | unknown | |
| John Spires | Burglary | |
| Richard Parsons | Burglary | |
| Ingell Green | unknown | |
| Sarah Morris | Murder | |
| Diana Fox | unknown |
The next Sessions opened on the 19th of May and 10 men and 3 women were condemned. 9 men and 2 women were hanged.
Cecilia Labree was condemned and reprieved for coining but was to re-offend and be later burned at the stake for this crime.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 28th May | Richard Downes | H/T coining |
| Lewis Skidmore | H/T coining | |
| John Towers | H/T coining | |
| Elizabeth Gregg | H/T coining | |
| Mary Walker | Burglary | |
| George Gadesy | Murder | |
| Richard Whiting | Highway robbery | |
| James Golding | Burglary | |
| Richard Arigrig | Burglary | |
| John Alderson | Highway robbery | |
| William Herne | Burglary |
The July Sessions which opened on the 7th, resulted in 14 men and 4 women being condemned. 12 men and 2 women suffered at Tyburn. Margaret Martell was hanged in Great Suffolk Street for murder on Friday the 16th of July. It is not known whether Judith Bomsellers was burnt for coining or hanged.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 16th July | Judith Bomsellers | H/T coining |
| Charles Ecclestone | H/T coining | |
| Joseph Gregory | H/T coining | |
| Samuel James | Forgery | |
| Timothy Penistone | Forgery | |
| Eleanor Hunt | Murder bastard child | |
| George Warburton | H/T coining | |
| Leife Friar | Burglary | |
| Mary Murry | Privately stealing from a person | |
| Roger Wheeler | Highway robbery | |
| John Wilkinson | Highway robbery | |
| Richard Lewly | Burglary | |
| Daniel Spires | Burglary | |
| Stephen Lingley | Burglary |
4 men and 4 women were sentenced to death at the September Sessions on the 1st of the month. All 4 women were found to be quick with child. 3 of the men were hanged.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 15th September | Isaac Blount | Horse theft |
| John Chamberlain | Robbery in a shop | |
| John Dewin | H/T coining |
13 people were condemned at the 13th October Sessions of whom 6 men were to hang.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 3rd November | John Ripley | H/T coining |
| Thomas Houghton | Counterfeiting stamp paper | |
| Francis Cook | Counterfeiting stamp paper | |
| Henry Allen | Highway robbery | |
| Thomas Cotterell | H/T coining | |
| Francis Garns | Horse theft |
The last Sessions of the year were held on the 8th December and resulted in death sentences being passed on 14 men and 4 women, of whom were 8 men were hanged. All the women pleaded pregnancy and 3 were found to be quick with child.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 22ndDecember | William Wilson | H/T clipping coin |
| Richard Downes | Murder | |
| William Holliday | Highway robbery | |
| John Hill | H/T coining | |
| James Freemly | Highway robbery | |
| John Shorter | Highway robbery | |
| John Reeves | Burglary | |
| Thomas Smith | Highway robbery |
1698
47 men and 9 women and 10 of unknown sex were executed during this year and 79 men, 25 women and 8 others whose identity is unknown were condemned. The fate of 28 men, 13 women is unknown.
The first Sessions of the New Year were held on the 14th of January resulting in 10 men and 2 women being condemned. Both women were found to be pregnant and 7 of the men were reprieved.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 24th January | John Johnson | Burglary |
| Henry Simpkins | Rape of child | |
| Thomas Bailham | Highway robbery | |
| Francis Kerkwood | Highway robbery |
John (or William) Johnson had been respited from December 1697.
The 23rd of February Sessions led to 18 men and 3 women being sentenced to death of whom 6 men and the women were hanged in March and Henry Harding in May.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 9th March | John Edmonds | Horse theft |
| John Chambers | Highway robbery | |
| George Grahams | Highway robbery | |
| Robert Mannin (Martin) | Burglary | |
| William (Peter) Marslin | Highway robbery | |
| Ann Webster | Burglary | |
| Mary Huggins | Burglary | |
| Ann Stowell | Housebreaking | |
| David Roberts | Burglary |
10 men and 4 women were condemned at the May Sessions that opened on the 4th. All of the women were found to be pregnant and the fate of the men is uncertain. 5 executions were recorded on the 18th of May and another 2 on the 25th from this Sessions, but the name of only 3 persons is known.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 18th May | Thomas Jennings | H/T coining |
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 25th May | Henry Harding | Murder |
| F P (a Frenchman) | H/T diminishing guineas |
10 men received death sentences at the June Sessions, on the 8th of that month. 4 of these men were reprieved.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 22nd June | Edward Audley | Murder |
| Nathaniel Morgan | H/T coining | |
| Thomas Morgan | H/T coining | |
| William Cook | H/T coining | |
| Robert Brown | Burglary | |
| Aubrey Price | Forgery |
3 men were sentenced to hang at the 20th of July Sessions and 3 women were called to their former judgements. All were executed.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 3rd August | John Lee | Murder |
| Fernando Crootson | H/T coining | |
| Mary Potter | Burglary | |
| Mary Seager | Burglary | |
| Joan Brown (Jackson/Honyhoone) | Robbery in a shop |
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 10th August | Leonard Leonards (Fryer) | Highway robbery |
14 men and 3 women were condemned at the September Sessions which opened on the 7th, 9 of these being subsequently hanged, although we have details for only 3. James Benn was executed in October.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 23rd September | Thomas Johnson | Forging Bills |
| ?? Smith | H/T coining | |
| ?? Toms | Highway robbery |
13 people were condemned at the October Sessions on the 12th. Of these 7 men and 2 women were executed, although there are names for only 2 of the men.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 26th October | James Benn | Highway robbery |
| Thomas Fowler | Robbery in a shop | |
| Daniel Scanlen | Robbery in a shop |
The final Sessions of 1768 took place on the 7th of December with 8 men and 14 women being sentenced to death. 1 4 men and 1 women were hanged on Wednesday the 21st of December, although there are no names for any of them. At least 7 men were condemned at earlier Sessions.
1699
There were at least 56 executions at Tyburn in 1699, comprising 35 men, 9 women and 12 persons of unknown sex. 94 people were sentenced to death, including 37 men, 11 women and 46 of unknown sex. The fate of 34 unidentified people is unknown.
The 13th of January Sessions resulted in 10 men and 3 women receiving death sentences, of whom 7 men and 2 women were hanged on Wednesday 25th January. A man called Higgs was hanged from the December 1698 Sessions.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 25th January | ?? Higgs | Highway robbery |
9 death sentences were passed at the March Sessions that began on the 1st. 7 people were executed on the 22nd of March including the 2 below.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 22nd March | William Challoner | H/T coining |
| John Arthur | Highway robbery |
15 people were condemned at the 19th of April Sessions of whom 7 were to hang on the 3rd of May. No other details of these cases remain.
4 men and 1 woman were condemned at the 24th of May Sessions with 1 man reprieved.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 2nd June | Benjamin Barton | Murder |
| Solomon Hewit | H/T coining | |
| Sarah Demsdale (Dobson) | H/T coining |
14 people were sentenced to death at the 12th of July Sessions, with 9 men being hanged on Wednesday the 2nd of August.
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 2nd August | William Fassell | Highway robbery |
| John Bird | Highway robbery | |
| Erasmus Townsend | Highway robbery | |
| William Cousins | Highway robbery | |
| William Saunders | Highway robbery | |
| John Migany | Highway robbery | |
| John Trawford | Highway robbery | |
| John Bailey | Unknown | |
| William Williams | Unknown |
The 6th of September Sessions resulted in 13 people being condemned. 5 men and 1 woman were executed on Wednesday 20th of September.
6 men and 4 women received death sentences at the 11th of October Sessions. 2 men and 3 women were hanged on Friday 27th October including :
| Date of execution | Name | Crime |
| Friday 27th October | John Bellingham (Hollinger) | Forging Exchequer Bills |
15 people were condemned at the 6th of December Sessions, with 5 men and 2 women being executed on Tuesday the 19th of December. William Cress and Edward Robinson were hanged near Temple Bar on Friday the 22nd of December for murder.
1700
65 men, 16 women and 2 unknown persons were condemned during this year. 43 men and 1 woman suffered at Tyburn and 3 men and a woman elsewhere. The fate of 17 men, 9 women and 2 unidentified people is unknown.
The January Sessions on the 15th of that month saw 7 men and 4 women receive death sentences of whom 3 men and 1 women were executed.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 31st January | Elizabeth Greene (Rose) hanged with 2 unidentified men | Stealing in a dwelling house |
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 2nd February | Edmond Tooly (Tooll) | Murder & highway robbery |
Tooly was afterwards hanged in chains on Finchley Common (perhaps having been executed there.)
5 people were condemned at the February Sessions on the 21st, and 2 hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 1st March | Joseph Moody | Burglary |
| John Hudson | Burglary |
4 men and 4 women were sentenced to death at the April Sessions held on the 10th. The 4 men were hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 19th April | John Young (Larkin) | H/T coining |
| Thomas Allison | Burglary |
The other 2 men were hanged on Saturday the 20th of April in Stepney.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Saturday 20th April | John Brown | Burglary |
| Thomas Badge | Burglary |
8 men were condemned at the May Sessions that opened on the 15th and all were hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 24th May | John Davis (Shirley) | Arson |
| Philip Wake | Arson | |
| Joseph Fisher | Burglary | |
| John Hatchman | Not known | |
| John Cooper | Housebreaking | |
| John Titt | Housebreaking | |
| Thomas Nixon | Burglary | |
| James Walters | Not known |
9 men and 1 woman were sentenced to death at the 3rd of July Sessions, with 3 men being reprieved. Michael Van Bergen, his wife, Catherine Truerniet and Gerhardt Dromelius were hanged near Hartshorn Brewery in East Smithfield, for murder on Friday the 19th of July.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Saturday20th July | John Simpson | Burglary |
| George Goffe (Gusse) | Burglary | |
| Jonathan Lane | Highway robbery |
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 14th August | Guy Cook | Highway robbery |
The nest Sessions opened on the 28th of August and 14 men and 3 women were condemned.
10 men were subsequently hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 6th September | Deveraux Feasant | Burglary |
| Walter Terry | Burglary | |
| Edward Fowler | Burglary | |
| John Tackerberry | Highway robbery | |
| William King | Housebreaking | |
| John Harrold | Burglary | |
| John Laing | Highway robbery | |
| William Goffe | Burglary | |
| John Bedley (Bedlo) | Burglary | |
| John Wheeler | Highway robbery |
11 men and 2 women were condemned at the 16th of October sessions with 3 of the men and the 2 women being reprieved.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 6th November | Thomas Payne | Highway robbery |
| Thomas Huggins | Not known | |
| John Slaughter | Not known | |
| William Spell | Not known | |
| Thomas Field | Not known | |
| Robert Patrickson | Not known | |
| Thomas Turner | Not known | |
| John Arthur | Not known |
9 men and 2 women were sentenced to death at the 4th of December Sessions with just 2 men reprieved and both women found to be pregnant. John Cowland was hanged 2 hours before the other six prisoners.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 20th December | John Cowland | Murder |
| Thomas Gordon | Burglary | |
| John Kent | Burglary | |
| Richard Hewitt | Burglary | |
| John Harris | Burglary | |
| John Forrest | Highway robbery | |
| Edward Lewis | Robbery of Exchequer |
1701
24 men, 7 women and 19 unknown persons were condemned during the year. 18 men, 2 women and 6 unknown persons were executed. The fate of 6 men and 5 women is unknown.
The January Sessions on the 15th of that month saw 9 men and a woman receive death sentences all of which were carried out.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 25th January | Thomas Etherington | Burglary |
| Edward Ward | Highway robbery | |
| Benjamin Harding | Street robbery | |
| Thomas Smith | Burglary | |
| Thomas Cooper | Burglary | |
| Thomas Chamber | Highway robbery | |
| Edmund Gethings | Highway robbery | |
| Daniel Walker | Highway robbery | |
| John Cavenagh | Burglary | |
| Jane Eaglestone | Stealing in a shop |
10 men and 5 women were condemned at the 5th of March Sessions, of whom 7 men and 1 woman were hanged on the 19th of March. Joseph Lainiz, a Frenchman was condemned for coining but died in Newgate on the eve of his execution.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 19th March | Mary Cook | Murder bastard child |
| William Sims | Housebreaking | |
| Lawrence Levine | Highway robbery | |
| Thomas Williamson | Highway robbery | |
| Edward Shaw | Highway robbery | |
| Thomas Jones | Burglary | |
| Richard Humphreyd | Burglary | |
| John Thomas | Burglary |
The next Sessions opened on the 1st of May and 2 men were sentenced to hang, with 1 being subsequently executed.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 16th May | John Shears | Burglary |
7 death sentences were recorded at the 4th of June Sessions and 3 were carried out.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 18th June | Herman Strootman | Murder |
| Unknown | Highway robbery | |
| Unknown | Highway robbery |
There were no death sentences at the 16th of July Sessions.
2 men and 1 woman were condemned at the September Sessions which opened on the 3rd. No executions were recorded.
There were no death sentences at the October Sessions on the 15th.
13 people received death sentences at the December Sessions on the 10th of whom 4 were hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Monday 9th December | Unknown | Highway robbery |
| Unknown | H/T coining | |
| Unknown | H/T coining | |
| Unknown | H/T coining |
1702
17 men, 9 women and 9 unknown persons were condemned during the year. At least 9 men and 4 women were executed at Tyburn. The fate of 4 men and 9 unknown persons is not known. 4 women were found to be quick with child and 4 men and 1 woman received pardons.
The January Sessions on the 14th of that month saw 8 men and 1 woman receive death sentences. 4 men and the woman being hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 28th January | William Tight | Burglary |
| Richard Morris | Burglary | |
| Benjamin Jones | Burglary | |
| Francis Turnley | Burglary | |
| Christian Russel | Murder bastard child |
4 people were condemned at the February Sessions on the 25th of that month. No other details are known.
3 people were condemned at the 15th of April Sessions. Again no other details are known.
1 man and 1 woman were sentenced to death at the 20th of May Sessions and both were hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 29th May | Thomas Man | Unknown |
| Mary Pool | theft |
2 male death sentences were recorded at the 8th of July Sessions and both were respited.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 24th July | Unnamed woman | Unknown |
1 men and 2 persons of unknown identity were condemned at the 9th of September Sessions with 1 man being hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 25th September | James Wadsworth | Housebreaking |
The 14th of October Sessions resulted in 2 women being sentenced to death, both of whom were found to be pregnant. 1 was Jane Housden who was later hanged for aiding her boyfriend in a murder.
5 men and 5 women were condemned at the December Sessions that opened on the 9th, of whom 3 men and 1 woman were hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 20th December | Samuel Shortland | Burglary |
| John Goffe | Robbery | |
| John Clarke | Horse theft | |
| Mary Jones | Stealing in a shop |
1703
16 men, 8 women and 8 unknown persons were condemned during the year. At least 9 men and 8 women were executed at Tyburn. The fate of 2 men and 8 unknown persons is not known. 4 women were called to their former judgements and 5 men and 4 women received pardons.
3 men and 2 women were condemned at the January Sessions on the 15th of that month, with 2 men being hanged and 1 woman burnt at the stake.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 27th January | William Brookes | Burglary |
| Robert Spencer | Burglary | |
| Susanna Hughes (burnt) | H/T coining |
3 men and 3 women were condemned at the February Sessions on the 24th of that month. Only 1 of the men was subsequently hanged. All 3 women were found to be pregnant.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 10th March | John Estrick | Burglary |
The next Sessions opened on Wednesday the 7th of April and resulted in one death sentence on an unidentified person.
3 men and 1 unidentified person were condemned at the 12th of May Sessions, and the 3 men were subsequently hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 21st May | Mark Fenton | Theft |
| Robert Collins | Burglary | |
| Richard Stona (Harbleton) | Burglary |
2 men, 2 women and 3 unknown people were condemned at the 7th of July Sessions, of whom the 2 men and the 2 women were executed.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 21st July | John Peter Dramatti | Murder of wife |
| Jane Bowman | Felony | |
| Elisabeth Tetherington | Housebreaking |
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 11th August | Thomas Cook | Murder |
The September Sessions which opened on the 8th led to 3 death sentences upon unidentified persons.
1 man and 1 woman were condemned at the 13th of October Sessions and both reprieved. 5 women were called to their former judgements and 4 were to hang and the other transported.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 3rd November | Mary Raby | Burglary |
| Elizabeth Deakins | Burglary | |
| Elizabeth Wetherly | Burglary | |
| Mary Bunch | Burglary |
4 men received death sentences at the Sessions on the 8th of December, of whom 1 was hanged. 2 women were called to their former judgements and 1 was hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 21st July | Gerald Fitzgerald | Murder |
| Mary Fudge (Hawkins) | Stealing in a shop |
1704
18 men, 19 women and 4 unknown persons were condemned during the year. At least 14 men and 2 women were executed at Tyburn and 1 man elsewhere. The fate of 2 men, 2 women and 4 unknown persons is not known. 5 women were found to be quick with child. 1 man and 11 women received pardons.
1 man was condemned at the 17th of January Sessions and was hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 26th January | William Stanley | Highway robbery & murder |
4 men and 3 women were condemned at the March Sessions on the 8th of that month, with the 3 women being reprieved.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 22nd March | Thomas Williams | Highway robbery |
| William Willaims | Highway robbery | |
| Thomas Jones (“Toothless Tom”) | Burglary | |
| Willaim Barrow | Murder |
The 26th April Sessions led to 4 men and 1 woman being condemned and a further woman being called to former judgement. The 1 woman was found to be pregnant and the other, Cecelia Labree, given a conditional pardon. David Lindsey was to be hanged drawn and quartered for High Treason, having been convicted by the Queen’s Bench.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 10th May | Richard Dickman | Burglary |
| John Linvill | Burglary | |
| Silvester Harlackden | Murder | |
| William Fox | Burglary | |
| David Lindsey | High Treason |
2 men and 1 woman were sentenced to death at the 1st of June Sessions. Mary Warters was found to be pregnant.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 21st June | Thomas Hunter | Burglary |
| Sebastian Rice | Burglary |
2 unidentified people were sentenced to hang at the July Sessions that opened on the 12th. There is no record of the outcome.
2 men and 2 women were condemned at the 6th of September Sessions of whom only 1 of the men was hanged near the scene of the crime in Drury Lane.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Friday 22nd September | Thomas Sharp | Murder |
2 men and 7 women were condemned at the 11th of October Sessions of whom only 1 of the men was hanged. 4 of the women were found to be pregnant and 1 man and 3 women were reprieved.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 25th October | Peter Bennet | Housebreaking |
10 people were sentenced to hang at the 6th of December Sessions of whom 1 man and 2 women were hanged.
| Date | Name | Crime |
| Wednesday 20th December | John Smith | Highway robbery |
| Mary White | Stealing in a shop | |
| Sarah Smith | Stealing in a shop |
Analysis by year.
| Year | Men | Women | Sex unknown | |||
| Sentenced to death | Hanged | Sentenced to death | Executed | Sentenced to death | Executed | |
| 1695 | 45 | 31 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 6 |
| 1696 | 68 | 52* | 15 | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| 1697 | 74 | 61 | 19 | 12* | 12 | 0 |
| 1698 | 79 | 47 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
| 1699 | 37 | 35 | 11 | 9 | 46 | 12 |
| 1700 | 65 | 46*** | 16 | 2* | 2 | 0 |
| 1701 | 24 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 6 |
| 1702 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| 1703 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 1704 | 18 | 15* | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Sub totals | 443 | 323 | 149 | 49 | 127 | 49 |
| Total death sentences 721 | Total female executed | Total executed 49 | ||||
| Total male executed 336 | (47 hanged and 2 burnt) | |||||
* 1 execution not at Tyburn. *** 3 executions not at Tyburn.
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