Executions at Tyburn 1775–1783

856 death sentences were passed during this period on 760 men and 96 women.  Of these, 306 men and 12 women were duly executed.  Overall reprieve rate : 62.86%. Male reprieves : 59.74%, female reprieves : 87.50%.

The last hanging at Tyburn took place on Friday, the 7th of November 1783.

1775

There were 10 “hanging days” at Tyburn with 43 men and 1 woman being hanged.

83 men and 5 women were sentenced to death at the Old Bailey during the year, of which 43 men and 3 women were reprieved.

The Sessions held on the 11th of January resulted in 8 men being sentenced to death, of whom 4 men were reprieved. 

Date of executionNameCrime
  Tuesday 10th January
(sentenced in 1774)
Richard MitchellStole from letter
William PritchardBurglary
Peter ThaneBurglary
Edward ParkerBurglary
Amos MerrittBurglary
John WilliamsStealing in a dwelling house
Date of executionNameCrime
 Wednesday 15th February (sentenced in 1774)Edward BatsfordHighway robbery
William MarleyHighway robbery
John BrownHighway robbery
Thomas FreeHighway robbery

The February Sessions that began on the 15th resulted in a further 6 men being sentenced to death, of whom 3 were hanged.

Date of executionNameCrime
 Friday 21st AprilWilliam PineBurglary
Joseph TaylorAt large
James WrightHousebreaking

14 men were sentenced to death at the 26th of April Sessions, of whom 6 were hanged on the 7th of June.

15 men received death sentences at the 21st of May Sessions. There were 6 reprieves, 7 men were hanged in July and 2 more, the Perreaus, in January of 1776.

Date of executionNameCrime
  Wednesday 7th JuneThomas TunksBurglary
Richard WalthallStealing in a dwelling house
Thomas PalmerBurglary
Michael ConwayBurglary
Thomas McDonaldBurglary
Henry JordanStealing in a dwelling house

The Sessions on the 12th of July saw 4 men get the death sentence, of whom just 1 was reprieved.

Date of executionNameCrime
   Wednesday 19th JulyThomas WithallAt large
Charles WhittleHighway robbery
Joseph ScottHighway robbery
Thomas GreenwoodHousebreaking
George MillerHousebreaking
George MorrisH/T coining
William BromarchH/T coining
Date of executionNameCrime
 Wednesday 16th AugustHenry McAllisterHighway robbery
John MuggletonStealing in a dwelling house
William JacklingStealing in a dwelling house

The next Sessions began on the 13th of September and resulted in 12 men and 3 women being sentenced to death.  7 of the men and all of the women were reprieved.

12 men and 1 woman were condemned at the 18th of October Sessions, of whom 3 men and the woman were reprieved.

Date of executionNameCrime
Monday 23rd OctoberAlexander TateMurder
Date of executionNameCrime
  Wednesday 25th OctoberJohn JohnsonHighway robbery
Thomas BathHighway robbery
Robert AngusHighway robbery
John WildAt large
John YardleyH/T coining

The December Sessions opened on the 6th and 12 men and a woman received death sentences, of whom 7 men were reprieved and 5 men were left for execution in 1776.

Date of executionNameCrime
Wednesday 13th DecemberSarah ReynoldsMurder of bastard child
Date of executionNameCrime
  Wednesday 20th DecemberGeorge HartleyHighway robbery
Mark ClarkeBurglary
William WilsonBurglary
William ArcherBurglary
Charles ReadingBurglary
William WinterHighway robbery
John MaguireHighway robbery
Andrew GrayBurglary

1776

82 men and 2 women were sentenced to death during this year and 39 men were hanged at Tyburn on 10 “hanging days”.

The first Sessions of 1736 were held on the 10th of January and resulted in 7 men receiving death sentences, of which 5 were commuted.

Date of executionNameCrime
Monday 15th January  (sentenced in 1776)Robert WilliamsMurder
Joseph BullMurder
Date of executionNameCrime
  Wednesday 17th January (sentenced in 1775)Robert PerreauForgery
Daniel PerreauForgery
Alexander SaundersBurglary
Abraham LyonsBurglary
George LeeHighway robbery
Richard BakerH/T coining
John RatcliffeH/T coining

The next Sessions opened on the 21st of February and resulted in 4 death sentences, of which 2 were commuted. 

9 men were condemned at the April 17th Sessions, of whom 5 were hanged in June.

Date of executionNameCrime
Friday 12th AprilSamuel WhitlowBurglary
James LangerHighway robbery

The 22nd of May Sessions resulted in 19 male death sentences, of which 10 were commuted.  2 were hanged the following Monday and the rest on Wednesday, the 17th of July.

Date of executionNameCrime
Monday 27th May Benjamin HarleyMurder
Thomas HenmanMurder
Date of executionNameCrime
  Wednesday 19th JuneWilliam MilesHighway robbery
John JonesBurglary
Christopher SaundersBestiality
Daniel GreenwoodStealing in a dwelling house
Robert StreetH/T coining

4 death sentences were passed at the Sessions on 10th of July, resulting in 1 execution.

Date of executionNameCrime
   Wednesday 17th JulyJohn BisselH/T coining
Thomas AskewH/T coining
John MayoHighway robbery
John StandithHighway robbery
James HumphriesHighway robbery
Archibald Girdwood (or Rowley)Sending threatening letter
George RowneyBurglary
Date of executionNameCrime
Wednesday 14th AugustRichard GoodwellBurglary

The September Sessions on the 11th saw 11 men and 2 women condemned, of whom 6 men and the 2 women were reprieved. 2 were hanged the following Monday for their parts in murder committed by Benjamin Harley and Thomas Henman, whilst the others were held over for execution to October.

Date of executionNameCrime
Monday 16th September Robert HarleyMurder
Edward GeorgeMurder

18 men were sentenced to death at the October Sessions on the 16th of that month, with 8 left for execution in December and 10 reprieved. 

Date of executionNameCrime
 Wednesday 23rd OctoberWilliam WoodHousebreaking
Charles PipkinsHousebreaking
Robert WalkerH/T coining

A further 10 men were condemned at the 4th of December Sessions with 4 reprieved.  The other 6 were hanged in January 1777.

Date of executionNameCrime
   Wednesday 11th DecemberRobert SmithHighway robbery
John RichardsonHighway robbery
William DoverHighway robbery
John HardingBurglary
William DavisForgery
John White (Wild)H/T coining
Joseph White (Wild)H/T coining
Charles McLaughlanHighway robbery

1777

60 men and 4 women were sentenced to death during this year. There were 10 “hanging days” at Tyburn this year with 32 men and no women executed..

9 men received death sentences at the January Sessions on the 15th, of whom 4 were reprieved and the rest hanged on the 26th of February.

Date of executionNameCrime
  Wednesday 29th January
(sentenced in 1776)
Richard WrightHousebreaking
Benjamin EyresStealing in a dwelling house
John KellyStealing in a dwelling house
Thomas LathomHighway robbery
Thomas MoretonHighway robbery
Thomas BurroughsSodomy

5 men and 1 woman were sentenced to death at the February Sessions on the 19th, of whom 3 men subsequently hanged.

Date of executionNameCrime
Monday 24th FebruaryPedro TolosaMurder
Date of executionNameCrime
  Wednesday 26th February
Edward GoswellHighway robbery
John LifeHighway robbery
Valentine FullerHighway robbery
George (Charles) ParsonsHighway robbery
Charles DavisHighway robbery

7 men and a woman were sentenced to death at the 9th of April Sessions, with 4 of the men being hanged in May.

Date of executionNameCrime
Wednesday 16th AprilWilliam LaveyH/T coining
Joseph WilsonHighway robbery

The May Sessions on the 14th led to 3 men being condemned, with 1 man being reprieved.

Date of executionNameCrime
 Wednesday 21st MayJames FieldBurglary
Benjamin CarraulBurglary
David SheffieldBurglary
William SheffieldBurglary
Date of executionNameCrime
Friday 27th JuneDr. William DoddForgery
Joseph HarrisHighway robbery

12 men and a woman were condemned at the 2nd of July Sessions, of whom 5 men and the woman were later reprieved.

Date of executionNameCrime
   Wednesday 6th AugustJohn (James) StrideHighway robbery
William MilesHighway robbery
John CoxStealing in a dwelling house
Thomas BradyStealing in a dwelling house
Thomas NashBurglary
William HarsnettBurglary
Edward LynchBurglary

4 men were sentenced to death at the 10th of September Sessions, of whom 2 were reprieved and the other 2 hanged in October.

12 men and a woman were condemned at the October Sessions on the 15th of that month, of whom 10 men and the woman were reprieved. 

Date of executionNameCrime
Wednesday 29th OctoberRichard TurwoodStealing in a dwelling house
John GravesBurglary

The Sessions held on the 3rd of December resulted in 8 death sentences being passed, 1 man being hanged for murder on the 8th of December 4 being reprieved and the others executed in 1778.

Date of executionNameCrime
Monday 8th DecemberFrancis MercerMurder
Date of executionNameCrime
Friday 12th DecemberRev. Benjamin RussenRape
Morris GearyH/T Coining

1778

There were 8 “hanging days” at Tyburn in 1758 with 33 men and no women being executed. 75 men and 8 women were condemned during this year.

DateNameCrime
Friday 23rd January(sentenced in 1777)William PollardBurglary
John GehagenHighway robbery
Benjamin JohnsonBurglary

The first Sessions of 1778 were held on the 14th of January resulting in 11 men being condemned, of whom 5 men were reprieved.

13 men were sentenced to hang at the February Sessions on the 18th with 6 being later reprieved and the others hanged in May.

DateNameCrime
  Friday 6th March Henry GreenBurglary
Thomas DunnBurglary
William StevensBurglary
Thomas PughBurglary
Robert GriffithsBurglary
Francis GreenHighway robbery

The April Sessions opened on the 29th and led to 15 death sentences on 14 men and 1 woman. 7 men and the woman were reprieved.

Date of executionNameCrime
Monday 4th MayJohn HouseMurder
DateNameCrime
  Friday 22nd May Edward LakeHighway robbery
Thomas OsborneHighway robbery
Philip RamseyBurglary
William MurrayBurglary
Peter Ceppi (Scipio)Shot at
Thomas HughesStealing in a dwelling house
Thomas SherwoodForgery

4 men were condemned at the 3rd of June Sessions but were all reprieved.

DateNameCrime
  Wednesday 24th June Francis Crimson (Grimson)Burglary
William TurnerBurglary
Joseph DavisBurglary
Henry JordanBurglary
James FryerBurglary
Thomas HornerRobbery in a dwelling house

12 men and 4 women were condemned at the 15th of July Sessions.  7 of the men were subsequently executed in October.

9 men and a woman were condemned at the September Sessions which opened on the 16th, the woman and 7 of the men being subsequently reprieved.

DateNameCrime
   Monday 19th OctoberAndrew CarletonBurglary
John HoltBurglary
Robert AllenBurglary
John MilbournBurglary
John MeadowsHighway robbery
Henry ScottHighway robbery
Lyon LyonsBurglary

3 men and 2 women were condemned at the October Sessions, of whom 2 of the men and the women were reprieved. 

DateNameCrime
Monday 26th OctoberFrancis DelileStealing in a dwelling house
John JonesRape
DateNameCrime
Wednesday 25th NovemberMichael SwiftShot at

The final Sessions of 1778 took place on the 9th of December with 9 men being sentenced to die, of whom 4 were reprieved.  The rest were hanged in February 1779.

1779

There were 9 “hanging days” at Tyburn this year with 22 men and 1 woman being hanged and 1 woman burned at the stake for High Treason.  50 men and 10 women were condemned during this year.

There were 7 male death sentences passed at 13th of January Sessions, of which 5 were commuted. 

DateNameCrime
  Friday 12th February
(sentenced in 1778) 
James BeanBurglary
John HartleyBurglary
Lambert SmithBurglary
William JonesHighway robbery
Richard BakerHighway robbery

9 men and a woman were condemned at the February Sessions on the 17th of that month, of whom 7 men and the woman were reprieved.

DateNameCrime
Friday 19th February
(sentenced in 1779)
Henry BallBurglary
Thomas OsbornBurglary
DateNameCrime
Wednesday 31 March Frederick John EustaceStealing in a dwelling house
Rowland RidgwayH/T Coining

8 men and 2 women received death sentences at the April Sessions on the 14th of that month, with 2 of the men being subsequently hanged.

DateNameCrime
Monday 19th AprilJames HackmanMurder

5 men were condemned at the 19th of May Sessions with 4 being reprieved.

DateNameCrime
Wednesday 26th May John BellBurglary
Peter WeldonH/T Coining
DateNameCrime
Wednesday 28th JulyWilliam Matthewson (Maxwell)Forgery

6 men and a woman were sentenced to death at the July Sessions on the 7th.  2 men and the woman were subsequently reprieved.

DateNameCrime
 Wednesday 25th August Michael BrannanHighway robbery
Martin GalavanHighway robbery
Thomas RickettsHousebreaking
James BarrettRape

The September Sessions resulted in 5 men and 4 women being condemned. 2 women and 3 men were reprieved. Isabella Condon was burnt at the stake.

DateNameCrime
 Wednesday 27th October Thomas KingStealing in a dwelling house
Margaret CreamerHighway robbery
William ChamberlainStealing from a letter
Isabella CondonH/T Coining

The October Sessions resulted in death sentences on 4 men and 2 women.  1 of the men and the 2 women were reprieved.

DateNameCrime
 Monday 6th December Timothy FitzpatrickStealing in a dwelling house
John TaylorUttering
John StaplesHighway robbery

6 men were condemned at the December Sessions of whom only 1 was reprieved and the other held over for execution until January 1790.

1780

There were 7 “hanging days” at Tyburn in this year when 26 men and 2 women were executed.  84 men and 11 women were condemned during this year. 

The very high numbers of death sentences were a result of the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots.  On the 2nd of July, Lord George Gordon led a crowd estimated at some 50,000 to the House of Commons to present a petition for the repeal of the 1778 Catholic Relief Act. A major riot ensued and over the next 5 days, many Catholic chapels and private houses were destroyed.  17 men and 2 women were executed at various locations around London for their parts in the rioting.

The January Sessions on the 16th of that month resulted in 7 men and a woman receiving death sentences.  2 men and the woman were reprieved and the rest held over for execution on the 12th of April.

DateNameCrime
 Wednesday 19th January
(sentenced in 1779) 
John HowellStealing in a dwelling house
William Kent (Flint)Highway robbery
Hugh MalveyBurglary
John WileyBurglary
John WoodmoreBurglary

7 men were condemned at the February Sessions which opened on the 23rd.  4 were later reprieved and the rest held over for execution on the 12th of April.

A further 5 men and 1 woman were sentenced to death at the April Sessions on the 5th, with all but 1 man being reprieved. 

DateNameCrime
   Wednesday 12th AprilRobert HughesBurglary
John Franque (Franks)Burglary
John M’CormickStealing in a dwelling house
John BenfieldH/T Coining
William TurleyH/T Coining
Robert Anders (Andrews)Burglary
Richard PalmerBurglary

4 men were condemned at the 10th of May Sessions, of whom only 1 was to hang in November. 

The June Sessions were extremely busy as a result of the Gordon Riots.  35 men and 3 women were sentenced to hang.  Of these, only 3 men were condemned for offences other than riot and all 3 were hanged.  Of 34 the rioters convicted and sentenced to death, 15 men and 1 woman were reprieved, including Edward Dennis, London’s only hangman.  The remaining 19 were hanged at various places – in some cases where their crime was committed.  A further 34 were tried and condemned at the Special Sessions held at the Sessions House on St. Margaret’s Hill in Southwark and of those 6 were executed.

DateNameCrime
Monday 3rd JulyDennis ReardonMurder of wife
DateNameCrime
Thursday 13th JulyChristopher PlumleyRobbery in a dwelling house
DateNameCrime
Saturday 22nd JulyJames Early (Harley)Highway robbery
Thomas KellyHighway robbery
Andrew GrayHighway robbery

The 17 men and 2 women executed for riot and pulling down houses are as follows :

(They are not included in the Tyburn totals). A further woman, Mary Gardner, was hanged in November.

DateNamePlace of execution
  Tuesday 11th JulyWilliam Brown (age 22)Bishopsgate Street
William Pateman (age 20)Coleman Street
William McDonaldTower Hill
Mary RobertsTower Hill
Charlotte GardnerTower Hill
 Wednesday 12th JulyJames HenryHatton Garden Holborn
Richard Roberts (age 17)Bow Street
Benjamin TaplinBow Street
Thursday 13th JulyEnoch FlemingWoodstock Street
Thursday 20th JulyJames JacksonOld Bailey
John GambleBethnal Green
Samuel SolomonsWhiechapel
  Friday 21st JulyGeorge StaplesWhite’s Alley Moorfields
Jonathan StaceyWhite’s Alley Moorfields
Benjamin WatersOld Street opposite Golden Ln.
Thomas PriceOld Street opposite Golden Ln.
James BurnsOld Street opposite Golden Ln.
Saturday 22nd JulyJohn GrayBloomsbury Square
Charles KentBloomsbury Square

Further rioters hanged.

Monday 14th AugustRobert LovellSt. George’s Fields near the King’s Bench.  (Imprisoned in the New Jail)
Edward Dorman
Mary Cook (age 25)
Oliver Johnson
Elizabeth Collins (age 17)
John Bridport (age 17)
Wednesday 23rd AugustHenry Penny (respited from 14/08)

12 men and 2 women were sentenced to death at the September Sessions on the 13th of that month.  5 men and 1 of the women were reprieved.

DateNameCrime
   Wednesday 22nd November William Edwards (sentenced in May)Highway robbery
Steward MontagueStealing in a dwelling house
Abraham DanfordRobbery in a dwelling house
William NewtonRobbery in a dwelling house
Samuel BakerHighway robbery
Thomas CoxStealing in a dwelling house
Mary GardnerRiot & pulling down houses
Benjamin KinderHousebreaking
Joseph CarterH/T Coining

5 men and 3 women were condemned at the 18th of October Sessions, with 4 men and 2 women being reprieved.

DateNameCrime
Wednesday 29th NovemberGeorge BishopStealing from a letter
Margaret M’ClachlanRobbery in a dwelling house

9 men and 1 woman received death sentences at the December 6th Sessions. 7 of the men and the woman were reprieved and the other 2 men hanging in February of 1781.

1781

There were 6 “hanging days” at Tyburn in 1781 with 24 men and 5 women being hanged.  73 men and 19 women were condemned during this year. 

DateNameCrime
Tuesday 20th February(sentenced in 1780)Michael DanielHighway robbery
William ThompsonHighway robbery

8 men and 5 women were condemned at the January Sessions on the 10th of that month and all but one of the women were reprieved.

5 men and 3 women were given death sentences at the February Sessions on the 21st of that month, 3 of the men and 1 woman being reprieved.

DateNameCrime
Tuesday 27th February (sentenced in 1781)Ann Martin (Harris)Stealing in a dwelling house

8 men and a woman were condemned at the April Sessions on the 25th.  4 men and the woman were reprieved.

13 men and a woman were condemned at the May Sessions on the 30th.  7 men and the woman were reprieved.

DateNameCrime
  Wednesday 6th June William RussellHighway robbery
Jane VincentRobbery in a dwelling house
Richard SherringHighway robbery
John KingHighway robbery
Peter BoyceBurglary
William ArcherHighway robbery

15 men and 2 women were sentenced to death at the July Sessions on the 11th, with all but 1 man being reprieved.

DateNameCrime
   Thursday 26th July Thomas DicksMaking a false oath re a will
John CalcottHighway robbery
Lawrence WebbHighway robbery
William IvesHousebreaking
Thomas HollidayHighway robbery
Andrew DanielsHighway robbery
William JacksonBurglary
DateNameCrime
Friday 27th JulyFrancois de la MotteHigh treason

De la Motte was hanged, drawn and quartered. His head was cut off, his heart was taken out and burned, although the quartering was remitted.

16 men and 6 women were condemned at the 12th of September Sessions, of whom 7 men and 3 women were reprieved.

DateNameCrime
     Thursday 18th October Mary BondRobbery in a dwelling house
Henry JonesHighway robbery
John BuckleyHighway robbery
Thomas ShentonHighway robbery
John WhiteHighway robbery
James ClarkHighway robbery
Francis WatersHighway robbery
Jane FullerHighway robbery
Elizabeth HatchettHighway robbery
John StewardHighway robbery
Charles AtkinsHighway robbery
John BurrowsH/T Coining

6 men were condemned at the October Sessions on the 17th and all were reprieved.

3 men received death sentences at the 5th of December Sessions and again all were reprieved.

1782

There were 9 “hanging days” at Tyburn in this year with 38 men and 2 women were executed.  96 men and 18 women were condemned during this year. 

10 men and a woman were sentenced to death at the 9th of January Sessions, of whom 6 men and the woman were reprieved.

DateNameCrime
 Wednesday 13th MarchJames RileyHighway robbery
John ColemanHighway robbery
John LucasHighway robbery
Edmund HarrisHousebreaking

10 death sentences passed at the 20th of February Sessions on 8 men and 2 women.  6 men and the 2 women were reprieved

15 men and 3 women were condemned at the 10th of April Sessions, of whom 9 men and 2 women were reprieved.

DateNameCrime
Wednesday 24th AprilWilliam Roberts (Cutler)Stealing in a dwelling house
William SmithHighway robbery

One man and 1 woman received death sentences at the 15th of May Sessions, with the woman being reprieved.

DateNameCrime
   Wednesday 12th JuneMary RawlinsRobbery in a dwelling house
George PerkinsRobbery in a dwelling house
Robert HuttonHighway robbery
William BaileyHighway robbery
William BrewsterHighway robbery
Richard DavisHighway robbery
Job WilkinsonHighway robbery
Francis CunoyHousebreaking

10 men and 1 woman were sentenced to hang at the 3rd of July Sessions, with 4 men and the woman being reprieved. 

DateNameCrime
  Tuesday 3rd September David JonesBurglary
James MakenBurglary
Joseph WestonShot at
George WestonForgery
James BakerBurglary
George LeleBurglary

25 men and 7 women were condemned at the 11th of September Sessions.  Of these, 10 men and 6 women were reprieved. The rest were hanged in 3 batches on the 16th of September and 15th of October.

DateNameCrime
  Monday 16th SeptemberJames MessengerBurglary
Evan PriceHighway robbery
Joseph CaddieAbetting murder
John StunnelAbetting murder
Charles KellyBurglary
DateNameCrime
Friday 4th OctoberWilliam MayhewHighway robbery
DateNameCrime
    Tuesday 15th OctoberPeter VerrierBurglary
Henry BerthondPersonate
William JonesStealing in a dwelling house
William OdomHighway robbery
Thomas GladenboulHighway robbery
Charlotte GoodallStealing in a dwelling house
John EdmundsStealing in a dwelling house
John WeatherbyH/T Coining
John LaforeH/T Coining
John GrahamUttering

10 men were condemned at the 16th of October Sessions, of whom 6 were reprieved.

DateNameCrime
Saturday 19th OctoberFrancis GrayMurder
DateNameCrime
 Wednesday 27th NovemberDavid HughesStealing in a dwelling house
Michael Ronton (or Bonton)Highway robbery
Thomas Condon (Collins)H/T Coining

3 women and 17 men were condemned at the December Sessions on the 6th, with 10 men and the 3 women being reprieved.  1 man, William Saunders, died in prison and the rest were hanged in January 1783.

1783

There were 10 “hanging days” at Tyburn, with 49 men being hanged.  157 men and 19 women were condemned during this year.  With the exception of John Austen, all of those sentenced to death at the October and December Sessions were hanged outside Newgate Prison. Executions at Tyburn ceased on the 7th of November.

7 men and 4 women were condemned at the January Sessions on the 15th of that month, of whom 4 men and all of the women were reprieved.

DateNameCrime
 Wednesday 22nd January
(sentenced in 1782)
John BookerStealing in a shop
William WoodRobbery in a dwelling house
John FitzgeraldRobbery in a dwelling house
John JohnsonH/T Coining
John LawsonH/T Coining
Thomas CopeH/T Coining

6 men were condemned at the February Sessions on the 26th of that month, with 3 being later reprieved.

DateNameCrime
 Friday 7th MarchJohn MerchantHighway robbery
John KellyHighway robbery
John SmithRobbery in a dwelling house

The next Sessions opened on Wednesday, the 30th of April, with 16 men and 2 women being condemned.  10 of the men and the 2 women were reprieved.  John Mills was hanged on the 2nd of July opposite St. Andrew’s Church, Holborn Hill for cutting and maiming.

DateNameCrime
 Wednesday 14th of MayEdward MuslinStealing in a dwelling house
James WestHighway robbery
Edward WoottonHighway robbery

20 men and 2 women were condemned at the June Sessions on the 6th, with 12 men and the 2 women being reprieved. One man, Alexander Smith, died in prison.

DateNameCrime
  Thursday 3rd JulyJohn WhartonBurglary
John HazelworthHighway robbery
Robert CullomBurglary
William PrattBurglary
William HarcourtH/T Coining

14 men were condemned at the 23rd of July Sessions, of whom 7 were to hang.

DateNameCrime
Monday 28th JulyEmmanuel PintoMurder
DateNameCrime
   Wednesday 20th August
(from June Sessions)
Richard PrattPersonate
Thomas DavisHousebreaking
John BittonHighway robbery
George AdamsStealing in a dwelling house
John MorellaStealing in a shop
John FantumHighway robbery
James GrantHousebreaking
William SmithHousebreaking
DateNameCrime
  Friday 29th August
(from July Sessions)
William Wynne RylandForgery
James Brown (Oatley)Burglary
John EdwardsPersonate
James RiversRobbery in a dwelling house
Thomas BurgessHighway robbery
John LloydRobbery in a dwelling house

No less than 53 men and 4 women were condemned at the September Sessions on the 10th, of whom 35 men and the women were reprieved.  One man, Joseph Scott, died in prison.  24 of the men were condemned for their parts in a mutiny on board the transportation ship “Swift” which meant that they were legally “at large” –  6 of them were hanged on the 22nd of September.

DateNameCrime
  Monday 22nd SeptemberCharles ThomasAt large
David HartAt large
Thomas MullingtonAt large
William MatthewsAt large
Abraham HyamsAt large
Christopher TrustyAt large
DateNameCrime
    Tuesday 28th October John FrancisForgery
Matthew DamelUttering
James NealeStealing in a dwelling house
John PilkingtonHousebreaking
John BookerHighway robbery
John AndersonPersonate
John StarkeyStealing in a dwelling house
Thomas SmithStealing in a dwelling house
William MooreH/T Coining
John BurtonBurglary

21 men and a woman were sentenced to hang at the October Sessions on the 29th.  12 of the men were subsequently reprieved.  John Austen was the last to suffer at Tyburn.  The others were hanged outside Newgate on the “New Drop” on Tuesday, the 9th of December.

DateNameCrime
Friday 7th NovemberJohn AustinHighway robbery

18 men and 6 women received death sentences at the Sessions on the 10th of December.  14 of the men and 5 women were reprieved.

YearMenWomen
 Sentenced to deathHangedSentenced to deathHangedBurnt
1775834351 
1776823920 
1777603240 
1778753380 
177950221011
17808426112 
17817324195 
17829638182 
178315749190 
Totals76030696111

Analysis by crime.

Murder16
Murder bastard child1
P/T murder0
Highway robbery96
Housebreaking15
Burglary75
Horse theft0
Stealing in a dwelling house31
Rape/sodomy4
H/T and H/T coining offences29
Arson0
Forgery9
Robbery in a dwelling house14
Uttering3
Stealing in a shop/warehouse2
At large9
Riot1
Other crimes13
Total318

Note: Other crimes include personating, bestiality, shot at, and sending threatening letters.


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