Executions in Flintshire 1735-1799

12 confirmed executions plus 1 probable ones have been traced. The usual place of execution was on Flint Marshes. There were no executions in the unlisted years.

Session     NameCrime               Execution date
1736 – 1 execution
M  30 August    David Jones           Housebreaking      ??/September
1743 – 1 execution
M  12 April    Edward Ellis          Murder of his wife Anne     M  26 April
Hanged in chains on Flint Marshes
1747 – 2 executions
S   8 August    James Fleming     Sacrilege           W  26 August
“Thomas Handley    Sacrilege           W  26 August
1752 – 1 probable execution
M  30 MarchWilliam MooresHorse theftUnknown
1756 – 1 execution
M  30 AugustJohn JonesBurglary            M  13 September
1758 – 1 execution
M  21 August    John Hughes (Jones) Murder of William Roberts  M  28 August
1769 – 1 execution
M  20 March    Edward Edwards        Burglary            ??/June
1774 – 1 execution
Tu  5 April    Robert JonesHighway robbery     M  25 April
Hanged in chains at Lightwood Green 
1778 – 2 executions
S  29 August    John Phillips     Burglary            M  21 September
“John Austin       Burglary            M  21 September
1784 – 1 execution
Tu 13 April    John Jones            Burglary            Tu.  11 May
1786 – 1 execution
Tu 29 August    Thomas Roberts        Sacrilege           M 25 September

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