Newgate Prison Executions 1783-1799

542 men and 19 women were executed at Newgate or at the place of their crime (10) between 09/12/1783 and 31/11/1799.  Of these 3 women were burned at the stake for coining which was High Treason. (Shown as H/T below.) The average number of executions per annum over this 16 year period is 35.

Sessions on 25/10/1783 – 21 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 11 men reprieved
07/11/1783John AustinHighway robbery – last execution at Tyburn
09/12/1783John BurkeHighway robbery – 1st executions at Newgate
“George MorleyHighway robbery
“Simon WilsonH/T coining
“John WallisBurglary
“Richard MartinBurglary
“Frances WarrenBurglary
“John LawlerBurglary
“William MunroUttering
“William BusbyAt large
“Francis BurkeAt large
 
Sessions on 10/12/1783 – 18 men and 6 women sentenced to death, 14 men & 5 women reprieved
22/12/1783John ClarkeMurder of Thomas Johnson
21/01/1784Robert DewerForgery
“John YoungHighway robbery
“Mary MoodyStealing in a dwelling house
“John RichBurglary
 
Sessions on 14/01/1784 – 16 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 9 men & 2 women reprieved
04/03/1784Thomas WelchBurglary
“Joseph ClarkeHighway robbery
“John AshPersonating
“Thomas LedgerHousebreaking
“George AllenHousebreaking
“John LeeForgery
 Executions took place in the Old Bailey opposite Newgate
No reprieve found for: 
 Samuel GascoyneHighway robbery
 
Sessions on 25/02/1784 – 14 men sentenced to death, 10 men reprieved
14/04/1784Richard M’DonaghHighway robbery
“William ProsserHighway robbery
“William MartinBurglary
“William SmithStealing in a dwelling house
 Executions took place in the Old Bailey opposite Newgate
 
Sessions on 21/04/1784 – 23 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 8 men & 1 woman reprieved
23/06/1784Patrick BerminghamBurglary
“James FarrellBurglary
“John LynchBurglary
“Charles BurtonBurglary
“James DaviesBurglary
“William SmithBurglary
“Thomas RandallBurglary
“Archibald BurridgeBurglary
“Daniel BeanBurglary
“Patrick BurnBurglary
“Isaac TorresBurglary
“Robert GanleyHousebreaking
“Peter HazletPersonating
“Joseph HawesHighway robbery
“James HawkinsHighway robbery
 Executed outside Newgate prison 
 
Sessions on 26/05/1784 – 9 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 5 men & 2 women reprieved
27/07/1784John RichardsBurglary
“John BrantonBurglary
“George DaneStealing in a dwelling house
“Thomas WhiteStealing in a dwelling house
“William ThompsonForgery
 
Sessions on 07/07/1784 – 17 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 11 men & 1 woman reprieved
01/09/1784John CoddHighway robbery
“Robert MooreHighway robbery
“Richard EdwardsHighway robbery
“James NapierHighway robbery
“William HolmesBurglary
“John ShelleyRiot
 
Sessions on 15/09/1784 – 24 men sentenced to death, 13 men reprieved, 1 died in prison.
20/09/1784Henry MorganMurder of Charles Linton
17/11/1784William RellionsHighway robbery
“William CollopHighway robbery
“George DrummondHighway robbery
“James LislePersonating
“Kyran RyanPerjury/personating
“Peter LaRocheStealing in a dwelling house
“James HulettStealing in a dwelling house
“James FairbesterBurglary
“William HogbonCutting & maiming
 
Sessions on 20/10/1784 – 13 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 6 men & 1 woman reprieved
29/12/1784William RyanPersonating
“William CoombesAt large
“Richard DoddHighway robbery
“Henry MooreHighway robbery
“James TrebleHighway robbery
“George HandsHighway robbery
05/01/1785George OwenForgery
 
Sessions on 08/12/1784 – 31 men sentenced to death, 11 men reprieved.
02/02/1785William StewartBurglary
“William AstillBurglary
“George GoldsmithBurglary
“Lawrence HallBurglary
“John JonesBurglary
“John KelseyBurglary
“Martin SimmondsBurglary
“Richard HobsonBurglary
“William FinderBurglary
“Allen WilliamsHighway robbery
“Thomas TobbsHighway robbery
“George HarrisHighway robbery
“John ShawHighway robbery
“Thomas BattledoreHighway robbery
“John MoodyHighway robbery
“James DunnForgery
“John EvansStealing in a dwelling house
“Edward JohnsonStealing in a dwelling house
“James HamiltonHousebreaking
“William AbbottUttering
 
Sessions on 12/1/1785 – 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 4 men & 1 woman reprieved
03/03/1785Edward PayneStealing on river
“John BruceRobbery in dwelling house
“Thomas BrownHighway robbery
“Samuel DavisHighway robbery
“William HurtHighway robbery
 
Sessions on 23/02/1785 – 29 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 9 men & 4 women reprieved
28/04/1785Michael JohnsonUttering
“Robert MottAt large
“Charles PaytonAt large
“Thomas WestAt large
“Joseph HitchcockStealing on river
“James GrayStealing on river
“Holland PalmerForgery
“John LucasBurglary
“Richard SummersBurglary
“John WatersBurglary
“James CowanBurglary
“Robert RobertsBurglary
“William BlandBurglary
“Jasper RobinsBurglary
“William WestonHighway robbery
“James CoyleHighway robbery
“James WigginHighway robbery
“James RussellHighway robbery
“John JohnsonHighway robbery
No reprieve found for : 
 James LapierBurglary
 
Sessions on 16/04/1785 – 19 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 7 men & 3 women reprieved
11/04/1785William HigginMurder of his son Joseph
26/04/1785John ThompsonBurglary
01/06/1785James HaywardBurglary
“William HardingBurglary
“Patrick DalyStealing on river
“Thomas ScottHighway robbery
“Henry WoodHighway robbery
“George WardHighway robbery
“Thomas ConnorHighway robbery
“Thomas BatemanHighway robbery
“John HughesHighway robbery
“George HawleyEscaping from prison hulks
 
Sessions on 11/05/1785 – 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved
06/07/1785John IvermayHighway robbery
“John HoneyHighway robbery
“Peter ShawStealing in a dwelling house
“Joseph ShawStealing in a dwelling house
“Robert JacksonUttering
 
Sessions on 29/06/1785 – 22 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 15 men & 2 women reprieved
17/08/1785James LockhartStealing in a dwelling house
“John RebouitHighway robbery
“John MorrisHighway robbery
“James GuthrieHighway robbery
“Richard JacobsBurglary
“Thomas BaileyBurglary
“Martin TaylorBurglary
“Elizabeth TaylorBurglary
 
Sessions on 14/09/1785 – 25 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved
10/11/1785John HayesStealing in a shop
“George ReynoldsStealing in a shop
“James LewisStealing in a dwelling house
“William BeerStealing on river
“James ConnellHousebreaking
“William MooreHousebreaking
“John AshbournHousebreaking
“James WoodHousebreaking
“Joseph BenningForgery
“James RoweSheep stealing
“Amos RowsellBurglary
“Benjamin HowellsBurglary
“John LloydHorse stealing
“William BarnesHighway robbery
“Richard SilvesterHighway robbery
“James MosdellHighway robbery
“Thomas BrowningHighway robbery
“Thomas WinderbankHighway robbery
 
Sessions on 19/10/1785 – 12 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved
01/12/1785John IsaacsHighway robbery
“William PowleyHorse stealing
“William VandeputBurglary
“Daniel EastBurglary
“James BearmanBurglary
“Frederick StorerBurglary
“James NesbittBurglary
“George ManningBurglary
“Michael SmithBurglary
 
Sessions on 14/12/1785 – 14 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved
10/01/1786Thomas HarrisSheep stealing
“Michael DruittUttering
“John MurrayPerjury (personate)
“Charles SeymourStealing in a dwelling house
“Thomas ShipleyStealing in a dwelling house
“Joseph LeonardBurglary
“George WilsonBurglary
 
Sessions on 07/01/1786 – 8 men sentenced to death, 2 men reprieved
16/01/1786John HoganMurder (hanged at Charlotte St. Marylebone)
15/02/1786William ShovelBurglary
“William CollierBurglary
“Edward FoxStealing in a dwelling house
“John CallaghanHighway robbery
“William DavisForgery
 
Sessions on 22/02/1786 – 23 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 13 men & 2 women reprieved
27/02/1786John Richards (18)Murder of Walter Horseman (hanged in Kentish Town)
12/04/1786Thomas TatumBurglary
“Samuel FrancisBurglary
“William HoughtonBurglary
“Thomas HortonBurglary
“John KitsallBurglary
“Cornelius CrèmeBurglary
“John HowesBurglary
“Thomas BurdettBurglary
“George LyonsBurglary
“Thomas HopkinsBurglary
19/04/1786Henry ThompsonBurglary
 
Sessions on 26/04/1786 – 7 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 1 man & 1 woman reprieved
21/06/1786Edward GriffithsBurglary
“William WattsBurglary
“Daniel KeeseHighway robbery
“Jonathan HarewoodHighway robbery
“George WoodwardHorse stealing
“William SmithH/T coining
“Phoebe HarrisH/T coining (Burnt 15 minutes later)
 
Sessions on 31/05/1786 – 7 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved
27/07/1786John WilkinsonStealing in a dwelling house
“Mark PowellForgery
 
Sessions on 19/07/1786 – 12 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved
14/09/1786James GallHighway robbery
“Charles MartinHighway robbery
“William BrittonHorse stealing
“George TownsendAt large
“John StrongStealing in a dwelling house
 
Sessions on 30/08/1786 – 16 men sentenced to death, 9 men reprieved
22/11/1786Henry BrownHousebreaking
“James WoodHousebreaking
“Thomas TurnerHousebreaking
“Henry LenhamHousebreaking
“George WoollfordHighway robbery
“William WhiteHighway robbery
“John ShepherdHighway robbery
 
Sessions on 25/10/1786 – 27 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 7 men & 1 woman reprieved
 1 man died in prison 
09/01/1787William TuckeyAt large
“Robert BealeHorse stealing
“Edward DarbyHorse stealing
“Frank MartinHorse stealing
“Joseph WrightHighway robbery
“James CowdereyHighway robbery
“James WoodHighway robbery
“Joseph LightfootHighway robbery
“James RuddHighway robbery
“William GiggsHighway robbery
“William ThompsonBurglary
“John WhiteBurglary
“Isaac KennedyBurglary
“Jacob UdneyBurglary
“Samuel GreenBurglary
“Thomas WellsBurglary
“Henry FossettBurglary
“Richard StephensBurglary
“Joseph ThompsonBurglary
 
Sessions on 13/12/1786 – 26 men sentenced to death, 9 men reprieved, 1 died in Newgate.
18/12/1786Matthew WalkerAll three hanged opposite Smart’s Buildings Holborn
“Richard Paynefor the murder of Duncan Robertson
“John Cox 
14/02/1787Frederick LucasHighway robbery
“James BrownHighway robbery
“Henry StaplesHighway robbery
“John TurnerHighway robbery
“William JonesHighway robbery
“Samuel PhippsBurglary
“William AdamsBurglary
“Robert HorselyBurglary
“Dennis SullivanBurglary
“Joseph ManderBurglary
“James DobsonStole from letter
No reprieves found for : 
 Jacob AdamsHighway robbery
 Frank OnionSheep stealing
 
Sessions on 10/01/1787 – 15 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 6 men & 2 women reprieved
14/02/1787Joseph CrawleyHighway robbery
01/03/1787Sophie PringleForgery
“Benjamin NashBurglary
“John MarshallBurglary
“John BallBurglary
“Charles FranklinBurglary
“Richard NoteleyBurglary
“Robert RichardsonBurglary
“Luke HurstBurglary
“John FattBurglary
No reprieves found for : 
 Frances SaundersAt large
 Mary CumminsStealing in a shop
 
Sessions on 21/02/1787 – 18 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 3 men & 1 woman reprieved
26/04/1787Michael DalyBurglary
“Catherine ConnollyBurglary
“Joseph MullaganBurglary
“Charles BakerBurglary
“John DuboisBurglary
“James ColemanBurglary
“John HalseyBurglary
“John WalkerHighway robbery
“John AdamsonHighway robbery
“John EvansHighway robbery
“Charles ShawHighway robbery
“William TrapshawHousebreaking
“Elizabeth SedgewickArson
“William DwyreH/T coining
“Frank ParrPersonating
No reprieves found for : 
 William ClayStealing in a shop
 John DavisBurglary
 
Sessions on 18/04/1787 – 10 men and 5 women sentenced to death, 1 man & 5 women reprieved
04/07/1787John DearyHighway robbery
“William WilsonBurglary
“James ThompsonBurglary
“James StewardBurglary
“James BrownBurglary
“Benjamin GregsonUttering
No reprieves found for : 
 William PictonHorse stealing
 Richard CollinsBurglary
 
Sessions on 23/05/1787 – 10 men sentenced to death, 2 men reprieved
04/07/1787John LawsonHighway robbery
“James ThomasHighway robbery
“Daniel BrownHighway robbery
“Christopher CousinsHighway robbery
“James CunninghamStealing on river
“Samuel ToomsBurglary
“William EllicotBurglary
No reprieve found for : 
 Henry ArklesForgery
 
Sessions on 11/07/1787 – 18 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 3 men & 2 women reprieved
30/08/1787Joseph WilliamsSmuggling
“Thomas AlgerHighway robbery
“Benjamin McCoulHighway robbery
“George BraceHighway robbery
“James RomainHighway robbery
“John WoodfordHighway robbery
“James MitchellHighway robbery
“Dennis HanlonHighway robbery
“Thomas CollinsBurglary
“John JonesHousebreaking
No reprieves found for : 
 John EvansHighway robbery
 Sadi HornHighway robbery
 William MorrisHighway robbery
 Joseph WoodHighway robbery
 William BillingHighway robbery
 
Sessions on 12/09/1787 – 15 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 4 men & 2 women reprieved
31/10/1787Nicolas LilleyHighway robbery
“Joseph HannamHighway robbery
“John MasonHighway robbery
“Elizabeth WalkerHighway robbery
“Thomas CottonHousebreaking
“John Vanderbus (19)Burglary
“Offspring Gregory (17)Burglary
“Thomas SimmondsStealing in a dwelling house
“John MooreStealing in a dwelling house
“Robert GalbraithStealing in a dwelling house
“Richard RamsbottomUttering
No reprieves found for : 
 William EllisHorse stealing
 Ann GoodchildHighway robbery
 
Sessions on 24/10/1787 – 5 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved
27/12/1787Richard CarrollBurglary
“George RobertsHighway robbery
“Thomas KennedyStealing in a shop
 
Sessions on 12/12/1787 – 9 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved
14/12/1787Henrietta RadbourneP/T murder of mistress (hanged)
23/01/1788George SmithBurglary
“Frank WarnerBurglary
No reprieve found for : 
 John GreenawaySheep stealing
 
Sessions on 09/01/1788 – 9 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved
23/04/1788John BurneHighway robbery
“George GreenHighway robbery
“James FrancisHighway robbery
“David GunterAt large
 
Sessions on 27/02/1788 – 9 men and 5 women sentenced to death, 5 men & 5 women reprieved
23/04/1788William OatesBurglary
“John HaylockBurglary
“William LudlumUttering
“John BishopSmuggling
 
Sessions on 02/04/1788 – 4 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 1 man & 1 woman reprieved
24/06/1788David ClareyArson (hanged at Little Pultney Street)
25/06/1788William JamesH/T coining
“John GilbertsonBurglary
 
Sessions on 07/05/1788 – 8 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 7 men & 2 women reprieved
25/06/1788Jeremiah GraceH/T coining
“Margaret SullivanH/T coining – burnt
 
Sessions on 25/06/1788 – 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved
03/09/1788William ChatwinHighway robbery
“John DavisHighway robbery
“Samuel WarnerAt large
“Thomas RileyProcuring another to take false oath
12/09/1788James CoganUttering
 
Sessions on 10/09/1788 – 16 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 14 men & 1 woman reprieved
18/03/1789Hugh MurphyH/T coining
“Catherine MurphyH/T coining – burnt (Last burning in England)
No reprieve found for : 
 George VincentSmuggling
 
Sessions on 22/10/1788 – 9 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved
18/03/1789William CollardHousebreaking
“Charles MessengerHighway robbery
“Tredway PocockHighway robbery
No reprieve found for : 
 George ScampHighway robbery
  
Sessions on 06/12/1788 – 6 men sentenced to death, all reprieved
 
Sessions on 14/01/1789 – 17 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 10 men & 3 women reprieved
19/01/1789William WoodcockMurder of wife Sylvia
“Cornelius CartyMurder of Michael Williams
18/03/1789John NorringtonHousebreaking
“William CraigHousebreaking
“James GraceH/T coining
“James WalkerH/T coining
No reprieve found for : 
 James WhartonHighway robbery
 
Sessions on 25/02/1789 – 9 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved
06/05/1789James HoughtonBurglary
“Thomas GreenHorse stealing
No reprieve found for : 
 John HillSheep stealing
 
Sessions on 12/04/1789 – 8 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 3 men & 1 woman reprieved
01/07/1789John WardBurglary
No reprieves found for : 
 John MooreBurglary
 William AtrideHorse stealing
 
Sessions on 03/06/1789 – 9 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved
01/07/1789George GreenHighway robbery
“Thomas DentonH/T coining
“John JonesH/T coining
12/10/1789Jacob CanterUttering
 
Sessions on 08/07/1789 – 6 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved
14/10/1789William SimmondsHousebreaking
 
Sessions on 09/09/1789 – 11 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved
04/11/1789Alexander GilroyStealing in a dwelling house
“George DawsonH/T coining
“Camel Delap StewartHighway robbery
“Mary PetersHighway robbery
“William ClarkeStealing in a dwelling house
 
Sessions on 28/10/1789 – 8 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved, 1 died in prison.
08/12/1789Henry LloydHighway robbery
“John PartingtonHousebreaking
 
Sessions on 09/12/1789 – 19 men and 7 women sentenced to death, 13 men & 7 women reprieved
 1 died in prison. 
21/01/1790John FletcherHighway robbery
“Matthew CrutchfieldHighway robbery
“Lyon HartHighway robbery
“Emmanuel MarksHighway robbery
“Andrew HakeHighway robbery
 
Sessions on 13/01/1790 – 11 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 7 men & 2 women reprieved
 2 died in prison. 
17/02/1790John DurhamHighway robbery
“Thomas NewtonHighway robbery
 
Sessions on 24/02/1790 – 8 men sentenced to death, 4 men reprieved, 1 died in prison.
31/03/1790James East (28)Highway robbery
“William Wilson (19)Highway robbery
No reprieve found for : 
 James WilliamsRobbery
 
Sessions on 14/04/1790 – 14 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 7 men & 2 women reprieved
19/04/1790Jacinto PhararoMurder of Joseph
“Stephano ApologioAiding above murder
“Antonio MuraniAiding above murder
“Thomas Hewitt MastersMurder of Mary Lovedan, aged 6
19/05/1790Guinard VelloniStealing in a dwelling house
“Edward HumphriesHighway robbery
“Thomas ParkerH/T coining
 
Sessions on 26/05/1790 – 5 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved
30/06/1790Henry WhiteBurglary
“William JenkinsonBurglary
“William ReedBurglary
 
Sessions on 07/07/1790 – 1 man sentenced to death
04/08/1790John DyerForgery
 
Sessions on 18/09/1790 – 3 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved
24/11/1790Francis FontonUttering
 
Sessions on 27/10/1790 – 11 men sentenced to death, 4 men reprieved
20/11/1790Edward LoweArson – hanged at Aldersgate Street
“William JobbinsArson – hanged at Aldersgate Street
24/11/1790Thomas TylerUttering
“Edward IvoryH/T coining
“James SmithH/T coining
“James RoyerH/T coining
 
Sessions on 08/12/1790 – 11 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 8 men & 3 women reprieved
 1 man died in prison 
13/12/1790Edward WelchMurder of Margaret Lane
No reprieve found for : 
 John EtheringtonAt large
 
Sessions on 12/01/1791 – 11 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 9 men & 2 women reprieved
No reprieves found for : 
 John ClinchForgery
 John RandallBurglary
 
Sessions on 16/02/1791 – 1 man sentenced to death – reprieved.
 
Sessions on 06/04/1791 – 11 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 6 men & 1 woman reprieved
18/04/1791Edward PritchardMurder of wife, Martha
“Charles TaylorMurder of wife, Winifred
29/06/1791George AllettUttering
“John SmithAt large
“James KelseyUttering
 
Sessions on 08/06/1791 – 12 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved
06/07/1791James Wood (14)Highway robbery
“Thomas Underwood (15)Highway robbery
“Steven MackerwayHighway robbery
“William BatesHighway robbery
“Edward GillikeyHighway robbery
“John DawsonStealing in a dwelling house
“William BrownStealing in a dwelling house
“Isabella StewartStealing in a dwelling house
 
Sessions on 20/07/1791 – 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved
31/08/1791Thomas GodfreyHighway robbery
“John SmithHighway robbery
“Charles ClarkeBurglary
“John MeadArson
“John FinchHighway robbery
“Joseph HuntHighway robbery
“David RengoHighway robbery
“Peter AugustineRobbery in a dwelling house
 
Sessions on 14/09/1791 – 11 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved
19/09/1791George DinaleMurder of wife, Mary
10/11/1791Robert ClarkHighway robbery
“Thomas EasthopSheep stealing
“William TristamHorse stealing
“John BerryHorse stealing
“John PortsmouthHorse stealing
 
Sessions on 26/10/1791 – 17 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 10 men & 1 woman reprieved
30/11/1791James FilcherBurglary
“Coleman LoweHighway robbery
“David WhitePersonating
“Joseph KingslandHighway robbery
“John WellsHighway robbery
No reprieves found for : 
 William Delfryman 
 James Randall 
 
Sessions on 07/12/1791 – 3 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved
 
Sessions on 11/01/1792 – 12 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 11 men & 1 woman reprieved
11/04/1792James Handslowe (21)Highway robbery
 
Sessions on 15/02/1792 – 6 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved
11/04/1792John Lewis (28)Burglary
 
Sessions on 28/03/1792 – 13 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 11 men & 1 woman reprieved
02/04/1792Francis HubbardHanged at Charles St. Hatton Garden
1 man broke out of Newgatefor the murder of Jordan Hostie
 
Sessions on 23/05/1792 – 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 4 men & 1 woman reprieved
28/05/1792Robert AndersonHanged at High Street St. Giles
  for the murder of Sussanah Dell
18/07/1792George SmithUttering
“William CropperBurglary
“William RandallBurglary
“Joseph Leman BakerBurglary
“Thomas GortleyPersonating
 
Sessions on 04/07/1792 – 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 7 men & 1 woman reprieved
01/08/1792James King KeelingBurglary
“William MeadHorse stealing
“Richard LightowlerUttering
 
Sessions on 12/09/1792 – 11 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved
31/10/1792Thomas SticksHighway robbery
“Richard StanniforthStealing from a letter
“John CookBurglary
“Thomas CookBurglary
“William WaineBurglary
“John SmithHighway robbery
 
Sessions on 31/10/1792 – 8 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 3 men & 1 woman reprieved
26/12/1792Thomas FoulkesHighway robbery
“Phillip DavisHighway robbery
“William GranthamHighway robbery
“John BrownHighway robbery
“John BonusUttering
 
Sessions on 15/12/1792 – 14 men and 5 women sentenced to death, 5 men & 5 women reprieved
1 man died in prison 
13/02/1793George RankenBurglary
“Abraham MahewBurglary
“Henry GriffinForgery
“Isaac MooreStealing from a letter
“Thomas MontagueForgery
“Thomas Healey (19)Robbery in a dwelling house
“Francis PopeBurglary
“William BatemanAt large
  
Sessions on 09/01/1793 – 8 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 7 men & 2 women reprieved
27/02/1793James FieldBurglary
  
Sessions on 20/02/1793 – 5 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 3 men & 1 woman reprieved
01/05/1793Alexander Elder (42)Burglary
“James Banner (21)Burglary
  
Sessions on 10/04/1793 – 5 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 5 men & 4 women reprieved
  
Sessions on 25/05/1793 – 5 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 4 men & 2 women reprieved
10/07/1793John Patterson (19)Highway robbery
  
Sessions on 26/06/1793 – 3 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved
  
Sessions on 11/09/1793 – 10 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved
13/11/1793Samuel Young (42)Highway robbery
“James Randall (21)Highway robbery
“John SevilleStealing in a dwelling house
  
Sessions on 110/10/1793 – 7 men sentenced to death, 6 men reprieved, 1 died in prison
  
Sessions on 04/12/1793 – 8 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved
05/02/1794John RabbitsStealing in a shop
“William BrownStealing in a shop
No reprieve found for : 
 John Smith BurnellHorse stealing
 
Sessions on 15/01/1794 – 13 men sentenced to death, 12 men reprieved
12/03/1794Samuel RouswellHighway robbery
 
Sessions on 19/02/1794 – 7 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 6 men & 4 women reprieved
11/06/1794John Innes (60)Forgery
 
Sessions on 30/04/1794 – 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 8 men & 1 woman reprieved
11/06/1794John Swindon (36)Stealing from a letter
“Robert Raine (25)Highway robbery
 
Sessions on 14/06/1794 – 3 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved
 
Sessions on 16/07/1794 – 5 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 5 men & 2 women reprieved
 
Sessions on 17/09/1794 – 11 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved
29/01/1795Joseph Strutt (34)Riot
“Francis Ross (32)Forgery
“Patrick Murphy (27)Rape of Isabella Mackay aged 8
No reprieve found for : 
 William MolyneauxArson
 
Sessions on 11/11/1794 – 6 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved
01/04/1795John Tomlinson (21)Highway robbery
“Charles Porter (19)Highway robbery
“George Grover (19)Highway robbery
 
Sessions on 09/12/1794 – 2 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 3 women reprieved
01/04/1795William Ball (30)Forgery
“Mary Finlayson (39)Highway robbery
20/05/1795Russell FarmerStealing from a letter
 
Sessions on 14/01/1795 – 6 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved
20/05/1795James Pepperdy (26)Stealing from a letter
 
Sessions on 18/02/1795 – No death sentences 
 
Sessions on 15/04/1795 – 12 men sentenced to death, 8 men reprieved
20/04/1795Matthew DunnMurder of Thomas Prince
20/05/1795Edward Barnes (25)Stealing in a shop
“Robert Simpson (24)Housebreaking
“Robert Roberts (26)Housebreaking
 
Sessions on 20/05/1795 – 5 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved
08/07/1795Solomon Idswell (30)Forgery
“James Clarke (50)Forgery
“Thomas SharpeForgery
 
Sessions on 01/07/1795 – 4 men sentenced to death, 2 men reprieved
05/08/1795Benjamin Green (21)Burglary
“Richard White (18)Burglary
 
Sessions on 16/09/1795 – 9 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 5 men & 2 women reprieved
11/11/1795Erik Hanson Falk (45)Forgery
“John Lowy (20)Riot
18/11/1795Thomas Hazle (26)Burglary
“Henry Hale (23)Burglary
 
Sessions on 28/10/1795 – 4 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 4 men & 2 women reprieved
 
Sessions on 02/12/1795 – 4 men and 5 women sentenced to death, 3 men & 5 women reprieved
24/02/1796Lockey HillHorse stealing
 
Sessions on 13/01/1796 – 9 men sentenced to death, 6 men reprieved
16/03/1796John Bodkin (33)Stealing in a dwelling house
“William Fogden (25)Horse stealing
“Thomas Kemp (20)Stealing from a letter
 
Sessions on 17/02/1796 – 13 men sentenced to death, 10 men reprieved
20/04/1796William Ashley (35)Burglary
“Thomas Davenport (26)Rape of Ann Thacker
“William Lee (27)Stealing in a dwelling house
 
Sessions on 06/04/1796 – 11 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 8 men & 3 women reprieved
11/05/1796Joseph Smith (30)Burglary
“William Parrock (27)Burglary
“Sarah ScottStealing in a dwelling house
“John FisherAt large
 
Sessions on 11/05/1796 – 9 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved
06/07/1796Henry WestonForgery
“John RobertsForgery
 
Sessions on 22/06/1796 – 19 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 16 men reprieved
27/06/1796Mary Nott (53)Murder of Le Comte Montec de Laval
“Richard LudmanMurder of George Hebrier
“Eleanor HughesMurder of George Hebrier
03/08/1796William Graves (23)Burglary
“John Henry GadeForgery
 
Sessions on 14/09/1796 – 5 men sentenced to death, 4 men reprieved
10/11/1796David ScottRape of Mary Homewood aged 11
 
Sessions on 26/10/1796 – 3 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved
07/12/1796John Dyer (33)Uttering
 
Sessions on 30/11/1796 – 7 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved
05/12/1796Francis Dunn (22)Murder of David Brewer
“William Arnold (21)Murder of David Brewer
01/02/1797John Bannister (45)Highway robbery
“Alexander LeakeSodomy
 
Sessions on 11/01/1797 – 9 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 9 men & 1 woman reprieved
 
Sessions on 15/02/1797 – 8 men sentenced to death, 6 men reprieved
03/05/1797James Marriot (32)Highway robbery
“John Brown (24)Burglary
 
Sessions on 26/04/1797 – 11 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 8 men & 1 woman reprieved
21/06/1797Thomas Perry (29)Highway robbery
“Samuel Chester (32)Highway robbery
“Thomas Bennett (23)Forgery
 
Sessions on 31/05/1797 – 14 men sentenced to death, 8 men reprieved
05/06/1797Martin Clinch (22)Murder of Sydney Fryer
“James Mackley (22)Murder of Sydney Fryer
02/08/1797John Harriman (27)Forgery
“John Mackenny (39)Forgery
“Henry Palmer (34)H/T coining
“Maurice Standford (37)H/T coining
 
Sessions on 12/07/1797 – 14 men sentenced to death, 12 men reprieved
02/08/1797Patrick Keogh (25)Highway robbery
“Henry Ives (24)Highway robbery
 
Sessions on 28/09/1797 – 5 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 3 men & 1 woman reprieved
08/11/1797Richard Barber (27)Forgery
“John Briant (37)Rape of Jane Bell
 
Sessions on 25/10/1797 – 12 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 10 men & 2 women reprieved
13/12/1797William ColemanShot at
“William OslandShot at
 
Sessions on 08/12/1797 – 6 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved
11/12/1797Maria Theresa PhipoeMurder of Mary Cox
24/01/1798Robert Franklyn (29)Forgery
 
Sessions on 10/01/1798 – 11 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 10 men & 1 woman reprieved
28/02/1798John Norton (44)Stealing from a letter
 
Sessions on 14/02/1798 – 6 men sentenced to death, 4 men reprieved
09/05/1798Thomas Hunter (22)Burglary
“Peter Deleclerk (55)Uttering
 
Sessions on 18/04/1798 – 16 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 9 men & 1 woman reprieved
30/05/1798John Humphreys (35)Burglary
“Elizabeth Brown (44)Forgery
“Augustus Seaton (26)Horse stealing
“Thomas CliftonHorse stealing
“William StimsonUttering
06/06/1798David Wilkinson (33)Uttering
“Joseph Adamson (32)Uttering
“Robert ReevesForgery
 
Sessions on 23/05/1798 – 2 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 2 men & 1 woman reprieved
 
Sessions on 04/07/1798 – 8 men and 2 women sentenced to death, 7 men & 2 women reprieved
08/08/1798John Crawford (38)Uttering
 
Sessions on 12/09/1798 – 10 men and 4 women sentenced to death, 6 men & 3 women reprieved
28/11/1798Dennis Nugent (48)Rape of Elizabeth Goldsborough aged 8
“Robert Ladbroke Troyte (17)Forgery
“Ann Warner (56)H/T coining
12/12/1798William Hewlings (58)Stealing on the river
“Josiah Oliver (32)Stealing on the river
 
Sessions on 24/10/1798 – 4 men sentenced to death, 3 men reprieved
29/10/1798John Bond (69)Murder of wife, Ann
 
Sessions on 05/12/1798 – 12 men sentenced to death, 8 men reprieved
30/01/1799Thomas Sharman (23)Highway robbery
“Thomas Brown (29)Highway robbery
“John Collins (23)Forgery
“William DenzilowForgery
 
Sessions on 09/01/1799 – 6 men and 3 women sentenced to death, 4 men & 3 women reprieved
27/02/1799John Haines (29)Shot at
“James Blakely (50)Forgery
 
Sessions on 20/02/1799 – 10 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 7 men & 1 woman reprieved
15/05/1799Hugh Campbell (22)Uttering
“William Harper (27)Personating
“James TurnbullRobbed the Mint
 
Sessions on 03/04/1799 – 6 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 5 men & 1 woman reprieved
15/05/1799Joseph Walker (44)Uttering
 
Sessions on 08/05/1799 – 9 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 6 men & 1 woman reprieved
13/05/1799Timothy BrianMurder of Duncan Grant
“Patrick HollandMurder of Duncan Grant
“John SullivanMurder of Duncan Grant
 
Sessions on 19/06/1799 – 10 men sentenced to death, 7 men reprieved
24/07/1799Henry Bogeard (26)Forgery
“John Williams (62)Stealing from a letter
“Charles Linsey (33)Forgery
 
Sessions on 11/09/1799 – 11 men sentenced to death, 5 men reprieved
13/11/1799Thomas Roberts (20)Housebreaking
“Frederick Smith (22)Housebreaking
“Thomas Clarke (28)Shot at
“John Orell (33)Burglary
“Daniel Mackaway (29)Burglary
“John Durham (24)Highway robbery
 
Sessions on 30/10/1799 – 7 men and 1 woman sentenced to death, 7 men & 1 woman reprieved
 
Sessions on 04/12/1799 – 4 men sentenced to death, 4 men reprieved
 
The principal crimes for which people were executed break down as under:
Highway robbery151
Burglary149
Forgery36
Stealing in a dwelling house30
Murder26
Uttering24
Housebreaking24
High Treason – coining19
Horse stealing16
At large13
Stealing from a letter9
Personating9
Stealing on the river8
Arson7
Stealing in a shop6
Rape5
Shot at4

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