British Executions - List Of Hangings In England

Crime: house breaking

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The National Library of Wales: Crime and Punishment site on the Internet has, in addition to the above, two further death sentences and three guilty verdicts for crimes committed as follows:

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Henry Ginn
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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March 1742 (LDB records this under March 1741).

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William Tyler
1742

Crime: murder

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March 1742 Market Place, Spalding (LDB records this under March 1741).

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Robert Samms
1742

Crime: stealing sheep

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March 1742

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William Hood
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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March 1742

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William Hyam
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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Lent 1742

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Paul Davis
1742

Crime: Housebreaking

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Housebreaking

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Jacob Shervill
1742

Crime: Housebreaking

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Housebreaking

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John Parker
1742

Crime: Sheep theft

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Sheep theft

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Richard Pilgrim
1742

Crime: murder

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Monday, 22 March 1742 (Hertfordshire CRO)

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George White
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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Friday, 26 March 1742 (St Mary’s Burial Register)

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Daniel White
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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Friday, 26 March 1742 (St Mary’s Burial Register)

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John Hammond
1742

Crime: murder

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Saturday, 27 March 1742 (Northampton Mercury)

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Richard Williams
1742

Crime: forgery

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Richard Williams in the parish of Saint Michael Cwmdu on 28 March 1742 forged, feigned and counterfeit 3 pieces of money of base metal to appear as silver shillings (WALES 4/378/4). Death sentence. No reprieve traced.

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Dennis Gore
1742

Crime: unknown

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Dennis Gore

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Philip Bromfield
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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Philip Bromfield

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Robert Sandy
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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Robert Sandy

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Henry Mainwaring
1742

Crime: return from transportation

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Henry Mainwaring guilty of being found at large in the Kingdom having been tried at the Staffordshire Quarter Sessions on 19th April 1737 for stealing wheat (valued at 1/-) from William Hall in the parish of Great…

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Jane Turner
1742

Crime: murder

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Jane Turner guilty of the murder of her female bastard to which she gave birth and strangled in te parish fo Wolverhampton on 9th February 1742. ??

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Elizabeth Woodward
1742

Crime: return from transportation

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Elizabeth Woodward guilty of being found at large in the Kingdom having been tried at the Staffordshire Quarter Sessions on 15th January 1741 for stealing wheat (valued at 1/-) from John Browne in the parish of Marston…

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James Duffin
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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James Duffin guilty of the highway robbery of John Sandford in the parish of Whitchurch on 7th August 1741: robbing him of 1 gold guinea and £3 in money numbered.

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Thomas Edwards
1742

Crime: burglary

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Thomas Edwards guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Ursula Wood, widow, in the parish of Ellesmere on 24th November 1741: stealing therefrom a shagreen surgical instruments case (valued at 40/-), 9 bottoms of…

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Aaron Sankey
1742

Crime: stealing sheep

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Aaron Sankey of Stapleton guilty of stealing and killing 1 ewe (valued at 4/-), the property of Edward Jones, in the parish of Leebotwood on 4th January 1742.

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Thomas Smallman
1742

Crime: stealing

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Thomas Smallman guilty of stealing 1 wether (valued at 5/-), the property of William Justous, in the parish of Much Wenlock on 16th October 1741.

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Richard Jones
1742

Crime: stealing

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Richard Jones guilty of privately stealing 2 gold rings (valued at £3), 3 spoons (valued at 10/-), 18 silver buttons (valued at 5/-) from the person of Thomams Milward in the parish of St Chad, Shrewsbury on 10th…

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Rees David
1742

Crime: stealing

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1742

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John Croskell
1742

Crime: stealing

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1742 Both executed April 1742?

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Charles Pim
1742

Crime: murder

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Charles Pim guilty of the murder of William Collard

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Samuel Barns
1742

Crime: stealing

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Samuel Barns guilty of stealing 6 wethers (valued at 48/-), the property of Hannah Cox

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Henry Birch
1742

Crime: burglary

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Henry Birch guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of John Smith in Birmingham on 15th November 1741: stealing therefrom 2 woollen great coats (valued at 20/-), a pair of leather boots (valued at 5/-), 5 silver…

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Samuel Rowley
1742

Crime: stealing

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Samuel Rowley guilty of stealing 19 wethers (valued at £4), the property of Mary Pudsey, widow, in the parish of Trysull (but in Staffordshire) on 5th November 1741.

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Francis Battin
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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Francis Battin guilty of the highway robbery of Hugh Filber in the parish of Shirburn on 12th November 1741: robbing him of a leather bolt (valued at 2d), a leather purse (of no value) and 4/- in money numbered.

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Elizabeth Cox
1742

Crime: stealing sheep

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Elizabeth Cox guilty of stealing 1 ewe (valued at 10/-), the property of William Darney, in the parish of Tadmarton on 26th December 1741.

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William Harding
1742

Crime: stealing sheep

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William Harding guilty of stealing 1 wether (valued at 2-/-), the property of William Edoe (?), in the parish of Kingstott (sic) on 12th September 1741.

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James Burt
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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Saturday, 3 April 1742 (Gloucester Journal)

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John Hunt
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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Saturday, 3 April 1742 (Gloucester Journal)

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William Woods
1742

Crime: arson

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Saturday, 3 April 1742 (Gloucester Journal)

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Thomas Waite
1742

Crime: house breaking

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Saturday, 3 April 1742 (Northampton Mercury) Thomas Waite, (aged 25), guilty of housebreaking.

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Robert Carleton
1742

Crime: murder

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Monday, 5 April 1742 at Diss…

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John Codlin
1742

Crime: murder

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Thursday, 7 April 1742 at Bunwell

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William Townshend
1742

Crime: horse stealing

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William Townshend guilty of stealing a horse

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John Flower
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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John Flower guilty of a highway robbery

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Robert Reeve
1742

Crime: return from transportation

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Robert Reeve guilty of being found at large in the Kingdom before expiry of the term for which he was transported.

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William Curtis
1742

Crime: return from transportation

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Thursday, 8 April 1742

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Thomas Cheaney
1742

Crime: burglary

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Thomas Cheaney guilty of a burglary

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Robert Mansell Wilmot
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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Robert Mansell Wilmot for a highway robbery.

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John Andy
1742

Crime: house breaking

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John Andy for breaking into the house of Mr Bennett.

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William Walters
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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William Walters found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of John Fuller, the elder, and John Fuller, the younger, in the parish of Coulsden on 25th March 1742: robbing the elder of a diamond ring (valued at…

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James Gunnell
1742

Crime: stealing

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James Gunnell found guilty on an indictment for stealing 2 wethers (valued at 42/-), the property of Elizabeth Constable, widow, in the parish of Mitcham on 27th December 1741.

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James Johnson
1742

Crime: stealing

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James Johnson found guilty on an indictment for stealing 2 wethers (valued at 34/-) and 1 ewe (valued at 17/-), the property of John Love, in the parish of St George the Martyr, Southwark, on 3rd November 1741.

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Thomas Williams
1742

Crime: stealing

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Thomas Williams and Thomas Jones found guilty on an indictment for stealing 2 sugar loaves, of 18 lbs weight (valued at 9/-) in the shop of Isaac Kimber in the parish of St Saviour, Southwark, on 28th February 1742.

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Thomas Jones
1742

Crime: stealing

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Thomas Williams and Thomas Jones found guilty on an indictment for stealing 2 sugar loaves, of 18 lbs weight (valued at 9/-) in the shop of Isaac Kimber in the parish of St Saviour, Southwark, on 28th February 1742.

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Anne Elliott
1742

Crime: burglary

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Anne Elliott, wife of Thomas Elliott, (and Elizabeth Bridges - reprieved) found guilty on an indictment for a burglary in the dwelling house of Joseph Wilkinson in the parish of St John, Southwark, on 20th July 1741:…

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William Rolfe
1742

Crime: murder

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William Rolfe (otherwise Keen) found guilty on an indictment for the murder of Joseph Nettleford, by shooting him in the left side, at Ripley on the parish of Send on 15th May 1742. He also received a death sentence for…

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Thomas Smith
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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Thomas Smith (otherwise Piggott) and William Rolfe (otherwise Keen) found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of Peter Delaport in the parish of Thames Ditton on 15th May 1742: robbing him of a watch (valued…

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Edward Ellis
1742

Crime: murder

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Monday, 26 April 1742

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Daniel Kennard
1742

Crime: arson

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Friday, 30 April 1742

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Matthew Sheppard
1742

Crime: house breaking

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Friday, 30 April 1742

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Margaret Grig
1742

Crime: arson

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Friday, 30 April 1742

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Thomas Lyell
1742

Crime: swindling

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THOMAS LYELL AND LAWRENCE SYDNEY Swindlers, who cheated with Loaded Dice and were pilloried for Fraud, 2nd of June, 1742

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Lawrence Sydney
1742

Crime: swindling

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THOMAS LYELL AND LAWRENCE SYDNEY Swindlers, who cheated with Loaded Dice and were pilloried for Fraud, 2nd of June, 1742

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Robert Ramsey
1742

Crime: swindling

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ROBERT RAMSEY Highwayman, and a singular Cheat. Executed at Tyburn on the 13th of June, 1742

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Richard Sharkey
1742

Crime: burglary

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Summer 1742

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William Tilley
1742

Crime: burglary

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Summer 1742

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William Woollen
1742

Crime: burglary

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Summer 1742

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Alice Warne
1742

Crime: murder

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Summer 1742

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William Francis
1742

Crime: stealing sheep

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Summer 1742

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Meredith Williams
1742

Crime: stealing sheep

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Meredith Williams (otherwise Phillip) (of the parish of Llanelwedd, Radnor) in the parish of Llanafanfechan on 1 July 1742 stole 1 white sheep (value 2/-) belonging to Thomas Prosser and 1 wether sheep (value 2/-) and 1…

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John Jennings
1742

Crime: robbery

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JOHN JENNINGS

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James Thacker
1742

Crime: murder

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Friday, 16 July 1742

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Samuel How
1742

Crime: murder

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Summer 1742

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William How
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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Summer 1742

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Clay Lee
1742

Crime: stealing sheep

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August 1742 (LDB)

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Peter Brown
1742

Crime: stealing

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Peter Brown for privately stealing from the person (pickpocket). Though recorded as executed in LDB his name appears on a reprieve dated 7.2.1743

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Lawrence Briercliffe
1742

Crime: murder

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1742

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William Bammond
1742

Crime: burglary

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August 1742

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Henry Fuller
1742

Crime: stealing

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August 1742

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William Quittance
1742

Crime: highway robbery

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August 1742

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James Morphey
1742

Crime: robbery

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James Morphey and Edward Farrier found guilty on an indictment for robbing Thomas Ball of a foreign silver coin (called a French crown and with a value of 4/6), 10 gold guinea and £7 in money numbered in his dwelling…

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Edward Farrier
1742

Crime: robbery

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James Morphey and Edward Farrier found guilty on an indictment for robbing Thomas Ball of a foreign silver coin (called a French crown and with a value of 4/6), 10 gold guinea and £7 in money numbered in his dwelling…

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James Horley
1742

Crime: horse stealing

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James Horley found guilty on an indictment for stealing a grey gelding (valued at £10), the property of John Hunt, in the parish of Goring on 18th October 1741. Also found guilty on an indictment for stealing a bay mare…

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Richard Warall
1742

Crime: burglary

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Richard Warall guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Thomas Callow in the parish of Hallow on 10th June 1742: stealing therefrom 2 gold rings (valued at 30/-), a silk handkerchief (valued at 1/-) a muslin…

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Henry Pearce
1742

Crime: house breaking

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Henry Pearce guilty of breaking into the dwelling house of John Oswald the elder in the parish of Hanbury on 7th August 1742: and stealing therefrom a gold ring (valued at 14/-), 4 flaxen shirts (valued at 4/-), 10…

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Thomas Ball
1742

Crime: burglary

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Thomas Ball guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Anne Robinson, widow, in the parish of Tamworth on 19th July 1742: stealing therefrom among other things a spoon (valued at 10/-), a wooden box (valued at 2d), a…

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Thomas Dancey
1742

Crime: return from transportation

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Thomas Dancey guilty of being found at large in the Kingdom having been tried at the Staffordshire Assizes on 5th August 1740 with John Temple (see above 1740) and sentenced to death but reprieved for transportation on…

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Edward Broome
1742

Crime: stealing

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Edward Broome guilty of stealing 8 wethers (valued at £3), 1 ram (valued at 6/-) and 5 other sheep (valued at 30/-), the property of Joan Poston, widow, in the parish Cleobury on 2nd May 1742.

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Thomas Shelley
1742

Crime: horse stealing

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Thomas Shelley (otherwise Clarke) guilty of stealing a black mare (valued at £6), the property of Elizabeth Woolrith, widow, in the parish of Newport on 26th May 1742; and a chestnut mare (valued at 34), the property of…

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Nicholas Lamb
1742

Crime: rape

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Nicholas Lamb guilty of the rape of Mary Milton, spinster, in the parish of Wellington on 11th June 1742.

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Thomas Pope
1742

Crime: house breaking

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Thomas Pope guilty of breaking into the dwelling house of Richard Ilchester; and stealing therefrom a coat (valued at 2/-), the property of John Caton. No reprieve traced. Probably hanged.

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William Bedford
1742

Crime: stealing sheep

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William Bedford (otherwise Blackdike) guilty of stealing a brown cow (valued at £4), the property of James Scott, in the parish of Halifax on 9th July 1742.

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Thomas Bilton
1742

Crime: horse stealing

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Thomas Bilton guilty of stealing a bay coloured gelding(valued at £5), the property of Michael Newlove, on 20th July 1742.

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William Simpson
1742

Crime: horse stealing

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Friday, 24 September 1742 - Morpeth (Newcastle Journal)

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John Todd
1742

Crime: stealing sheep

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John Todd guilty of stealing 7 ewes, valued at £15, the property of William Oliver on 10th October 1741 at Holystone.

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