British Executions - List Of Hangings In England

John Strong
1748

Crime: Sheep theft

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Sheep theft

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Richard Hatton
1748

Crime: highway robbery

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Lent 1748

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William Whurrier
1748

Crime: murder

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WILLIAM WHURRIER

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John Parkes
1748

Crime: forgery

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JOHN PARKES

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Edward Equall
1748

Crime: highway robbery

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Edward Equall guilty of the highway robbery of William Horsman in the parish of Shipton on 30th January 1748: robbing him of a leather purse (valued at 1d),an old silver 1/- and 5/7½ in money numbered.

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William Bingley
1748

Crime: burglary

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William Bingley guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of James Whitaker in the parish of Doncaster on 6th January 1748: stealing therefrom a woollen waistcoat (valued at 10/-), a linen shirt (valued at 5/-), a…

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Thomas Flack
1748

Crime: highway robbery

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Thursday 24 March 1748 (pamphlet Hertfordshire…

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Thomas Bibby
1748

Crime: highway robbery

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Friday, 25 March 1748 (Pamphlet at Hertfordshire CRO.)

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William Cole
1748

Crime: highway robbery

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William Cole

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William Stevens
1748

Crime: stealing sheep

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William Stevens

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Peter Lloyd
1748

Crime: robbery

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Peter Lloyd

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Abraham Durrill
1748

Crime: murder

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Murder of Ann Wilson

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James Whitehouse
1748

Crime: highway robbery

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Lent 1748

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Peter Brown
1748

Crime: return from transportation

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Peter Brown was found guilty of having been convicted at Leicestershire Assizes held 2 September 1746 for stealing cloth and sentenced to transportation. He was found at large in the Kingdom before the end of his…

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Hugh Brown
1748

Crime: return from transportation

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Hugh Brown was found guilty of having been convicted at Lincolnshire Assizes held 18 March 1745 for stealing and sentenced to transportation. He too was found to be at large before the end of the period. (ASSI 44/63).

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John Boyens
1748

Crime: murder

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Lent 1748

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William Myer
1748

Crime: burglary

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William Myer guilty of a burglary into the dwelling house of Sarah Keball, spinster; stealing therefrom a muslin handkerchief. No reprieve traced. Probably hanged.

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Francis Spicer
1748

Crime: Murder of George Nicholls

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Hanged at Shinfield Green

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Joseph Whyley
1748

Crime: murder

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Joseph Whyley guilty of the murder of Martha Shanston, by kicking, pushing and casting her down and striking her on the head, breast, stomach, back and belly with his hands and feet, in the parish of Halesowen (?) on…

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Stephen Pettitt
1748

Crime: murder

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Stephen Pettitt guilty of the murder of Joseph Keys

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William Salter
1748

Crime: murder

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Tuesday, 12 April 1748 at Holt

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William Nicholas
1748

Crime: murder

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Friday, 22 April 1748

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Charles Wright
1748

Crime: stealing sheep

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Charles Wright for the theft of sheep. No reprieve traced. Probable execution.

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Benjamin Killingback
1748

Crime: murder

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Benjamin Killingback found guilty on an indictment for the murder of Henry Collier, a dragoon, by stabbing him in the left side of his belly, with a sword in the parish of Hastings on 8th May 1747 so that he died the…

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George Cock
1748

Crime: stealing

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GEORGE COCK A most Plausible Scoundrel, executed at Tyburn, 13th of June, 1748, for privately stealing

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William Burton
1748

Crime: stealing sheep

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August 1748 (LDB)

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John Wood
1748

Crime: stealing sheep

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August 1748 (LDB)

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Anthony Palmer
1748

Crime: burglary

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Wednesday, 10 August 1748 (St Mary’s Burial Register)

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Paul Coleman
1748

Crime: highway robbery

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Monday, 15 August 1748 (Newcastle Gazette)

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William Blake
1748

Crime: burglary

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William Blake guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of John Foster: stealing therefrom a silver pepper pot and other goods. No reprieve traced

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James Lloyd
1748

Crime: highway robbery

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James Lloyd found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of George Gregory in the parish of Frimley on 22nd April 1748: robbing him of a silver watch (valued at £4), a silver chain (valued at 4/-), 2 gold…

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Edward Griffis
1748

Crime: burglary

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Edward Griffis found guilty on an indictment for a burglary in the dwelling house of John Winter in the parish of St George the Martyr, Southwark on 12th August 1748: stealing therefrom 9 lbs of tea (valued at 50/-), 9…

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Adam Graham
1748

Crime: murder

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Saturday 10th September 1748 (Newcastle Gazette)

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Richard Biggs
1748

Crime: murder

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Richard Biggs guilty of the murder of his wife, Ruth, at Bath : throwing her into the river. After execution body ordered to be hanged in chains at Three Holes Down, Bath.

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Joseph Mendoza
1748

Crime: murder

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Joseph Mendoza guilty of the murder of François Dubois.

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Joseph Rawlins
1748

Crime: burglary

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JOSEPH RAWLINS, alias GREAT JOE;

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Thomas Thompson
1748

Crime: horse stealing

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THOMAS THOMPSON

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Thomas Sideway
1748

Crime: horse stealing

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Thomas Sideway for the theft of horse. (respited till 10/11 executed the following week)

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John Topson Tongue
1748

Crime: highway robbery

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Wednesday, 30 November 1748

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John Young
1748

Crime: forgery

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JOHN YOUNG Executed for Forgery, at Edinburgh, 19th December, 1748

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