British Executions - List Of Hangings In England

Mary Bateman
1768

Crime: murder

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Commonly called the Yorkshire Witch, Executed for Murder

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John Power
1768

Crime: piracy

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JOHN POWER, Alias WINN Pirate, hanged at Execution Dock, 10th March, 1768

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James Sampson
1768

Crime: robbery

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JAMES SAMPSON A treacherous and base Villain, executed at Tyburn, 11th of March, 1768, for robbing and setting fire to his Benefactor's House

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John Curtis
1768

Crime: murder

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Murder of Wolf Meyers

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John Scrivener
1768

Crime: highway robbery

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Henry Partridge
1768

Crime: highway robbery

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John Evans
1768

Crime: return from transportation

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John Evans guilty of being found at large in the Kingdom

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Leonard Howson
1768

Crime: stealing

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Leonard Howson guilty of stealing a Bill of Exchange for £98.13.9d, the property of Edward Storey, in the dwelling house of Mary Newbold (the Post Office) in the parish of Doncaster on 18th November 1767.

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James Gibson
1768

Crime: forgery

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JAMES GIBSON A Gentleman, executed at Tyburn, 23rd of March, 1768, for Forgery on the Bank of England

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Thomas Williams
1768

Crime: highway robbery

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Thomas Jones
1768

Crime: house breaking

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April 1768

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David John
1768

Crime: house breaking

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David John (of the parish of Eglwyswrw) in the parish of R....... on 20 January 1768 at about midnight broke into the dwelling house of Mary Edwards, spinster of Hook, and stole a box (value 2/-); 1 guinea; 2 half…

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Ephraim Philpot
1768

Crime: murder

Location: —

Ephraim Philpot guilty of the murder of his father. Eo W 30/3 respited.

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William Davis
1768

Crime: burglary

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Thursday, 7 April 1768 (dieted till 7/4 in T 90)

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William Hardyman
1768

Crime: murder

Location: —

Friday, 8 April 1768 Poole

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John Lee
1768

Crime: burglary

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John Lee guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Benjamin Elwall in the parish of Wolverhampton on 12th February 1768: stealing therefrom 4 pieces of printed linen measuring 30 yards (valued at £5), 6 pieces of…

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Samuel Stevens
1768

Crime: burglary

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Samuel Stevens and Thomas Anderson found guilty on an indictment for a burglary in the dwelling house of John Lee in the parish of Croydon on 1st December 1767: stealing therefrom 20 pairs of silver shoe buckles (valued…

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Thomas Anderson
1768

Crime: burglary

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Samuel Stevens and Thomas Anderson found guilty on an indictment for a burglary in the dwelling house of John Lee in the parish of Croydon on 1st December 1767: stealing therefrom 20 pairs of silver shoe buckles (valued…

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William Palmer
1768

Crime: forgery

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William Palmer found guilty on an indictment for forging a Bill of Exchange for £38 purporting to be of Samuel Moor in the parish of St John, Southwark on 6th February 1768.

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Gibbon Houghton
1768

Crime: stealing sheep

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Wednesday, 20 April 1768

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John Lowe
1768

Crime: house breaking

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Wednesday, 20 April 1768

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John Stiles
1768

Crime: rape

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Monday, 2 May 1768 at Crediton (Exeter Flying Post)

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James Oliver
1768

Crime: rape

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Monday, 2 May 1768 at Crediton (Exeter Flying Post)

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John Owen
1768

Crime: rape

Location: —

Monday, 2 May 1768 at Crediton (Exeter Flying Post)

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Charles Pleazant
1768

Crime: forgery

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Wednesday, 4 May 1768

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William Hawkins
1768

Crime: unknown

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WILLIAM HAWKINS AND JOSEPH WILD Indicted for rioting, July, 1768

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Thomas Britnall
1768

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Summer 1768 (dieted 2 weeks in T 90)

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Sarah Metyard
1768

Crime: murder

Location: —

SARAH METYARD AND SARAH MORGAN METYARD, HER DAUGHTER Executed at Tyburn, 19th of July, 1768, for the Cruel Murders of Parish Apprentices

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Sarah Morgan Metyard
1768

Crime: murder

Location: —

SARAH METYARD AND SARAH MORGAN METYARD, HER DAUGHTER Executed at Tyburn, 19th of July, 1768, for the Cruel Murders of Parish Apprentices

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Thomas Lee
1768

Crime: murder

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Thomas Lee, aged 25, guilty of the murder of Richard Petty in the parish of Burnsall on 1st April 1766. Richard Petty had been from Grassingham to Kettlewell to a Cock match and was supposed to have won some money: on…

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James Williams
1768

Crime: highway robbery

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James Williams guilty of the murder of Samuel Lewis and of robbing him on the highway of a silver watch (valued at £6) and other goods. After execution his body was hanged in chains on te same gallows.

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William Bale
1768

Crime: house breaking

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July/August 1768

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John Davis
1768

Crime: house breaking

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John Davis guilty of breaking into the dwelling house of Thomas Nash in the parish of Bitterley on 3rd July 1768; and stealing therefrom 3 gold rings (valued at 30/-) and £31.18.9d in money numbered. Executed.

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John Rivers
1768

Crime: stealing

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Friday, 5 August 1768

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Samuel Read
1768

Crime: highway robbery

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Friday, 5 August 1768

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John Saltmarsh
1768

Crime: highway robbery

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Friday, 5 August 1768

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Joseph Stell
1768

Crime: high treason

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Joseph Stell (Hall), aged 27, guilty of High Treason in forging and counterfeiting three pieces of money to resemble guineas in the parish of Keighly on 15th August 1767.

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John Wootton
1768

Crime: highway robbery

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John Wootton

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John Slaid
1768

Crime: highway robbery

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Friday, 12 August 1768 (Newcastle Journal)

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John Sherwood
1768

Crime: stealing

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Saturday, 13 August 1768

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Martha Green
1768

Crime: house breaking

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Martha Green guilty of stealing in the dwelling house of her mistress.

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John Tibbetts
1768

Crime: horse stealing

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John Tibbetts guilty of stealing a gelding (valued at £7), the property of William Smith, in the parish f Wolverhampton on 10th April 1768.

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Benjamin Branch
1768

Crime: highway robbery

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Benjamin Branch and Robert Nash found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of James Gearing in the parish of Streatham on 7th April 1768: robbing him of a watch (valued at 40/-) and a gold quarter Moidore…

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Robert Nash
1768

Crime: highway robbery

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Benjamin Branch and Robert Nash found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of James Gearing in the parish of Streatham on 7th April 1768: robbing him of a watch (valued at 40/-) and a gold quarter Moidore…

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Edward Mallett
1768

Crime: horse stealing

Location: —

Saturday, 19 November 1768 at Ely (Cambridge Chronicle - to be executed today)

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Elizabeth Richardson
1768

Crime: murder

Location: Symonds Inn, Chancery Lane, Holborn

Elizabeth Richardson was convicted of the murder of William Pimlot and sentenced to death.

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