British Executions - List Of Hangings In England

Crime: forgery

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JAMES ELLIOT Executed at Maidstone, in March, 1778, for a Forgery on the Bank of England, attended with Circumstances which were left to the Twelve Judges for determination

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John Desmont
1778

Crime: murder

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John Desmont and Joseph Maseley guilty of the murder of Thomas Holland. They were hanged in the parish of Exton near the spot where the murder took place. Afterwards Maseley’s body was placed in chains and he was…

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Joseph Maseley
1778

Crime: murder

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John Desmont and Joseph Maseley guilty of the murder of Thomas Holland. They were hanged in the parish of Exton near the spot where the murder took place. Afterwards Maseley’s body was placed in chains and he was…

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Robert Hitchcock
1778

Crime: murder

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Monday, 9 March 1778

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William Seymour
1778

Crime: burglary

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1778 Lent assizes

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Robert Blades
1778

Crime: highway robbery

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Friday, 20 March 1778

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Edward Dowson
1778

Crime: highway robbery

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Friday, 20 March 1778

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Richard Latham
1778

Crime: Highway robbery

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Saturday, 21 March 1778 (Reading Mercury) Richard Latham indicted for the highway robbery of Richard Taylor in the parish of Bisham on 10th October 1787: robbing him of a watch wit a silver case (valued at 40/-).

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Elizabeth Johnson
1778

Crime: murder

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Monday, 23 March 1778 Elizabeth Johnson (otherwise bail) for the murder of her bastard: drowning it in a chamber pot.

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William Gould
1778

Crime: highway robbery

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Monday, 30 March 1778

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Richard Grindly
1778

Crime: burglary

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Richard Grindly the younger guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of John Payne in the parish of Whitchurch on 20th February 1778 with intent to steal.

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Thomas Bunney
1778

Crime: burglary

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Monday, 6 April 1778 Thomas Bunney and William Wykes for a burglary in the house of Mr Joyce at Ratcliffe Culey.

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William Wykes
1778

Crime: burglary

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Monday, 6 April 1778 Thomas Bunney and William Wykes for a burglary in the house of Mr Joyce at Ratcliffe Culey.

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Charles Wadley
1778

Crime: highway robbery

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Charles Wadley found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of Christian Coombe in the parish of St Mary, Lambeth on 25th September 1777: robbing him of 1 gold half guinea and 6/6 in money numbered.

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William Wright
1778

Crime: highway robbery

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William Wright found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of Nathaniel Pohill in the parish of Streatham on 15th October 1777: robbing him of a watch, chain, seal and key (valued at 14/1) and 10/- in money…

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John Davis
1778

Crime: highway robbery

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John Davis and William Spratt found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of William Metcalfe in the parish of St Mary, Lambeth on 5th March 1778: robbing him of a watch (valued at £4), a watch seal (valued at…

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William Spratt
1778

Crime: highway robbery

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John Davis and William Spratt found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of William Metcalfe in the parish of St Mary, Lambeth on 5th March 1778: robbing him of a watch (valued at £4), a watch seal (valued at…

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James Smith
1778

Crime: highway robbery

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James Smith found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of John Hames in the parish of St Paul, Deptford on 16th October 1777: robbing him of a watch (valued at 40/-) and 2 half crowns.

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Samuel Scipio
1778

Crime: highway robbery

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Samuel Scipio found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of Joseph Hardwick in the parish of St George the Martyr, Southwark on 30th August 1777: robbing him of 7 lbs of mutton (valued at 2/-) and £4.11/- in…

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John Griffin
1778

Crime: high treason

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John Griffin and Thomas Rushbury guilty of High Treason - in feloniously and traitorously forging, counterfeiting and coining one piece of faked, feigned and counterfeit money and coin like to a half crown. They were…

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Thomas Rushbury
1778

Crime: high treason

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John Griffin and Thomas Rushbury guilty of High Treason - in feloniously and traitorously forging, counterfeiting and coining one piece of faked, feigned and counterfeit money and coin like to a half crown. They were…

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Thomas Beardmore
1778

Crime: burglary

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Thomas Beardmore guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Mary Brindley in the parish of Stoke-on-Trent on 4th November 1777: stealing therefrom a check gown (valued at 1/-), an oak box (valued at 6d), 2 silk…

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Morris Rowlands
1778

Crime: murder

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Saturday, 25 April 1778

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Morgan Phillips
1778

Crime: murder

Location: Narbeth, Pembroke

Morgan Phillips was convicted of murdering four people in a farmhouse in Narbeth, Pembroke after which he set fire to it. His partner in the crime killed himself when he was arrested.

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Thomas Crewys
1778

Crime: forgery

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Friday, 15 May 1778

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Thomas Horner
1778

Crime: robbery

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THOMAS HORNER AND JAMES FRYER Executed for Burglary and Robbery under Threats of Violence, 24th of June, 1778

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James Fryer
1778

Crime: robbery

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THOMAS HORNER AND JAMES FRYER Executed for Burglary and Robbery under Threats of Violence, 24th of June, 1778

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Francis Lewis
1778

Crime: burglary

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FRANCIS LEWIS OTHERWISE GRIMISON Cobweb as a Clue to a Bogus Burglary committed by a Butler, who was executed at Tyburn, 24th of June, 1778

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Thomas Arthur
1778

Crime: burglary

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Friday, 2 August 1778 Stalling Down, Cowbridge

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Richard Pendleton
1778

Crime: murder

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Richard Pendleton found guilty on an indictment for the murder of his wife, Elizabeth, by striking her and beating her head against the floor, in the parish of St Mary, Lambeth on 1st July 1778, so that she died on 2nd…

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Richard Watkins
1778

Crime: Burglary

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Saturday, 15 August 1778 (Bath Chronicle) Richard Watkins indicted for a burglary in the dwelling house of Elizabeth Sawyer in the parish of Coleshill on 29th June 1778: stealing therefrom a coffee mill (valued at 1/-),…

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Stephen Dicker
1778

Crime: Robbery in dwelling house

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Saturday, 15 August 1778 (Bath Chronicle) Stephen Dicker indicted for robbing John Briggs in his dwelling house in the parish of Old Windsor on 25th September 1777 of a cloth coat (valued at 40/-), a cloth waistcoat…

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Thomas Boulter
1778

Crime: highway robbery

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Thomas Boulter and James Caldwell guilty of the highway robbery of William Embery: robbing him of a silver watch (valued at £3) and 7/6 in money numbered. There were eight indictments against them but they were only…

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James Caldwell
1778

Crime: highway robbery

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Thomas Boulter and James Caldwell guilty of the highway robbery of William Embery: robbing him of a silver watch (valued at £3) and 7/6 in money numbered. There were eight indictments against them but they were only…

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John Rogerson
1778

Crime: high treason

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John Rogerson guilty of High Treason in coining half crowns in the parish of St Mary, Kingston-upon-Hull on 25th January 1776.

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Joshua Crompton
1778

Crime: murder

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Joshua Crompton found guilty on an indictment for publishing as true a certain and counterfeit note purporting to be Bank Note of £20 to Thomas Harris or bearer on demand and knowing it to be forged and counterfeited…

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Alice Curtis
1778

Crime: murder

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Alice Curtis for the murder of her bastard.

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Mary Knight
1778

Crime: murder

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Mary Knight for the murder of her son, Roger (aged 6) by beating him

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Joseph Harrison
1778

Crime: burglary

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Friday, 21 August 1778

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William Pollard
1778

Crime: burglary

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Friday, 21 August 1778

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Thomas Bright
1778

Crime: burglary

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Friday, 21 August 1778

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John Swain
1778

Crime: burglary

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Friday, 21 August 1778

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Mary Knight
1778

Crime: murder

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MARY KNIGHT Executed for the murder of her child, 24th August, 1778

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John Stock
1778

Crime: burglary

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John Stock guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of William Scull: stealing therefrom a man’s hat (valued at 2/-) and other goods (valued at 35/).

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John Phillips
1778

Crime: burglary

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Monday, 21 September 1778

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John Austin
1778

Crime: unknown

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Monday, 21 September 1778

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Sartah Jones
1778

Crime: stealing

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Saturday, 2 October 1778 city execution (ACC)

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