British Executions - List Of Hangings In England

Crime: murder

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Huntingdonshire case of Joseph Matcham, a soldier who committed a murder in 1780 then went abroad and returning after six years gave himself up for the murder and was hanged at Huntingdon: afterwards his body was hanged…

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Thomas Pool
1780

Crime: murder

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Thomas Pool for the murder of William Luck

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Catherine Parker
1780

Crime: murder

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Catherine Parker for the murder of Thomas Cottingham

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Susan Grigg
1780

Crime: murder

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Susan Grigg guilty of the murder of her female bastard, by strangling her, in the parish of Dudley on 14th February 1780.

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Mary Shelton
1780

Crime: house breaking

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Lent 1780

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Hannah Bryant
1780

Crime: murder

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Friday, 10 March 1780

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Elizabeth Butchill
1780

Crime: infanticide

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Executed for infanticide, March 17th, 1780

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Thomas Mason
1780

Crime: unknown

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Thomas Mason guilty of shooting at Mary Burke, his daughter-in-law (step-daughter), and striking her with a pistol.

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Jacob Levi
1780

Crime: burglary

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Jacob Levi and Samuel Myers guilty of a burglary in dwelling house of Henry Levi of Portsmouth: stealing therefrom 3 silver cups (value at 12/-) and other goods (value at £482.14/-).

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Samuel Myers
1780

Crime: burglary

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Jacob Levi and Samuel Myers guilty of a burglary in dwelling house of Henry Levi of Portsmouth: stealing therefrom 3 silver cups (value at 12/-) and other goods (value at £482.14/-).

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Francis Elliott
1780

Crime: house breaking

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Francis Elliott (otherwise Wilton) guilty of breaking into the dwelling house of Robert Ridger in the parish of Hawkley; and stealing therefrom 6 pairs of leaher shoes (valued at 22/-) and other goods (valued at 9/-).

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Thomas Williams
1780

Crime: house breaking

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Thomas Williams (otherwise Burnham) guilty of breaking into the dwelling house of William Fairmainer in the parish of Greatham.

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William Wooton
1780

Crime: murder

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Monday, 20 March 1780 (Exeter Flying Post)

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William Garrett
1780

Crime: murder

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William Garrett found guilty on an indictment for the murder of his wife, Elizabeth, by shooting her dead, in the parish of Sutton on 31st January 1780. He was ordered to be executed on Thursday 23 March and afterwards…

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William Childs
1780

Crime: highway robbery

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Thomas Chitwynd
1780

Crime: highway robbery

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John Johnson
1780

Crime: burglary

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John Johnson guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Edward Child in the parish of Hanbury on 1st November 1779: stealing therefrom 2 razors (valued at 1/-), a pruning knife (valued at 6d) and a wooden paddle shod…

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David Upton
1780

Crime: highway robbery

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David Upton guilty of the highway robbery of John Gadely in the parish of Tatenhill on 14th January 1780: robbing him of a watch (valued at £5), 5 gold guineas and 14/2 in money numbered.

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John Gunn
1780

Crime: burglary

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Saturday, 25 March 1780

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Thomas Woodbine
1780

Crime: burglary

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Saturday, 25 March 1780

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James Meadows
1780

Crime: highway robbery

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Friday, 31 March 1780

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Daniel Cumber
1780

Crime: horse stealing

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Daniel Cumber found guilty on an indictment for stealing a black gelding (valued at £7), the property of Daniel Mann in the parish of Abinger on 29th August 1779: and a chestnut gelding (valued at 40/-), the property of…

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Elizabeth Kerby
1780

Crime: house breaking

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Wednesday, 5 April 1780

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Jonathan Sawyer
1780

Crime: burglary

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Jonathan Sawyer guilty of a burglary

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William Thomas
1780

Crime: house breaking

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Wednesday 19 or 26 April 1780

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William McDonald
1780

Crime: unknown

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William McDonald 11/07/1780 Tower Hill Hanging Gordon rioters

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Charlotte Gardiner
1780

Crime: unknown

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Charlotte Gardiner 11/07/1780 Tower Hill Hanging Gordon rioters

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Mary Roberts
1780

Crime: unknown

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Mary Roberts 11/07/1780 Tower Hill Hanging Gordon rioters

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Robert Lowell
1780

Crime: rioting

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Robert Lowell, Olive Johnson, Elzabet Collins, Edward Dorman, Mary Locke and John Bridport were executed for their part in the Gordon Riots.

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Olive Johnson
1780

Crime: rioting

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Robert Lowell, Olive Johnson, Elzabet Collins, Edward Dorman, Mary Locke and John Bridport were executed for their part in the Gordon Riots.

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Elzabet Collins
1780

Crime: rioting

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Robert Lowell, Olive Johnson, Elzabet Collins, Edward Dorman, Mary Locke and John Bridport were executed for their part in the Gordon Riots.

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Edward Dorman
1780

Crime: rioting

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Robert Lowell, Olive Johnson, Elzabet Collins, Edward Dorman, Mary Locke and John Bridport were executed for their part in the Gordon Riots.

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Mary Locke
1780

Crime: rioting

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Robert Lowell, Olive Johnson, Elzabet Collins, Edward Dorman, Mary Locke and John Bridport were executed for their part in the Gordon Riots.

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John Bridport
1780

Crime: rioting

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Robert Lowell, Olive Johnson, Elzabet Collins, Edward Dorman, Mary Locke and John Bridport were executed for their part in the Gordon Riots.

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Benjamin Turner
1780

Crime: burglary

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Benjamin Turner guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of John Kent in the parish of Dudley on 20h May 1780: stealing therefrom 17 watches with inside and outside cases of silver (valued at £40), a watch with the…

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Richard Odcroft
1780

Crime: Horse theft

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Saturday, 12 August 1780 (Reading Mercury) Richard Oldcroft indicted for stealing a dun gelding (valued at ?3), the property of Mary Taylor, in the parish of St Mary Reading on 7th February 1780.

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Joseph Sansum
1780

Crime: Burglary

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Saturday, 12 August 1780 (Reading Mercury) Joseph Sansum indicted for a burglary in the dwelling house of Thomas Pierce in the parish of East Garston on 27th April 1780: stealing therefrom 2 bushels of malt (valued at…

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John Shepherd
1780

Crime: burglary

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John Shepherd for a burglary

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William Cresswell
1780

Crime: murder

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William Cresswell guilty of the murder of Sarah Boyden, by beating her with a stick, in the parish of Cheswardine on 15th March 1780

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John Horn
1780

Crime: house breaking

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Friday, 18 August 1780

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Henry Penny
1780

Crime: rioting

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Henry Penny was also condemned for his part in the Gordon Riots but his execution was respited till 22nd.

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Henry Cookman
1780

Crime: high treason

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Henry Cookman found guilty on an indictment for High Treason in counterfeiting half crowns, shillings and sixpences in the parish of St Mary, Newington Butts on 23 September 1779. Ordered to be drawn to the place of…

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John Jones
1780

Crime: highway robbery

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John Jones (otherwise Edward Stewart, otherwise Harris) found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of Henry Strudwick in the parish of Merton on 12th June 1780: robbing him of 3 gold guineas.

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Henry Thomas
1780

Crime: highway robbery

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Thursday, 17 (or 24) August 1780 (Sussex Weekly Advertiser)

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Luke Thomas Morgrave
1780

Crime: highway robbery

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Thursday, 17 (or 24) August 1780 (Sussex Weekly Advertiser)

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William Buxton
1780

Crime: highway robbery

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Friday, 25 August 1780

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Alice Widdison
1780

Crime: stealing

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Friday, 25 August 1780 (Exeter Flying Post)

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John McMahon
1780

Crime: stealing

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Friday, 25 August 1780 (Exeter Flying Post)

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Joshua Hodges
1780

Crime: murder

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Joshua Hodges guilty of the murder of James Coles, son-in-law,

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John Barker
1780

Crime: rioting

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John Barker guilty of a riot and begonning to pull down the dwelling house of John Brewen.

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Richard Wells
1780

Crime: horse stealing

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Wednesday, 30 August 1780

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Thomas Turner
1780

Crime: high treason

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Thomas Turner, aged 47, guilty of High Treason - being in illegal possession of a 1/- dye in the parish of Wolverhampton on 22nd May 1780. He was ordered to be drawn to the place of execution.

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John Sandum
1780

Crime: burglary

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John Sandum guilty of a burglary

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Joseph Barton
1780

Crime: rape

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Joseph Barton guilty of the rape of Elizabeth, wife of George House.

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Mary Ellicks
1780

Crime: burglary

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Mary Ellicks guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Elizabeth Cope in the parish of Rugeley on 21st June 1780: stealing therefrom a silk purse (valued at 1d), a canvas purse (valued at 1d), a silk gown (valued at…

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John Bird
1780

Crime: horse stealing

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Wednesday,18 October 1780 John Bird (Fletcher) for the theft of a horse, the property of Roger Taylor.

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Joseph Laverstick
1780

Crime: horse stealing

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Joseph Laverstick for the theft of a horse (no reprieve found but not reported as executed with Bird.

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A Durnford
1780

Crime: robbery

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A. DURNFORD AND W. NEWTON Executed at Tyburn, 22nd of November, 1780, for a Robbery under Singular Circumstances

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W Newton
1780

Crime: robbery

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A. DURNFORD AND W. NEWTON Executed at Tyburn, 22nd of November, 1780, for a Robbery under Singular Circumstances

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