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Thomas Taylor
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Thomas Rust
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

John Smith
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Elizabeth Nokes
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

Monday, 8 March 1784

John Quin and Mary Bailey guilty of Petit Treason and the murder Cornelius Bailey, her husband, of Portsmouth. Mary Bailey was drawn to the scaffold and burned.

John Quin
1784

Crime: petty treason

Location: —

John Quin and Mary Bailey guilty of Petit Treason and the murder Cornelius Bailey, her husband, of Portsmouth. Mary Bailey was drawn to the scaffold and burned.

Mary Bailey
1784

Crime: petty treason

Location: —

Daniel Cato
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

Monday, 8 March 1784

John Green guilty of the murder of Ann Austin, by stabbing her with a penknife, in the parish of Alstonefield on 23rd December 1783.

John Green
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

Robert Rushton (aged 45) for the murder of his 9 year old daughter by beating her to death.

Robert Rushton
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

Ann Castledine (aged 28) for the murder of her new-born bastardst Sutton-cum-Lound

Ann Castledine
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

William West
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

Thursday, 18 March 1784

Thomas Tomlinson guilty of breaking into the dwelling house of Thomas Lewis in the parish of Claines on 30th August 1783; and stealing therefrom a gauze handkerchief (valued at 6d), a cotton handkerchief (valued at…

Thomas Tomlinson
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

William Till guilty of breaking into the dwelling house of John Ellits in the parish of Hartlebury on 27th October 1783; and stealing therefrom a pair of silver sleeve buttons (valued at 18d), a black and white…

William Till
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

William Lapworth, James Feast, John Owen and Richard Morris guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Richard Benbow in the parish of Hanley on 30th December 1783; stealing therefrom a silver tumbler (valued at…

William Lapworth
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

William Lapworth, James Feast, John Owen and Richard Morris guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Richard Benbow in the parish of Hanley on 30th December 1783; stealing therefrom a silver tumbler (valued at…

James Feast
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

William Lapworth, James Feast, John Owen and Richard Morris guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Richard Benbow in the parish of Hanley on 30th December 1783; stealing therefrom a silver tumbler (valued at…

John Owen
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

William Lapworth, James Feast, John Owen and Richard Morris guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Richard Benbow in the parish of Hanley on 30th December 1783; stealing therefrom a silver tumbler (valued at…

Richard Morris
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Thomas Wood
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

Richard Bull
1784

Crime: stealing sheep

Location: —

Robert Downing
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

William Davidson
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

Lydia Dickenson guilty of the murder of Martha Dickenson, her bastard infant, by drowning her in the River Calder at Clifton-upon-Calder on 26th February 1784

Lydia Dickenson
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

Benjamin Webb
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

Monday, 22 March 1784

George Ward
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

Monday, 22 March 1784

Thursday, 25 March 1784 (Local Occurrences)

James Finch
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Richard Wilson
1784

Crime: unknown

Location: —

Friday, 26 March 1784

Charles Dunsdon
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Friday, 26 March 1784

Richard Leather
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

Friday, 26 March 1784

John Grain and Thomas Tyers guilty of stealing a black gelding (valued at £7), the property of John Huckson, in the parish of Tuttenhill on 27th November 1784.

John Grain
1784

Crime: horse stealing

Location: —

John Grain and Thomas Tyers guilty of stealing a black gelding (valued at £7), the property of John Huckson, in the parish of Tuttenhill on 27th November 1784.

Thomas Tyers
1784

Crime: horse stealing

Location: —

John Oakley guilty of stealing a bay mare (valued at £10), the property of David Cole, the parish of Abbots Bromley on 10th February 1784.

John Oakley
1784

Crime: horse stealing

Location: —

Vicaria Owen guilty of stealing a piece of printed linen (valued at 20/-) in the shop of George Crump in the parish of St Chad, Shrewsbury on 18th February 1784.

Vicaria Owen
1784

Crime: stealing

Location: —

William Davies guilty of stealing a black gelding (valued at £18), the property of Samuel Heighway in the parish of Leebotwood on 22nd September 1783.

William Davies
1784

Crime: horse stealing

Location: —

Thomas Hale guilty of stealing a bay mare (valued at £8), the property of John Millon, in the parish of Meole on 1st January 1783.

Thomas Hale
1784

Crime: horse stealing

Location: —

John Stewart guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Frances Patch, spinster, in the parish of Richmond on 20th November 1783: stealing therefrom 7 yards of printed cotton (valued at 16/-), 5 yards of other…

John Stewart
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Monday, 29 March 1784 (Manchester Magazine)

John Toms
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

Giles Freeman
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Tuesday, 30 March 1784

Wednesday, 31 March 1784 (Leicester and Nottingham Journal)

Thomas Henfrey
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Wednesday, 31 March 1784 (Leicester and Nottingham Journal)

William Rider
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Thomas John
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

Wednesday, 31 March 1784

Henry Snook
1784

Crime: horse stealing

Location: —

Friday, 2 April 1784

Friday, 2 April 1784 (Exeter Flying Post)

Thomas Harris
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Friday, 2 April 1784 (Exeter Flying Post)

William Peters
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Richard Frazier
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Saturday, 3 April 1784

John Carney
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Monday, 5 April 1784

William Guest, aged 18, found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of Mary, wife of William Southhouse in the parish of Wandsworth on 5th December 1783: robbing her of a silk purse (valued at 6d) and 10/- in…

William Guest
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

William Farren, aged 27, found guilty on an indictment for stealing 2 combs (valued at 2d), 2 razors (valued at 1/-), a powder machine (valued at 6d), a canvas bag (valued at 1d) and 7 gold guineas in the dwelling house…

William Farren
1784

Crime: stealing

Location: —

Henry Hart, aged 26, found guilty on an indictment for a burglary in the dwelling house of Andrew Inglish in the parish of St Mary, Lambeth on 1st March 1784: stealing therefrom 18 pairs of worsted stockings (valued at…

Henry Hart
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

George Clark Hewetson
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

George Clark Hewetson, aged 20, and John Summers, aged 19, found guilty on an indictment for a burglary in the dwelling house of Samuel Cautherley in the parish of Richmond on 19th February 1784: stealing therefrom 2…

George Clark Hewetson, aged 20, and John Summers, aged 19, found guilty on an indictment for a burglary in the dwelling house of Samuel Cautherley in the parish of Richmond on 19th February 1784: stealing therefrom 2…

John Summers
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

John Townsend, aged 26, William Walker, aged 27, and Thomas Collins, aged 26, found guilty on an indictment for a burglary in the dwelling house of Samuel Ellis in the parish of Christchurch, Southwark on 4th October…

John Townsend
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

John Townsend, aged 26, William Walker, aged 27, and Thomas Collins, aged 26, found guilty on an indictment for a burglary in the dwelling house of Samuel Ellis in the parish of Christchurch, Southwark on 4th October…

William Walker
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

John Townsend, aged 26, William Walker, aged 27, and Thomas Collins, aged 26, found guilty on an indictment for a burglary in the dwelling house of Samuel Ellis in the parish of Christchurch, Southwark on 4th October…

Thomas Collins
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

John Jones guilty of the highway robbery of Nicholas Beverstock: robbing him of a canvas frock (valued at 3/-) and 2/6 in money numbered.

John Jones
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

John Smith and John Chanell guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of John Tyler: stealing therefrom a silk and cotton handkerchief (valued at 18d), other goods (valued at 13/6) and 9/- in money.

John Smith
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

John Smith and John Chanell guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of John Tyler: stealing therefrom a silk and cotton handkerchief (valued at 18d), other goods (valued at 13/6) and 9/- in money.

John Chanell
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Wednesday, 7 April 1784 John Branson and John Colson for a highway robbery on 24th January1784.

John Branson
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Wednesday, 7 April 1784 John Branson and John Colson for a highway robbery on 24th January1784.

John Colson
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Wednesday, 7 April 1784 (Manchester Magazine)

Henry Keys
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

John Dugdale of Preston guilty of the highway robbery of Robert Marsden in the parish of Wigan on 13th August 1783: robbing him of 10 gold guineas.

John Dugdale
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Thomas Greensmith
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Thursday, 8 April 1784

Richard Rendall guilty of the highway robbery of Richard Hunt: robbing hi of a watch (valued at £3) and other goods (valued at 20/-). After execution his body was hanged in chains on the same gallows.

Richard Rendall
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Michael Jaggard was executed for stealing a silver watches from the shop of Mr Wilson of Petty Cury in Cambridge on 13th March.

Michael Jaggard
1784

Crime: stealing

Location: —

William Green
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Saturday, 10 April 1784

James Trundle guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Hannah Bradfield at Sculthorpe

James Trundle
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

William Rose
1784

Crime: horse stealing

Location: —

Friday, 16 April 1784

Friday, 16 April 1784 (Reading Mercury)

William Smith
1784

Crime: stealing sheep

Location: —

Friday, 16 April 1784 (Reading Mercury)

Samuel Adams
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

William Darby, aged 30, found guilty on an indictment for breaking into the dwelling house of James Huddle in the parish of Uckfield on 3rd December 1783: and stealing therefrom 2 check linen aprons (valued at 18d), a…

William Darby
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

Joseph Varnfield, aged 23/25, found guilty on an indictment for a burglary in the dwelling house of Thomas Newland in the parish of Findon on 21st November 1783: stealing therefrom 3 pounds of pickled pork (valued at…

Joseph Varnfield
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Simpson and Lambert were executed for the burglary of the house of John Salmon at the Kings Head, Hatcheston, Suffolk.

Simpson
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Simpson and Lambert were executed for the burglary of the house of John Salmon at the Kings Head, Hatcheston, Suffolk.

Lambert
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Guy Earl for housebreaking

Guy Earl
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

James Griffith for a burglary

James Griffith
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

William Stringer for High Treason: coining

William Stringer
1784

Crime: coining

Location: —

Monday, 26 April 1784 (ACC)

Betty Ward
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

Coventry Wednesday, 28 April 1784 (Coventry Mercury) Thomas Summers for an act of bestiality committed on a cow.

Thomas Summers
1784

Crime: bestiality

Location: —

Thomas Dodd
1784

Crime: horse stealing

Location: —

Tuesday, 11 May1784

John Jones
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Tuesday, 11 May 1784

Saturday, 15 May 1784 (ACC)

John Oakes
1784

Crime: coining

Location: —

Thomas Knapton guilty of the murder of Hannah Wood, by poisoning her, in the parish of Leeds on 10th November 1783.

Thomas Knapton
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

Thursday, 5 August 1784 (Local Occurrences)

Joseph Radley
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

John Hawks
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Summer 1784

William Eylsdon
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Summer 1784

Friday, 6 August 1784 (Derby…

William Wright
1784

Crime: house breaking

Location: —

Friday, 6 August 1784 (Derby…

Richard Dennis
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Saturday, 7 August 1784 (Bath Chronicle) Richard Bailey indicted for the highway robbery of Edward Brushwood in the parish of Thatcham on 3rd June 1784: robbing him of a watch (valued at 50/-), 2 gold guineas, a gold…

Richard Bailey
1784

Crime: Highway robbery

Location: —

Saturday, 7 August 1784 (Bath Chronicle) Benjamin Griffiths indicted for breaking into the dwelling house of Samuel Dixon in the parish of Kintbury on 5th April 1784; and stealing therefrom a gun (valued at ?7) and 2…

Benjamin Griffiths
1784

Crime: Housebreaking

Location: —

Saturday, 7 August 1784 (Exeter Flying Post)

Thomas Smart
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

William Simpson and Joseph Lambert guilty of a burglary

William Simpson
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

William Simpson and Joseph Lambert guilty of a burglary

Joseph Lambert
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Jacob Green
1784

Crime: stealing sheep

Location: —

Jacob Green

Joseph Angell
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Joseph Angell

Saturday, 14 August 1784 (Hampshire Chronicle)

William Cottman
1784

Crime: stealing

Location: —

Joseph Banks guilty of a burglary

Joseph Banks
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Friday, 20 August 1784 (Exeter Flying Post)

John Tolland
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Friday, 20 August 1784 (Exeter Flying Post)

James Quick
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

William Spurling (otherwise Asquith) guilty of stealing 3 ewes (valued at 30/-) and 1 tup (valued at 10/-), the property of Thomas Teal, in the parish of Rothwell on 15th March 1784.

William Spurling
1784

Crime: stealing sheep

Location: —

Thomas Buckler and John Buck for a burglary

Thomas Buckler
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Thomas Buckler and John Buck for a burglary

John Buck
1784

Crime: burglary

Location: —

Friday, 27 August 1784 - Town Moor, Newcastle (Newcastle Courant)

James Chambers
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Friday, 27 August 1784 - Town Moor, Newcastle (Newcastle Courant)

William Collins
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

William Cole guilty of High Treason: illegally possessing a shilling dye in the parish of Rowley Regis on 29th July 1784

William Cole
1784

Crime: high treason

Location: —

Thomas Phillips guilty of the highway robbery of Richard Hunt: robbing him of a watch (valued at £3) and other goods (valued at 20/-).

Thomas Phillips
1784

Crime: highway robbery

Location: —

Thomas Reynock guilty of stealing a gelding (valued at £10), the property of George Barnard.

Thomas Reynock
1784

Crime: stealing

Location: —

Saturday,4 September 1784

Simon Tuffs
1784

Crime: horse stealing

Location: —

William Green guilty of stealing a wether (valued at 10/-), the property of Foxall Cartwright, in the parish of Albrighton on 23rd July 1784.

William Green
1784

Crime: stealing

Location: —

Henry Morgan was convicted of the murder of Charles Linton and sentenced to death.

Henry Morgan
1784

Crime: murder

Location: New Street, Covent Garden, London

Friday, 12 November 1784 (Derby Mercury)

Patience Elsom
1784

Crime: arson

Location: —

Samuel Harris
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY

Jn North
1784

Crime: murder

Location: —

HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY

Kenith Mackenzie
1784

Crime: murder

Location: unknown

Execution not confirmed