British Executions - List Of Hangings In England

Th Brett
1790

Crime: stealing

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HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY

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Jn Williams
1790

Crime: mutiny

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HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY

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Hugh Wilson
1790

Crime: mutiny

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HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY

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Jn Clark
1790

Crime: stealing

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HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY

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Edw Hobbins
1790

Crime: stealing

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HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY

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William Saville
1790

Crime: murder

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Monday, 15 March 1790 at Manuden

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John Beckett
1790

Crime: murder

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Friday, 19 March 1790

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James Wyllie
1790

Crime: burglary

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James Wyllie guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Martha Harper, spinster, in the parish of Broadway on 4th June 1790: stealing therefrom a silver cup (valued at £5), a silk cloak (valued at 10/-), 10 linen…

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John Ward
1790

Crime: robbery

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Friday, 19 March 1790

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Thomas Davis
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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Monday, 22 March 1790

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Samuel Martin
1790

Crime: robbery

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Samuel Martin (aged 21) and Anthony Farnsworth (aged 17) for robbing the waehouse of Messrs John Heard and Co. in Nottingham, A city execution.

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Anthony Farnsworth
1790

Crime: robbery

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Samuel Martin (aged 21) and Anthony Farnsworth (aged 17) for robbing the waehouse of Messrs John Heard and Co. in Nottingham, A city execution.

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John Murray
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Friday, 26 March 1790

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Clare Montford
1790

Crime: burglary

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Friday, 26 March 1790

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Richard Grazemark
1790

Crime: murder

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Richard Grazemark found guilty on an indictment for the murder of Jemima Marten, by cutting her throat with a knife, in the parish of Goring on 15th August 1789. Afterwards his body to be dissected and anatomised.

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Joseph Wassell
1790

Crime: burglary

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Joseph Wassell guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of John Nicholls in the parish of Clent on 26th July 1789: stealing therefrom a pair of leather breeches (valued at 10/-), a silk handkerchief (valued at 2/-),…

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Edward Green
1790

Crime: burglary

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Edward Green and John Stokes (and Daniel Hall - see 26 March 1791) guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Samuel Bull in the parish of Harbourne on 21st December 1789: stealing therefrom 2 silver tablespoons…

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John Stokes
1790

Crime: burglary

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Edward Green and John Stokes (and Daniel Hall - see 26 March 1791) guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Samuel Bull in the parish of Harbourne on 21st December 1789: stealing therefrom 2 silver tablespoons…

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William Brompton
1790

Crime: house breaking

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William Brompton, aged 23, guilty of breaking into the dwelling house of Edmund Preece in the parish of Bitterley on 21st September 1789; and stealing therefrom a pair of leather shoes (valued at 2/-), a pair of leather…

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George Wall
1790

Crime: house breaking

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George Wall (otherwise George Lawley, otherwise George Rodney), aged 19, guilty of breaking into the dwelling house of Samuel Beddoe in the parish of Bitterley on 11th August 1789; and stealing therefrom a cotton…

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Samuel Griffiths
1790

Crime: burglary

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Samuel Griffiths, aged 21, guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of John Aston in the parish of St Chad, Shrewsbury on 9th January 1790: stealing therefrom a watch (valued at 50/-), a steel watch chain (valued at…

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William Howland
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Lent 1790

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John Clemmons
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Lent 1790

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John Smith
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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1790 ?? if executed - i.e. No reprieve traced but no report of execution.

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John Southwell
1790

Crime: sodomy

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John Southwell guilty of sodomy

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John Smith
1790

Crime: sodomy

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John Smith guilty of sodomy

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Francis Mills
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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Francis Mills guilty of the theft of a horse

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Thomas Jackson
1790

Crime: robbery

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Saturday, 3 April 1790

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Elizabeth Sullivan
1790

Crime: burglary

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Saturday, 3 April 1790

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John Martin
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Saturday, 3 April 1790 (Leeds Intelligencer)

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Nathan Mather
1790

Crime: burglary

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Nathan Mather guilty of a burglariously entering the dwelling house of William Plumb in Liverpool with intent to steal.

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John Barton
1790

Crime: house breaking

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John Barton and Thomas Brown guilty of breaking into a dwelling house

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Thomas Brown
1790

Crime: house breaking

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John Barton and Thomas Brown guilty of breaking into a dwelling house

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Elias Peach
1790

Crime: burglary

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Elias Peach and Robert Dallamont guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Robert Gibbs in the parish of East Chinnock on 28th February 1790: stealing therefrom a Wincanton Bank Note and other goods (valued at…

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Robert Dallamont
1790

Crime: burglary

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Elias Peach and Robert Dallamont guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Robert Gibbs in the parish of East Chinnock on 28th February 1790: stealing therefrom a Wincanton Bank Note and other goods (valued at…

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Thomas Moxley
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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Friday, 9 April 1790 (Hereford Journal)

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John King
1790

Crime: stealing sheep

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John King, aged 29, found guilty on an indictment for stealing 9 wether sheep (valued at £7.13/-) and 1lamb (valued at 10/-), the property of Joseph Barchard in the parish of Little Bookham on 13th September 1789.

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Peter Cochran
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Peter Cochran found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of Samuel Ripp in the parish of St Mary Magdelene, Bermondsey on 7th April 1789: robbing him of a gold-cased watch (valued at £10), a steel watch chain…

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Thomas Kent
1790

Crime: stealing sheep

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Thomas Kent and John Jackson found guilty on an indictment for stealing 33 sheep (valued at £33), the property of William Rush in the parish of Wimbledon on 27th December 1789.

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John Jackson
1790

Crime: stealing sheep

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Thomas Kent and John Jackson found guilty on an indictment for stealing 33 sheep (valued at £33), the property of William Rush in the parish of Wimbledon on 27th December 1789.

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Anthony Craddock
1790

Crime: stealing

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Anthony Craddock found guilty on an indictment for stealing 2 pieces of chintz, called patches for gowns, measuring 14 yards (value at 20/-)goods and chattels valued at £24.6/- in the dwelling house of Samuel and John…

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Thomas Roe
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Monday, 12 April 1790 Thomas Roe for a highway robbery.

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Thomas Longshaw
1790

Crime: burglary

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Thomas Longshaw and Thomas Wiggins for a burglar

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Thomas Wiggins
1790

Crime: burglary

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Thomas Longshaw and Thomas Wiggins for a burglar

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William Cooksey
1790

Crime: stealing sheep

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William Cooksey for the theft of a heifer

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Richard Cox
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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Richard Cox for the theft of a horse

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Richard Francis
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Richard Francis, John Johnson, William Collis and Charles Hargrove for a highway robbery

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John Johnson
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Richard Francis, John Johnson, William Collis and Charles Hargrove for a highway robbery

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William Collis
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Richard Francis, John Johnson, William Collis and Charles Hargrove for a highway robbery

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Charles Hargrove
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Richard Francis, John Johnson, William Collis and Charles Hargrove for a highway robbery

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Cooper Goodsiff
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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Cooper Goodsiff (otherwise Cooper Iron) found guilty on an indictment for stealing a gelding (valued at £10), the property of Charles Smith in the parish of East Grinstead on 25th July 1789.

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Cooper Goodsiff
1790

Crime: burglary

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George Summer found guilty on an indictment for a burglary in the dwelling house of Richard Blackman in the parish of Yapton on 11th March 1790: stealing therefrom 2 men’s hats (valued at 8/-), 4 pairs of men’s leather…

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George Moore
1790

Crime: burglary

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George Moore guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of William Davies in the parish of St Michael, Spurriergate, in the City of York on 11th November 1789: stealing therefrom 8 silver plated buckles (valued at…

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Thomas Lastley
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Thomas Lastley and John Stephens guilty of the highway robbery of John Wharton in the parish of Sheffield on 29th August 1789: robbing him of a willow basket valued at 4d), a 6 pound shoulder of mutton (valued at 1/6),…

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John Stephens
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Thomas Lastley and John Stephens guilty of the highway robbery of John Wharton in the parish of Sheffield on 29th August 1789: robbing him of a willow basket valued at 4d), a 6 pound shoulder of mutton (valued at 1/6),…

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Edward Williams
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Edward Williams guilty of the highway robbery of David Watson in the parish of Barwick in Elmet on 29th August 1789: robbing him of a purse (valued at 1d), 3 gold guineas, 1 gold half guinea and 1 silver shilling.

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James Hartley
1790

Crime: burglary

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James Hartley guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of William Sanderson in the parish of Preston on 24th August 1789: stealing therefrom 9 silk handkerchiefs (valued at 30/-), 12 cotton handkerchiefs (valued at…

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John Gills
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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John Gills (otherwise Best) guilty of stealing a grey mare (valued at £10), the property of William Chalmer in the parish of Guisborough on 5th December 1789.

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William Ranson
1790

Crime: burglary

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William Ranson guilty of a burglary

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John Saunders
1790

Crime: burglary

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John Saunders, of the parish of St Peter the Great, Chichester, found guilty on an indictment for feloniously and maliciously counselling, hiring and commanding the said George Summer to commit the above burglary.

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Edward Macnamara
1790

Crime: uttering

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Friday, 7 May 1790

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Edward Venables
1790

Crime: burglary

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July 1790

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William Hungerford
1790

Crime: stealing

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Friday, 9 July 1790

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David Williams
1790

Crime: burglary

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David Williams (32) (of the parish of .......... , Carmarthenshire) on 13 July 1790 in the parish of St David, Brecon, at midnight burglariously entered the dwelling of John Prosser, Innkeeper and stole a box (value…

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John Lloyd
1790

Crime: Murder of William Lailey

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Thursday, 15 July 1790 (Reading Mercury) John Lloyd indicted for the murder of William Lailey by stabbing him with a knife in the right side of his belly in the parish of Bucklebury on 21st May 1790, so that he died on…

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Charles Evans Shury
1790

Crime: murder

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Charles Evans Shury and John Castle. Shury guilty of the murder of David Charteris, by striking him on the head with a stick in the parish of Culham on 8th October 1787. Castle and Covington (for Covington see 7 March…

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John Castle
1790

Crime: murder

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Charles Evans Shury and John Castle. Shury guilty of the murder of David Charteris, by striking him on the head with a stick in the parish of Culham on 8th October 1787. Castle and Covington (for Covington see 7 March…

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James Shipley
1790

Crime: murder

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James Shipley guilty of the murder of his mother, Ann, by beating and kicking her on the head, in the parish of Burton-upon-Trent on 23rd March 1790.

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Nicholas Burton
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Nicholas Burton guilty of the highway robbery of Elizabeth Price in the parish of Rowley Regis on 30th May 1790: robbing her of a tin snuff box (value at 2d) and 8 copper halfpennies. He was also charged with her rape.…

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Thomas Goodfellow
1790

Crime: burglary

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Thomas Goodfellow (otherwise Thomas Baylis) guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Rebecca Lowe (see under Richard Shaw 11th April 1789).

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Thomas Rowell
1790

Crime: stealing sheep

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Friday, 30 July 1790

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Aaron Fakenham
1790

Crime: murder

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Saturday, 31 July 1790 Castle Ditches, a city execution.

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Luke Stanley
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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Luke Stanley and John Patrick guilty of stealing a mare (valued at 7 guineas), the property of John Bead in the parish of Botley on 27th February 1790.

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John Patrick
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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Luke Stanley and John Patrick guilty of stealing a mare (valued at 7 guineas), the property of John Bead in the parish of Botley on 27th February 1790.

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James Williams
1790

Crime: burglary

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Monday, 2 August 1790

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William Moon
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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William Moon

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Isaac Andrews
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Isaac Andrews

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David Moon
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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David Moon

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Thomas Watson
1790

Crime: murder

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Thursday, 5 August 1790 - Westgate, Newcastle (Newcastle Courant)

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John Dyer
1790

Crime: forgery

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JOHN DYER A Westminster Schoolboy, executed at Newgate, 5th of August, 1790, for Forgery

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Philip Davy
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Philip Davy found guilty on an indictment for the highway robbery of James Furnish in the parish of Lindfield on 13th May 1790: robbing him of a silver watch (valued at 50/-), a steel watch chain (valued at 1/-), a…

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William Brook
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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William Brook (otherwise William Jones) found guilty on an indictment for stealing a bay mare (valued at £16), the property of Edmund Cruttenden in the parish of Catsfield on 17th November 1789.

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James West
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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James West and Thomas Smith found guilty on an indictment for stealing a black mare (valued at £20), the property of Francis Fress, in the parish of Northiam on 20th June 1790.

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Thomas Smith
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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James West and Thomas Smith found guilty on an indictment for stealing a black mare (valued at £20), the property of Francis Fress, in the parish of Northiam on 20th June 1790.

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James Pinckney
1790

Crime: stealing sheep

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Monday. 9 August 1790 (Newcastle Courant)

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John Forder
1790

Crime: stealing sheep

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John Forder guilty of stealing 44 ewes (valued at £40), 1 wether (valued at 12/-) and 21 ewe lambs (valued at £15), the property of Stephen Wake in the parish of Martyr Worthy on 3rd June 1790. Hampshire Chronicle of…

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Joseph Allen
1790

Crime: stealing

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Friday, 13 August 1790

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John Pope
1790

Crime: highway robbery

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Friday, 13 August 1790 (Exeter Flying Post)

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James Hole
1790

Crime: stealing

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Friday, 13 August 1790 (Exeter Flying Post)

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William Howson
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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William Howson (otherwise William Howson Bell) and James Ferguson guilty of stealing a black mare (valued at £6), the property of James Bell, in the parish of Richmond on 4th May 1790.

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James Ferguson
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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William Howson (otherwise William Howson Bell) and James Ferguson guilty of stealing a black mare (valued at £6), the property of James Bell, in the parish of Richmond on 4th May 1790.

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Robert Crammam
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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Robert Crammam guilty of stealing a chestnut gelding (valued at £7), the property of Ralph Love, in the parish of Bowes on 9th May 1790.

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Henry Bell
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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Henry Bell (otherwise Adam Bell) guilty of stealing a dun grey mare (valued at £11), the property of John Emmerson, in the parish of Startforth on 9th November 1789.

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John Brigg
1790

Crime: stealing sheep

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John Brigg guilty of stealing 7 ewes (valued at 40/-), 7 lambs (valued at 20/-), 2 gimmer hog sheep (valued at 6/-) and 1 wether (valued at 4/-), the property of William Driver, in the parish of Carlton in haven (?) on…

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William David Arnold
1790

Crime: burglary

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Wednesday, 18 August 1790 (Hereford Journal)

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Anthony Fanshaw
1790

Crime: robbery in the dwelling house

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Coventry Wednesday, 18 August 1790 (Coventry Mercury) Anthony Fanshaw, John Phillips and Matthew Archer for a robbery in the dwelling house (the Shepherd and Shepherdess public house) of Samuel Humphrey.

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John Phillips
1790

Crime: robbery in the dwelling house

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Coventry Wednesday, 18 August 1790 (Coventry Mercury) Anthony Fanshaw, John Phillips and Matthew Archer for a robbery in the dwelling house (the Shepherd and Shepherdess public house) of Samuel Humphrey.

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Matthew Archer
1790

Crime: robbery in the dwelling house

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Coventry Wednesday, 18 August 1790 (Coventry Mercury) Anthony Fanshaw, John Phillips and Matthew Archer for a robbery in the dwelling house (the Shepherd and Shepherdess public house) of Samuel Humphrey.

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John Brown
1790

Crime: burglary

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Wednesday, 18 August 1790 - Morpeth (Newcastle Courant)

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James Greenwood
1790

Crime: burglary

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James Greenwood guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of James Blackett in the parish of Bamburgh on 23rd March 1790: stealing therefrom 9 cotton handkerchiefs (valued at 20/-) and 32 other cotton handkerchiefs…

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George Bolton
1790

Crime: horse stealing

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George Bolton guilty of stealing a grey gelding (valued at £10), the property of John Hetherington in the parish of North Shields on 3rd July 1790.

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Alexander Pearce
1790

Crime: arson

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Alexander Pearce guilty of arson in maliciously setting fire to and burning the dwelling house, “the Sun” public house, and an outhouse, the property of Thomas Garland at Yeovil.

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George Taylor
1790

Crime: burglary

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George Taylor guilty of a burglary in the dwelling house of Mary Marsh, widow in the parish of Farrington Gurney on 27th June 1790: stealing therefrom 180 copper halfpennies and 42/6 in money numbered.

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John Dean
1790

Crime: murder

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Thursday, 2 September 1790 (Chester Chronicle)

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James McNamara
1790

Crime: burglary

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Saturday, 11 September 1790 Kersal Moor, Manchester (Manchester Magazine)

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James Day
1790

Crime: murder

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T H E S E C O N D

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Edward Lowe
1790

Crime: robbery

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EDWARD LOWE AND WILLIAM JOBBINS Young Incendiaries, who set fire to a House in order to plunder it, and were executed in the City, 20th of November, 1790

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William Jobbins
1790

Crime: robbery

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EDWARD LOWE AND WILLIAM JOBBINS Young Incendiaries, who set fire to a House in order to plunder it, and were executed in the City, 20th of November, 1790

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