{"id":4361,"date":"2025-06-24T19:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T19:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xod.ita.mybluehost.me\/website_d3f13c65\/\/index.php\/?p=4361"},"modified":"2025-06-26T16:13:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T16:13:20","slug":"executions-in-nottinghamshire-1735-1799","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalpunishmentuk.org\/executions-in-nottinghamshire-1735-1799\/","title":{"rendered":"Executions in Nottinghamshire 1735-1799"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

In the years 1735 \u2013 1756, 50 death sentences were commuted and reports of 9 executions have been found. In the period 1757 to 1799 there were 128 death sentences of which 34 were carried out. It is possible that other executions took place in this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Name<\/strong><\/td>Crime<\/strong><\/td>Execution date<\/strong><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
James Gilders (Gibbins)<\/td>Highway robbery<\/td>F  24 Mar 1738 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Henry Parnell <\/td>Murder of his wife<\/td>F  4 August 1738<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
John Graham (Grimes) &<\/td>Highway robbery<\/td>W  14 August 1745 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Ignatius Fisher <\/td>Highway robbery<\/td>W  14 August 1745 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
John Smith  <\/td>Highway robbery<\/td>W  14 Aug  1751<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Joseph Millner <\/td>Robbery<\/td>W  14 Aug  1751<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Woolston Roberts &<\/td>Cutting & maiming of<\/td>Tu. 21 April  1752  <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
William Sandham<\/td>Benjamin Voss<\/td>Tu. 21 April  1752  <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
James Wogden <\/td>Murder of Edward Whatman <\/td>M  10 August 1752<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Richard Sturgees <\/td>Robbing dyehouses <\/td>Tu. 20 Septermber  1757<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Robert Wilson <\/td>Highway robbery<\/td>W  29 March 1758  <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Samuel Ward <\/td>Housebreaking<\/td>W  4 April  1759 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td>Nottingham town execution<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
William Andrew Horne (74)<\/td>Murder of his bastard<\/td>Th. 30 November 1759 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Elizabeth Morton (aged 15) <\/td>Murder of her master\u2019s child<\/td>W  6 April 1763 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
James Bromwich  &<\/td>Highway robbery<\/td>W  30 July 1766 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
William Wagner <\/td>Highway robbery<\/td>W  30 July 1766 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Robert Downe <\/td>Murder of Thomas Greenwood <\/td>M  10 August 1767 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Hanged in chains at the Gravel Pits, Lichfield Lane near Mansfield<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Thomas Reynolds <\/td>Burglary<\/td>W  19 August 1767 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
William Hobbs (Hebb) <\/td>Murder of Thomas Burrill (aged 79) <\/td>M  27 March 1769 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Richard Wheatley <\/td>Robbing bleachground <\/td>W  30 March 1774 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Joseph Shaw <\/td>Burglary<\/td>W  30 March 1774 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
William Voce (19) <\/td>Murder of Mary Dufty <\/td>M  20 March 1775 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
John Spencer <\/td>Murder of William Yeadon<\/td>M  26 July 1779 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Hanged in chains at Scrooby near the murder spot<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
George Brown (Bounds) <\/td>Housebreaking<\/td>W  28 March 1781 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Adam Bagshaw <\/td>Housebreaking<\/td>W  28 March 1781 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Cooper Hall <\/td>Mail robbery<\/td>W  27 March 1782<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Hanged in chains on Jearling Moor.<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Robert Rushton <\/td>Murder  9 year old daughter <\/td>W  17 March 1784 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Ann Castledine (28) <\/td>Murder of her bastard<\/td>W  17 March 1784 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Thomas Henfrey &<\/td>Highway robbery<\/td>W  31 March 1784 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
William Rider <\/td>Highway robbery<\/td>W  31 March 1784 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Thomas (William) Cook <\/td>Highway robbery<\/td>W  23 March 1785 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
John Townshend &<\/td>Highway robbery<\/td>W  23 March 1785 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
John Pendrill <\/td>Highway robbery<\/td>W  23 March 1785 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
John Anderson  <\/td>Horse theft<\/td>W  23 March 1785 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Thomas Cobb <\/td>Burglary<\/td>W  27 July 1785 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
William Hands <\/td>Horse theft<\/td>W  29 March 1786 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
John Lister <\/td>Sheep theft<\/td>W  29 March 1786 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Samuel Martin (21) &<\/td>Robbing warehouse <\/td>W  24 March 1790 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Anthony Farnsworth (17) <\/td>Robbing warehouse <\/td>W  24 March 1790 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
William Healey <\/td>Horse theft<\/td>W  27 Mar  1793 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
David Proctor <\/td>Rape of Charlotte Waters (10)<\/td>W  25 March 1795 <\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
John Miller <\/td>Cattle theft<\/td>W  16 Aug  1797<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
<\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
James Brodie (aged 23) <\/td>Murder of William Henesal (8)<\/td>M  15 July 1799 <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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