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Death Sentences – 1816 02

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Accused Birth Trial Date Trial Place
Robert Jones 1797 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Ann Jones Lent 1816 Worcestershire, England
Edward Jones Summer 1816 Sussex, England
Enock Jones Spring 1816 Flintshire, Wales
John Jones Lent 1816 Lancashire, England
John Jones Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
John Jones Lent 1816 Shropshire, England
Mary Jones Lent 1816 Staffordshire, England
Owen Jones Lent 1816 Lancashire, England
Richard Jones Spring 1816 Merionethshire, Wales
Robert Jones Spring 1816 Caernarvonshire, Wales
Thomas Jones Lent 1816 Hampshire, England
William Jones Apr 1816 Gloucester, England
William Jones Summer 1816 Warwickshire, England
William Joyce Lent 1816 Buckinghamshire, England
Joseph Kay Lent 1816 Warwickshire, England
Patrick Kean 1803 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
Ann Keith Summer 1816 Surrey, England
William Kelly 1783 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
Robert Kemp Lent 1816 Wiltshire, England
George Kidd Lent 1816 Sussex, England
Sarah Kilkenny Lent 1816 Essex, England
Charles King Lent 1816 Warwickshire, England
Elizabeth King Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
James King Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
George Knights Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
William Knox Summer 1816 Worcestershire, England
James Lake Summer 1816 Lincolnshire, England
John Lambeth Summer 1816 Staffordshire, England
John Lampier Summer 1816 Wiltshire, England
Henry Langton Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
John Latham 1792 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
John Laurence Lent 1816 Lincolnshire, England
Luke Laycock Summer 1816 Yorkshire – West Riding, England
Aaron Layton Jul 1816 Cambridgeshire, England
Edward Lea Lent 1816 Norfolk, England
Daniel Leary Lent 1816 Hampshire, England
William Leather Lent 1816 Warwickshire, England
Joseph Lee Summer 1816 Flintshire, Wales
John Lewin Summer 1816 Rutland, England
William Lewis 1801 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
Thomas Lewis Summer 1816 Worcestershire, England
William Lewis Lent 1816 Lancashire, England
Abraham Light Lent 1816 Sussex, England
Thomas Lightfoot Lent 1816 Nottinghamshire, England
Amelia Lightharness Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
Joseph Lindon Spring 1816 Carmarthenshire, Wales
William Lines Lent 1816 Suffolk, England
Masters Linn Lent 1816 Sussex, England
Squire Lister Summer 1816 Yorkshire – West Riding, England
John Lock Lent 1816 Hampshire, England
Daniel Long Lent 1816 Gloucestershire, England
James Lord Lent 1816 Herefordshire, England
James Lovell Lent 1816 Surrey, England
John Andrew Lovell Lent 1816 Northamptonshire, England
John Lowe Lent 1816 Essex, England
Richard Loyde Lent 1816 Herefordshire, England
Richard Luin Lent 1816 Hampshire, England
James Luke 1783 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
Aslin Macdonald 1774 May 1816 Middlesex, England
Alexr MacGeary Summer 1816 Derbyshire, England
Eliza Mackay 1791 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
Joseph MacKay Summer 1816 Warwickshire, England
James Magrah 1795 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
Michael Maguire Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
Elizth Mahoffy 1766 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
James Mahoffy 1767 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
Robert Male 1774 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
William Mallett Junr Lent 1816 Cornwall, England
James Mann Lent 1816 Warwickshire, England
James Manning 1789 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
Willm Mansfield 1797 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
John Markall Lent 1816 Suffolk, England
Geo Marris Summer 1816 Warwickshire, England
John Mars Lent 1816 Surrey, England
James Marsh Lent 1816 Somerset, England
John Marshall 1796 Feb 1816 Middlesex, England
Daniel Martin 1779 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Hannah Mason Lent 1816 Nottinghamshire, England
Thomas Mason Summer 1816 Durham, England
William Mason Lent 1816 Shropshire, England
Thos Masters Lent 1816 Warwickshire, England
George Maycock 1763 May 1816 Middlesex, England
Michael McDermott Lent 1816 Leicestershire, England
Ann McDougal 1768 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
Michael McGhrew Summer 1816 Herefordshire, England
James McKean Lent 1816 Hampshire, England
Margt McManus 1790 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
John McNeill Lent 1816 Hampshire, England
James Mead Lent 1816 Wiltshire, England
Amos Meek Summer 1816 Gloucestershire, England
Abrahm Mendoza 1790 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
James Miles 1771 Feb 1816 Middlesex, England
John Miller 1770 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
John Miller 1781 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
John Miller 1792 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
Ann Miller 1799 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
Henry Millett Lent 1816 Norfolk, England
Henry Mills 1792 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
Edward Milton Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
Richd Mincing 1771 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
Mary Mitchell 1758 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
John Mogg Lent 1816 Somerset, England
Joseph Moore Lent 1816 Leicestershire, England
Michael Moran 1799 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
John Moreton Summer 1816 Worcestershire, England
William Moreton Summer 1816 Worcestershire, England
William Morgan 1797 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Frances Morgan Summer 1816 Gloucestershire, England
George Morgan Summer 1816 Lincolnshire, England
James Morgan Lent 1816 Somerset, England
Thomas Morgan Lent 1816 Gloucestershire, England
Thomas Morgan Lent 1816 Kent, England
Henry Morrell Lent 1816 Sussex, England
John Morris 1790 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
John Morris Summer 1816 Kent, England
Joseph Morris Lent 1816 Lancashire, England
Wright Morris Lent 1816 Lancashire, England
Thomas Moy Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
Noah Muffett Lent 1816 Norfolk, England
Thomas Mullock 1772 Jan 1816 Middlesex, England
Catherine Mulvy 1763 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
Edmund Murphy 1788 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Thomas Murray Summer 1816 Devon, England
James Mutch Lent 1816 Lancashire, England
George Nankeville 1794 May 1816 Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Naylor Lent 1816 Leicestershire, England
William Naylor Summer 1816 Essex, England
Charles Nelson Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
Samuel Nelson Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
John Newberry Summer 1816 Hertfordshire, England
James Newell Jul 1816 Cambridgeshire, England
Susanna Newman 1795 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
Samuel Newman Summer 1816 Wiltshire, England
Richard Newton Summer 1816 Yorkshire – West Riding, England
Jonas Norburge Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
John Norris Lent 1816 Somerset, England
Thomas Norris Lent 1816 Somerset, England
Frances Nowland 1793 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
John Oats 1795 Feb 1816 Middlesex, England
James O’Neil Summer 1816 Northumberland, England
James Ord Lent 1816 Yorkshire – North Riding, England
John Osborne Lent 1816 Warwickshire, England
Richard Osborne Lent 1816 Gloucestershire, England
Ann Outhwaite Summer 1816 Yorkshire – West Riding, England
Danl Packer Summer 1816 Northamptonshire, England
William Packer Summer 1816 Northamptonshire, England
Lydia Paggett 1798 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
Isaac Parker Summer 1816 Gloucestershire, England
Benjamin Parrick Summer 1816 Hampshire, England
James Parsons Lent 1816 Somerset, England
William Parsons Summer 1816 Herefordshire, England
James Pate Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
Isaac Patterson Summer 1816 Gloucestershire, England
Thomas Patterson Summer 1816 Gloucestershire, England
John Paul 1798 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Henry Payne 1795 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Peter Peacock Summer 1816 Hertfordshire, England
Richard Peacock Summer 1816 Hertfordshire, England
Thomas Peak Summer 1816 Leicestershire, England
John Pearson Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
Henry Pegg 1767 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
James Pegler Lent 1816 Wiltshire, England
John Pelham 1786 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
John Penny Lent 1816 Gloucestershire, England
William Penny Lent 1816 Gloucestershire, England
William Pepper Lent 1816 Lincolnshire, England
Peter Perrott Lent 1816 Surrey, England
William Perry 1801 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
Benjamin Perry Summer 1816 Worcestershire, England
Joseph Peru 1756 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
James Pestell Lent 1816 Herefordshire, England
James Pettet Summer 1816 Kent, England
Hyman Phillips 1797 May 1816 Middlesex, England
Daniel Phillips Autumn 1816 Pembrokeshire, Wales
Joseph Phillips Lent 1816 Shropshire, England
Thomas Pickin Summer 1816 Warwickshire, England
John Pierie Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
Antonio Pique Lent 1816 Hampshire, England
Joseph Pique Lent 1816 Hampshire, England
Stephen Pitchford Summer 1816 Shropshire, England
James Pleasants Summer 1816 Suffolk, England
John Pollet Summer 1816 Cumberland, England
Judah Pollock 1788 Jan 1816 Middlesex, England
William Porter Lent 1816 Suffolk, England
William Powell Summer 1816 Worcestershire, England
Michael Power 1776 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
William Powers Summer 1816 Warwickshire, England
Joseph Prescott 1792 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
John Pricke Jul 1816 Cambridgeshire, England
James Prictor Summer 1816 Wiltshire, England
John Primrose 1794 May 1816 Middlesex, England
Joseph Pryke Lent 1816 Essex, England
James Quin 1794 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
William Quinlan 1791 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
Thomas Raisin Summer 1816 Buckinghamshire, England
Thomas Randall Summer 1816 Bedfordshire, England
George Rase Lent 1816 Warwickshire, England
Thomas Ratcliff Lent 1816 Derbyshire, England
James Rawlings Lent 1816 Wiltshire, England
Thos Rawlinson 1793 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
William Reardon 1787 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Thomas Redgrave Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
William Reeves 1802 May 1816 Middlesex, England
John Reeves Lent 1816 Gloucestershire, England
Joseph Reeves Lent 1816 Surrey, England
William Richard Summer 1816 Cornwall, England
Francis Richards Lent 1816 Surrey, England
James Richards Lent 1816 Staffordshire, England
James Richardson Lent 1816 Wiltshire, England
Robert Richardson Summer 1816 Northumberland, England
Thomas Richardson Spring 1816 Cheshire, England
William Richardson Lent 1816 Surrey, England
Dinah Riddiford Summer 1816 Gloucestershire, England
Luke Riddiford Summer 1816 Gloucestershire, England
James Roach Lent 1816 Gloucestershire, England
William Roberts 1789 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Roberts Summer 1816 Warwickshire, England
Samuel Roberts Lent 1816 Yorkshire – North Riding, England
Robert Robinson Lent 1816 Cambridgeshire, England
John Robinson McVaugh Lent 1816 Kent, England
Dennis Roerdon 1795 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
Charles Rogers 1790 May 1816 Middlesex, England
Dennis Rogers Summer 1816 Gloucestershire, England
John Roscoe Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
William Rose 1790 Feb 1816 Middlesex, England
John Routledge 1797 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
Robert Rowley 1792 Jan 1816 Middlesex, England
Lucy Rumbelia Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
Richard Russell Lent 1816 Surrey, England
Richard Rutter Jul 1816 Cambridgeshire, England
Theodosia Ryder Lent 1816 Leicestershire, England
Jeremiah Rydon Summer 1816 Somerset, England
Joseph Salisbury Lent 1816 Wiltshire, England
John Salvage Lent 1816 Kent, England
Esther Sampson 1776 May 1816 Middlesex, England
William Satterthwaite Lent 1816 Hertfordshire, England
Henry Saunders Summer 1816 Leicestershire, England
Thomas Saunders Lent 1816 Worcestershire, England
Andrew Savage 1774 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
Benjamin Savage 1788 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
William Savery Lent 1816 Gloucestershire, England
Marianne Schmidts Summer 1816 Kent, England
William Seagull Lent 1816 Essex, England
Richard Seal Summer 1816 Kent, England
Emanuel Search Lent 1816 Essex, England
Daniel Sears 1780 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
William Seawood 1799 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
Thomas Seckington Lent 1816 Northamptonshire, England
Margaret Sellairs Summer 1816 Cumberland, England
John Seymour 1796 Jan 1816 Middlesex, England
Henry Seymour Lent 1816 Lancashire, England
Joshua Shepherd Lent 1816 Nottinghamshire, England
Robert Shergold Summer 1816 Wiltshire, England
William Shillits Lent 1816 Yorkshire – North Riding, England
Edward Shortland 1787 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Frances Sibley 1781 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
John Silva Lent 1816 Surrey, England
Francis Simmonds Summer 1816 Kent, England
Jacob Simmonds Lent 1816 Lancashire, England
Edward Simms Lent 1816 Shropshire, England
John Simpson Lent 1816 Nottinghamshire, England
William Sims Summer 1816 Surrey, England
David Singleton Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
Charles Skinner Lent 1816 Essex, England
John Sky Lent 1816 Hampshire, England
John Slade Lent 1816 Devon, England
John Slayman 1763 May 1816 Middlesex, England
John Sly Summer 1816 Wiltshire, England
James Smart Lent 1816 Shropshire, England
Sarah Smart Lent 1816 Somerset, England
Mary Smith 1756 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
James Smith 1786 Feb 1816 Middlesex, England
Ann Smith 1787 Feb 1816 Middlesex, England
William Smith 1787 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
William Smith 1788 May 1816 Middlesex, England
John Smith 1790 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
William Smith 1792 Feb 1816 Middlesex, England
John Smith 1797 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
John Smith 1799 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
Alice Smith Lent 1816 Kent, England
Benjamin Smith Lent 1816 Yorkshire – North Riding, England
Edward Smith Summer 1816 Essex, England
George Smith Summer 1816 Derbyshire, England
James Smith Lent 1816 Herefordshire, England
James Smith Lent 1816 Yorkshire – North Riding, England
John Smith Summer 1816 Durham, England
John Smith Lent 1816 Essex, England
John Smith Lent 1816 Gloucestershire, England
John Smith Lent 1816 Suffolk, England
Joseph Smith Lent 1816 Shropshire, England
Peter Smith Lent 1816 Essex, England
Robt Smith Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
William Smith Lent 1816 Hampshire, England
William Smith Lent 1816 Lancashire, England
William Smith Lent 1816 Leicestershire, England
William Smith Lent 1816 Suffolk, England
John Snell Junr Summer 1816 Yorkshire – West Riding, England
Simon Solomans 1799 May 1816 Middlesex, England
Isaac Somerell Summer 1816 Hampshire, England
Thomas Sorrell Lent 1816 Essex, England
William Sorrell Lent 1816 Essex, England
Francis Sorter Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
Peter Souch Lent 1816 Berkshire, England
Thomas South Junr Jul 1816 Cambridgeshire, England
Charles Speller Summer 1816 Essex, England
Henry Speller Summer 1816 Essex, England
Jas, Thos Spencer 1801 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Samuel Spencer Lent 1816 Norfolk, England
Christopher Squince Lent 1816 Yorkshire – North Riding, England
Mary Stanhouse 1778 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Charles Startin Lent 1816 Warwickshire, England
Stephen Steele Lent 1816 Oxfordshire, England
Robert Stenard Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
John Stephens Lent 1816 Wiltshire, England
John Stokes Lent 1816 Leicestershire, England
John Stokes Lent 1816 Surrey, England
Robert Stokes Summer 1816 Durham, England
Sarah Stokes Lent 1816 Worcestershire, England
Thomas Stokes Summer 1816 Staffordshire, England
Armine Storey Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
Philip Street 1793 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
John Sudsbury Summer 1816 Derbyshire, England
Sarah Sullivan Lent 1816 Surrey, England
Thomas Summers Lent 1816 Herefordshire, England
James Taylor Summer 1816 Northamptonshire, England
Joel Taylor Lent 1816 Bedfordshire, England
John Taylor Lent 1816 Surrey, England
William Taylor Lent 1816 Bedfordshire, England
William Taylor Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
John Theed Summer 1816 Buckinghamshire, England
Thomas Thody Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
William Thomas 1799 Feb 1816 Middlesex, England
John Thomas Lent 1816 Monmouthshire, England
Thomas Thomas Apr 1816 Radnorshire, Wales
Thomas Thomas Summer 1816 Surrey, England
John Thompson 1792 Jan 1816 Middlesex, England
William Thompson 1798 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
William Thompson Lent 1816 Nottinghamshire, England
William Thorn Summer 1816 Cornwall, England
Thomas Thorpe Summer 1816 Buckinghamshire, England
William Till Lent 1816 Sussex, England
Ann Tilling 1796 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Charles Tomkinson 1788 Feb 1816 Middlesex, England
James TORKington Summer 1816 Leicestershire, England
John Tossell Lent 1816 Huntingdonshire, England
Robt Townsend 1769 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Elizth Jane Townsend Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
George Townsend Summer 1816 Somerset, England
John Townsend Lent 1816 Yorkshire – North Riding, England
Augustus Travers 1794 Jan 1816 Middlesex, England
Jemima Treadwell 1793 Jan 1816 Middlesex, England
Mary Trow Summer 1816 Worcestershire, England
Thomas Trowman Lent 1816 Shropshire, England
John Trudgett 1773 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
Thomas Tucker Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
Thomas Turner 1796 Feb 1816 Middlesex, England
John Turner Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
Mary Ann Twivey Lent 1816 Warwickshire, England
James Tyler Lent 1816 Suffolk, England
Robert Vale 1800 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
George Vawles Lent 1816 Somerset, England
Jose Verbose 1796 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
Henry Vonyer Summer 1816 Kent, England
Reuben Wales Summer 1816 Yorkshire – West Riding, England
Benjamin Walker Lent 1816 Nottinghamshire, England
Francis Walker Summer 1816 Herefordshire, England
John Walker Jul 1816 Cambridgeshire, England
John Walker Summer 1816 Gloucestershire, England
William Walker Lent 1816 Nottinghamshire, England
William Wallis Lent 1816 Staffordshire, England
Richard Walters Lent 1816 Staffordshire, England
Charles Walton 1796 Jan 1816 Middlesex, England
Robert Ward 1754 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
Elizabeth Ward Summer 1816 Yorkshire – West Riding, England
William Warden Lent 1816 Surrey, England
John Warren 1775 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Marriot Warren Lent 1816 Buckinghamshire, England
John Warwick 1792 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
George Warwick 1799 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
Thomas Warwick Summer 1816 Northamptonshire, England
John Watchhorn Lent 1816 Worcestershire, England
William Watkins Lent 1816 Gloucestershire, England
Elizabeth Watson Summer 1816 Norfolk, England
Thos Weatherstone 1797 Feb 1816 Middlesex, England
Charles Weaver Lent 1816 Shropshire, England
George Weaver Lent 1816 Oxfordshire, England
Geo Webb Summer 1816 Warwickshire, England
Thomas Webb Lent 1816 Somerset, England
William Webb Summer 1816 Kent, England
William Webb Lent 1816 Wiltshire, England
George Wells 1778 Dec 1816 Middlesex, England
James Wells Lent 1816 Essex, England
William Wells Lent 1816 Suffolk, England
Thomas Wellson Spring 1816 Carmarthenshire, Wales
Margaret Welsh 1770 Jul 1816 Middlesex, England
John Weston 1798 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
William Wheatley Lent 1816 Worcestershire, England
Joseph Wheeldon Summer 1816 Derbyshire, England
George Wheeler Lent 1816 Somerset, England
Thomas White 1790 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
John White Summer 1816 Warwickshire, England
Samuel White Summer 1816 Cornwall, England
Samuel White Summer 1816 Herefordshire, England
Mary Whittington Lent 1816 Staffordshire, England
William Wickens Lent 1816 Sussex, England
John Williams 1779 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
William Williams 1786 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
John Williams 1789 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
William Williams 1789 Apr 1816 Middlesex, England
Thomas Williams 1796 May 1816 Middlesex, England
Richd Williams 1798 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Charles Williams Summer 1816 Warwickshire, England
Henry Williams Lent 1816 Herefordshire, England
John Williams Summer 1816 Gloucestershire, England
John Williams Summer 1816 Monmouthshire, England
Peter Williams Lent 1816 Herefordshire, England
Thomas Williams Lent 1816 Staffordshire, England
William Williams Spring 1816 Flintshire, Wales
William Williams Summer 1816 Shropshire, England
Henry Williamson Lent 1816 Essex, England
John Wilson Lent 1816 Yorkshire – North Riding, England
Thomas Wilson Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
Matthew Wilton Summer 1816 Lancashire, England
James Winter 1784 May 1816 Middlesex, England
Catherine Winter 1794 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
James Wood 1788 Feb 1816 Middlesex, England
Ellis Wood Summer 1816 Cheshire, England
Henry Wood Lent 1816 Somerset, England
John Wood Lent 1816 Somerset, England
Ann Woodman 1785 Oct 1816 Middlesex, England
John Wragg Summer 1816 Yorkshire – West Riding, England
Benjamin Wright Lent 1816 Nottinghamshire, England
James Wright Summer 1816 Essex, England
William Wynne Summer 1816 Worcestershire, England
Robt Yandell 1772 Sep 1816 Middlesex, England
Philip Yarnold Summer 1816 Worcestershire, England
Edward Yates Lent 1816 Worcestershire, England
George Young Summer 1816 Suffolk, England
William Young Lent 1816 Surrey, England
William Youngs Summer 1816 Norfolk, England

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