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Death Sentences – 1803

This is a list of accused sentenced to death in Britain – this is not a definitive inventory. It is likely that details of the crime were reported in the news. If you can find the name you are searching please make contact by using the enquiry form. I will see if any archive material is available. If you cannot find the person you are searching don’t worry – please enquire anyway. I will do a search and get back to you.

Accused Birth Trial Date Trail Place
Maria Adair  1745 9 Jul 1803 Middlesex, England
Robt Aslett 31 Dec 1803 Middlesex, England
William Austin 31 Dec 1803 Middlesex, England
Hannah Barton 1787 14 Sep 1803 Middlesex, England
Willm Bolton  1761 14 Sep 1803 Middlesex, England
Michael Brown  1780 1 Dec 1803 Middlesex, England
Michael Carney 1748 Sep 1803 Middlesex, England
Samuel Collins 1785 Jun 1803 Middlesex, England
Humphrey Crawley 1763 Sep 1803 Middlesex, England
John Cuepper  1770 Sep 1803 Middlesex, England
George Foster 1771 14 Jan 1803 Middlesex, England
Richard Gale 1782 Feb 1803 Middlesex, England
John Goodwin 1762 Jan 1803 Middlesex, England
Fordyce Gorvlan 1770 Feb 1803 Middlesex, England
Thomas Gould 1770 Feb 1803 Middlesex, England
John Grant 1776 26 May 1803 Middlesex, England
George Greene 1787 3 Dec 1803 Middlesex, England
Peter Gregory 1764 25 Apr 1803 Middlesex, England
Michael Haley 1766 22 Feb 1803 Middlesex, England
William Ivey 1776 15 Sep 1803 Middlesex, England
Benjamin James 1782 21 Dec 1803 Middlesex, England
Joseph Jemmett 1774 19 Feb 1803 Middlesex, England
John Jones 1763 13 Sep 1803 Middlesex, England
Robert Matthews 1774 17 Feb 1803 Middlesex, England
Abram Nicholas 1753 23 Apr 1803 Middlesex, England
John Paul 1748 14 Sep 1803 Middlesex, England
John Pounceford  1789 3 Dec 1803 Middlesex, England
John Pounceford  1789 3 Dec 1803 Middlesex, England
Saml Richards 1772 14 Jan 1803 Middlesex, England
James Sharp 1751 14 Sep 1803 Middlesex, England
Robert Smith  1773 23 Apr 1803 Middlesex, England
Metheuselah Spalding 1763 2 Dec 1803 Middlesex, England
James Steel 1782 29 Oct 1803 Middlesex, England
Maria Hannah Tate 1773 9 Jul 1803 Middlesex, England
John Thompson  1761 6 Jul 1803 Middlesex, England
William Tiller 1782 Oct 1803 Middlesex, England
Matthew Webster  1784 7 Jul 1803 Middlesex, England
Dominic Welch 1790 6 Jul 1803 Middlesex, England
William Wells  1771 27 May 1803 Middlesex, England
Henry Williams 1780 12 Jan 1803 Middlesex, England
Charles Williams 1786 7 Jul 1803 Middlesex, England
Ann Windsor 1770 21 Feb 1803 Middlesex, England
Charlotte Wood 1785 8 Jul 1803 Middlesex, England

 

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