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 | Trial Place |
| Wm Abel | Summer 1805 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Wm Agar | Summer 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Geo Ainsley | Summer 1805 | Durham, England | |
| Wm Allen | Lent 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| William Andrew | 1770 | 7 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Thos Andrew | Lent 1805 | Oxfordshire, England | |
| Wm Andrews | 1770 | 1 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| James Ansell | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Betty Askins | Summer 1805 | Cheshire, England | |
| Robert Aslett | 1757 | 17 Sep 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Robt Avery | Lent 1805 | Hampshire, England | |
| Saml Ayres | Summer 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| John Skinner Baker | Apr 1805 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Edwd Baldock | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Elizth Barber | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Jas Barrett | Summer 1805 | Essex, England | |
| John Barrow | Summer 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Mary Ann Bartholomew | Lent 1805 | Sussex, England | |
| Richd Barton | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Wm Bateman | Lent 1805 | Hampshire, England | |
| Saml Bates | Summer 1805 | Northamptonshire, England | |
| John Bayley | Lent 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Timy Beard | Lent 1805 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Jas Bedford | Lent 1805 | Essex, England | |
| John Bellamy | Easter 1805 | Northamptonshire, England | |
| Charles Berry | Lent 1805 | Lancashire, England | |
| John Birchley | Summer 1805 | Herefordshire, England | |
| John Birkett | Lent 1805 | Lancashire, England | |
| John Blacklin | 1777 | 27 Apr 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| John Blacklin | 1777 | 27 Apr 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| John Bobbins | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Wm Boon | Summer 1805 | Sussex, England | |
| Martha Bowman | Jul 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| John Boyers | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Mary Bradshaw | 1755 | 21 Sep 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Mary Bradshaw | 1755 | 21 Sep 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Wm Brett | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Robt Brown | Summer 1805 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| John Bryant | Summer 1805 | Essex, England | |
| Isabella Buckler | Summer 1805 | Northumberland, England | |
| Wm Bunce | Lent 1805 | Worcestershire, England | |
| Geo Bunn | Lent 1805 | Worcestershire, England | |
| Giles Burford | Summer 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Gill Burns | Summer 1805 | Hampshire, England | |
| Ann Burton | Lent 1805 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| Chas Bushell | Lent 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| Jesse Butler | Summer 1805 | Kent, England | |
| James Cammell | Summer 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| Thos Cammell | Lent 1805 | Oxfordshire, England | |
| Jno Carpenter | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| John Carr | Lent 1805 | Essex, England | |
| Thos Carter | Lent 1805 | Herefordshire, England | |
| Wm Chapman | Summer 1805 | Essex, England | |
| Peter Chear | Summer 1805 | Cheshire, England | |
| Thos Churchill | Lent 1805 | Hampshire, England | |
| Jas Churchman | Apr 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Thos Clare | Summer 1805 | Northumberland, England | |
| Geo Clark | Lent 1805 | Essex, England | |
| John Clayton | Summer 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Wm Clifford | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| John Clift | Lent 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| Saml Collier | Lent 1805 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Simon Comer | Lent 1805 | Devon, England | |
| Richard Cooke | Oct 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Lawrence Cooper | Lent 1805 | Worcestershire, England | |
| Thomas Cooper | Lent 1805 | Nottinghamshire, England | |
| Thomas Corley | Lent 1805 | Lancashire, England | |
| Thos Corrie | Lent 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Wm Cox | Lent 1805 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Robt Crawford | Lent 1805 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Benjn Crocker | Summer 1805 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Sarah Crowther | Summer 1805 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| William Cubitt | 1774 | 18 Sep 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Robert Cullen | Summer 1805 | Kent, England | |
| John Cure | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Wm Curtis | Summer 1805 | Somerset, England | |
| Wm Dalton | Summer 1805 | Worcestershire, England | |
| Ann Davis | Lent 1805 | Sussex, England | |
| Thos Davis | Lent 1805 | Oxfordshire, England | |
| William Davis | Lent 1805 | Lancashire, England | |
| Wm Davis | Lent 1805 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| Francis Deacon | Summer 1805 | Northamptonshire, England | |
| David Deal | Lent 1805 | Essex, England | |
| Jean Nicolas Deschamps | Summer 1805 | Huntingdonshire, England | |
| Wm Dicks | Lent 1805 | Northamptonshire, England | |
| John Dodson | 1783 | 26 Apr 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| James Dransfield | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Christr Eales | Summer 1805 | Northumberland, England | |
| John Eaton | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Edwd Edwards | Summer 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Jos Edwards | Lent 1805 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| Wm Elkerton | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Jonathan Emmett | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Wm English | Summer 1805 | Suffolk, England | |
| Edward Evans | Jan 1805 | Devon, England | |
| Richard Evans | Lent 1805 | Herefordshire, England | |
| Stephen Fagg | Summer 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Thos Faux | Summer 1805 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| William Field | 1760 | 24 Apr 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Thomas Finch | 1777 | 30 Apr 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| George Finch | 1780 | 30 Apr 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Jonathan Fletcher | Lent 1805 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| Jos Fletcher | Summer 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Steph Follett | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| George Freak | 1774 | 27 Apr 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Jas Frost | Summer 1805 | Suffolk, England | |
| Edwd Fuller | Summer 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Thos Fuss | Summer 1805 | Hampshire, England | |
| John Gains | Lent 1805 | Hampshire, England | |
| Peter Gardener | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Edmd Gaskins | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Wm Gavillin | Summer 1805 | Kent, England | |
| John George | 26 Apr 1805 | Middlesex, England | |
| Ann Glover | Summer 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Chas Goodall | Summer 1805 | Hampshire, England | |
| Thos Goose | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| William Gray | 1753 | 30 Apr 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Emanuel Griffin | Lent 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| Robt Griffiths | Spring 1805 | Carmarthenshire, Wales | |
| Josiah Groombridge | Summer 1805 | Sussex, England | |
| Thos Hall | Lent 1805 | Essex, England | |
| Wm Hall | Summer 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| John Hallam | Lent 1805 | Derbyshire, England | |
| Geo Hambridge | Lent 1805 | Oxfordshire, England | |
| William Hand | Lent 1805 | Derbyshire, England | |
| Edwd Happs | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Richd Harding | 1772 | 21 Sep 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Saml Harding | Summer 1805 | Somerset, England | |
| Wm Harris | Lent 1805 | Sussex, England | |
| J Hart | Summer 1805 | Wiltshire, England | |
| John Hart | Lent 1805 | Essex, England | |
| Richd Haviland | Summer 1805 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| John Hayes | Summer 1805 | Devon, England | |
| Ann Haywood | Lent 1805 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Henry Haywood | Lent 1805 | Worcestershire, England | |
| Wm Haywood | Lent 1805 | Buckinghamshire, England | |
| George Heald | Spring 1805 | Cheshire, England | |
| Jas Heath | Lent 1805 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Thos Heath | Summer 1805 | Hampshire, England | |
| Robt Heighoe | May 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Wm Higgins | Summer 1805 | Herefordshire, England | |
| Sarah Hill | Summer 1805 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Peter Hilson | 1777 | 7 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Jas Hite | Midsummer 1805 | Bedfordshire, England | |
| John Hodges | 1783 | Feb 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Walter Holder | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Jas Hollins | Midsummer 1805 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Wm Holmes | Summer 1805 | Suffolk, England | |
| Wm Honor | Lent 1805 | Essex, England | |
| Edwd Horne | Lent 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| John Horton | Lent 1805 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| Elizth Howell | Spring 1805 | Montgomeryshire, Wales | |
| Jas Hudson | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| John Hughes | Summer 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Wm Hughes | Lent 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Betsy Hulee | Summer 1805 | Devon, England | |
| Thos James | Lent 1805 | Cornwall, England | |
| Robt Jaram | Summer 1805 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Thos Jenkinson | Lent 1805 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| John Jobbins | Jan 1805 | Middlesex, England | |
| Mary Johnson | 1781 | 9 Jan 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Moses Jones | Lent 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Solomon Joseph | Summer 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| James Joyce | Lent 1805 | Cornwall, England | |
| Geo Kennedy | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Wm King | Lent 1805 | Sussex, England | |
| Thos Kingdom | Lent 1805 | Devon, England | |
| John Knight | Summer 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| John Knight | Summer 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Mary Lakey | Summer 1805 | Dorset, England | |
| Peter Lambert | Oct 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Luke Lees | Lent 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| John Lever | Lent 1805 | Lancashire, England | |
| Jas Lighttowler | Summer 1805 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| R Littlewood | Summer 1805 | Suffolk, England | |
| Jas Lock | Summer 1805 | Kent, England | |
| John Lord | Lent 1805 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Jas Lucas | Summer 1805 | Suffolk, England | |
| Edwd Mahon | 1788 | 22 Feb 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Henry Marshall | Jul 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Leeds Mays | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| John McCarthy | 1771 | 30 Apr 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| John Meen | Jul 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Thomas Mellor | Lent 1805 | Nottinghamshire, England | |
| Richd Metcalf | Summer 1805 | Durham, England | |
| Edmd Middleton | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Saml Milward | Summer 1805 | Somerset, England | |
| Sam Mitchell | 1751 | 11 Jan 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Thos Mitchell | Summer 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Danl Monaghan | Summer 1805 | Hampshire, England | |
| Jas Moody | Lent 1805 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| Martin Moody | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Patrick Moore | Lent 1805 | Cornwall, England | |
| Jas Morgan | 1764 | 11 Jul 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| John Morgan | Lent 1805 | Herefordshire, England | |
| Mary Morgan | Spring 1805 | Radnorshire, Wales | |
| Josh Mudd | Jul 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Edward Nelson | 1782 | 9 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Edwd Nelson | 1782 | 9 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Benjn Oldroyd | Lent 1805 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Ann Overhall | Summer 1805 | Essex, England | |
| John Pallett | Summer 1805 | Essex, England | |
| Peter Pallett | Summer 1805 | Essex, England | |
| Josh Palmer | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Mary Parnell | 1782 | 12 Jul 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| John Phillips | Lent 1805 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Sampson Phillips | Lent 1805 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Jas Pitt | Summer 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Jas Poundsberry | Lent 1805 | Somerset, England | |
| Robert Powell | Lent 1805 | Nottinghamshire, England | |
| Thos Powell | Lent 1805 | Worcestershire, England | |
| Eliner Price | Spring 1805 | Montgomeryshire, Wales | |
| Evan Price | Spring 1805 | Montgomeryshire, Wales | |
| Edwd Pritchard | Lent 1805 | Worcestershire, England | |
| Robt Raven | Apr 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Thos Reeves | Summer 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Jny Richardson | 1775 | 4 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| John Richardson | 1775 | 4 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| James Richardson | Lent 1805 | Lancashire, England | |
| Elizth Riches | Summer 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| Robert Riley | Lent 1805 | Lancashire, England | |
| John Roberts | Summer 1805 | Caernarvonshire, Wales | |
| Isaac Robson | Summer 1805 | Northumberland, England | |
| Wm Rogers | Lent 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| John Ross | Lent 1805 | Shropshire, England | |
| Jean Roubillard | Summer 1805 | Huntingdonshire, England | |
| Jno Rumbold | 1775 | 22 Feb 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| John Rumbold | 1775 | 22 Feb 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Richard Russell | Summer 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Sampson Rymer | Lent 1805 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| Jno Wm Sampson | Lent 1805 | Somerset, England | |
| Geo Sawney | Lent 1805 | Somerset, England | |
| Robt Scaith | Summer 1805 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| Patrick Shahan | Lent 1805 | Devon, England | |
| John Shay | Lent 1805 | Devon, England | |
| John Sheriff | Summer 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Richd Sheriff | Lent 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Sarah Sibury | Summer 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| John Silk | 1777 | 11 Jan 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Jas Silvester | Lent 1805 | Essex, England | |
| John Simmonds | Summer 1805 | Derbyshire, England | |
| Abel Simpson | Summer 1805 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Christr Simpson | Summer 1805 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| Jas Skelton | Summer 1805 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| Jane Smart | Summer 1805 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Matthew Smart | Summer 1805 | Leicestershire, England | |
| John Smith | Apr 1805 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Geo Spikes | 1788 | 21 Sep 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| John Stevens | 1765 | 10 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| John Stevens | 1765 | 10 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| John Stubbs | Summer 1805 | Warwickshire, England | |
| John Sudbury | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Wm Sury | Lent 1805 | Essex, England | |
| Wm Swaine | Lent 1805 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| Wm Swale | Summer 1805 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Geo Swingler | Lent 1805 | Northamptonshire, England | |
| John Tennent | 1781 | 11 Jan 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Chas Townsend | Summer 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| Jas Trass | Lent 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| Wm Trim | Summer 1805 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| John Troy | 1777 | 30 May 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Roger Turner | 1771 | 22 Feb 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Jas Turner | Summer 1805 | Durham, England | |
| Wm Twiss | Lent 1805 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Jos Tyso | Apr 1805 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Wm Vincent | 1782 | 7 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Geo Walter | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| John Waltho | Lent 1805 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Francis Ward | 1794 | 7 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Wm Warner | Summer 1805 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| Jas Warwick | 1767 | 10 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Thos Watts | 1760 | 21 Sep 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Cathe Watts | Sep 1805 | Cheshire, England | |
| George Webb | Summer 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Jas Webb | Oct 1805 | Kent, England | |
| John Webb | Lent 1805 | Oxfordshire, England | |
| Antony Webb Senr | Lent 1805 | Oxfordshire, England | |
| John Webster | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Wm Webster | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Isaac West | Lent 1805 | Hampshire, England | |
| John West | Summer 1805 | Dorset, England | |
| Leonard West | Lent 1805 | Kent, England | |
| Jno Leonard White | 1765 | 4 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Leonard Jno White | 1765 | 4 Dec 1805 | Middlesex, England |
| Jane Mary L White | Lent 1805 | Surrey, England | |
| Thos Wiley | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| John Wilkinson | Lent 1805 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Elizabeth Williams | Spring 1805 | Cheshire, England | |
| Geo Williams | Lent 1805 | Sussex, England | |
| Wm Williams | Summer 1805 | Cheshire, England | |
| John Williamson | Lent 1805 | Cornwall, England | |
| Wm Willis | Summer 1805 | Hampshire, England | |
| Jas Wilson | Summer 1805 | Essex, England | |
| Eliz Woodcock | Summer 1805 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Wm Woodward | Summer 1805 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Robt Wright | Lent 1805 | Norfolk, England | |
| Henry Young | Oct 1805 | Worcestershire, England | |
| Thos Young | Lent 1805 | Buckinghamshire, England |
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