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 |
| John Alcox | Lent 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Nathl Alexander | Lent 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Ann Allen | Lent 1808 | Lancashire, England | |
| John Allen | Summer 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Saml Andrew | Summer 1808 | Cheshire, England | |
| David Arlington | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Thos Arlington | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Jos Arnold | Summer 1808 | Suffolk, England | |
| Wm Asshton | Summer 1808 | Devon, England | |
| James Atkins | 1770 | 3 Dec 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Edwd Atkinson | Summer 1808 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| Josh August | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Thos Austin | Jul 1808 | Norfolk, England | |
| Robert Badger | 1794 | 14 Jan 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Wm Barber | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| John Barnes | Lent 1808 | Hampshire, England | |
| Geo Barrett | Summer 1808 | Wiltshire, England | |
| John Barwick | Lent 1808 | Essex, England | |
| Maurice Beauchamp | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Wm Beaven | Summer 1808 | Monmouthshire, England | |
| John Begbie | Summer 1808 | Northumberland, England | |
| John Bennett | Jan 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Wm Bingham | Lent 1808 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| John Bishop | Summer 1808 | Buckinghamshire, England | |
| Richd Blankley | Lent 1808 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| Wm Blewett | Summer 1808 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Thos Boardman | Summer 1808 | Cheshire, England | |
| Chas Frans Marie Bouchew | Summer 1808 | Huntingdonshire, England | |
| William Bowen | 1787 | 15 Jul 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Wm Bowerman | Summer 1808 | Devon, England | |
| Abram Brace | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Philip Brenton | Summer 1808 | Cornwall, England | |
| Thomas Brown | 1771 | 16 Sep 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Charles Brown | 1787 | 7 Jun 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| John Brown | 1790 | 7 Jun 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Charles Brown | 1795 | 13 Jan 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| John Brown | Lent 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Jas Brownsey | Summer 1808 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| Martin Bryan | Summer 1808 | Northumberland, England | |
| Henry Buckland | Summer 1808 | Northamptonshire, England | |
| Wm Buckley | Jan 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Robt Buddle | Lent 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Wm Bull | Lent 1808 | Staffordshire, England | |
| William Bumstead | 1795 | 14 Jul 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| George Bunt | Summer 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Jas Burges | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Sarah Burgess | 1788 | 6 Jun 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Saml Calkin | Lent 1808 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Edmund Catchlove | Lent 1808 | Hampshire, England | |
| Edmund Catchlove | Lent 1808 | Hampshire, England | |
| Thomas Cavill | 1787 | 3 Dec 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Sarah Chambers | Lent 1808 | Nottinghamshire, England | |
| Mary Chandley | Lent 1808 | Lancashire, England | |
| John Chapman | Lent 1808 | Norfolk, England | |
| Robt Chapman | Lent 1808 | Norfolk, England | |
| Thos Colley | Lent 1808 | Berkshire, England | |
| Wm Collins | Lent 1808 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| John Cooper | Lent 1808 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Thos Cooper | Lent 1808 | Lancashire, England | |
| Thos Cribb | Lent 1808 | Essex, England | |
| Frances Crozier | Summer 1808 | Northumberland, England | |
| Saml Daine | Summer 1808 | Lancashire, England | |
| Sarah Davis | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Saml Dent | Summer 1808 | Herefordshire, England | |
| Thos Denton | Lent 1808 | Huntingdonshire, England | |
| Mary Dolan | Lent 1808 | Lancashire, England | |
| Jean Francois Dutard | Lent 1808 | Hampshire, England | |
| Fanny Dyer | Lent 1808 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Thos Eccles | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Thos Ede | Summer 1808 | Sussex, England | |
| Wright Elwood | Summer 1808 | Cambridgeshire, England | |
| David Evans | Summer 1808 | Sussex, England | |
| William Evans | Summer 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Richard Evirs | Summer 1808 | Cornwall, England | |
| Hannah Fagan | Lent 1808 | Lancashire, England | |
| Josh Firkins | Lent 1808 | Worcestershire, England | |
| Geo Fowler | Summer 1808 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| Wm Fuller | Lent 1808 | Norfolk, England | |
| Rose Gaffney | Summer 1808 | Lancashire, England | |
| Edw Arrol Gaulton | Lent 1808 | Hampshire, England | |
| Edwd Arrol Gaulton | Lent 1808 | Hampshire, England | |
| Robt Gerard | Lent 1808 | Suffolk, England | |
| Michl Gillespie | Lent 1808 | Sussex, England | |
| George Godbear | Summer 1808 | Devon, England | |
| Mary Gordon | Lent 1808 | Cheshire, England | |
| Thomas Gower | 1789 | 14 Sep 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| John Griffiths | Summer 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| John Grover | Apr 1808 | Oxfordshire, England | |
| Wm Grubb | Summer 1808 | Essex, England | |
| Arthur Hagan | Summer 1808 | Cumberland, England | |
| John Hall | Lent 1808 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Wm Hall | Summer 1808 | Bedfordshire, England | |
| Saml Hanson | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Thos Harbour | Summer 1808 | Buckinghamshire, England | |
| John Hargan | Lent 1808 | Somerset, England | |
| John Haris | Summer 1808 | Glamorgan, Wales | |
| Wm Gates Harris | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| John Hartlett | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Thos Hawkins | Lent 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Wm Hawkswood | Lent 1808 | Staffordshire, England | |
| John Haybull | Summer 1808 | Devon, England | |
| Joshua Herd | Summer 1808 | Lancashire, England | |
| Luis Herquiada | Lent 1808 | Hampshire, England | |
| England Herring | Lent 1808 | Leicestershire, England | |
| Mary Herring | Lent 1808 | Leicestershire, England | |
| Solomon Herring | Lent 1808 | Leicestershire, England | |
| Wm Hicken | Summer 1808 | Buckinghamshire, England | |
| Edmund Hickey | 1786 | 20 Feb 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Geo Higgins | Lent 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Richd Higginson | Summer 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Jas Hill | Summer 1808 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| Wm Hill | Summer 1808 | Sussex, England | |
| John Hills | Summer 1808 | Essex, England | |
| James Hine | Lent 1808 | Dorset, England | |
| Jas Hinsell | Lent 1808 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Jas Hinton | Apr 1808 | Flintshire, Wales | |
| John Hobbs | Lent 1808 | Hampshire, England | |
| Ann Holton | 1787 | 22 Feb 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Jas Hooper | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Sarah Hopsted | Summer 1808 | Lancashire, England | |
| Mary Horgan | Apr 1808 | Gloucester, England | |
| Thos Howell | Lent 1808 | Somerset, England | |
| John Hubbard | Lent 1808 | Leicestershire, England | |
| George Humphrey | 1790 | 13 Jan 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Wm Hunt | Jan 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Wm Hutchinson | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Charles Jackson | 1790 | 15 Sep 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Christopher Jackson | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Josh Jardine | Summer 1808 | Cumberland, England | |
| Mark Jones | Lent 1808 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Roger Jones | Summer 1808 | Shropshire, England | |
| Andre Karran | Summer 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Thos Kendall | Lent 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Wm Henry Kennedy | Lent 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Richd Kibble | Lent 1808 | Buckinghamshire, England | |
| Thomas King | 1786 | 4 Jun 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Elizth King | Lent 1808 | Hampshire, England | |
| Jas King | Summer 1808 | Oxfordshire, England | |
| Andrew Kingdon | 1785 | 4 Sep 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| William Kintcheler | 1776 | 27 Oct 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| John Kirkman | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – West Riding, England | |
| Wm Kitching | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – West Riding, England | |
| Gilead Knight | Summer 1808 | Somerset, England | |
| Isaac Crevys Lang | Summer 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Saml Lasper | 1783 | 3 Dec 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Thomas Lawley | Summer 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Wm Lewis | Summer 1808 | Shropshire, England | |
| John Linton | Summer 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Rowland Lloyd | Oct 1808 | Merionethshire, Wales | |
| Wm Lloyd | Summer 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Richd Long | Summer 1808 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| Edwd Longhurst | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Benjamin Longstreet | Summer 1808 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Geo Looseley | Lent 1808 | Sussex, England | |
| Jas Love | Lent 1808 | Somerset, England | |
| Jas Lucas | Lent 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Robt Luck | Lent 1808 | Bedfordshire, England | |
| Hugh Marsh | Summer 1808 | Derbyshire, England | |
| Saml Martin | Lent 1808 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Robt Matchett | Summer 1808 | Lincolnshire, England | |
| John Maxwell | Lent 1808 | Huntingdonshire, England | |
| Geo Mayes | Lent 1808 | Suffolk, England | |
| John Mayes | Lent 1808 | Suffolk, England | |
| Wm Merrill | Lent 1808 | Bedfordshire, England | |
| David Miller | Oct 1808 | Northumberland, England | |
| John Miller | Summer 1808 | Sussex, England | |
| Jas Moody | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Ann Moorehead | Lent 1808 | Dorset, England | |
| Elijah Moorhouse | Lent 1808 | Lancashire, England | |
| Wm Morgan | Lent 1808 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| John Morton | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Saml Murry | Summer 1808 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Richd Neighbour | 1782 | 26 Oct 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| John Nevill | Lent 1808 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Thos Nixon | Jan 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Wm Noble | Lent 1808 | Nottinghamshire, England | |
| John Lewis Owen | Oct 1808 | Merionethshire, Wales | |
| Lewis Owen | Autumn 1808 | Denbighshire, Wales | |
| James Pace | Summer 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Elizth Paddock | Summer 1808 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Benjn Pain | Lent 1808 | Devon, England | |
| John Palmer | 1785 | 19 Sep 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Isaac Parker | Lent 1808 | Bedfordshire, England | |
| Saml Pateman | Lent 1808 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| Wm Payne | Lent 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Geo Pearce | Lent 1808 | Wiltshire, England | |
| Jas Pearce | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| William Pearce | Summer 1808 | Staffordshire, England | |
| John Pecker | Summer 1808 | Kent, England | |
| John Penfold | Lent 1808 | Northamptonshire, England | |
| Richd Perkins | Lent 1808 | Worcestershire, England | |
| John Pitt | Lent 1808 | Hampshire, England | |
| Wm Poilley | Lent 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Wm Pope | Lent 1808 | Somerset, England | |
| Jas Porter | Lent 1808 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Thos Powell | Summer 1808 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Sarah Pugh | Lent 1808 | Herefordshire, England | |
| Thos Quayle | Summer 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Geo Ratcliffe | Lent 1808 | Suffolk, England | |
| Saml Rawbones | Lent 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Jas Rayner | Summer 1808 | Essex, England | |
| Francis Read | Summer 1808 | Hampshire, England | |
| Susanh Reynett | Lent 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Robt Richardson | Summer 1808 | Northumberland, England | |
| John Ridge | Lent 1808 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Edmd Riley | Lent 1808 | Norfolk, England | |
| John Roberts | Summer 1808 | Westmorland, England | |
| Elizth Rowley | Lent 1808 | Herefordshire, England | |
| Thos Russell | 1788 | 4 Jun 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| John Russell | Lent 1808 | Hampshire, England | |
| Thos Ryan | Lent 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Wm Sadler | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| John Savage | Lent 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Wm Sharpe | Lent 1808 | Leicestershire, England | |
| Wm Shepherd | 1785 | 11 Apr 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| John Shepherd | Lent 1808 | Devon, England | |
| Kitty Shepherd | Lent 1808 | Bedfordshire, England | |
| Thos Simmonds | Lent 1808 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| Martha Simmons | Lent 1808 | Essex, England | |
| Josh Sly | Lent 1808 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Absalom Smith | Lent 1808 | Leicestershire, England | |
| Wm Smith | Lent 1808 | Leicestershire, England | |
| Wm Snead | Lent 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| John Snow | Lent 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Jas Steadman | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Thos Stern | Lent 1808 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| Edwd Strahan | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| John Strutt | Lent 1808 | Essex, England | |
| Thomas Sutton | Lent 1808 | Norfolk, England | |
| John Talton | Lent 1808 | Sussex, England | |
| Saml Tapster | Lent 1808 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| John Taylor | 1766 | 3 Jun 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Henry Taylor | Lent 1808 | Kent, England | |
| John Taylor | Lent 1808 | Somerset, England | |
| Wm Taylor | Lent 1808 | Devon, England | |
| Eliz Terry | Lent 1808 | Surrey, England | |
| Thos Thomas | Oct 1808 | Merionethshire, Wales | |
| Alexr Thompsey | Summer 1808 | Somerset, England | |
| Eleanr Thompson | 1786 | 6 Apr 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Francis Thompson | Lent 1808 | Devon, England | |
| Jas Thompson | Summer 1808 | Durham, England | |
| John Thorpe | Summer 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Henry Thrower | Summer 1808 | Norfolk, England | |
| Wm Tindill | Summer 1808 | Yorkshire – West Riding, England | |
| Edwd Tobin | 1778 | 20 Feb 1808 | Middlesex, England |
| Wm Tucker | Lent 1808 | Devon, England | |
| Wm Turner | Lent 1808 | Suffolk, England | |
| John Tyler | Summer 1808 | Essex, England | |
| Isabella Vickers | Lent 1808 | Lancashire, England | |
| John Wain | Lent 1808 | Derbyshire, England | |
| Jesse Wales | Lent 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Rich Walker | Summer 1808 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| Richd Walker | Summer 1808 | Hertfordshire, England | |
| Mary Ward | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – West Riding, England | |
| Wm Warner | Lent 1808 | Derbyshire, England | |
| Gervas Watchorn | Lent 1808 | Nottinghamshire, England | |
| Thos Watkins | Lent 1808 | Gloucestershire, England | |
| Wm Watkins | Lent 1808 | Monmouthshire, England | |
| Jas Watson | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Louis Watson | Summer 1808 | Cheshire, England | |
| Richd Watson | Lent 1808 | Lancashire, England | |
| John Weston | Lent 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Mary Whale | Apr 1808 | Gloucester, England | |
| Jas Whibby | Lent 1808 | Somerset, England | |
| Thos Wilbe | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| David Wilcock | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Thos Wilcox | Lent 1808 | Leicestershire, England | |
| Wm Wild | Summer 1808 | Shropshire, England | |
| Walter Willard | Summer 1808 | Kent, England | |
| Robt Williams | Summer 1808 | Shropshire, England | |
| Wm Williams | Spring 1808 | Glamorgan, Wales | |
| Josh Gordon Willmot | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – West Riding, England | |
| John Wilson | Summer 1808 | Staffordshire, England | |
| Jas Winterbottom | Lent 1808 | Yorkshire – East Riding, England | |
| Jas. Wood | Summer 1808 | Cumberland, England | |
| Mary Wood | Jul 1808 | Norfolk, England | |
| Wm Wood | Summer 1808 | Warwickshire, England | |
| Benjn Wright | Lent 1808 | Suffolk, England |
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