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Title: Judicial hangings, 17th century
Post by: Annie65115 on Thursday 30 July 20 19:25 BST (UK)

Are there any records anywhere of death sentences carried out in London in the 18th century? I’ve seen court records where a sentence has been handed down but no idea if it was carried out or commuted.

Title: Re: Judicial hangings, 17th century
Post by: C P Rayson on Thursday 30 July 20 19:43 BST (UK)

Hi

You could try this site http://www.britishexecutions.co.uk/chronology.php?time=1596134463

or search for something like English Hangings

Regards
Chris

Title: Re: Judicial hangings, 17th century
Post by: deebel on Thursday 30 July 20 20:38 BST (UK)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_Kingdom

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Title: Re: Judicial hangings, 17th century
Post by: Annie65115 on Thursday 30 July 20 21:02 BST (UK)

Thank you, interesting but gruesome  :-\.  I see the Wikipedia "notable executions" don't include the Cato St conspirators!

Title: Re: Judicial hangings, 17th century
Post by: horselydown86 on Friday 31 July 20 16:16 BST (UK)

On the London Lives website, a recordset called:

Ordinary of Newgate Prison:
Ordinary's Accounts: Biographies of Executed Convicts

See:  https://www.londonlives.org/browse.jsp?archive=OA

Or you can search by name or keyword.

Title: Re: Judicial hangings, 17th century
Post by: Annie65115 on Saturday 01 August 20 08:53 BST (UK)

thank you horselydown! I found the relevant name there but only as a mention in someone else's confession -- it does say that the the preson had been executed. (It was a husband and wife team that I was looking for, don't know if they were both killedbut maybe -- not nice at all, as the charge was counterfeiting currency for which the punishment then, BUT ONY FOR WOMEN, was being burnt at the stake  :-[ )