Jack Sheppard

Jack Sheppard

male, deceased (1724)
executionsbyGreatBritain, hanged, Ghostwritten, The Beggar's Opera, Tyburn, Tyburn, London…executed by hanging
Jack Sheppard was a notorious English robber, burglar and thief of early 18th century London. Born into a poor family, he was apprenticed as a...
Jonathan Wild

Jonathan Wild

male, deceased (1725)
executionsbyGreatBritain, From Wolverhampton, English, Literary dunce, execution, criminal
Jonathan Wild was perhaps the most famous criminal of London - and possibly Great Britain - during the 18th century, both because of his own...
John Byng

John Byng

male, deceased (1757)
executionsbyGreatBritain, death by firearm in the United Kingdom, Executed military personnel, French, British, candide…executed by firing squad, death by firearm
John Byng (October 29, 1704 - March 14, 1757) was a British Admiral who was court-martialled and executed for failing to "do his utmost" during the...
Jerry Abershawe

Jerry Abershawe

male, deceased (1795)
executionsbyGreatBritain, Kingston upon Thames, public house, criminal, Highwayman, croydon…executed by hanging
Louis Jeremiah Abershawe (better known as Jerry Abershawe; 1773 - 1795) was a notorious highwayman who terrorised travellers along the road between...
Dick Turpin

Dick Turpin

male, deceased (1739)
York, executionsbyGreatBritain, Richard (Dick) Turpin, Highwaymen, executed by hanging, From Essex
Richard (Dick) Turpin is a legendary English rogue and the most famous historical highwayman. In life Richard Turpin was a violent man who...
William Brodie

William Brodie

male, deceased (1788)
executionsbyGreatBritain, transportation, jury, guild, criminal, stonemason…executed by hanging
William Brodie (1741-1788), more commonly known by his prestigious title of Deacon Brodie, was a Scottish cabinet-maker, deacon of the trades guild...

William Dodd

male, deceased (1777)
executionsbyGreatBritain, executed by hanging, Anglican priest, Forger, Anglicanism, Anglican
William Dodd (29 May 1729 - 27 June 1777) was an English Anglican clergyman and a man of letters. He lived extravagantly, and was nicknamed the...

James Field

male, deceased (1751)
executionsbyGreatBritain, execution, Warrants, executed by hanging, hanged, Tyburn
James Field (c.1714 - 11 February 1751) was a sailor and boxer in England in the 18th century who was hanged for robbery. He was born in Dublin,...

Laurence Shirley 4th Earl Ferrers

male, deceased (1760)
executionsbyGreatBritain, executed by hanging, northamptonshire, leicestershire, cruelty, estate…Earl in the Peerage of Great Britain
Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers (August 18, 1720 - May 5, 1760) was the last aristocrat hanged in England. The 4th Earl Ferrers, descendant of...

John Gow

male, deceased (1725)
wick, executionsbyGreatBritain, A General History of the Pyrates, caithness, Charles Johnson, executed by hanging
John Gow (c. 1698-11 June 1725) was a notorious pirate whose short career was immortalized by Charles Johnson in "A General History of the...