18^th August 1727, Jonathan Shaw was executed for horse stealing, he said he was born at Bratfield 4 miles from Sheffield in Yorkshire and brought up handsomely by a good father and mother. His brother George was also executed earlier in the same year in Derby. William Billings was also condemned but later reprieved (see 9^th April 1731.)

 Friday 9^th April 1731, William Billings executed, crime unknown, reprieved in 1727 for horse stealing, reported that he lived an unaccountably life.

29^th March 1732, John Howitt or Hewitt and Rosamond Ollernshaw were executed for poisoning Hannah Howitt, the wife of John. They both confessed to the murder before the execution date.

 Friday 15^th August 1735, John Smith was executed for burglary/housebreaking. He was removed from Stafford Gaol and tried at the Derby Assizes in August for breaking into the dwelling house of a Mr. Bowyer of Roston and stealing a silver cup and other articles.

 Thursday 30^th March 1737/38, Richard Woodward was executed for highway robbery.

 John Moreton for deer stealing was also condemned at the March Assizes but afterward reprieved. Charles Walker who was condemned to death in August 1737, for highway robbery, received his Majesty’s most gracious pardon.

 Wednesday 9^th April 1740, 33-year-old, William Dolphin a single man, for robbing a Mr. Lord, on the highway near Chesterfield was executed.

 James Hill was also condemned with Dolphin and put all the blame on Dolphin saying he was behind Dolphin at the time of the robbery. Dolphin never confessed to the said crime and maintained his innocence. At the time of his execution he leaped into the cart, stripped off his coat, on being tied up, he forgave the executioner and the cart was drawn away. He was buried in the evening at St. Peter’s Church Yard.

 Samuel Gilbert for stealing a black mare was condemned at the March Assizes in 1739/40, as was James Hill, both were reprieved and ordered to be transported for 14 years.

 Friday the 22^nd of August 1740, George Ashmore junior was executed for High Treason, counterfeit guineas. Ashmore a watchmaker had perfection in forging gold. Ashmore was interred by his relations, in the Churchyard of Sutton upon the Hill. His body was removed or stolen sometime in September 1740.

 Friday 10^th April 1741: William Elliott for privately stealing from the shop of Mrs. Balme’s shop at Bonsal, was executed. He had confessed to his brother that he was guilty.

 Friday 7^th August 1741, Robert Bowler was tried at the July Assizes, for shooting at and dangerously wounding Edward Rivington a butcher as he was returning from Belper to Pentridge, was  executed.

 Saturday 23^rd March 1754, Mary Dilks was execute for infanticide, of her bastard son. Her body was dissected and the parts explained to the young medical students by Mr. Meynell a surgeon of Derby.

Friday 1^st August 1755: Ann Williamson for picking pockets.

Monday 2^nd April 1756: John Ratcliff for horse stealing.

Friday 29^th April 1757: Thomas Hulley (at large) returning from transportation.

Saturday 24^th March 1759: Charles Kirkman for the murder of his infant child.

Friday 12^th August 1763: Jams Perry and Amos Mason for highway robbery.

Wednesday 20^th April 1768: John Lowe for housebreaking.

Wednesday 4^th May 1768: Charles Pleasant for forgery.

Thursday 21^st March 1776:  Matthew Cocklayne or Cocklane for murder of Mary Vickers. He committed the murder in December 1774,his body was hung in chains near Derby.

Friday 31^st March 1780: James Meadows for highway robbery.

Friday 25^th August 1780: William Buxton for highway robbery.

Thursday 28^th March 1782: James Williams for horse stealing.

Friday 2^nd August 1782: John Shaw for (at large) breaking out of gaol.

Thursday 8^th April 1784: Thomas Greensmith for a burglary at Walton near Burton.

Friday 16^th April 1784: William Rose for horse stealing.

 1784: Benjamin and J. Jones were condemned for housebreaking, but both hung themselves in gaol while awaiting execution.

Friday 1^st April 1785: William and George Grooby and James Peat or Batt for burglary in a shop.

Friday 7^th April 1786: John Sheppard for housebreaking and William Stanley for burglary. Saturday 2^nd September 1786, James Halliburton for rape of Millicent Smith.

Monday 9^th April 1787: John Porson for picking pockets.

Saturday 22^nd March 1788: Thomas Grundy for poisoning his brother.

Friday 13^th August 1790: Joseph Allen for shop breaking or stealing from a dwelling house

Friday 1^st April 1791: William Rider for robbery or rape of Mary Barton.

Friday 4^th April 1794: James Murray for housebreaking.

Friday 10^th April 1795: Thomas Neville or Nevill for robbing Mr. Morley.

Thursday 17^th March 1796: James Preston for the murder of Susannah Moreton’s bastard child.

August 1800: Thomas Knowes for uttering a note.

August 1801: George Lacy Powell and John Drummond for highway robbery; James Gratian for burglary; Evans and J. Dent for sheep stealing.

August 1802: J. Mellor and J. Spencer (cousins) for burglary.

March 1803: William Wells for murder.

1804: R. Booth and J. Parker for horse stealing.

March 1807: William Webster for poisoning two people.

1807: Joseph West for forgery.

March 1812: Percival Cook and James Tomlison for burglary. Mason, P. R. Hibbet and P. Henshaw for burglary.

1815: Anthony Lingard for murder.

1816: Joseph Wheeldon for murder.

August 1817: Brown, Booth, Jackson, and King for burning stacks of corn.

7^th November 1817: Brandreth, Ludlam and Turner for high treason.

22^nd March 1819: Hannah Bocking aged 16 for poisoning Jane Grant at Litton.

2^nd April 1819: Thomas Hopkinson for highway robbery.

1822: Hannah Halley for murdering her infant.

April 1825: George Batty for rape.

12^th April 1833: John Leedham for bestiality.

31^st March 1843: Samuel Bonsall, William Bland, and John Hulme for the murder of Martha Goddard at Stantey.

1^st April 1847: John Platts for the murder of George Collins at Chesterfield.

26^th March 1852: Anthony Turner for the murder of Phoebe Barnes at Belper.

 

 

16^th August 1861: George Smith for the murder of his father at Ilkeston.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

11^th April 1862: Richard Thorley for the murder of Eliza Morrow at Derby.

4^th August 1873 Benjamin Hudson for the murder of his wife