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118647
Surname: Gardiner (Executed)
First Name: Daniel Thomas
Ship: -
Date: 1854 5 April
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Executed at Maitland Gaol for the murder of his wife Catherine. Executed attended by 200 people; a large number of whom were women and children


65120
Surname: Gills (Executed)
First Name: Edward
Ship: -
Date: 1834 28 February
Place: -
Source: Australian
Details: Sentenced to be executed for the attempted murder of Donald McIntyre


9358
Surname: Harris (Executed)
First Name: Benjamin
Ship: -
Date: 1843 14 October
Place: Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: To be executed at Newcastle on 17/10/1843 for the murder of Constable Rutledge.


83294
Surname: Hayes (Executed)
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1851 26 April
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: Executed at 9am on 25th April at the new drop erected over the gates of the Maitland gaol for the murder of Benjamin Cott


80520
Surname: Hitchcock (Hay) (Executed)
First Name: Anthony
Ship: -
Date: 1833 13 December
Place: -
Source: Australian
Details: Found guilty of attempted murder and sentenced to be executed


4689
Surname: Homer (Executed)
First Name: Thomas
Ship: -
Date: 1842 9 April
Place: Newcastle
Source: HRG
Details: Executed 9.4.1842 for shooting Mr. Stone who was overseer to Homer's master.


77767
Surname: Ingley (Engling) (Ingleby) (Executed)
First Name: James
Ship: Baring 1815
Date: 1820 24 June
Place: -
Source: SG
Details: With William Taylor, Edward Cotton & Thomas Acton Remanded for sentence after being found guilty of robbing the stores of R. Brooks of Sydney. Executed


177330
Surname: Kirby (Executed)
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 23 December 1820
Place: -
Source: SG
Details: Executions - On Monday last John Kirby, who was found guilty at the late Criminal Court for murder was executed pursuant to his sentence.


77502
Surname: Knight (Executed)
First Name: Nicholas
Ship: -
Date: 1816 6 July
Place: Sydney
Source: SG
Details: Sentence of Death passed for highway robbery attended with unfavourable circumstances. No hope of mercy


61352
Surname: Le Rosse (Executed)
First Name: Angelo
Ship: -
Date: 1814 16 April
Place: Sydney
Source: SG
Details: Bushranger. Absconded from Newcastle. Executed in Sydney


115565
Surname: Martin (Executed)
First Name: James
Ship: -
Date: 1840 9 December
Place: Sydney
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Details: James Martin, John Mason executed for robbery and murder in the residence of Henry Pelham Dutton at Gammon Plains. John Walker for having prevented violence to Mrs. Dutton had his sentence commuted


115566
Surname: Mason (Executed)
First Name: John
Ship: -
Date: 1840 9 December
Place: Sydney
Source: Sydney Morning Herald
Details: James Martin, John Mason executed for robbery and murder in the residence of Henry Pelham Dutton at Gammon Plains. John Walker for having prevented violence to Mrs. Dutton had his sentence commuted


77564
Surname: McDermott (Executed)
First Name: Patrick
Ship: -
Date: 1816 12 October
Place: -
Source: SG
Details: Sentenced to death for burglary


115413
Surname: McGiff (Executed)
First Name: Thomas
Ship: -
Date: 1817 8 November
Place: Sydney
Source: SG
Details: Thomas McGiff, Bartholomew Roach, Patrick Ducey and Thomas Brown executed pursuant to their sentence at the late Criminal Sessions


9357
Surname: Melville (Executed)
First Name: -
Ship: -
Date: 1843 14 October
Place: Maitland
Source: MM
Details: To be executed in front of new gaol wall. East Maitland at 12 o'clock Wednesday 18/10/43


42927
Surname: Moore (Executed)
First Name: William
Ship: -
Date: 1838 3 March
Place: Maitland
Source: SG
Details: Executed at Maitland at 10am on Monday. A temporary scaffold built in Sydney erected near the place where he murdered Hoskins


61297
Surname: Newman (Executed)
First Name: William
Ship: England 1835
Date: 1840 10 November
Place: -
Source: The Australian
Details: Executed for the murder of Henry Hodgson at Singleton


166915
Surname: Newman (Executed)
First Name: William
Ship: England 1835
Date: October 1840
Place: Sydney
Source: Gaol Description and Entrance Books
Details: Blacksmith from Portsmouth. Admitted to Sydney Gaol from Singleton. To be held for trial. Executed


62079
Surname: Pagan (Executed)
First Name: John
Ship: Lady Castlereagh 1818
Date: 1820 15 January
Place: Newcastle
Source: SG
Details: Executed at Newcastle for the murder of James White


36558
Surname: Pidgeon (Executed)
First Name: Peter
Ship: -
Date: 1847 6 November
Place: Newcastle
Source: MM
Details: Hanged at Newcastle