Scotland 1800 – 1868 and 1869 - 1899

273 people were publicly hanged in Scotland between 1800 and 1868, comprising 259 men and 14 women.
A further 207 were sentenced to death but reprieved or respited.

At least 39 men and 3 women received the death sentence for murder between 1869 and 1899.
Of these 16 men and 1 woman were subsequently hanged.

Scotland had a system of Assize courts in 4 circuits, one each for West, East, South & North.
The High Court of Justiciary sat in Edinburgh and was an independent court for that city.
It would also take difficult cases from other areas.
The King & Privy Council had to approve Scottish death sentences so there tended to be a greater time
between sentence and execution or reprieve than in England due to the communications difficulty.

The crimes for which these people were hanged break down as follows.

Murder

125

Housebreaking

55

Robbery

30

Highway robbery

13

Stouthrief

9

Forgery

8

Theft

8

Horse theft

7

Uttering

5

Rape

4

Treason

3

Hamesucken

3

Sheep stealing

2

Arson

1

Total

273

Stouthrief is a form robbery taking place in a dwelling house.
Hamesucken is “the seeking and invasion of a person in his dwelling house”.
Neither crime appears in English law.

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