British Executions

George Berry

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: highway robbery

Date Of Execution: 1 May 1758

Crime Location:

Execution Place: York

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/yorkcircuit.html

George Berry, a tailor, guilty of the highway robbery of Anthony Batty in the parish of Aysgarth on 8th November 1757; and stealing from him 10 pecks f oatmeal (valued at 13/4), 3 pecks of wheatmeal (valued at 3/-) and a hat (valued at 6d).