British Executions

Robert Hollingworth

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: highway robbery

Date Of Execution: 7 Apr 1798

Crime Location:

Execution Place: York

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

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

Robert Hollingworth and Rowland White (otherwise George Ledger) guilty of the highway robbery of William Winn in the parish of Rotherham on 21st November 1797 (Indictment has year 37 = 1796): robbing him of a silver watch (valued at 20/-), a purse (valued at 1d) and 28 gold guineas.