British Executions

John Collins

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: highway robbery

Date Of Execution: 31 Mar 1756

Crime Location:

Execution Place: York

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

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

John Collins guilty of the highway robbery of William Hulme in the parish of Besford on 27th November 1745: robbing him of a silver watch (value at £4), a steel chain (valued at 2d) and a silver seal (valued at 3/-).