British Executions

William Collins

Age: unknown

Sex: male

Crime: robbery

Date Of Execution: 19 Mar 1779

Crime Location:

Execution Place: Northampton Heath, Northamptonshire

Method: hanging

Executioner: unknown

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

Friday, 19 March 1779 

William Collins for a Mail Robbery.  Likely to have been hanged in chains after execution though I have not found any mention of it.