Age: unknown
Sex: male
Crime: high treason
Date Of Execution: 1 Apr 1740
Execution Place: Staffordshire
Method: hanging
Executioner: unknown
Source: http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/staffs.html
William Simms guilty of High Treason in that he forged 8 pieces of false, feigned and counterfeit money and coin of copper, tin, pewter, lead and other metals to the likeness of silver crown pieces; 4 to the likeness of half crown pieces and 5 to the likeness of shilling pieces. No reprieve traced.
