Name

Robert Wilson (counterfeiter)

Biography

An Irishman convicted in 1724 of bringing counterfeit half-crowns and shillings into the Island and passing three of them. He was hanged. The Manx system distinguished between a local man who made a penny to test his metal and a foreigner who imported counterfeit coin for profit.

Active Period

d. 1724

Place

Isle of Man

Period

Stanley Lordship

Role / Office

Counterfeiter

Book Chapter

Chapter 7