"1874-10-04Z"^^ . . "1932-09-20Z"^^ . "1924Z"^^ . . "1874Z"^^ . "Ellis, John"@en . . "British executioner" . . . . . "John Ellis"@en . . "1932Z"^^ . "1901Z"^^ . . "John Ellis (4 October 1874 \u2013 20 September 1932) was a British executioner for 23 years, from 1901 to 1924. His other occupations were as a Rochdale hairdresser and newsagent.Born in the Balderstone district of Rochdale on 4 October 1874, he first worked in a series of jobs as a casual labourer in and around Manchester before gaining a job at a spinning mill in Bury."@en .