I first heard about Sin Eaters from a BBC Radio programme, part of their The Digital Human series. It's a fascinating topic, and as per a link in the parent article the last known of England's Sin Eaters died as recently as 1906.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b096h775

http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/shropshire/hi/people_and_places/...