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HO 42/198 ff. 1-42 Norris to Sidmouth 19 Nov 1819
Enclosing copies of numerous short depositions re drilling in Bolton-Bury-Oldham area on or before 16 August, all allegedly sworn on or close to 16 Aug 1819.


Here, list of all the accounts, but detailed notes only on eye-witness accounts.

Bury, 7 Aug., fearful of drilling:

Cunliffe, Ellis

Hodgson, Richard

Hutchinson, Thomas

Walker, Richard

 

Bolton/Bury area, 9 Aug., drilling on Cockey Moor:

Fletcher, Samuel, collier, Little Lever

Lever, Robert, Bolton,

Haslam, James, shopkeeper, Bolton

Taylor, Arthur, warper, Bolton,

Hill, Charles, weaver, Tottington,

Greenhalgh, George, weaver, Tottington

Holt, John, weaver, Elton nr Bury

Hargreaves, John, weaver, Tottington

Hood, Richard, clerk, Bury

13 Aug., drilling nr Bury:

Goodlad, William, surgeon, Bury

11 Aug. threats from groups of reformers:

Latham, Henry, quartermaster

Holt, William, soldier

11 Aug. threatening assembly, banners, songs, slogans:

Wrigley, John, Lees

12 Aug. drilling:

Worwick, Benjamin, Failsworth

14 Aug. Recent drilling:

Law, John, Manchester

Turner, Robert, Shaw Chapel

15 Aug. drilling White Moss & around N & E Manchester:

Shawcross, John, bookkeeper, Salford

Murray, Jams, confectioner, Manchester 

Chippendale, William, merchant, Oldham

Badder (?), Richard, Manchester

McCarden (?) Edward,

Shaw, William, Ashton, spinner

Henry, George

Andrew, Jonathan, Headham Hall

Keamer, Lt Col,

Taylor, John, Middleton

Turner, Robert, Manchester

Rymer, Richard, Manchester, painter

15 Aug. Drilling, White Moss and elsewhere back to early August:

Heaton, John, Middleton, plumber

Collier, John, Manchester,

Gregory, John, Manchester

Needham, William, Harpurhey

Hood, Revd Richard, Bury

Goodlad, Wm, Bury, surgeon

Taylor, John, Moston, constable

Individual witnesses to intimidating marching towards Manchester 16 August:

Birley, Joseph, Manchester, merchant

Phillips, Francis, Manchester, Merchant

Duncuft, James, Hollinwood, cotton spinner

Blackwall, Thomas

Grant,

Silvester,

Bury

Sworn 16 Aug re approach of marchers to Manchester:

Richard Clogg, Manchester

Jeremiah Fielding, nr Cheetham Hill

Jonathan Andrew, constable

James Esdaile, Manchester

Thomas Hulme, Manchester

Lawrence Fort, Manchester, merchant

16 Aug heard people vowing revenge at 3pm in pub:

Robert Young, Manchester

Dozens of gentlemen: swore oath before magistrates of approach of revolutionary mob 16 Aug.

           

Heard shot fired from house nr FMH and tried to apprehend shooter:

            John Longshaw, Michael Shaw, hussars

Account of strange desperate man from Bolton Moor  who pushed into their master’s yard 2pm:

Martha Stretch & Alice Fish, servants, & George Holford, gentleman, Manchester

16 Aug evening, attacked by mob on streets 8pm:

Gilbert Winter, Manchester, merchant

T S Withington, Manchester, merchant

Thos Hardman, Manchester, merchant

16 Aug. Inflammatory language of Hunt on of – ‘Put them down’:

George Brown, Manchester

17 Aug. saw brickbat thrown when he tried to arrest Hunt:

Joseph Nadin, constable

Stoned while dispersing crowd in Peter St, prolonged stoning in Oldham St later:

Thomas Close, Manchester, merchant & constable,

William Wilson, Manchester, surgeon (& constable?)

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