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?)
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?)
