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Showing posts with label holmfirth. Show all posts
Showing posts with label holmfirth. Show all posts
Saturday, 29 September 2012

29th September 1812: General Acland receives a report about a Luddite Captain at Honley

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Holmfirth 29th Septr. 1812 Sir In consequence of information received from Mr. Blyth, Constable of this place respecting a man of the n...
Monday, 23 July 2012

23rd July 1812: A badly-injured John Hinchliffe gives evidence to West Riding magistrates

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At 11.30 a.m. on Thursday 23rd July 1812, two West Riding magistrates - Sir George Armitage and Joseph Scott - visited the badly wounded Joh...
Wednesday, 11 July 2012

11th July 1812: 8 men arrested in Holmfirth

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On Saturday night, 11th July 1812, eight men were arrested in Holmfirth and taken into custody. All of them were charged with "divers m...

11th July 1812: General Maitland informs the Home Office of searches for Luddite arms in Holmfirth

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Buxton 11th July 1812 My dear Sir I have to acknowledge the receipt of Your’s of the 8th and 9th of July. I request you will state to ...
Tuesday, 3 July 2012

3rd July 1812: John Lloyd arrests a Luddite in Yorkshire on the information of his spies

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In the afternoon of Wednesday, 1st July 1812, a spy called Thomas Whitehead sent by the Solicitor, John Lloyd, into Yorkshire travelled bac...
Friday, 29 June 2012

29th June 1812: Arms raids in Holmfirth

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At 1.00 a.m. on Monday 29th June 1812, Cookson Stephenson & his family were asleep in their beds when they were roused by a loud banging...