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Showing posts with label john goodair. Show all posts
Showing posts with label john goodair. Show all posts
Saturday, 6 October 2012

6th October 1812: Stockport bourgeoisie & ruling class send a memorial to the Home Secretary about John Lloyd

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To the Right Honorable Lord Viscount Sidmouth, Secretary of State for the Home Department. The Memorial of the undersigned Inhabitan...
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Sunday, 23 September 2012

23rd September 1812: The mill-owner, John Goodair, sells up and quits Stockport

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Five months after his home was destroyed and his premises were attacked in Stockport , John Goodair had decided to quite the town and the bu...
Saturday, 19 May 2012

19th May 1812: More prisoners committed to Chester Castle

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On 19th May 1812, the Chester Courant reported on a number of prisoners who had arrived at Chester Castle to face trial at the forthcoming S...
Wednesday, 9 May 2012

9th May 1812: More prisoners committed to Lancaster & Chester Castles

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The Lancaster Gazette of 9th May 1812 gave a list of prisoners recent committed to both Lancaster and Chester Castles for their alleged part...
Saturday, 14 April 2012

14th April 1812: Rioting, loom-breaking, arson & 'General Ludd's Wives' in Stockport

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After the isolated incidents of the past few days in Stockport, Tuesday 14th April 1812 saw sustained disturbances in the town, with thousan...
Wednesday, 4 April 2012

4th April 1812: Rising tensions in Stockport - almost at boiling point

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For a while it seemed that the factory owners in Stockport had begun to accede to the demands of their workers. The use of direct action and...