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Showing posts with label john hill. Show all posts
Showing posts with label john hill. Show all posts
Thursday, 19 January 2017

19th January 1817: Lancelot Rolleston reports the arrest of 8 suspected Luddites to the Home Office

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My Lord I have the honor to acquaint your Lordship, that the confession of John Blackburn has led to the apprehension of those individuals...
Tuesday, 15 April 2014

The Luddite John Hill is lost to us again, just as we thought we'd found him

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'JH' - but not John Hill - the enigmatic gravestone at Greetland Back in March, I wrote about how research by local historian A...
Monday, 10 March 2014

Saved from destruction - the last resting place of the Luddite John Hill - and plans for his re-burial!

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A view of Greetland Methodist Chapel, and graveyard, from Google Street View It's now more than a year since I wrote this blog abou...
Sunday, 14 April 2013

14th April 1813: A West Riding magistrate sends earl Fitzwilliam the confession of an absconded Luddite

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Halifax 1813 April 14th My Lord, I did myself the Honor of writing to your Lordship a week ago, inclosing a full Description of the For...
Sunday, 3 March 2013

3rd March 1813: Thomas Shillitoe visits the families of Joseph Crowther, William Hartley, John Hill & Job Hey

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On Wednesday 3rd March 1813, the Quaker missionary Thomas Shillitoe continued with his visits to the families of executed Luddites, accompan...
Thursday, 24 January 2013

24th January 1813: Lieutenant Cooper informs General Acland about a Luddite funeral and another wanting to take the oath of allegiance

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Elland 24th January [1813.] Sir. I have the Honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of the 22d Instant and shall take care to follow...
Wednesday, 16 January 2013

Where were the West Yorkshire Luddite martyrs buried - and how many were buried at all?

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Memorial placards for the 17 executed Luddites, left at the execution site on 19th January 2013 (image copyright Richard Holland) The s...

16th January 1813: Lieutenant Cooper informs General Acland of the preparation for the funerals of Luddites near Elland

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Elland 16th January [1813] Sir I have the Honor to acknowledge the receipt of yours of this day containing your Orders for circumspecti...

16th January 1813: The 14 convicted Luddites are executed at York Castle

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A contemporary illustration, from York Castle Prison, of an execution at the 'New Drop' after 1802. On Saturday 16th January 181...
Friday, 11 January 2013

11th January 1813: Henry Hobhouse reports concerns about security at York Castle to the Home Office

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Private & Confidential York Jan. 11. 1813. Dear Sir, Having learnt last night Mr. Cartwright that four of the Prisoners convict...

11th January 1813: The trial of Job Hey, John Hill & William Hartley, accused of burglary

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The second case heard on Monday 11th January 1813 was that of Job Hey (aged 40, a waterman), John Hill (36, a cotton spinner) & William ...
Wednesday, 19 December 2012

19th December 1812: General Acland informs the Home Office about the suspects committed for the recent robberies

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Huddersfield 19th December 1812. My dear Sir. I had in part anticipated your wishes previous to the receipt of your note to the 15th In...