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Updated Saturday, 28 January, 2006

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1817 Depositions - Regarding Pentrich Revolution

Transcribed by Helen Wilson © Copyright 2002

The following names are recorded in the 1817 depositions regarding the Pentrich Revolution. The depositions (or sworn statements) list information given by witnesses or in some cases the accused themselves and tell how each man was involved. The depositions (where possible) have been cross-referenced with other sources to gain accuracy & extra information. The names given in brackets, relate to the person(s) who gave the information by sworn statement

All surnames are indexed below - just click on a name or heading for further details.

[Index] [A] [Ba-Bl] [Bo-Bu] [Brandreth] [C-D] [E] [F-G] [H] [J] [L] [M-N] [O-P] [R] [S] [Ta-To] [Tu] [Wa] [We-Wr] [List of Revolutionaries]

Places & Miscellaneous Entries, Page [1] [2] [3]

Benjamin TAYLOR & Joseph TAYLOR

On Monday June 9th he went to get poles for pikes. [I. Ludlam Jnr]

About 4 o’clock on Monday afternoon June 9th Joseph Wilkinson saw them go towards Thorp Hill Wood and return with long poles over their shoulders and about 7 in the evening he saw them making & fixing pikes in them. [J. Wilkinson]

Were at the murder at Hepworths. [W. Turner]

Were at Pentrich Lane End with the mob after the murder and one of them had a pike. [James Hill]

Henry TAYLOR

Fetched Joseph Wilkinson from his house about half past ten on Monday night June 9th. [Wilkinson]

James TAYLOR of Wingfield: FWK (nephew of Isaac LUDLAM)

At the 5th meeting at Asherfield Barn held about 31st May. [A. Booth]

Went on Monday 9th June with Isaac Ludlam Jnr, William Ludlam, and Joseph & Benjamin Taylor into Thorphill Wood about a mile from Crich and cut poles for & made poles. [I. Ludlam Jnr.]

Joseph Wilkinson saw him, Benjamin & Joseph Massey and young Isaac Ludlam go past his house each with 4 or 5 shafts for pikes on his shoulder on Monday afternoon June the 9th. [Wilkinson]

Wilkinson the same evening saw him Benjamin & Joseph Massey and the 2 Ludlams making pikes at Taylors house in Wingfield Park. [I. Ludlam Jnr.]

Fetched Joseph Wilkinson from his house about half past ten o’clock. [Wilkinson]

Was at the murder at Hepworths. [W. Turner]

Was at Pentrich Lane End with the mob after the murder and had a gun. [James Hill]

Was with about 100 rebels at Mr. Jessops of Butterley about four o’clock on Tuesday morning June 10th  armed with a gun. [G. Goodwin]

Was at the Glass public house in Codnor and appeared active with the rest. [Joseph Thorpe]

John TAYLOR of Wingfield

Was with that part of the mob that Samuel Hunt & his servant Daniel Flint were with. [D. Flint]

Laban TAYLOR of Swanwick

Was at the first meeting at Sutton’s Asherfield Barn. [A. Booth]

At the meeting when secret committee appointed and seemed to like an active part in the debates and seconded motion as to arms & ammunition. [A. Booth]

Was at the 5th meeting at Asherfield Barn about 31st May. [A. Booth]

At the 6th meeting (5th June) when the time of the Insurrection & plan of proceedings was fixed. [A. Booth]

The Nottingham Man was at his house on Friday the 6th June. [A. Booth]

Job THOMPSON of Pentrich

Was with the mob at Pentrich. [W. Shipman]

Mr. Henry TOMLINSON of Wingfield Park

Had a gun taken from his house by the insurgents on Monday night. [T. Turner] [W. Jennings]

Benjamin TOPHAM of Ripley

On Monday the 9th of June informed G. Burrows that they were up in arms in London  and that the rising would be General throughout the Kingdom. [Burrows]

John TOPHAM of Pentrich

Armon Booth received 5/6 for him on account of Thomas Steer of Alfreton, when he was going about collecting money for the use of Thomas Bacon the Pentrich delegate. [A. Booth]

Joseph TOPHAM of Pentrich

Was with the mob at 10 o’clock on Tuesday morning June 10th, at Samuel Fletchers of Pentrich and called his servant William Shipman up to join them. [Shipman]

Armed himself with a scythe at Pentrich. [W. Booth]

Was apprehended on Tuesday morning concealed in a barn Nr. Eastwood, by Robert Ramage Private 15th Hussars. [R. Ramage] [Joseph Richards, one of the Nott’m Constables]

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