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Updated Friday, 08 June, 2007

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<<Home  <<Site Map  <<The Story of a Revolution  >>The Revolutionaries (Complete List)

THE PENTRICH REVOLUTIONARIES OF 1817

The following is a list of the all the revolutionary men. In the first section it lists all those who were sentenced. In the second section it lists all the other men who actually marched on the evening of 9th June 1817; even those who were forced. The list has been compiled using various sources; some records do give conflicting answers, in which case the sources are noted & given in brackets. There are 160 individuals & it should be noted that not all are mentioned in the depositions. Source ref. given in orange.

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Sources Used to compile list

• 1 = John Stevens - England’s Last Revolution (1977)
• 2 = From List of Persons apprehended on 10th June 1817
• 3 = Calendar of Prisoners (26th July 1817)
• 4 = Sentences of Prisoners (26th July 1817)
• 5 = The Execution of JB, WT & IL (Nov 6th 1817)
• 6 = History & Gazetteer of the County of Derby (1829)
• 7 = Depositions (1817) ... Click to view transcribed depositions
• 8 = Report of the whole proceedings “The Trials” (1817)
• 9 = Special Assizes 15th October 1817  The King Against Thomas Bacon & others for High Treason. (1817)

THE EXECUTED

Name          Age          Occupation          Resides at

• Jeremiah Brandreth  27yrs (4&5) 31yrs (1)  FWK (1) Labourer (8) - Sutton-in-Ashfield (1/4/5/6/7/8/9)
• Isaac Ludlam the Elder  52yrs,  Stonegetter  South Wingfield  (1/3/4/5/6/7/8/9)
• William Turner  46yrs,  Stonemason  South Wingfield (1/3/4/5/6/7/8/9)

THE TRANSPORTED

FOR LIFE

Name          Age          Occupation          Resides at

• Thomas Bacon  64yrs,  FWK (1) Labourer (8&9)  Pentrich (1/6/7/8/9)
• John Bacon  54yrs,  FWK (1) Labourer (8&9)  Pentrich (1/6/7/8/9)
• George Brassington  33yrs(1)/ 32yrs(2)  Miner(1) Labourer(8&9)  Pentrich(1/8&9)/ Ripley(2&7) (1/2/6/7/8)
• German Buxton  31yrs(1)/ 29yrs(2), Miner(1) Labourer(8&9), Alfreton(1/8&9)/ Swanwick(2&7) (1/2/6/7/8/9)
• John Hill  29yrs(1)/ 30yrs(3&4), FWK(1) Labourer(8&9) South Wingfield (1/3/4/6/7/8)
• Samuel Hunt  22yrs(3/4&8)/ 24yrs(1), Farmer(1&9) Labourer(8), of the Lodge, South Wingfield/ W. Park (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)
• John McKesswick alias the Scotchman  37yrs(3&4)/ 38yrs(1)  FWK(1) Labourer(8&9)  Heanor (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)
• John Onion Snr. 49yrs(1)/ 48yrs(2) - Iron Worker(1) Labourer(8&9)  Pentrich(1) Butterley(2&7) (1/2/6/7/8/9)
• Edward Turner  31yrs(3/4&8) / 34yrs(1) (according to 1833 Pardon was born 1784) Stonemason(1) Farmer(9)  South Wingfield (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)
• Joseph “Manchester” Turner  18yrs(1)/ 19yrs(3/4&8) (according to 1830 Pardon was born 1798) Clerk of South Wingfield (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)
• George Weightman  25yrs(3/4&8) / 26yrs(1)  Sawyer(1&9) Labourer(8)  Pentrich (1/3/4/6/7/8)

FOR 14 YEARS

Name          Age          Occupation          Resides at

• Thomas Bettison  35yrs(1)/ 33yrs(3&4)  Miner(1) Labourer(8&9)  Alfreton(1/8&9) Swanwick(7) (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)
• Josiah Godber  53yrs(3&4)/ 54yrs(1)  Labourer(1/8&9) Collier(7)  Pentrich (1/3/4/6/7/8)
• Joseph Rawson/ alias Joseph Thorpe  30yrs(3&4)/ 32yrs(1)  FWK(1) Labourer(8&9)  Alfreton (1/8&9) Swanwick(7) (1/3/4/7/8)

THE JAILED

2 YEARS

Name          Age          Occupation          Resides at

• John Moore  49yrs  FWK(1) Labourer(8&9)  Pentrich (1/3/4/6/7/8)

1 YEAR

• Edward Moore  27yrs Shoemaker(1) Labourer(8&9)  Pentrich(1/8&9) Ripley(2) (1/2/6/7/8/9)
• William Weightman  27yrs  Labourer(1/8&9) Farmer(7)  Pentrich (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)

6 MONTHS

• William Hardwick  24yrs Collier(1) Labourer(8&9)  Pentrich(1/8&9)/ Newhall nr Burton on Trent(2) (1/2/6/7/8)
• Alexander Johnson  24yrs  Labourer(1/8&9) F.W.K.(7)  Pentrich (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)
• Charles Swaine  33yrs FWK(1) Labourer(8&9)  South Wingfield Park (1/2/6/7/8/9)

THE INSURGENTS

TRIED & FREED

Name          Age          Occupation          Resides at

• William Adams  20yrs  Collier(7) Labourer(8&9) - Pentrich(1/8&9) /From Newark, worked Ripley(2&7) (1/2/6/7/8/9)
• Thomas Ensor Jnr  Engine Man(7) Labourer(8&9) - Pentrich(1/8&9) / Ripley(7) (1/6/7/8/9)
• Isaac Ludlam Jnr.  20yrs  Labourer  South Wingfield Park (1/2/6/7/8/9)
• Samuel Ludlam  32yrs  F.W.K.(7) Labourer(8&9) - South Wingfield (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)
• William Ludlam  23yrs  Labourer - South Wingfield (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)
• Joseph Savage  41yrs  Foundry Man(7) Labourer(8&9) - Pentrich(1&9)/ Butterley(2&7) (1/2/6/7/8/9)
• Joseph Topham  20yrs  Blacksmith  Pentrich (1/2/6/7/8/9)
• Robert Turner  17yrs  F.W.K.(7) Labourer(8&9)  Pentrich Lane(7) /South Wingfield(8) (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)
• James Weightman  18yrs  Labourer - Pentrich (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)
• Joseph Weightman Jnr. 15yrs  Labourer - Pentrich (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)
• Thomas Weightman  18yrs  Labourer - Pentrich (1/3/4/6/7/8/9)
• John Wright  21yrs  Collier(7) Labourer(8&9)  Pentrich(1&9)/ Ripley(2&7) (1/2/6/7/8/9)

CHARGED BUT NEVER TRIED

Name          Age          Occupation          Resides at

• William Barker  Labourer - South Wingfield (1/6/7/8/9)
• James Barnes  F.W.K.(7) Labourer(8&9) - Swanwick(7) Alfreton(8&9) (1/6/7/8/9)
• Samuel Briddon  Labourer - South Wingfield (1/6/7/8/9)
• William Elliott  Labourer - Swanwick(7) Alfreton(8&9)  (1/6/7/8/9)
• Edward Haslam  F.W.K.(7) Labourer(8&9) - Swanwick(7) Alfreton(8&9) (1/6/7/8/9)
• John Horsley  Tailor - Alfreton (1/6/8/9)
• Benjamin Taylor  Labourer - South Wingfield (1/6/8)
• James Taylor  F.W.K.(7) Labourer(8&9) - South Wingfield (1/6/7/8/9)
• Joseph Taylor  Labourer - South Wingfield (1/6/7/8/9)
• Samuel Walters/ alias Dudley  Labourer - Pentrich (1/6/7/8/9)
• Joseph Weightman Snr.  Labourer - Pentrich (1/6/7/8/9)

APPREHENDED, RELEASED

Name          Age          Occupation          Resides at

• Henry Alkin  16yrs  Foundry Man  Ripley (2)
• George Bacon  Alfreton  (2, 7)
• Amos Ball  20yrs  FWK  Loscoe (2)
• George Bryan  19yrs  FWK - Swanwick (2, 7)
• George Burrows  44yrs  Stockinger  Ripley (1, 3, 4, 7)
• Anthony Elliott  20yrs  Collier -  Swanwick (2)
• Jonathan Elliott  Swanwick (2, 7)
• John Fletcher  32yrs   (3, 4)
• William Flint - 57yrs Collier  from an illegible place, that looks like Benty/ Benly (2)
• Francis Grooby  32yrs  FWK - Nr. Langley Mill (2)
• Joseph Hall  24yrs  Swanwick  Cordwainer (2, 7)
• Joseph Harris  23yrs  FWK  Ripley (2, 7)
• Daniel Hunt (2)
• Nathaniel Jennings  22yrs  FWK  South Wingfield (2, 7)
• George Jepson - 24yrs  Labourer  Greenwich (2, 7)
• Isaac Moore  40yrs  Pentrich Lane End  Stonemason (2, 7)
• Robert Moore  22yrs  Carpenter  Ripley (2, 7)
• Benjamin Onions  30yrs  Foundry Man/ Moulder  Butterley (2, 7)
• George Rhodes  Loscoe  FWK (2)
• Edward Robinson  21yrs  Stonemason  Swanwick (2)
• James Robinson  34yrs - Cordwainer  Swanwick (2, 7)
• Francis Rawson  24yrs FWK - Swanwick (2)
• Thomas Turner  22yrs  F.W.K.  South Wingfield  (3, 4, 7)

MARCHED, INCLUDING THOSE WHO WERE FORCED

Name          Age          Occupation          Resides at

The following men are all recorded in the depositions (7)

Sources Used

• 1 = John Stevens - England’s Last Revolution (1977)
• 2 = From List of Persons apprehended on 10th June 1817
• 3 = Calendar of Prisoners (26th July 1817)
• 4 = Sentences of Prisoners (26th July 1817)
• 5 = The Execution of JB, WT & IL (Nov 6th 1817)
• 6 = History & Gazetteer of the County of Derby (1829)
• 7 = Depositions (1817) ... Click to view transcribed depositions
• 8 = Report of the whole proceedings “The Trials” (1817)
• 9 = Special Assizes 15th October 1817  The King Against Thomas Bacon & others for High Treason. (1817)
• 10 = Conditional Pardons; for Edward Turner & Joseph ‘Manchester’ Turner

Note that sources 8 & 9 seem to list all men as being labourers rather than specifying their actual job description. Technically, they were all labourers but if another source has given a different job description… I would suggest that it is the more accurate.

PLEASE NOTE - that I have had some difficulty attaching the correct information to some people, due to the fact there are individuals with identical names. The evidence makes it very hard to differentiate between these individuals. The two Robert Turners have proven to be the most problematic. I would not like to guarantee that I have attached the correct details to the appropriate Robert because almost every source has recorded different information.

‘F.W.K’ is abbreviation for Frame Work Knitter