A list of men who absconded from their families 1820

Transcribed by Caryl Williams

From Liverpool Mercury Friday December 1 1820

Absconded from their families

Name..................Trade.......age........Where Born

James DOWLING.....Hairdresser... ...45.........Dublin
Richard MURRAY.....Horsekeeper ....34..........Liverpool
Thomas PARRY.......Mariner......... 29..........Liverpool
William JONES.........Miller........40 .........Montgomery
Edw WARRINGTON bricklayer.........28..........Liverpool
Thomas HAWKE........labourer........70..........Isleman
Joseph DOYLE...........labourer.....48..........Ireland
Wm BAXENDALL........Carter..........30...........Liverpool
Wm WHITEHOUSE.....Joiner............37...........nr Ormskirk, Lancs
James GLOVER..........Mariner.......35..........London
Daniel JACKSON.........Mariner......26..........America
James HUDDLESTON...Nailer...........23..........Formby Lancs
Robert PUGH...............Skinner...42..........Wales
William JENKINS..........Cooper.....34..........Liverpool
Robert ROCKETT..........Filecutter..60..........Liverpool
Thomas LEIGHTON.......Brewer........48............Liverpool
James HILL..........Cordwainer......27..........Ireland
Richard EVANS......Mariner..........52..........Plymouth
Hugh McGINNIS.............Labourer........44..........Ireland
Joseph Joseph a mulatto........................Mariner......46......France
William Rubrook..............Cordwainer.....45......Germany
Henry HOLME.................Labourer.........35.....Scarisbrick, Lancs
Wm MANNERING............Tailor.............36......Hall Wood Cheshire
Thomas CARTER............Cabinetmaker..19..........Liverpool
John THROGMORTON......Mariner............32.........America
James AMMES.................Labourer..............31..........Liverpool
Robert BULLOCK...............Stonemason........23..........Liverpool
Josiah TIPLING..................Staymaker..........30......Liverpool
John CORRAN....................Blacksmith.........34.......Ireland
William HARPER.................Plumber Glazier..31.........Liverpool
W LAKE OR LACKEY..........Labourer............20...........Hale Lancs
John McDOUGALL...............Mariner..............43...........Cambletown
Scotland Edward LENNON..................Mariner..............46.....Liverpool
John McINTOSH...................Labourer............40.....Inverness
Scotland James WRIGHT....................Mariner..............35..........Whitehaven Cumberland
Wm BIRCHALL.....................Watchmaker......60.........Wigan, Lancs
James HAGAN......................Cordwainer.........50.......Ireland
James SCHOFIELD................Brushmaker.......30..........Liverpool
John WAGGOTT.....................Lamplighter........45.........Wales
Thomas CONNELLY................Mariner..............48........Ireland
Francis EDEN.........................Labourer............40...........Ireland
John CLIFFORD......................Tailor.................35..........Cavin Ireland
John SIMMONS A black man............................Mariner..............49......Island of Tortola
James CLARKE.......................Mariner................30......Plymouth
Richard HOLMES.....................Tailor...................56.......Yorkshire Geo Givin DUNN...................Bookeeper............37.........Liverpool
Hance NELSON..............Mariner............... 41.........Sweden
James HAMPSON............Carter..................45......Liverpool
Thomas LACKEY...........Tailor...................46........Hale, Lancs
Andrew PEET.................. Ostler.................77........Liverpool

The above persons have left their wives and families chargeable to the parish of Liverpool. Whoever will give information to the Churchwardens and Overseers, so that they may be apprehended, shall receive two guineas reward.

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The above table as it appeared in the newspaper also contained descriptions of each man, height, hair and eye colour, complexion, remarks (e.g very stout, has a cast with both eyes). If anyone thinks that one of them may be an ancestor and would like the full description of any of the men listed please mail me
The place names are spelt here as they were in the newspaper, e.g. Cavin Ireland and Isleman

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