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A TRANSCRIPTION OF THE PETITION SIGNED BY OVER 1000 INHABITANTS OF TODMORDEN AND WALSDEN IN SUPPORT OF THE OVERSEERS' REFUSAL TO IMPLEMENT THE NEW POOR LAWS. NOVEMBER 1838

 

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name surname occ address   name surname occ address
Thomas Adams joiner Sandhole   Jeremiah Howarth butcher Woodbottom
Abraham Ashworth butcher Strines   John Howarth boot maker Clough
James Ashworth over looker Gauxholme   John Howarth stone getter Knowl Top
James Ashworth butcher Shade   John Howarth labourer Lanebottom
John Ashworth weaver Bridge End   John Howarth labourer Winter Bottom
John Ashworth cabinet maker Dawson Weir   Mary Howarth weaver Shade
Richard Ashworth weaver Waterloo   Nancy Howarth weaver Butcher Hill
William Ashworth carter Gauxholme   Robert Howarth carder Shade
John Bairstow   Inchfield Mill   Samuel Howarth stone cutter Lanebottom
Thomas Banks tailor Portsmouth   Susan Howarth beer shop Bottoms
Abraham Barker over looker Butcher Hill   Susan Howarth   Wood Bottom
Abraham Barker mechanic Dawson Weir   Thomas Howarth spinner Shade
Charles Barker farmer Hangingshaw   William Howarth rover Bottoms
Charles Barker farmer Hangingshaw   William Howarth over looker Gauxholme
Edmund Barker over looker Shade   William Howarth collier Ousle Brink
James Barker labourer Head House   William Howarth carrier Todmorden
James Barker weaver Shade   Zachariah Howarth butcher Lanebottom
James Barker millwright Woodbottom   James Hoyle watchman Wadsworth Mill
John Barker farmer Edge End   John Hughes railway man Winterbutlee
John Barker butcher Vicarage   Edmund Hurst over looker Throstle Hall
John Barker weaver Woodbottom   George Hurst fustian cutter Patmos
Joseph Barker groom Wadsworth Mill   James Hurst carder Ramsden Wood
Peggy Barker shop keeper Rock Nook   John Hurst weaver Shade
Robert Barker weaver Shade   Joseph Hurst labourer Butcher Hill
Robinson Barker overlooker - pits Lumbfoot   Joseph Hurst over looker Shade
Samuel Barker labourer Mellins Clough   Matthew Hurst over looker Stoneswood
William Barker corn miller Travis Mill   John Ingham over looker Lineholme
Mrs. Baron weaver Steanor Bottom   John Ingham spinner Woodbottom
Hannah Barrett warper Waterloo   Thomas Ingham grocer Dawson Weir
William Barrow carrier Todmorden   Abraham Jackson banksman Higher Ditches
John Bentley mason Butcher Hill   Abraham Jackson over looker Ramsden Wood
Samuel Bentley carter Shade   Ann Jackson farmer Higher Ditches
William Bentley engineer Salford   Betty Jackson   Woodbottom
Edmund Billington glazier Patmos   James Jackson weaver Dawson Weir
Betty Binns washer woman Butcher Hill   James Jackson labourer Lanebottom
John Binns labourer Gauxholme   John Jackson weaver Calflee
James Blacka plater Bridge End   John Jackson farmer Potoven
Thomas Blakey boot & shoe maker Woodbottom   John Jackson labourer Winterbottom
James Bleazard cow man Top of All   John Jackson warehouse man Winterbottom
Edmund Blomley iron founder Salford   John Jackson spinner Woodbottom
James Boden labourer Hollings   John Jackson willower Woodbottom
Isaac Bolton book keeper Bottoms   John Jackson weaver Woodbottom
James Bolton mason Top of Hill   Robert Jackson farmer Potoven
Jonas Bolton labourer Bottoms   Samuel Jackson labourer Allescholes
John Bottomley labourer Light Bank   Samuel Jackson pack carrier Brown Roads
Sally Bottomley   Clough ?   Samuel Jackson weaver Heys
Thomas Bottomley book keeper Ramsden Wood   Samuel Jackson farmer Potoven
Thomas Bottomley cotton spinner Spring Mill   Thomas Jackson labourer Doghouse
William Bottomley labourer Bottomley   Thomas Jackson banksman Pellon
John Bramen jobber Stoneswood   Thomas Jackson farmer Ramsden
James Bramley clogger Gauxholme   Thomas Jackson weaver Stonley Barn
Roger Bramley beer shop Newbridge   William Jackson horse driver Furnes
Thomas Branson shoe maker Stoneswood   William Jackson weaver Woodfield
Ambrose Brook winder-on Dawson Weir   Zachariah Jackson carter Thornsgreece
James Brown warper Dawson Weir   Charlotte Johnson   Wadsworth Mill
James Buckley stone getter Stonehouse   Joseph Kay hawker Salford
William Buckley weaver Bearwise   William Kenyon stone getter Stonehouse
Jane Bulcock weaver Portsmouth   John Kerfoot

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John Bulcock collier Robinwood   Abraham Kershaw collier Old Banks
Gilbert Butterworth weaver Newbridge   Edmund Kershaw collier Rock Nook
Jacky Butterworth twister Salford   Harriet Kershaw washer woman Bridge End
John Butterworth joiner Salford   James Kershaw banksman Copperas House
John Butterworth twister-in Strines   John Kershaw labourer Bottomley
Joseph Butterworth mason Woodbottom   John Kershaw roller turner Bottoms
Mary Butterworth weaver Waterloo   John Kershaw collier Spring Wells
Nancy Butterworth   Todmorden   Js Kershaw weaver Top of Fold (Inchfield)
Robert Butterworth stone getter Sourhall   Samuel Kershaw butcher Old Banks
Samuel Butterworth mason Woodbottom   Samuel Kershaw stone getter Wadsworth Mill
Thomas Butterworth warper Bottoms   William Kershaw weaver Allescholes
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Bridge End   Edward King clogger Todmorden
Thomas Butterworth weaver Hollings   James King labourer Scout Top
William Butterworth warper Bottoms   John King clogger Todmorden
William Butterworth mason Doghouse   Joseph Knowles druggist Todmorden
Hugh Campbell minister Gauxholme   Henry Lacy weaver Bottoms
Paul Cartright collier Lumbfoot   John Lacy grocer Gauxholme
James Chadwick inn keeper Banks   Thomas Lacy cotton spinner Birks
James Chadwick engineer Wadsworth Mill   Henry Lancaster school master Knowlwood
James Chadwick carter Waterloo   John Lapish mason Gauxholme
Sally Chadwick weaver Deanroyd   Abraham Law farmer Bearnshaw Tower
Sarah Chadwick   Lanebottom   Abraham Law shop keeper Square
William Chadwick cutter Close   Allen Law labourer Lineholme
John Chaffer cartwright Salford   Eazer Law shoe maker Patmos
Mrs Chaffer cartwright Salford   Hannah Law weaver Shade
Mary Chambers   Todmorden   James Law tailor Throstle Hall
James Cheetham silk weaver Doghouse   James Law butcher Woodbottom
Abraham Clegg collier Tankard Hall   John Law farmer Dyke
Isaac Clegg shoe maker Lineholme   John Law butcher Gauxholme
John Clegg over looker Dawson Weir   John Law boatman Lanebottom
William Clegg carter Clough Foot   John Law labourer Shade
Richard Clough mason Knowl   John Law farmer Sourhall
Alb Cockcroft book keeper Shade   John Law roller maker Square
David Cockcroft butcher Gauxholme   John Law spinner Ramsden Wood
George Cockcroft butcher Dawson Weir   Mary Law   Meadow Bottom
Gibson Cockcroft book keeper Dawson Weir   Matthias Law spinner Ramsden Wood
John Cockcroft butcher Dawson Weir   Paul Law spinner Lineholme
Richard Cockcroft clogger Dawson Weir   Robert Law farmer Dyke Green
Susan Cockcroft nurse Dawson Weir   Robert Law farmer High Top
George Cockcroft jnr butcher Todmorden   Robert Law spinner Newbridge

 

John Collinge watch man Waterloo   Robert Law spinner Ramsden Wood
Ralph Collinge labourer Bridge End   Samuel Law spinner Frithswood
James Cook miner Coolham   Samuel Law labourer Gauxholme
John Coupe toll collector Gauxholme   Samuel Law spinner Ramsden Wood
Abraham Crabtree spinner Frithswood   Samuel Law stone cutter Smales
Charles Crabtree labourer Bearnshaw Tower   Samuel Law farmer Smales
James Crabtree labourer Gauxholme   Samuel Law twister-in Square
James Crabtree farmer Hazelgreave   Thomas Law labourer Butcher Hill
James Crabtree labourer New Townley   Thomas Law weaver Frithswood
John Crabtree labourer Copy Nook   Thomas Law farmer Gorpley
John Crabtree carder Gauxholme   Thomas Law warehouse clerk Shade
John Crabtree labourer New Townley   Thomas Law labourer Shade
John Crabtree farmer New Townley   Thomas Law labourer Woodbottom
Mrs Crabtree farmer West End   William Law carter Scaitcliffe Mill
Samuel Crabtree stretcher Butcher Hill   Zachariah Law stone cutter Deanroyd
Susannah Crabtree weaver Butcher Hill   John Laycock over looker Frithswood
William Crabtree carder Ramsden Wood   Abraham Lees book keeper Salford
John Craven mason Bottoms   Joseph Lobley labourer Woodbottom
John Craven mason Gauxholme   Jacob Longbottom carder Gauxholme
Samuel Craven weaver Winterbottom   John Longbottom over looker Gauxholme
William Crook stone getter Sourhall   Abraham Lord mechanic Doghouse
Abraham Crossley copperas man'fer Gauxholme Stones   Alice Lord shop keeper Travis Mill
Abraham Crossley labourer Lanebottom   Charles Lord mason Light Bank
Abraham Crossley spinner Lineholme   Edmund Lord miller Square
Abraham Crossley weaver Newbridge   Henry Lord carter Holden Gate
Abraham Crossley roller turner Square   Henry Lord farmer Holden Pasture
Abraham Crossley watch man Watty Hole   Henry Lord collier Portsmouth
Anthony Crossley weaver Square   James Lord farmer Allescholes
Ely Crossley farmer Law Hey   James Lord gardener Todmorden
Ely Crossley spinner Wadsworth Mill   James Lord weaver Todmorden Edge
Ely Crossley labourer Winterbottom   James Lord spinner Wadsworth Mill
James Crossley miner Bottomley   James Lord chair maker  
James Crossley shuttle maker Lineholme   John Lord joiner Knowlwood
James Crossley weaver Newbridge   John Lord farmer Saunderclough
James Crossley weaver Strines   Richard Lord collier Ousle Brink
Jeremiah Crossley moulder Butcher Hill   Sarah Lord weaver Shade
John Crossley grocer Clough   Thomas Lord stone mason Bottoms
John Crossley cotton spinner Gauxholme   Thomas Lord farmer Bottoms
John Crossley roller maker Inchfield Fold   William Lord labourer Todmorden
John Crossley labourer Lineholme   William Lord   Wadsworth Mill
John Crossley weaver Square   John Lutey labourer Waterloo
John Crossley roller maker Winterbottom   Fred Mallin inn keeper Sun, Moverley
Sally Crossley   Winterbottom   Mrs Mallinson   Gauxholme
Samuel Crossley labourer Calflee   Abel Marland roller maker Strines Mill
Samuel Crossley vitler Gauxholme   John Marland roller maker Bottoms
Thomas Crossley over looker Knowlwood   John Marland roller maker Strines Mill
William Crossley copperas boiler Gauxholme Stones   Ralph Marland roller maker Newbridge
William Crossley weaver Knowsley Hall   Ellis Marshall