From the Derby Mercury, 16th December 1857: Man Killed In A Lead Mine On Friday last, a poor man named Thos. Thorpe, went from his cottage at Bonsall, to Mr. Greaves', Cliff-house, Matlock, to beg a handful of mint, and not returning on that night or the next, his wife and family became seriously alarmed … Continue reading On This Day: ‘Man Killed In A Lead Mine’; ‘A Candidate For Transportation’
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Compare and Contrast - a selection of Derbyshire Record Office documents regarding Regency children and education.
On This Day: ‘Mad Leap From A Buxton Train’
From the Derby Mercury, 14th October 1896: By the 5.30 slow train on Saturday, Buxton to Manchester, was a passenger named Ralph Belfield, who lives at Dove Holes, but belongs to Burbage. His intention was to alight at Dove Holes, but it is supposed he fell asleep, and did not wake up until just past … Continue reading On This Day: ‘Mad Leap From A Buxton Train’
On This Day: ‘A Struggle with a Thief’
From the Derbyshire Times, 30th April 1881: UNSTONE A STRUGGLE WITH A THIEF On Monday noon an impudent till robbery was committed by a tramp, at the shop of Jabez H. Walker, grocer, Unstone. Whilst Mr Walker was at dinner the tramp entered the shop without ringing the door bell, and took from the till … Continue reading On This Day: ‘A Struggle with a Thief’
Three uses for the Burney collection (3)
And now, the last of my three suggested uses for the Burney collection. It is this: you could use it to find examples of the variety of social conditions in your area. If your area is Swadlincote - and even if it isn't - you might be interested in this article from the Whitehall Evening Post … Continue reading Three uses for the Burney collection (3)
Three Uses for the Burney Collection (2)
More now from the Burney collection, and the second of three suggested uses for the database. If you are a family historian or biographer, and you suspect the subject of your research ran into financial trouble, you could check lists of recent bankruptcy cases. Here, for instance, are notices from the Gazetteer and New Daily … Continue reading Three Uses for the Burney Collection (2)
Three uses for the Burney collection (1)
Revd Charles Burney (1757-1817) was a busy chap. Not content with being a busy priest and schoolmaster, he spent much of his time and money gathering together a vast array of books, newspapers and news pamphlets. The whole collection was bought for the nation by the British Museum in 1817, and is now held at the … Continue reading Three uses for the Burney collection (1)
On This Day: ‘Spitfire in Court’
From the Alfreton and Belper Journal, 3rd December 1909: SPITFIRE IN COURT A CHESTERFIELD PRISONER'S ECCENTRICITIES An extraordinary statement was made by a prisoner at the Chesterfield Borough Police Court, on Monday, the person in question giving the name of Luke Spitfire, of no fixed address, who was something of a "spitfire" by nature. The … Continue reading On This Day: ‘Spitfire in Court’
On This Day: ‘Advertisements’
From the Derby Mercury, 20th November 1767: Advertisements. INOCULATION BELLINGHAM the Elder, is come from Coventry, and proposes residing for some Time at Derby, to attend all proper Subjects that offer for Inoculation of the Small Pox, in the New Method. He has already given Proofs in this Town, that this once dreadful Disorder may … Continue reading On This Day: ‘Advertisements’
On This Day: ‘District News’
From the Derby Mercury, 12th October 1881: DISTRICT NEWS CHESTERFIELD Chesterfield was on Saturday night, for the first time, illuminated by the electric light. The experimental operations proved very successful; and as the Corporation are hopelessly in conflict with the local gas company, it is probable that the electric light will be a permanent institution … Continue reading On This Day: ‘District News’
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