June 27th -Died, wife of Mr. Ainsworth, of Pit Bank. She was the daughter of Mr. Daniel Lees, of Bankside, Oldham. It apears she was much burned about fourteen days ago. Whilst in a fit she fell on a fire. June 30th - For the last seven days it has been excessive hot, scarcely ever equaled, and a deal of good hay as been housed. But last night it turned to very cold. June 30th -Was intered at Oldham, Mr. Edward Helis, formerly an emement attorney in Oldham. He died at Manchester; his age 65 years. June 25th -An unfortunate circumstance has happened to one Betty Yates, who resided at Pilkington. She was married at Oldham, and on her return home, it being very hot and she very thirsty, she incautiously drunk a draft of cold water, and died a few hours after. The weather as been at conclution of this month excesivly hot – scarcely ever equiled. A deal of labourers have dropt down dead at their labour, especialy in the hay field, wich was the case of one Joseph Wood, of turf-lane, who droped down dead in a hay field near Turf-lane. July 1st -This morning early, Maria, daughter of Joseph Ogden, of Oldham, seedsman and shopkeeper, left home in a desponding state and went to near Glodwick and threw herself down an old coalpit above a hundred yards deep. The body was found on the 3rd. instant. July 9th -Some exalent fine hay weather for several days past. July 12th -Was intered at Oldham, James Mellor, comonly called Doctor Mellor. He died at Greenacres Moor; his age 78 years. July 18th -Some loud cracks of thunder, and three cows killed by the lightening, which happened near High Moor, Saddleworth. What is remarkable a man of the name of Garlick was a few years since killed on the same farm, and was the farmer of that place at that time. |
July 26th -Died at Priest Hill, Oldham, Abraham Jackson, badger and swailer; his age, 63 years. July 26th -Was intered at Shaw Chapell, Mr. James Mills (Milne) of Park, within Cromton, a considerable manufacturer. July 26th -Died at Shaw, within Cromton, Benjamin Travis, manufacturer of that place. July 30th -Last night died Mally, daughter of Thomas Ogden, shopkeeper, bottom of Maygate Lane; disorder, a white swelling in her knee; her age, 19 years. Oldham Theatre, under the management of Mr. Doine, played with success this month. July 17th -Manchester Sessions commenced, when 22 received sentences of transportation and a very large number were sentenced to different periods of imprisonment. And Samuel Cheetham, for assaulting the soldiers at Oldham, 18 months, and John Winterbottom and Thomas Whitaker, for a similar offence, each two years in the New Bailey. James Wild and Jonathan Buckley traversed. August 5th -Died at Buckley Wood, near Chadderton, John Wood, shopkeeper and farmer, a man much famed as a cock feeder; his age, 75 years. August 7th -Died John Booth, farmer, of Chadder Roofs, formerly of Chadderton Fold; age, 72 years. August 6th -Died the Duchess of York; her age 53 years. August 16th -Was the anniversary of the bloody slaughter of the Radicals at Peterfield, Manchester, wich was observed by the friends of Reform with great solemnity. August 26th -Was Oldham Wakes; a wet day. There were four rushcarts – one from Bent, one from Cowhill, one from Mill End, and one from Lowermoor. On Sunday and Monday much company, but the pleasures of the Wakes where much damped by the wetness of the days. |
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ANNALS OF OLDHAM No. XCIII 1820 August 27th -Jonathan Mellor, in a fit of dispair, drowned himself in the cannal near Werneth. He was formerly a native of Hollinwood, but had lately resided in Chadderton Workhouse; his age 63 years. September 1st – Died John, son of Mr. James Lees, of Mumps, a very considerable manufacturer. He acted as chief manager in his father’s concern. His loss will be severly felt by that extensive concern. Disorder, consumption; age, 36 years. September 6th -Jonathan Jackson, of Northmoor, and his family took their final departure for America. This is the first instance noted in these annals of an Oldham family emigrating to America to improve its fortunes. America was evidently looked on as the land of freedom, where democracy flourished and where oppressed English Radicals would find relief from the tyranny of our more aristocratic institutions. September 7th - There was a great eclipse on the sun. September 10th – For some time past exalant fine weather for the corn harvest. September 13th – The weather still continues very fine – surely was never equiled, and the farmers are busily employed in cutting and housing their corn. It is excesively hot; it resembles a very hot July. September 9th - Died at Oldham, Richard Holt, comonly called, Dick o’ Natts, wool sorter and shopkeeper; his age about 70 years. He had for a great number of years been a worthy member of the Methodists at Oldham. September 16th – Died, in Magot-lane, Joseph Taylor, a weaver; his age, 70 years. September 20th – Was interred at Middleton, Joseph Andrew, formerly a considerable corn dealer of that place; his age, upwards of 70 years. September 14th – Was the day for granting license at the Angel Inn, Oldham. They were Mr. Holme, Mr. |
Samuel Taylor, and Mr. Astley, of Dukinfield. There were no licenses witheld, and two new ones granted, one to John Butterworth, near Edge-lane; one to Grange Barr on the Ripponden-road. September 22nd – Was intered at Royton James Nettleton, of that place, a tailor; a man very eccentric in his manners. September 23rd – Was intered at Middleton Ailce, wife of Joseph Former, of Chadderton; age, 42 years. September 22nd – Died wife of Mr. James Lees, of Mumps, cotton manufacturer. September 25th – This day, at Oldham, flour 2s. 4d. to 2s. 6d.., meal 1s. 6d. to 1s. 8d. a peck pottatoes 7d. to 8d. a score, damson plumbs 1 1/2d to 2 1/2d. per quart, apples 1 1/2d. to 2 1/2d. a pond, onions (very fine ones) 1d. per pond, beff 7 1/2d. to 8d., mutton 7 1/2d. to 8d., pork 7 1/2d. to 8d. September 24th – Was intered at Oldham John Hadfield of Oldham, hatter; his age, 80 years. October 5th -The 40th Regiment was inspected in a field near Gravel Hole by Sir James Lyon. This Regiment lay at Rochdale, Oldham, &c., and made a fine apearance. October 9th -Damson plums 1 1/2d. to 2d. a quart. Apples are abundant, the best quality 2s. a peck. Onions are selling 3 pond for 2 1/2d., flour 2s. 4d., meal 1s. 6d. a peck, pottatoes 8d. a score, treacle 4d. a pond., butter 9d. to 10d., chees 7d. to 8d. a pond, carrots 5 pond for 2d., sugar 6d. to 8d. a pond. October 10th -A lamentable misfortune happened at Foxdenton; as some workmen were raising a chimney at the vitriol works there the scaffolding broke down, when Joseph Whittaker, bricklayer, of near Streetbridge, fell the height of nineteen yards, and died soon after. William Moors of Highgate, bricklayer, in the same fall was so bruised that his life is despaired of. October 12th -One Thomas Licence, a Shropshire collier, was killed in a coal pit near Red Lion Nook. October 11th -A dangerous fire was discovered in Buckley’s factory in Manchester-street, Oldham, wich treatened the distruction of the whole building, but by great exertions the fire was fortunately subdued. |
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