Ogden, Dina, wife of John Ogden, of Dry Clough, formerly keeper of the Red Lion Inn in Royton, died Oct. 19th, 1789.
Johnson, George, joiner, of Dolstile, died Oct. 23rd, 1789. Disorder, a fever. Hall, James, of Uinn Nook, an old pensioner, died in an advanced age Oct. 30th, 1789. Mills, John, of Hollinwood, a celebrated mechanic, died Oct. 31st, 1789. Mrs. Goodwin, relict of the late Mr. Goodwin, excise officer, died Oct. 29th, 1789. Brierley, Betty, wife of John Brierley, badger, Oldham, died in the prime of life of a spotted fever Nov. 2nd, 1789. Mr. Thomas Hobson, of Oldham, died Nov. 24th, 1789. Ogden, John, formerly keeper of the Red Lion Inn, Royton, died at Alderroot Nov. 30th, 1789. Disorder, apoplexy; aged 64. Dec. 5th, 1789. – Mally Heights and Sally, her daughter, died this day of a violent fever which raged at this time. Winterbottom, Joshua, of Oldham, cotton manufacturer, died Dec. 8th, 1789. Molly, wife of Js. Rowbottom, inn keeper, Alderroot, died Dec. 21st, 1789, aged 27 years. It should be remarked in its proper place that damson plums in October, 1789, sold 3 halfpence per quart. In 1788 they sold at 5 pence per quart. The year 1789 concluded with very wet weather, and the year 1790 began with the same. On January 1st and 2nd, 1790, died the following persons, viz:- James Potter, of Dollstile, a pensioner of Chelsea Hospital. Joseph Lees, formerly an aminent shoemaker, aged 85 years , of Oldham. Richard Sylvio, a tailor, of Oldham, who buried his wife about three weeks ago. They both died of a fever. George Chadderton, collier, of Oldham, died Jan. 17th, 1790, of a fever.
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Betty Bamford, of Bent, of a fever, Jan 1. A daughter of James Wild, barber, of Oldham, of a fever, Jan 2. Philip Buckley, collier, of Oldham; it was a false report of his death. Christopher Mawood, tailor, of Oldham, died January 22nd, 1790; disorder, a fever. Betty, wife of the above Philip Buckley, died about a fortnight ago, of a fever. John Whittaker, keeper of the Hare and Hounds Inn, in Oldham, died January 27th, 1790. Wife of Abraham Jackson, commonly called Standering, of Oldham, died January 27th, 1790. Hannah, wife of Henry Harrison, clogger, died of a fever, January 29th, 1790. On Thursday night, the 28th of January, 1790, the chapel of Newton Heath was broken open and stript of some articles, but the communion plate was not within, which missed them of their booty; also the same night the chapel at Hollinwood was broke open, and robbed of the pulpit cushion, and the communion cloth torn and mostly taken away; the plate was not within. James Mills, of Northmoor, died February 4th, 1790, disorder a fever; same day, James Halliwell, of Oldham, disorder a fever. Thomas Skellet, a Yorkshireman, died of a fever at Oldham, February 5th, 1790. Betty Winterbottom, of Red Lion, Oldham, died February 12th, 1790; a consumption. Joseph Ogden of Magotlane, died February 21st, 1790; age 65, disorder, dry gripes. He at an early age entered himself into the army, in the 23 Rt.; was in the battle of Dittengen, and continued in the army; that war and the war following he was intrusted with service, which he ever fulfilled with the greatest integrity and honour. The battle of Dittingen was fought June 16th o.s., or 27th n.s., 1743, near the village of Dittingen, in Bavaria, and is memorable as being the last battle in which a King of England appeared in person on the field. The Hessians and Hanoverians, under George II. Of England, defeated the French, under Marshall Noailles. The former lost 500 and the latter 3,000 men. |
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John Sidebottom died at Chaderton, February 20th, 1790. He was age 16. Disorder, a fever. George Cook, joynor, of Fog-lane, died age 48 years. Disorder, a dropsy. During a fit of sickness which I was attacted with the following persons died (which lasted from Feb. 17 to April 18) viz:- Suzan Mills, of Oldham, of a fever. John Brearly, badger, of Oldham, whose wife died in November last. A fever. A daughter of Tom Clegg’s, hatter, of Oldham, of a fever. Anna, daughter of John Chadwick, of Oldham, badger, of a fever. Ann, daughter of Isaac Clegg, of Mumps, of a fever. Widdow of the late John Taylor, of Cockhouse-fold, of a fever. Both died March 19th, 1790. Thomas, son of John Mills, of Magot-lane, died March 22, 1790. Disorder, a consumption. March 24th, James Barclay, comenly cald “Little Man”, was buried at Oldham. Martha Mills, an elderly woman, died at Oldham, March 26th, 1790. Disorder, a fever. Edmund Rogers died at Scholes-fold, March 26th, 1790. Disorder, a fever. Edmund Heap, master of the Crown and Cushion Inn, died March 26th, 1790. Disorder, a consumption. March 29th, a girl of William Beswick’s, near Cowhill, burned so much that it died on the 31st. Wife of Peter Platt died April 6th, 1790, of a fever. On Thursday, April 8th 1790, Mrs. Mary Horton, sister to the late Sir Wm. Horton, Bart., was intered at Oldham. April 10th - Edmund Ogden and John Kay, of Northmoor, were conveyed to the House of Correction, Manchester, to take their trial for stealing a woman’s petticoat. John Marlor, of Chadderton Mill, died of a fever, April 11th, 1790.
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April 10th, 1790, a most tremendous high wind, which did a great damage to buildings, and Joseph Pickford’s, of Royton. It blew down two large chimneys, which broke the roof and all the floors into the cellar, and the family, by a miracle, escaped death. James Butterworth (1817) says: “These chimneys fell across the west gable roof, which was covered with thick and ponderous slates, broke the beams, and brought the whole down together with three flights of chambers into the cellar. Two of Mr. Pickford’s daughters were in bed in the uppermost chamber, and one in that beneath. Their beds, with the furniture, were shivered to pieces. Two of the young ladies were precipitated into the cellar, one of whom was soon seen scrambling out of the rubbish without any material hurt. The other, who was buried in the rubbish, was found in about twenty minutes after, by the exertions of a number of neighbours, lying in the midst of a feather bed, not at all injured, except what she sustained by fright. The third was caught in the second floor across a beam, and fixed down by a heavy piece of wood. She was much bruised and hurt, but had no bones broken, except one or two of her ribs, from which she recovered after a month’s confinement in bed. Their maid, who was just retiring from the door after calling them up when the accident happened, was confined in the narrow space of the doorway, and was obliged to remain in that situation till the carpenter relieved her from it by cutting the door from its hinges, for had it been pushed open she would have fallen headlong down the breach.” |
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