ANNALS OF OLDHAM No. XCVII 1822 James Wood, son of the late Jane Wood, arrived from America on a visit at North Moor, is native place. This is the second mention of an Oldhamer having settled in America. The descendants of these early settlers are generally very proud of their origin. Perhaps these annals may help some of them to trace their family history. April 1st -Died at Oldham, wife of Doctor R. Wood; disorder, consumption. 3rd -Died at Alkrington Wood, Joseph Boardman, formerly of Stock-lane; age nearly 70 years. 8th -Was Easter Monday. A grand procession of Oddfellows from different societys assembled at the Red Lyon Inn, Oldham; from thence proceeded down Maygate-lane. Through Royton, and to Middleton, when the set down to a sumtious diner. They where attended by an excellent band of musick and insigniors of there Order. They where numerously attended by spectators. 22nd -Died at Chadderton Workhouse, William Hilton; many years an inhabitant there. 17th -Being Easter Sunday, there where at Collegiate Church, Manchester, 17 marriages, 217 cristnings; on Monday, the 8th, 34 marriages, on the 9th, 10th, 11th, extreme cold days, with the wind very high at north, with hail, sleet, and rain. At the Assizes at Lancaster, last week, John Robishaw, formerly of Thorp, was convicted of horse stealing at Lancaster in 1814, and had been in prison since that period, received his Majesty’s most gracious pardon. 17th -Was intered at St. Peter’s Chapel, Oldham, Louisa, wife of Mr. Thomas Rendal, clerk to Mr. Barlow, attorney; her age, 26 years. 24th -A severe cold, wet day, and as been a very cold spring. 29th -Yesterday it commenced a very fine day; the air changed from chilly and cold to very fine and warm and as every appearance of a fine spring commencing. |
28th -Died at Mills Roe, near Uin Nook, John Mills, aged 44 years. 29th -John Howord, of Cowhill, a man who traveled with goods, was apprehended on a charge of having in his possession goods which had previously been stolen from the warehouse of Charles Wamsley, of Hollinwood. He was finally examined on the 2nd of May at the Angel Inn, and committed to the New Bayley for trial. April 26th -Died in West-street, Oldham, James Hardy, hat finisher. Age, 57 years. A few days since died at Ashton-under-Lyne, Esther, wife of Richard Heywood, late of Maygate-lane, Oldham. May 6th -One Dawson, a hatter, in Oldham, was apprehended on a charge of stealing hats from the firm of Messrs. Barker, and Hadfield. Committed to the New Bayley. 9th -As the coach was passing at Hollinwood for Manchester, a wheel flew of, when a Mrs. Rostershort, from Dewsbury, was killed on the spot, and several very much wounded. 10th -As James Booth, a farmer at Chadderton Roofs, in a state of intoxication unfortunately fell into the cannal near the Lancashire Rose, and was unfortunately drowned. He was not found till the morning of the 12th. 10th -Was a day of rain and wind, such as was scarcely ever witnessed before. The rain fell in torrents, and by the power of the wind, which was north-east, it penetrated through the best of walls, and did considerable damage in several places. 15th -Died at Manchester, of a decline, William Coates, late of Royton; his age 34 years. 19th -The wheather is changed to uncommon fine, and this day is uncommon hot and droughty. 26th -Several necessaries of life have of late risen in price. Meal from 1s. and 6d. to 1s. and 9d. per peck; mutton, from 31/2d. to 4 1/2d.; beff, from 3d. to 3 1/2d. per pound. 27th -Yesterday some exalent fine rain. 29th -The weather still continues exalent, and all kinds of vegetation never looked more promising. |
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Fruits, flowers, and all sorts of vegetation are astonishingly luxuriant. Provisions of all kinds in a lowering way. Good mutton, 4 1/2d. per pond; beff, from 3d. to 5d.per pond; flour, from 14d. to 2s. and 3d. a peck; an exalent flour at 16d. a peck; meal, from 1s. and 8d. to 1s. 11d. a peck; butter, from 8d. to 10d. a pond; sugar, from 6d. to 8d. a pond. June 6th -The corner’s jury met at the Bull’s Head public-house, Greenacres-moor, to inquire into the death of Joseph Wimpenny, who lost his life on the 4th instant, when a verdict of manslaughter was given against Benjamin Helley, Joseph Mayal, and James Garside, and, of course, were committed to Lancaster for trial. The wife of one Hallowell, of Horsedge-fold, in a fit of despair cut her throat in such a shocking manner that she instantly expired. 23rd -As usual a very hot day, and at night severe thunderstorms, lightning, and a heavy shower of hail and rain. 24th -Eli Garside, son of Mrs. Ward, of Oldham, broker, wilst painting and standing on a ladder fell off and was killed on the spot., his age being about 20 years. 28th -Last night the air turned much cooler, and it begun to rain a little; and one Moses Mills, a collier, was killed in a coal pit at Copster Hill by the damp. 28th -Died John Ogden, innkeeper, Manchester-street, Oldham. He formerly served in the horse regiment called the Oxford Blues, his age upwards of 70 years. This month concluded with very showery weather. July 11th -The Oldham volunteer regiment of cavallary, Collonel Taylor, were reviewed in the park at Chadderton Hall, by Col. Dunn. They made a fine appearance, and went through their different evolutions to the satisfaction of Col. Dunn. 25th -The Coroner and jury met at Royton touching the death of Eliza Ann Dunwell, an apprentice of James Wolfenden, of Hey Side, who had died in consequence of ill-treatment, when the jury returned a verdict of willful murder against James Wolfenden, and he was, of course, committed to Lancaster. I have before alluded to the cruelties suffered by apprentices. The law was only strong in their protection after the mischief was done, the cruel masters sometimes being sent to prison. The factory system has cured all this. |
August -Died at near Street Bridge, Mary, wife of Richard Hollond, of that place; her age upwards of 70 years. 1st -John Bowker, of Oldham, was commited to Lancaster on the charge of robbing Issacher Wild on the higway near Cross Broadway-lane way. Very wet weather, and as been so for several days past. July 21st -Was interred at Royton, James Bromoley, of that place; age 71 years. Winwick Rectory: Patron, the Earl of Derby, £2,700, Rochdale Vicarage: Patron, Archbishop of Canterbury £850. Burnley a curacy; patron E. Townly, of Koyl-esquire, £400 a year. 13th -Doctor Law, Lord Bishop of Chester, arrived at Oldham, and inspected the church, which he pronounced to be in a ruinous state, and from thence proceeded to Royton to consecrate a plot of land for new burying ground. 12th -The Marquis of Londonderry, late Lord Castlereah, put an end to his existence. Lord Castleragh, though bearing a good character among some of his admirers, was a great stumbling-block to his party. Alison speaks of him as the “Bayard of political chivalry7.” No doubt his country owes him something but his party owes him little. He failed to take up the Liberal lead which the Pitts had shown, and though he was useful as a war minister he was a failure in times of peace. He did not try to govern the people according to their own instincts. He declined to learn the most ordinary lessons of progressive statesmanship. Unlike either the Pitts or the Peels, or even our more recent Lord Beaconsfield, he did not care to “educate” his party, or even take them into his confidence. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, and at his funeral the Radicals yelled and the Tories had but little cause to mourn. Lancaster Assizes commenced, when Joseph Mayal, for manslaughter, two years imprisonment, Garside and Hulley were acquitted, and Martha Mills for dangerously wounding her husband, insane, to be imprisoned during his Majesty’s pleasure, and James Wolfenden on a charge of murder was acquitted. 31st -Was Oldham Rushbearing Sauterday. There where one wagon from Greenacres Moor, one cart from Dolstile, one from Redtom Nook, one from Fog-lane, one from Maygate-lane, one from Denton-lane. The company where numerous; a deal of rope dancers, jugglers, and shows of all denominations. The day was uncommon fine; as usual all was harmony and mirth. |
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