1817 Depositions - Regarding Pentrich Revolution
The following names are recorded in the 1817 depositions regarding the Pentrich Revolution. The depositions (or sworn statements) list information given by witnesses or in some cases the accused themselves and tell how each man was involved. The depositions (where possible) have been cross-referenced with other sources to gain accuracy & extra information. If you think one of the following men may be your ancestor and you would like to know more... e-mail me
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The Leeds delegate lodged at his house a few nights before last Whitsunday & the next morning he put him on the road for Nottingham. [J.Cope]
Mr. Anthony MARTIN (Trial Witness)
Was at the meeting at the White Horse on Sunday the 8th of June. [A. Booth]
William MARRIOTT; at the Wire Mill
At his house either James Taylor & George Weightman demanded & took away a gun early on Monday night. [Joseph Wilkinson]
Was at Elijah Hall�s of South Wingfield Park on Monday evening June 9th about 11o�clock. [E. Hall]
Was at Mr. Isaac Walker�s & Mr. Henry Bestwick�s of Wingfield Park. [E. Hall]
Then at Samuel Hunts of the Lodge� and afterwards at Hepworth�s South Wingfield Park. [E. Hall]
Benjamin MASSEY of Wingfield: Weaver
Was at the meeting at the White Horse on Sunday June 8th. [A.Booth]
Carved poles for pikes past Joseph Wilkinson�s house. [J. Wilkinson]
Joseph Wilkinson saw him, Joseph Massey, James Taylor & the 2 Ludlam�s� on Monday evening June 9th making pikes at James Taylor�s home in Wingfield Park. [Joseph Wilkinson]
Was at the meeting at the White Horse Pentrich June 8th. [A. Booth]
Daniel MASSEY of Wingfield: Weaver
On Monday night June 9th Mr. Samuel Fletcher of Pentrich Mill (who had been disturbed by insurgents at his own house) on going to Mr. Hepworth�s house found him sitting in a chair opposite the body of the dead (Mr. Hepworth�s servant man) said he had nothing to do with it, he was coming in his way from Crich. [Mr Samuel Fletcher]
About 11 o�clock on the same evening he called at Henry Brown�s in Crich & asked him if he was going, & on Brown replying in the negative he said �They will be down upon you tomorrow & it will be worse for you�. [Henry Brown]
Joseph Wilkinson saw him , Benjamin Massey, James Taylor & young Isaac Ludlam go past his house at Wingfield Park each with 4 or 5 shafts for pikes on their shoulders,on Monday afternoon June 9th. [Joseph Wilkinson]
Joseph Wilkinson saw them making pikes at Taylors house, Wingfield Park the same evening. [Joseph Wilkinson]
Was with the mob at George Elliott�s of Swanwick and had a pike in his hand. [G. Elliott]
John McKESSWICK of Heanor: alias the Scotchman: FWK
Was at the meeting at the White Horse Pentrich on Sunday June the 8th having come from Heanor. [A. Booth]
Called on John Fletcher on Sunday morning June 8th & told him they (the insurgents) intended to liberate his Father, who was in Prison at Lenton on the following day. [J. Fletcher]
About noon on Sunday, was with John Fletcher, Lilly of Codnor & several others at the Widow Weightman�s. [J. Fletcher]
About 10 o�clock on Tuesday evening he met John Fletcher and told him Robert Bestwick & James Collier alias Vincent were gone that morning to Nottingham to know if they were ready. [J. Fletcher]
Proposed to go round to collect the Heanor People together & went to John Ellis� & Henry Clarke�s & invited them to go. [J. Fletcher]
Delivered a gun to Ned White to carry under his frock to Nottey Bridge Langley mill &c. to meet the rebels. [E. White]
Was one of the most active men at the meeting at Pentrich & held much conversation with the Nottingham Man about dividing the prosperity of opulent men and magistrates &c. [Joseph Fletcher]
Told John Fletcher there had been cannon cast at the Butterley Foundry but it was supposed to be broken. [Joseph Fletcher]
Called Andrew Palmer of Heanor up between 11 & 12 o�clock on Monday night, read a paper to him & enticed him to go with him, Mason, John Howett & a man called Charley. [Andrew Palmer]
Edward MOORE of Pentrich: Shoemaker
Was armed with a gun at Ripley about half past 7 o�clock on the Tuesday morning & Manchester off with several other persons in arms towards Nottingham as if they were following the rebels. [D.W. Strafford] [S. Blount] [J. Alkin] [G. Anthony] [W. Rawson]
A stone bottle and a powder horn both containg gunpowder & a great quantity of leaden balls were found upon him by the Magistrate and the Military. He stated that they were fighting for the rights of the Country. [Lancelot Rolleston Esquire] [Richard Sawyer]
On being delivered into custody of the Prison of Nottingham there was found upon his Person a powder horn and a stone bottle both containing Gunpowder. [Thomas Wright]
Isaac MOORE of Pentrich Lane: Stone Mason
Was with the mob & carried a fork. [H. Hole] [G. Goodwin] [Thomas Hardy] [Isaac Moore]
Was apprehended on Tuesday morning near Eastwood by Robert Ramage Private 15th Hussars & Joseph Richards a Constable of Nottingham. [Ramage] [Richards]
He and his 2 sons Robert & Edward were at the meeting when the secret committee was appointed. [A. Booth]
He & one of his sons was at the meeting at the White Horse Pentrich on Sunday June 8th. [A. Booth]
Applied to John Cope of Butterley 7 or 8 months ago when he was at the Cock in Ripley, to become a member of the Hampden Club. [J. Cope] [G. Burrows]
About 3 weeks after he produced the assembly of the club, 3 sets of articles, containing the rules of the Derby, Nottingham & Leicester Hampden Clubs. [J. Cope] [G. Burrows]
Made a speech at the Ripley Hampden Club and appeared to act as Chairman of the club at all times. [G. Anthony]
Informed G. Burrows that William Smith the Ripley delegate had something to communicate to him relative to the secret committee. [G. Burrows]
Enquired of G. Burrows how it happened that he was not of the Secret committee in the Asherfield Barn meetings he having been in the Army. [George Burrows]
He generally read the writings of Mr. Cobbett & the Nottingham Review Newspapers to the members of the Ripley Hampden Club at their meetings. [G. Anthony] [Thomas Henser]
Was armed with a gun on Tuesday morning June 10th between 7 & 8 o�clock & marched off from Ripley with several other persons in arms towards Nottingham. [T. Erswell] [Joseph Slack] [D.W. Strafford] [Anth. Stanley] [John Alkin]
Went with George Burrows & William Smith to a meeting at Sutton�s Barn near Pentrich, about Whitsuntide last. [G. Burrows]
Joined William Smith & George Burrows of Ripley on Tuesday morning 10th June on their route for Langley Mill. [Mary Hughes] [T. Cresswell] [D.W. Strafford] [John Alkin] [Robert Moore]
Ripley Hampden club was held at his house was with the club at Greenwich. [G. Burrows] [G. Anthony] [M. Hughes]
Of Derby attended a meeting at William Weightman�s in Pentrich and left a parchment petition for signatures. [A. Booth]
About Christmas last was introduced by Robert Bestwick at a meeting of the Heanor Hampden Club held at Thomas Allen�s the Nags Head in Heanor. [John Fletcher]
At a meeting of the Heanor Hampden Club he declared the objects of the club to be for a change in the Government of the Country and if the petitions were not attended to, other means must be used as no good would be done till �Old Frank� (meaning Sir Francis Burdett) was made King. [John Fletcher]
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