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What did your family do in the revolution?
Millions signed the three great Chartist petitions of 1839 to 1848. Thousands were active in those years in the campaign to win the vote, secret ballots, and other democratic rights that we now take for granted.
Chartist Ancestors lists many of those who risked their freedom, and sometimes their lives, because of their participation in the Chartist cause. The names included on the site are drawn from newspapers, court records and books of the time, from later histories and other sources.
I would like to thank the many historians, researchers and the descendents of those associated with Chartism who have helped with this site since it was launched in 2003.
Mark Crail, Editor
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Chartist land company subscribers in Oldham
This page lists all those named in the Chartist land company share register with Oldham, Lancashire addresses. It includes 219 people, and has a small number of double entries (see explanation).
During the 1840s, more than 70,000 people subscribed to the land company in the hope that they would be allocated land on one of the colonies of smallholdings established by the Chartist movement to rehouse industrial workers.
Find out more about the Chartist Land Company and understand the context for these names. See other towns for which we have lists of subscribers to the venture.
The lists were transcribed by Professor Jamie Bronstein of New Mexico State University during the course of her PhD research in the early 1990s. Chartist Ancestors is grateful to her for persmission to reproduce the lists here, believing that many family historians will find something of interest in them.
Professor Bronstein is also the author of Land Reform and Working-Class Experience in Britain and the United States, 1800-1862
A note of warning
There are likely to be many inconsistencies and errors in the lists that follow. Many of the would-be shareholders themselves may not have had a consistent way of spelling their
own name and address and may have used informal versions not found on official maps and documents. Details from whatever written application they sent to the Land Company's offices were then copied by hand into a leather-bound ledger by clerks who may have had to guess at handwriting and abbreviations. Some 150 years later, these ledger entries were typed into a spreadsheet for private academic study. And finally, a further decade and a half on, they have been converted from one redundant software package to a more modern program, and some tidying up has been carried out before publication.
If entries here do not entirely tally with those for what may be the same people in the 1851 census or in other sources, then human error at one or some of these stages may be the explanation. Similarly, census entries also go through similar processes, and similar errors occur.
Robert Ingham |
spinner |
Royton Street Oldham |
James Marsland |
weaver |
High Street Oldham |
Isaac Marsland |
barber |
George Street, Oldham |
John Mills |
weaver |
Lower Moor, Oldham |
Joseph Marsh |
under carder |
Gladwick Lane, Near Oldham |
David Mountain |
weaver |
Royton Road, Oldham |
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May 1 1847 |
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John Burdekin |
moulder |
George Street, Oldham, Lancashire |
Robert Beaumont |
cotton band maker |
Waterhead Mill, Oldham, Lancashire |
John Beswick |
miner |
Pasters High Compton, Near Oldham |
Richard Beesley |
loon jobber |
Donary Lane, Hollingwood, Lancs |
John Brierley Sr |
card room hand |
Nether Lees, Near Oldham, Lancashire |
John Brierley Jr |
weaver |
Hollingwood, Near Oldham, Lancashire |
George Booth |
weaver |
Jumbo Tonjue, Near Middleton, Lancs |
Samuel Brierley |
carder |
Nether Lees, Near Oldham, Lancs |
Thomas Butterworth |
weaver |
Warnath Near Oldham |
Robert Collinge |
card room hand |
George Street, Oldham |
Emanuel Collinge |
smith |
North Moor, Oldham |
William Collinge |
spinner |
Bath Bank, Oldham |
William Collis |
fishmonger |
Manchester Street, Oldham |
Joseph Cooke |
weaver |
Plat Lane, Hindley |
Thomas Cook |
miner |
Plat Lane, Hindley |
George Cooke |
miner |
Lowgreenfold, Hindley |
Andrew Clegg |
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Little Halton, Hindley |
Henry Chappell |
weaver |
Yorkshire Street, Oldham |
Andrew Clegg |
labourer |
Hindley |
William Dickinson |
weaver |
Gravelhole, Near Oldham |
David Dickinson |
weaver |
Gravelhole, Near Oldham |
James Duckworth |
weaver |
Gravelhole, Near Oldham |
Robert Fielding |
weaver |
Roybury Near Oldham |
Thomas Firth |
blacksmith |
Street Bridge, Oldham |
James Fielding |
piecer |
Hargreves Near Olham |
Samuel Fielding |
warehouseman |
Hargraves Near Oldham |
William Garforth |
carter |
Hill, Oldham |
Roger Gregory |
miner |
Sack Street, Oldham |
Richard Haslan |
reed maker |
Bow Street, Oldham |
William Hamer |
schoolmaster |
Lower Moor, Oldham |
Francis Horrocks |
piecer |
Lees Hall, Oldham |
Joseph Harrup |
hawker |
Lees, Near Oldham |
John Hanson |
mechanic |
Top Of Greenacres Moor, Oldham |
John Harrison |
mechanic |
Grow Place, Oldham |
William Harper |
hatter |
New Town, Lying Dam, Oldham |
James Harding |
piecer |
Bolton Of Moor, Oldham |
Joseph Lancaster |
clogger |
Black Lane, Hollinswood, Oldham |
James Lord |
blacksmith |
Bottom, Manchester Street, Oldham |
John Lees |
spinner |
Waterhead Mill, Oldham |
John Lees |
blacksmith |
Shaw New Road, Oldham |
Thomas Mackdonald |
weaver |
Greenacre Hill, Oldham |
John Macdonald |
loom jobber |
George Street, Oldham |
Jesse Neale |
labourer |
Lion Dam, Oldham |
Frederick Nading |
labourer |
Manchester Street, Oldham |
Charles Neatherwood |
piecer |
George Street, Oldham |
James Parkes |
weaver |
Hollinwood, Near Oldham |
Charles Richardson |
carder |
Pipe Row, Oldham |
John Rushworth |
carder |
Hollinswood, Near Oldham |
William Richardson |
iron grinder |
Preist Hall, Oldham |
William Russell |
iron grinder |
Dirtcur Lane, Oldham |
Thomas Robertson |
gardener |
Norsedge Street, Oldham |
James Sammersgill |
spinner |
Witterhead Mill, Near Oldham |
Ralph Sheepherd |
iron roller turner |
Soho House Greenacre Moor Near Oldham |
Thomas Shepley |
weaver |
Failsworth Near Oldham |
Eliza Shepherd |
ruler |
Soho House, Greenacre Moor Nr Oldham |
John Schofield |
spinner |
Lees Near Oldham |
Thomas Smith |
hatter |
High Grove North Moor Oldham |
Geeorge Stringer |
weaver |
Bath Bank Near Oldham |
John Seal |
gardener |
North Moor Oldham |
Thomas Troy |
tailor |
Lion Dam, Oldham |
Isaac Tweedale |
iron grinder |
Higher Dam Oldham |
James Taylor |
weaver |
Failsworth Near Oldham |
George Thompson |
joiner |
Greaves Street Oldham |
Thomas Tristram |
clogger |
West Street Oldham |
William Taylor |
weaver |
Hollins Near Oldham |
Joseoh Tither |
hat dyer |
Jackson Pit Oldham |
James Townson |
card room overlook |
Calico Bridge Near Oldham |
Samuel Townson |
card room overlook |
Calico Bridge Near Oldham |
Jonathan Thoules |
weaver |
Foxhill, Crompton Near Oldham |
John Taylor |
yarn dresser |
Bath Bank Oldham |
Walter Thorne |
tin plate worker |
111 Rea Street Oldham |
Samuel Turner |
joiner |
Senate Heath Near Oldham |
Walter Thorne Junion |
miner |
111 Rea Street Oldham |
John Taylor |
filer |
Fuie Wags Oldham |
Thomas Tuckley |
lawyer |
Gosta Green Oldham |
Thomas Taylor |
engineer |
Ince Oldham |
Thomas Tasker |
bleacher |
Shackley Near Oldham |
James Tasker |
bleacher |
Shackley Near Oldham |
William Tasker |
bleacher |
Paradise Street Oldham |
John Wild |
sweetmeat seller |
Spring Street, Nook, Oldham |
Robert Wild |
piecer |
Sack Street Oldham |
John Wrigley |
card grinder |
Hargraves Street Oldham |
William White |
showmaker |
Lord Street Oldham |
William Walstencroft |
carder |
Maryak Lane Oldham |
William Wild |
piecer |
Lord Hill Oldham |
Thomas Yardley |
spinner |
Poorfield Near Oldham |
5 Feb 1848 |
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Lydia Ashton |
housekeeper |
Mossley Brow Oldham |
Joseph Allen |
silk weaver |
High St Middleton Oldham |
Edward Butterworth |
cotton mixer |
Spring Lane Lees Oldham |
William Beswick |
spinner |
Milking Green Oldham |
Jonathan Barrett |
turner |
Milking Green Oldham |
Joseph Booth |
rover |
Mossley Brow Oldham |
George Buckley |
painter |
Back Chapel St Oldham |
Joseph Bridge |
warehouseman |
Greenacres Hill Oldham |
William Broadhurst |
weaver |
Royston Near Oldham |
James Broadbent |
beerseller |
Waterhead Mill Oldham |
Robert Bell |
shoemaker |
Back Lord St Oldham |
John Bent |
spinner |
Lower Moor St Oldham |
James Brierley |
manager |
Grosvenor St Oldham |
William Briggs |
warehouseman |
Hill Near Oldham |
James Bottom |
mason |
Hall Near Oldham |
Seth Bottom |
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Hall Near Oldham |
James Buckley |
engineer |
Waterhead Mill Oldham |
John Butterworth |
weaver |
Lasley Brook Near Oldham |
Charles Buckley |
twiner |
Cobster Hill Oldham |
Charles Booth |
hatter |
Heabers Middletown Oldham |
Catherine Brierley |
housekeeper |
Waterhead Mill Oldham |
Mary Beaumont |
housekeeper |
Blackleach Oldham |
William Bottomley |
weaver |
Waterhead Mill Oldham |
Nathaniel Bottomley |
weaver |
Waterhead Mill Oldham |
Mathew Brierley |
spinner |
Waterhead Mill Oldham |
William Bellam |
mechanic |
Side Of Moor Oldham |
John Butterworth |
dyer |
Middletown Oldham |
William Barstow |
weaver |
Northole Crompton Near Oldham |
Francis Buckley |
scutcher |
Shaw Oldham |
Thomas Booth |
spinner |
New Bank Waterhead Mill Oldham |
Peter Bennett |
weaver |
Hey Side Oldham |
William Butterworth |
dyer |
Middletown Oldham |
James Hampshire Buckley |
spinner |
Upper Mill Saddleworth Oldham |
Henry Cooper |
engineer |
Lees Brook Near Oldham |
John Cringe |
selfacing winder |
Lees Nr Oldham |
John Cove |
wheelwright |
Lower Fields Oldham |
John Crowther |
weaver |
Royton |
Joseph Crossley |
shoemaker |
Back Of Lord St Oldham |
Jonathan Carter |
watchman |
Rhoiles Fields Oldham |
Edward Cocker |
weaver |
Bottom Market Lace Middleton Oldham |
James Crompton |
weaver |
Grove Chase Oldham |
James Collinge |
weaver |
Bradshaw Fold Tongue Near Oldham |
Charles Coates Jr |
piecer |
Royton Nr Oldham |
Charles Coates Sr |
excavator |
Royton Near Oldham |
Abraham Crompton |
shopkeeper |
Rhodes Bank Oldham |
William Dickinson |
turner |
Grosvenor St Oldham |
Thomas Dixon |
schoolmaster |
Shaw, Crompton Nr Oldham |
Elizabeth Duckworth |
gingerbeer maker |
Chapel St Oldham |
Jane Duckworth |
gingerbeermaker |
Chapel St Oldham |
John Duckworth |
gingerbeermaker |
Chapel St Oldham |
Edward Duckworth |
gingerbeermaker |
Chapel St Oldham |
William Dunkerley |
piecer |
Lower Crompton Near Oldham |
David Dunkerley |
carder |
Lower Crompton Near Oldham |
John Dewhurst |
tailor |
Royton Oldham |
Samuel Dunkerley |
spinner/farmer |
Powden Oldham |
James Dixon |
carder |
Bottom Manchester St Oldham |
James Dickson |
cooper |
Yorkshire St Oldham |
William Dixon |
weaver |
Mount Pleasabt Middleton Oldham |
Quinton Emmett |
banker |
1 Fountain Place Oldham |
William Fawley |
spindleforger |
Lower Moor Oldham |
John Greenshaw |
barber |
George St Oldham |
John Gledhill |
mason |
Bleaky Nook Hanage Saddleworth Oldham |
James Grey |
minder |
New St Lees Oldham |
John Graves |
carder |
Surf Lane Royton Oldham |
Thomas Griffith |
spinner |
New Bank Waterloo Mill Oldham |
Joseph Gartside |
twiner |
New Bank Waterloo Mill Oldham |
Robert Gartside |
overlooker |
Mossley Near Oldham |
Reuben Holl |
weaver |
Norton Hearth Oldham |
Thomas Halliwell |
dresser |
Lower Moor Oldham |
John Ingham |
weaver |
Rushcroft High Compton Oldham |
Andrew Kershaw |
miner |
Olower Moor Oldham |
William Kershaw |
weaver |
Austerlands Near Oldham |
Robert Kenyon |
labourer |
Brompton Street Oldham |
William Kershaw |
twister |
Royton Street Oldham |
Thomas Kershaw |
piecer |
Royton Street Oldham |
John Kain |
grinder |
Oldham Morr |
Thomas Leonard |
overlooker |
Austerlands Near Oldham |
Thomas Leonard |
overlooker |
Austerlands Near Oldham |
James Leighton |
weaver |
Crompton Fold, Oldham |
Thomas Sharp Longbottom |
piecer |
Royton, Oldham |
Josiah Longbottom |
wiever |
Royton, Oldham |
John Longbottom |
spinner |
Royton, Oldham |
James Longbottom |
spinner |
Royton, Oldham |
Hannah Longbottom |
weaver |
Royton, Oldham |
Thomas Lawless |
scissor maker |
Vineyard, Oldham |
James Meadowcroft |
farmer |
Green Land Saddleworth Oldham |
William Millhench |
weaver |
Greenacres Hill Oldham |
James Mills |
labourer |
Drummer Hill Near Oldham |
William Marlor |
weaver |
Side Of Moor Oldham |
Samuel Marlor |
labourer |
Shaw Brow Bottom Moor Oldham |
James Milne |
waste dealer |
Lower Moor Oldham |
Thomas Milhench |
tailor |
Waterhead Mill Oldham |
James Nock |
mechanic |
Oldham |
James Nield |
spinner |
Lydgate Saddleworth Oldham |
John Nield |
stripper |
Lydgate Saddleworth Oldham |
John Needham |
clogger |
Waterhead Mill Oldham |
Betty Needham |
weaver |
Waterhead Mill Oldham |
John Ogden |
weaver |
Bottom Barrowfield Middleton Oldham |
Thomas Parkinson |
blacksmith |
Back Royton Street Oldham |
James Pickup |
overlooker |
Royton Street Oldham |
Edwin Pickup |
weaver |
Royton Street Oldham |
Joseph Pickles |
wever |
Mt Pleasant Oldham |
John Potter |
carrier |
West Street Oldham |
James Russell |
moulder |
Bottom Of Moor Oldham |
Joseph Roebuck |
weaver |
Lower House Oldham |
William Robinson |
hatter |
Royton Rd Oldham |
Ellis Rowe |
miner |
Back Royton Rd Oldham |
William Roebuck |
weaver |
Royton Rd Oldham |
James Sigley |
painter/gilder |
Back Chapel St Oldham |
Joseph Schofield |
spinner |
Lydgate Saddleworth Near Oldham |
James Stringer |
miner |
Bath Bank Oldham |
David Swire |
clogger |
Royton Oldham |
Jonas Swire |
clogger |
Royton Oldham |
James Taylor |
turner |
High Crompton Oldham |
William Taylor |
shopman |
Stampstone Near Oldham |
Isaiah Taylor |
minor |
Lees Lane Lees Nr Oldham |
Robert Turner |
weaver |
Union Street Middleton Oldham |
Abraham Thomas |
weaver |
Chadderton Mill Oldham |
Andrew Taylor |
quarryman |
County End Quick Saddleworth |
Robert Turner |
weaver |
Habers Middleton |
Edward Townson |
mechanic |
Calico Bridge Near Lees Oldham |
John Taylor |
weaver |
Tongue Near Middleton Oldham |
Joseph Taylor |
weaver |
Royton Near Oldham |
Luke Thorp |
weaver |
Middleton Oldham |
William Tomlinson |
brickmaker |
Broadway Lane Oldham |
Robert Titter |
turner |
Waterhead Mill Oldham |
George Underwood |
spinner |
Sidgate Saddleworth Oldham |
John Walsh |
miner |
Copler Hill Near Oldham |
Louisa Young |
no trade |
Yorkshire St Oldham |
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