Agricultural labourers transported to Australia after the 1830's rural riots
Acknowledgments
I am especially indebted to Jill Chambers who, fifteen years ago, made me aware of the existence of the Swing riots (and the Swing-rioters) while I was pondering the discovery that one of my great great grandparents, John East, had been transported for 'Machine Breaking'.
The late Roma Draper gave help with numerous Wiltshire Swing-rioters, Elizabeth Garnett and John Chance with Huntingdonshire men, Kaye Gloucestershire men and Kevin Green with Swing-rioters from East Anglia and elsewhere. Steve Pearsall helped with John Tollard and gave invaluable assistance and Frances Parsons, who is descended from three Swing-rioters, helped with the Hillier, Wadley and Snook(s) families. Joseph Ring provided information about his great grand-uncle, also named Joseph Ring, and Anne Goddard Jackson gave information about William (K)nibbs.
I also wish to thank:
- Neil Pudney for information about John Pudney
- Doug McWilliam for information about Edmund Steel
- Sally Steel for information Robert Lincoln
- Tina Russell for information about John Hopgood
- Barry Gange for information about his ancestor Thomas Mitchell Gange
- Glenys Fergusson helped with Edward Looker
- Ann Prendergast with Isaac Roberts
- Fay Green with George Smith,
- Carole Donaldson with Thomas Topp
- Paul Vivash with his ancestor Robert Vivash
- Carol Battishill with George Coleman
- Lynn Haines helped with William Wareham,
- Marie Kau with Arthur and George Binstead
- Barbara Wilson with the Shergolds and William Francis
- Vanessa Coakley with William Bartlett, Ann Moyle, Graham Tongs
- Bob Steele with John Tongs
- Joyce Fuller with Thomas Hebuirn
- Janet South and Nancy Simpson with James Ford
- Jenny Carter with Samuel Morey
- Adrienne Dore with John Dore
- Also Chrissy Fletcher helped with Thomas Neale
- Hilda Symonds, Margaret Blair and Geof Watts with Aaron and Thomas Harding
- John Atkins with Richard Matthews
- Brian Howroyd with James Gunton
- Bev Hutchinson with Henry Williams
- Alan Ludecke with Isaac Isles
- Desley McKay with James Town
- Joyce Purtscher with Richard Keens
- Pamela Sheldon with James Pointer
- Bev Towns with Daniel Hancock
- Alan Vinen helped with his ancestor Thomas Vinen
- Jan McElroy with Issac Burton,
- Nancy Simpson with James Ford
- Barry Hopton with Henry Herrington
- Robynne Stewart and Peter Forrest with Thomas Mackrell
- John Baker with the Wiltshire Bakers
- Jan McElroy helped with Isaac Burton
- Judie Hastie with Swing-rioters assigned in East Coast Van Diemens Land and
- Greg Munro and Chris and Sharyn Wells and Merle Storey helped with Samuel Summerfield
I apologise if I have neglected to acknowledge any other person who provided information about any Swing-rioter transported to Australia.
Geoffrey Sharman
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