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Chartist Ancestors 
What did your family to 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 Colne
This page lists all those named in the Chartist land company share register with Colne, Lancashire addresses. It includes 254 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.
Colne |
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Lawrence Baldwin |
weaver |
Dubbing Row, Near Colne, Lancs |
John McBride |
labourer |
Dubbing Row, Near Colne, Lancashire |
William Baldwin |
weaver |
King Street, Colne, Lancashire |
Henry Baldwin |
labourer |
Lane Bridge, Burnleynear Colne Lancashire |
John Burrows |
weaver |
Bent Clough, Near Colne |
Joseph Bullcock |
labourer |
Crook Row, Near Colne |
Joseph Crabtree |
labourer |
Clayton Street, Colne |
Anthony Croysdill |
coal heaver |
Carry Bridge, Near Colne |
James Clarkson |
weaver |
Dent Fold, Colne |
Samuel Drinkwater |
hatter |
Curry Bridge, Colne |
Samuel Dyson |
sawyer |
Saint John Street, Colne |
Crossley Green |
laborer |
Colne Field, Near Colne |
William Gregson |
weaver |
Colne Lane, Colne |
Roger Green |
sawyer |
Bent Clough, Colne |
James Hartley |
weaver |
Chapel Square, Colne |
James Hellgate |
weaver |
Colne Field Near Colne |
Robert Hay |
weaver |
Audenshaw Colne |
Archibald Hawthorne |
shoemaker |
Carry Bridge Near Colne |
John King |
hawker |
Burrowford, Near Colne |
John Lawcock |
weaver |
Borrowford, Near Colne |
Mark Lund |
hatter |
Church Street, Colne |
William Middlebrook |
weaver |
Buck Street, Colne |
Thomas Mearding |
miller |
Colne Lane, Colne |
John Mitchell |
weaver |
Colne Lane, Colne |
William Parkinson |
weaver |
Windy Bank, Colne |
James Rushton |
labourer |
Premet Bridge, Colne |
Jabez Rushton |
labourer |
Premet Bridge, Colne |
Robert Rushton |
labourer |
Clayton Street, Colne |
Joseph Rushton |
labourer |
Lister Street, Colne |
William Riley |
weaver |
Back Street, Colne |
James Stuttard |
weaver |
Colne Lane, Colne |
Hugh Schofield |
whitesmith |
Colne Lane, Colne |
William Smith |
clogger |
Colne Lane, Colne |
James Schofield |
weaver |
Colne Lane, Colne |
Robert Smith |
weaver |
Back Street, Colne |
William Showell |
mule spinner |
Spring Lane, Colne |
Mark Sharp |
weaver |
Water Street., Colne |
James Scragg |
weaver |
Clone Field Near Colne |
Robert Smith |
weaver |
Clone Field Near Colne |
John Stuttard |
weaver |
Clone Field Near Colne |
Thomas Tillotson |
weaver |
Colne Lane Colne |
Robert Tomlinson |
weaver |
Colne Fields Colne |
Thomas Thornton |
weaver |
Petty Houses Colne |
William Towler |
weaver |
Colne Lane Colne |
James Towler |
weaver |
Blacko Near Colne |
Jacob Towler |
weaver |
Blacko Near Colne |
James Thornton |
weaver |
Waterside Near Colne |
James Waddington |
coal heaver |
Clayton Street Colne |
Hartley Whipp |
weaver |
Buck Street Colne |
Samuel Wilkinson |
weaver |
Brown Hill Near Colne |
1848 |
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Thomas Atkinson |
tailor |
Parliament St Colne |
Thomas Atkinson |
tailor |
Parliament St Colne |
William Atkinson |
weaver |
Waterside Colne |
William Ashworth |
weaver |
Railway St Colne |
Ellen Ashworth |
weaver |
Colnefield Colne |
John Blackburn |
weaver |
Dubbin Row Colne |
Barnard Blackburn |
shopkeeper |
Back Clayton St Colne |
Foulds Blackburn |
weaver |
Railway St Olne |
Henry Blackburn |
weaver |
Colnefield Colne |
Joseph Blackburn |
weaver |
Railway St Colne |
John Barker |
weaver |
Clayton St Colne |
Edmund Bowker |
overlooker |
Colnefield Colne |
William Buckley |
overlooker |
Union St Colne |
Jonathan Boothman |
twister |
Buck Croft Colne |
George Joseph Boothman |
weaver |
Colne Hall Colne |
James Bradshaw |
weaver |
Back High St Colne |
James Baldwin |
weaver |
Dubbin Row Colne |
Edward Barker |
weaver |
Chapel Sq Colne |
John Baldwin |
labourer |
Dubbin Row Colne |
Jonathan Calbard |
mechanic |
Every Mill Colne |
Abraham Clegg |
weaver |
Colne Hall Colne |
Jonathan Calbard |
mechanic |
Every Mill Colne |
Joseph Dobson |
hawker |
Chapel Sq Colne |
Joseph Driver |
weaver |
Waterside Colne |
Henry Dixon |
weaver |
Railway St Colne |
George Duerdon |
weaver |
Chapel St Colne |
Thomas Dixon |
weaver |
St Johns St Colne |
John Duerden |
weaver |
Railway St Colne |
Robinson Dobson |
weaver |
Chapel Sq Colne |
William Dobson |
weaver |
Buckcroft Colne |
Margaret Elliott |
innkeeper |
South Field Colne |
Stephen Ellis |
weaver |
Waterside Colne |
Richard Emmett |
weaver |
Backcroft Colne |
Joseph Llis |
weaver |
Banker Fold Colne |
Wilkinson Eastwood |
weaver |
Colne Lane Colne |
Hartley Mmett |
weaver |
Railway St Colne |
James Lliott |
weaver |
Marsden Colne |
Andrew Folds |
weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
Robert Folds |
weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
Andrew Foulds |
handloom weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
Robert Foulds |
handloom weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
Thomas Foulds |
weaver |
Railway St Colne |
Susan Foulds |
weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
Hannah Foulds |
weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
James Foulds |
labourer |
Parliament St Colne |
John Fort |
shoemaker |
Parliament St Colne |
James Green |
weaver |
St John St C Olne |
William Green |
weaver |
Dockey Sq Colne |
William Greyson |
weaver |
Colnefield Colne |
Frances Greenwood |
weaver |
Waterside Colne |
Henry Heys |
weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
Thomas Hartley |
labourer |
Rough Lee Colne |
William Heys |
weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
George Hartley |
labourer |
Rough Lee Colne |
Barnard Hartley |
labourer |
Rough Lee Colne |
Henry Heys |
handloom weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
William Heys |
handloom weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
Thomas Hartley |
factory operative |
Rough Lee Colne |
George Hartley |
factory operative |
Rough Lee Colne |
Barnard Hartley |
factory operative |
Rough Lee Colne |
William Hartley |
stone cutter |
Call Colne |
William Hartley |
quarryman |
Call Colne |
Hartley Hindle |
weaver |
Hargreaves Houses Colne |
Matthew Hindle |
weaver |
Hargreaves Houses Colne |
Mary Ann Hindle |
weaver |
Marsdon Chapel Colne |
Hargreaves Hartley |
weaver |
Spring Lane Colne |
George Hale |
overlooker |
Railways Colne |
Robert Hartley |
overlooker |
Parliament St Colne |
John Hartley |
weaver |
Spring Lane Colne |
Ellen Hartley |
weaver |
Spring Lane Colne |
Joseph Artley |
weaver |
Spring Lane Colne |
James Hartley |
weaver |
Railway St Colne |
Hannah Hey |
factory hand |
Carry Bridge Colne |
Joseph Hartley |
weaver |
Church Clough Colne |
Joseph Hartley |
weaver |
Colnefield Colne |
John Horsefall |
twister in |
Chapel Sq Colne |
Betty Harley |
weaver |
Trowden Colne |
Thomas Hartley |
weaver |
Green Colne |
Robert Hartley |
weaver |
Green Colne |
Simon Hall |
weaver |
Railway St Colne |
William Hartley |
weaver |
Green Colne |
Mary Hartley |
weaver |
New House Backside Colne |
Jonas Hargreaves |
weaver |
Rents Colne |
William Howarth |
weaver |
Green Colne |
James Hartley |
farmer |
Higher Clough Colne |
James Hartley |
weaver |
Brick Croft Colne |
Ann Hindle |
weaver |
Marsden Chapel Colne |
Margaret Hindle |
weaver |
Marsden Chapel Colne |
James Hartley |
weaver |
Waterside Colne |
John Hargreaves |
weaver |
Clayton St Colne |
James Halstead |
weaver |
Colnefield Colne |
John Holgate |
weaver |
Marsden Colne |
John Hartley |
weaver |
Nineveh St Colne |
Henry Hargreaves |
labourer |
Colnefield Colne |
Richard Haighton |
foundryman |
Brick Croft Colne |
James Hawker |
shoemaker |
Crook Row Colne |
Robert Argreaves |
manufacturer |
Seelton St Colne |
Levi Jenkins |
weaver |
Shackleton St Colne |
John Irvine |
weaver |
Back Clayton St Colne |
George Irvine |
weaver |
Clayton St Olne |
Charlotte Ingham |
semptstress |
Shackleton St Colne |
Jane Ingham |
sempstress |
Shackleton St Colne |
Robert Jenkinson |
weaver |
Shackleton St Colne |
William Lee Sr. |
joiner |
St John St Colne |
William Lowcock |
labourer |
King Street Barnoldsonwick Near Colne |
William Lee Jr |
joiner |
St John Street Colne |
Fielding Leeming |
weaver |
Green Colne |
Matthew Lund |
tailor |
Clayton Street Colne |
Hartley Lee |
webber |
St. John Street Colne |
John Lord |
overlooker |
Buckroft Street Colne |
John Lane |
weaver |
Dockery Lane Colne |
William Leeming |
waever |
Green C Olne |
Matthew Leeming |
weaver |
Cole Lane Colne |
Hartley Leeming |
weaver |
Green Colne |
James Lord |
weaver |
Waterside Colne |
John Thomas Lund |
plasterer |
Buckcroft Colne |
John Marshall |
engineer |
Railway Street Colne |
Nancy Smith Mcguire |
draper |
Market Street Colne |
Joseph Marshall |
mill operator |
Burnley Strete Colne |
James Mould |
framework knitter |
Clayton Street Colne |
Robert Moorby |
carder |
Rough Lee Colne |
George Ormrod |
weaver |
Ninevah Street Colne |
Kary Pickup |
weaver |
St John Street Colne |
John Pickles |
weaver |
Colne Hall Colne |
John Pickover |
weaver |
St John Street Colne |
Barnabas Preston |
weaver |
Nincock Street Colne |
Joseph Pickels |
carter |
Primot Bridge Colne |
John Page |
labourer |
Great Glynn Near The London Rd Colne |
Hargreaves Rushton |
weaver |
Clayton St Colne |
William Riding |
weaver |
Green Street Colne |
William Riley |
weaver |
Nineveh Street Colne |
George Obinson |
weaver |
Backer Houses Colne |
William Rushton |
weaver |
Shackleton St Colne |
John Rushton |
weaver |
Shacketon St Colne |
Jeremiah Robinson |
weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
John Redman |
weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
John Ross |
shoemaker |
St Johns St Colne |
James Ross |
shoemaker |
St Johns St Colne |
Thomas Robinson |
shoemaker |
Carry Bridge Colne |
Joseph Riley |
weaver |
Parliament Sreet Colne |
Joseph Riley |
tailor |
St Johns St Colne |
Thomas Ridehalgh |
weaver |
Waterside Colne |
Thomas Richardson |
tailor |
St Johns St Colne |
Henry Ridehalgh |
weaver |
Waterside Colne |
David Ridehalgh |
weaver |
Waterside Colne |
Matthew Ridehalgh |
weaver |
Waterside Colne |
Matthew Smith |
weaver |
St John Street Colne |
James Stuttard |
overlooker |
Colne Lane Colne |
Henry Smith |
weaver |
Woolpack Colne |
William Stuttard |
weaver |
Spring Lane Colne |
James Sears |
weaver |
Railway Street Colne |
John Shackelton |
weaver |
Railway Street Colne |
Thomas Slinger |
weaver |
Back Clayton Street Colne |
William Smith |
cabinetmaker |
Church Street Colne |
Robert Slaater |
grocer |
Waterside Colne |
William Scholefield |
weaver |
Clayton Street Olne |
Robert Smith |
weaver |
Wool Pack Colne |
William Sutcliffe |
weaver |
Hill Colne |
William Shoesmith |
weaver |
Cook Row Colne |
Elijah Stuttard |
whitesmith |
Spring Lane Colne |
David Sutcliffe |
whitesmith |
Bot House Colne |
Henry Simpson |
shoemaker |
Windy Bank Colne |
David Spencer |
shoemaker |
Friuit Field Colne |
Frank Stuttard |
whitesmith |
Railway Street Colne |
James Stuttard |
weaver |
Greenfield Mill Colne |
James Smith |
weaver |
Colnefield Colne |
William Simpson |
weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
Benjamin Titherington |
weaver |
Primet Bridge Colne |
Thomas Titherington |
weaver |
Primet Bridge Colne |
Thomas Turner Sr |
weaver |
Primet Bridge Colne |
James Turner Jr |
weaver |
Primet Bridge Colne |
Wright William Turner |
weaver |
Primet Bridge Colne |
Henry Turner |
overlooker |
Waterside Colne |
Benajmin Tetherington |
weaver |
Premet Bridge Colne |
Thomas Tetherington |
weaver |
Premet Bridge Colne |
James Turner Se |
weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
James Turner Jr |
weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
Wright William Turner |
weaver |
Windy Bank Colne |
Henry Turner |
overlooker |
Waterside Colne |
John Turner |
weaver |
Colne Lane Colne |
Joseph Thornton |
blacksmith |
Colne Lane Colne |
Adam Towler |
weaver |
Waterside Colne |
Robert Turner |
weaver |
Colne Lane Colne |
Jonathan Turner |
weav er |
Colne Lane Colne |
William Turner |
weaver |
Colne Lane Colne |
Thomas Turner |
overlooker |
Lanches Colne |
Grace Turner |
weaver |
Windy Nook Colne |
Nathan Thornton |
weaver |
Lidget Colne |
John Watson |
weaver |
Barrowford Colne |
John Watson |
steam loom weaver |
Barrowford Colne |
Alice Welding |
dress maker |
St John St Colne |
Lupton Wright |
weaver |
Reedy Fovil Colne |
James Widop |
clogger |
Sand Hole Colne |
Thomas Widop |
weaver |
Sand Hole Colne |
George Whitaker |
weaver |
Dent Fold Colne |
Pinder Richard Wilkinson |
shoemaker |
Waterside Colne |
William Wilkinson |
weaver |
Dent Fold Colne |
Joseph Whalley |
weaver |
Waterside Colne |
Richard Wilkinson |
weaver |
Barker Fold Oclne |
Thomas Wood |
weaver |
Dye Shop Colne |
Isaac Wilkinson |
weaver |
Lanshaw Bridge Colne |
Richard Walker |
weaver |
Colnefield Colne |
Matthew Waterworth |
weaver |
Lidget Colne |
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