Hugh Hornby Birley

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Hugh Hornby Birley

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Birthplace: Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Death: July 31, 1845 (67)
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of Richard Birley and Alice Hornby
Husband of Cicely Hornby
Father of Thomas Hornby Birley; Joseph Hornby Birley, JP; Alicia Marian Birley; Reverend Edward Hornby Birley; Frederick Hornby Birley and 7 others
Brother of John Birley; Joseph Birley; Mary Birley; Elizabeth Birley; Margaret Birley 1st and 2 others

Occupation: millowner and Tory who led the fatal charge of the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry at the Peterloo Massacre
Managed by: Joseph Christopher Tilley
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About Hugh Hornby Birley

Hugh Hornby Birley (10 March 1778 – 31 July 1845) was a leading Manchester millowner and Tory who is reputed to have led the fatal charge of the Manchester and Salford Yeomanry at the Peterloo Massacre on 16 August 1819.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Hornby_Birley

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Hugh Hornby Birley's Timeline

1778
March 10, 1778
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
1824
1824
1824
Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, England, United Kingdom
1825
1825
1827
March 12, 1827
Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
1828
November 6, 1828
1830
1830
1833
1833
1834
1834
1837
1837