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George Spray (c.1785 - d.)
George Spray was sentenced for destroying a stocking frame at Sutton in Ashfield, the property of Francis Betts on 23rd July 1812 at the Nottingham Assizes.… to be transported 14 years.Here is a timeli...
Joseph Buck (c.1782 - 1832)
Joseph Buck was a framework knitter and was involved in the Luddite Rebellion from 1811-1813 in Nottinghamshire.He is mentioned in the following depositions:* ......his master knew of his going, and wa...
George Gordon Byron, 6th Lord Byron MP (1788 - 1824)
""Lord Byron""
George Gordon Byron , 6th Baron Byron FRS (22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824), known simply as Lord Byron , was a British poet, peer, politician, and leading figure in the Romantic movement. He is regard...
