Page Two
Basford in the News
1800--1900
These are transcribed by courtesy Trish Symonds from N,S,W taken from the News paper of that Parish.
TO SEARCH : CTRL + F
FRIDAY, 20 JUNE 1823, Liverpool Mercury 629,
Surprising Strength and Agility – Mr Joseph PEARSON, bleacher, of Basford near Nottingham, having erected a new chimney to his engine, of the height of seventy-six feet three inches, John EASOM, a man in his employ, carried a stone up to the top of the ladder, weighing one hundred weight and three quarters, and laid it on the chimney as a capping stone.
WEDNESDAY, 1 OCTOBER 1823, Derby Mercury 4760,
DEATHS – On Friday at her father’s house at Basford near Nottingham, Sarah, youngest daughter of John SANDERS Esq.
WEDNESDAY, 5 JANUARY 1825, Derby Mercury 4826,
BANKRUPTS – Thomas WOOD of Basford, tallow-chandler.
THURSDAY, 20 SEPTEMBER 1832, Trewman’s Exeter Flying Post 3489,
On Tuesday last, Mr ROBINSON, maltster of Basford, Notts, had been sporting near Alfreton when he sat down with his gun upon his knee. A boy who accompanied him took hold of the gun, observing “what a nice gun this is!” and as he was drawing it across Mr ROBINSON’s knees the piece went off, and the contents were discharged into the unfortunate man’s legs. He lingered until the next morning, when death terminated his sufferings.
TUESDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 1832, Hull Packet 2497,
BANKRUPTS – John HASLAM, New Basford, Notts, lace-manufacturer.
WEDNESDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 1832, Derby Mercury 5228,
DEATH S- On the 5th instant, at the home of Mr D. WHEATCROFT, Buckland Hollow, in this county, aged 28, Mr William ROBINSON, maltster, of Basford Notts, highly respected by a large circle of friends and relatives.
THE FOLLOWING IS A VERY LONG TWO-PAGE REPORT ON THE ABUSE OF BASTARDY LAWS, CONDENSED TO COVER BASFORD ,
SATURDAY, 6 APRIL 1833, Morning Chronicle 19847 –
BASTARDY LAWS, from a report by Mr COWELL from Cambridge. The law is “Whenever a woman is pregnant of a bastard child, which the overseer apprehends may become chargeable on the parish, or the woman applies for relief for her bastard after having given birth to it, the overseer has power to compel her to declare the father on oath, and then to compel him to pay the parish the amount of maintenance the Magistrate may made upon him.” The sole object of this legislation is to save expense to the parish. The effect of it is to promote bastardy, to make want of chastity on the woman’s part the shortest road to obtaining either a husband or a competent maintenance, and to encourage extortion and perjury. BASFORD, NOTTS – Population 6,325. Informant, William CADDICK, has been permanent overseer for twenty years. Order on the father, 2s. If the overseer says the father is rich, then a larger order is made. The Magistrates never refuse; this makes the women fix on rich fathers, and there are many instances of perjury. Only yesterday, a girl with two bastard children and pregnant with the third swore it to a young man of easy circumstances. He appealed to the Quarter Sessions who decided in his favour; the child was thrown upon the parish. The man proved by several witnesses the girl had said among friends she had fixed upon him because he was rich, and the real father was too poor. The overseer has heard the women say they would rather their children were bastards, as Magistrates give relief of 2s, whereas a poor family applying for relief only get 1s 3d. A girl with three bastards earns more than a man working coarse stockings. Bastardy is very much increasing in Basford; one-third of all the number applying to the parish are bastards.
WEDNESDAY, 10 JULY 1833, New Courant 8268,
BANKRUPTS – F. MARRIOTT jun, Basford Nottingham, brewer.
Please take the time to Sign my Guestbook 
|
