The Gude Auld Towne of Lancaster

1803 to 1866

CONTENTS:

  • The Gude Auld Towne of Lancaster in 1803 – 76,942 words
  • The Loyal Town of Lancaster in 1811 – 115,123 words
  • The Assize Town of Lancaster in 1821 – 129,967 words
  • The Ancient Borough of Lancaster in 1831 – 91,799 words
  • The Good Old Town of Lancaster in 1841 – 68,839 words
  • Scotforth Village 1801 to 1845 -  45,882 words
  • The Opening of Ripley Hospital, Lancaster in 1864 – 44,153 words
  • The Scotforth Murder in 1866 – 19,850 words

The first five books include every article concerning Lancaster published in the Lancaster Gazette during that year.

 

They contain:

The Lancashire Militia; Public Meetings & Official Notices; Shipping Reports; Ladies Fashion; Theatre; Businesses; Dividends and Bankrupts; Items for Sale; Jobs; Houses to Let or Buy; Marriages; Deaths; Weather; Miscellaneous Events; Entertainments; Assize and other Courts; Elections; Police Reports &c. &c.

 

In fact everything ‘word for word’ from the Lancaster Gazette. This is a unique account told by their reporters ‘on the spot.’ Genealogists searching for their elusive ancestors may well find them here. The text contains thousands of names of individuals, families and businesses.

 

Scotforth Village contains everything from the Lancaster Gazette which mentions Scotforth from 1801 to 1845.

 

The Scotforth Murder portrays a vivid account of the murder of Elizabeth Nelson, in Scotforth, during the winter of 1866. The events recorded yield a fascinating insight into the daily lives of the people living in and around Scotforth during that period. There is both sadness and humour, in the story, from Elizabeth’s widowed mother to the local bobby who had the body washed before examination thereby shifting suspicion onto himself.

 

Ripley Hospital was an endowed school founded by Mrs Julia Ripley in memory of her husband Thomas Ripley, a native of Lancaster and a merchant of Liverpool. It was opened on the 3rd November 1864 “amid great public rejoicings.” The book tells us about Thomas and Julia Ripley, the laying of the foundation stone, the committee, the subscribers, the opening and the celebrations, the miscellaneous events, the chapel and memories from old pupils as well as the census 1871 to 1901.

 

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