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Wednesday, 30 January 2013

William Orton of Hutton Rudby – and New South Wales

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In my blog post of 27 January I recounted the fate of William Orton of Hutton Rudby, found guilty of forgery and transported for life to New...
Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Shocking murder of Margaret Barker, 1805

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I know this story has been retold at least once in the local press, but not for some time, and I think not always in full detail. In the a...
Sunday, 27 January 2013

William Orton of Hutton Rudby & the forged Boroughbridge Bank note: 1821

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A man named William Orton lived on the east end of North Side, Hutton Rudby at the beginning of the 19th century. He had obviously been a ...
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Friday, 25 January 2013

Five guinea note from the Boroughbridge Bank

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This is a photograph of a photograph. It shows a five-guinea (£5 5s 0d) note from the Boroughbridge Bank.  A note on the reverse of the ...
Wednesday, 23 January 2013

Will of Mark Barker of Great Ayton, 1838

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Another Will held at the Borthwick Institute.  Again, from my working notes and accuracy not guaranteed. Notes and details of Mark Barker...
Monday, 21 January 2013

The Will of Thomas Passman of Hutton Rudby, 1828

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More from my working notes.  Again, I can't guarantee accuracy.  Thomas Passman's Will is to be found at the Borthwick Institute, Yo...
Saturday, 19 January 2013

Vicars and Churchwardens of All Saints', Hutton Rudby in the C18 and C19

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During the 18th and 19th centuries, eight vicars served All Saints' Church and the parish of Rudby-in-Cleveland. Churchwardens were el...