Hampshire Swing Rioters and Machine Breakers

Date: 22 Sep 2021 [unknown]
Location: Hampshire, England, United Kingdom

Contents 1 Content 1.1 Background 1.2 Summary 1.3 Names of Rioters and Machine Breakers Transported to VDL 1.4 Hampshire Sentencing Name Index 1.5 Linked Pages 1.6 Acknowledgements 2 Sources

Content

Background

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Summary

Of the almost 350 people arrested for machine breaking and rioting at Hampshire, 100 people were initially sentenced to Death. Most of them had their death sentences commuted although two men were executed in January 1831. Henry COOK (aged 19) and James Thomas COOPER aged 33. of the other 98 men sentenced to death: 42 people transported for Life 23 transported for 7 years 17 transported for 14 years. The other 18 men had prison sentences imposed (usually with hard labour).

Names of Rioters and Machine Breakers Transported to VDL

Name/ Age/ Term

ADAMS William 35 14 years

ALLEN John 51 7 years

ANNALLS James 19 Life

ANNETTS John 38 7 years

ARNEY Joseph 26 Life

ARNEY William 27 7 years

BAKER James 20 14 years

BATTEN John 21 Life

BECKINGHAM Richard 26 7 years

BERRIMAN (BERRYMAN) Thomas, senior 52 7 years

BOLTER William, senior 60 14 years

BOYES John 50 7 years

BRACKSTONE William 33 7 years

BULPITT Charles 25 Life

BULPITT John 23 Life

BUNCE Henry 24 Life

BURGESS William 25 7 Years

CARTER George 38 14 years

CARTER Joseph 45 7 years

CHAMP David 21

CHILDS Abraham 48 Life

CLARK George 25 14 years

CLARKE George 20 7 years

CLARKE George 20 Life

COLEMAN George 22 7 tears

COLLINS George 24 7 years

COLLINS John 33 7 years

CONDUIT William, the younger 24 7 years

COOK James 28 14 years

COOK Robert 23 Life

COOPER James 29 7 years

DEADMAN Aaron 30 14 Years

DUKE John 20 7 years

ELDRIDGE Henry 23 Life

FARMER Jeremiah 30 14 years

FARMER William 24 Life

FAY(E) Charles 22 Life

FIELDER Arthur 43 7 years

FORD James 19 7 years

FREEMANTLE Nicholas 30 Life

FULFORD John 50 Life

FUSSELL James 20 7 years

GILMORE John 25 Life

GLASSPOLE James 30 7 years

GOODALL Thomas 30 Life

GREEN Thomas 22 14 years

GREGORY Thomas 32 7 years

HARDING Aaron 41 Life

HARDING Benjamin 38 7 years

HARDING Thomas 32 7 years

HAYTER Charles 53 Life

HEATH John 45 Life

HEIGHES Thomas 28 7 years

HILL Isaac, senior 62 7 years

HILL William 25 7 years

HOLDAWAY Robert 38 Life

HOPGOOD George 30 Life

HOPGOOD John 30 7 years

HOUGHTON Peter 34 7 years

HUDSON John or John HOTSON 33 7 years

ISLES Isaac 25 7 years

JAMES Henry 37 Life

JENMAN George 20 7 years

JENMAN William 21 7 years

KEENS John 18 14 years

KEENS Richard 34 Life

KIMBER John 35 7 years

KINGSHOTT John 35 Life

LAWRENCE Lazarus 24 14 years

LUSH John 30 7 years

MANNS Isaac 19 Life

MANNS James 24 Life

MARTIN James 33 14 years

MASON Joseph 31 Life

MASON Robert 24 Life

MOREY Samuel, junior 19 7 years

MYLAND George 28 14 years

NASH John 31 14 years

NEALE Thomas 20 14 years

NEWMAN John 33 Life

NEWMAN William 21 14 years

NUTBEEN Edward Charles or Edmund Charles NUTBEENE 18 7 years

PAICE George 23 7 years

PAIN Charles 22 Life

PAINTER James 36 7 years

PALMER George 37 7 years

PAYNE Daniel 21 Life

POINTER John or John PAINTER 29 Life

PRIMER William 34 Life

PUMPHREY James 28 Life

QUINTON Samuel 26 Life

RAMPTON Richard 25 7 years

READ Charles 34 Life

ROSE George 24 7 years

SHEPHERD Charles 26 Life

SHEPHERD William 23 Life

SILCOCK John 27 7 years

SIMS Daniel 20 7 years

SIMS John 25 7 years

SIMS William 54 7 years

SLADE John 45 Life

SMITH William 20 Life

STANMORE William 23 Life

STROUD William 37 14 years

SYDENHAM Edward 21 7 years

TOLLARD John 22 7 years

TONGS John 34 7 yars

TRIGGS Matthew 36 Life

TURNER Jacob 22 Life

WAREHAM William 25 7 years

WARWICK Thomas 34 Life

WATTS William 24 7 years

WEBB George 23 Life

WEBB William 21 7 years

WEEKS John 28 Life

WHITCHER or WITCHER  William 26 7 years

WHITE John 29 7 years

WILTSHIRE Jacob 22 Life

Hampshire Sentencing Name Index

ABRAHAM William 26 Riotous assembly at Wickham Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

ADAMS James 20 Riotous assembly at Littleton Discharged on recognizance

ADAMS William 35 Riotous assembly, assault & robbery at Owslebury Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

ALDERMAN James Robbery Acquitted

ALLEN John 51 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Penton Grafton Transportation for 7y

ANDREWS William 33 Riotously assembling & robbery at Stockbridge Acquitted

ANNALLS James 19 Riotous assembly, assault & robbery at Barton Stacey Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

ANNETTS James 19 Machine breaking, assault & robbery at Vernham’s Dean Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction

ANNETTS John 38 Riotously assembling, robbery & destroying  machines at Highclere & Burghclare Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

ARNEY Joseph 26 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

ARNEY William 27 Riot & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Transportation for 7y

ASTELL Thomas 32 Stopping Lady Lethbridge’s carriage & committing highway robbery No Bill

ASTRIDGE or ASBRIDGE William 43 Riotous assembly & robbery at Basingstoke Trial postponed; appeared again Lent Assizes, 26 February 1831 - Acquitted

BAKER James 20 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence & Monk Sherborne Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

BAKER John 50 Riotous assembly, assault & robbery at Leckford Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction

BAKER Moses 30 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

BAKER William 40 Riotous assembly, machine breaking & robbery at East Woodhay Acquitted

BARNES William 42 Riotous assembly, assault & robbery at Owslebury Acquitted

BARTHOLOMEW Benjamin 16 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

BATCHELOR Benjamin 32 Assault & robbery on James Knight at Owslebury Discharged for want of prosecution

BATT Charles 20 Robbery at Barton Stacey, money, bread, cheese & beer Acquitted

BATT George 22 Assault & robbery on Mary Cotton at Barton Stacey Acquitted

BATT Thomas, junior 25 Machine breaking at Mitcheldever Discharged for want of prosecution

BATTEN John 21 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence & Monk Sherborne Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

BAVERSTOCK Thomas 19 Assault and robbery on Francis Calendar at Stratton Acquitted

BECKINGHAM Richard 26 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Quarley Transportation for 7y

BECKINGHAM Thomas 30 Riot & machine breaking at Tasker’s Iron Foundry at Upper Clatford Acquitted

BENNETT Robert 16 Riotous assembly & destroying the poorhouse at Selborne Acquitted

BENNETT Thomas 23 Riotous assembly at Basingstoke Trial postponed; appeared again Lent Assizes, 26 February 1831 - Acquitted

BERRIMAN (BERRYMAN) Thomas, senior 52 Assault and robbery on Francis Calendar at Stratton Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y; Pardoned 1833

BICKNELL William 23 Riotous assembly at Headley & destroying the poorhouse Acquitted

BIDDLECOMBE Joseph 29 Assault & demanding money of Mary Trim Acquitted

BIRCH William 37 Riotous assembly, demanding & obtaining money at Andover Acquitted

BISHOP Thomas 46 Riotously assembling at Leckford Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction

BLACKMAN James 36 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

BLATCH Joseph 20 Riotous assembly & destroying machinery belonging to Robert & William Tasker at Upper Clatford Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction

BLUNDEN Edward/Edmund Robbery Acquitted

BOLTER William, senior 60 Assault and robbery on Sir Henry Rivers at Martyr Worthy Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y; Pardoned 1833

BONE Henry 31 Riotous assembly & demolishing the poorhouse at Selborne Imprisonment 1y in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

BOWN Benjamin 26 Machine breaking at New Alresford Imprisonment 18m in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

BOYES John 50 Assault & robbery at Owslebury Transportation for 7y

BOYES William 24 Riotous assembly, assault & robbery at Owslebury Acquitted

BRACKSTONE William 38 Riotously assembling & destroying machines at Penton Grafton Acquitted

BRACKSTONE William 33 Riotous assembly at Thrunton (Thruxton) Transportation for 7y

BRATCHER alias BRACHER Charles 30 Forcing John Andrews to leave his work & join a riotous assembly at Fawley Imprisonment 1y in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

BRIGHT William 22 Robbery at Headley Acquitted

BROADHURST William 20 Robbery at East Woodhay Acquitted

BROMFIELD Thomas Robbery Acquitted

BROMFIELD William 18 Assault & demanding money of Mary Trim Acquitted

BROWN Henry 20 Riotously assembling & destroying machines at Highclere & robbery at Sidmonton & East Woodhay Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

BROWN John 14 Riotous assembly & robbery at Houghton Acquitted

BRUMMELL Charles 23 Robbery at Upham Death recorded, commuted to imprisonment for 18m in the House of Correction & kept at hard labour

BRYANT Charles 20 Machine breaking at Droxford Imprisonment for 3m in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

BULL Henry 17 Assault & demanding money of Mary Trim Acquitted

BULPITT Charles 25 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence, Monk Sherborne & Pamber Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

BULPITT Henry 20 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence & Monk Sherborne No Bill

BULPITT John 23 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence & Monk Sherborne Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

BUNCE Henry 24 Riotously assembling at St Mary Bourne, & demanding & receiving a half sovereign from Anna, the wife of the Rev. William Easton Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

BUNDY Henry 30 Riotous assembly at Fawley & rescuing Henry Cavell from the custody of the constables Imprisonment for 6m in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

BUNDY Samuel 21 Riotous assembly at Fawley Imprisonment for one year in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

BURBAGE William 50 Riotous assembly & robbery at Mottisfont Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

BURGESS Jesse 37 Demanding & receiving money at Droxford Acquitted

BURGESS William 25 Riotous assembly & robbery at Monk Sherborne & Pamber Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

BUTCHER Isaac 23 Riotous assembly at Bighton Discharged for want of prosecution

BUTCHER John 27 Assaulting John Spedding at the parish of Exbury & Lepe & forcing him to join in a riotous assembly Imprisonment for 6m in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

CAIN John 18 Riotous assembly at Houghton Discharged for want of prosecution

CAMIS James 19 Machine breaking at New Alresford Imprisonment for 18m in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

CANNINGS John 20 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Acquitted

CARTER George 38 Riotous assembly at Vernham’s Dean & demanding & receiving money from Mary Sargeant Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

CARTER George 28 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

CARTER Joseph 45 Assault & robbery at East Stratton Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y; Pardoned 1832

CAVELL Henry 33 Forcibly resisting the lawful authority in dispersing a riotous assembly Imprisonment for 3m in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

CHALK John 32 Riot & machine breaking at Durley Imprisonment for 12m in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

CHAMP David 21 Assault & robbery at Mitcheldever Transportation for 7 years

CHILDS Abraham 48 Assault & robbery at Corhampton, riotous assembly, assault, robbery & machine breaking at South Stoneham Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

CHOLLOCOMBE George 16 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Gave evidence

CHURCHER Charles, junior 29 Assault & robbery on James Knight at Owslebury Discharged for want of prosecution

CLARK George 25 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence & Monk Sherborne Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

CLARKE George 20 Riotous assembly & robbery at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

CLARKE George 20 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

COBB John 27 Riotous assembly & demolishing the poorhouse at Selborne Imprisonment for 2 years in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

COLE James 18 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

COLEMAN George 22 Robbing John Dagwell at Martyr Worthy Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

COLLINS George 24 Riotous assembly & extorting money Transportation for 7y

COLLINS James, alias James FISHER 19 Riotous assembly & assault at Vernham’s Dean Discharged for want of prosecution

COLLINS John 33 Riotous assembly & extorting money Transportation for 7y

COLLIS David, junior 35 Assault & robbery on Richard Twitchen at Mitcheldever Acquitted

CONDUIT William, the younger 24 Riotously assembling at Kimpton, destroying machines & demanding money & beer Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

COOK Henry 19 Assault & robbery at Mitcheldever Death; EXECUTED at Winchester 15 January 1831

COOK Henry 27 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

COOK James 28 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence & Monk Sherborne Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

COOK Robert 23 Riotous assembly, assault & robbery at Vernham’s Dean Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

COOK Thomas 30 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas

COOPER James 29 Robbery at East Woodhay & machine breaking at Burghclere Transportation for 7y

COOPER James Thomas 33 Riotous assemblly machine breaking & demanding & extorting money from divers persons at Fordingbridge Death; EXECITED at Winchester 15 January 1831

COOPER John 57 Riot & machine breaking at Itchen Abbas Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

CROPP James 25 Robbery at Upham & Corhampton Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 18m in House of Correction, to be kept at hard labour

CULL Josiah or Joseph 28 Forcibly resisting the lawful authority in dispersing a riotous assembly at Fawley Imprisonment for 6m in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

CULL Robert 33 Riotous assembly at Fawley Imprisonment for 9m in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

DAY Henry 30 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence, Monk Sherborne & Pamber Acquitted

DAY William 25 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

DEADMAN Aaron 30 Riot & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

DELACOURT John Riot Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

DIBLEY James 20 Riotous assembly & robbery at Pamber Discharged for want of prosecution

DICKSON James 65 Assaulting John Spedding at the parish of Exbury & Lepe & forcing him to join in a riotous assembly Imprisonment for 6m in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

DINNETT/DENNETT Joseph 32 Riotous assembly at Sherfield & obtaining money & victuals by threats Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

DOLING Edward 25 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Imprisonment for 6m in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

DUKE John 20 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Warblington Transportation for 7y

ELDRIDGE Henry 23 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

ELKINS William 26 Riot & machine breaking at East Mill, Fordingbridge Discharged for want of prosecution

ELLIS John 23 Riotous assembly & destroying machinery belonging to Robert & William Tasker at Upper Clatford Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 2y in the House of Correction, to be kept at hard labour

EMMOTT Richard 37 Machine breaking at Bossington Gave evidence

ETHERIDGE Abraham Riot Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

ETHERINGTON Richard, junior 20 Riot & machine breaking at Durley Imprisonment for 12m in House of Correction to be kept at hard labour

FABIAN Henry Riot Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

FARMER Jeremiah 30 Riotously assembling at Vernham’s Deane & demanding & receiving money Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

FARMER William 24 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

FAY(E) Charles 22 Riotous assembly & destroying machinery belonging to Robert & William Tasker at Upper Clatford Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

FIELDER Arthur 43 Assaulting & taking money from James Futcher at Mitchelmersh, & destroying his thrashing machine Transportation for 7y

FORD James 35 Riotous assembly at Crawley Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

FORD James 19 Machine breaking at Havant Transportation for 7y

FORDER Charles 29 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Broughton Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

FREEMANTLE Nicholas 30 Assault & robbery at Corhampton, riotous assembly, assault & robbery at Owslebury Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

FROME Charles Robbery Acquitted

FRYER James 20 Riot & machine breaking at East Mill, Fordingbridge Discharged for want of prosecution

FULFORD John 50 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life; Pardoned

FUSSELL James 20 Riotous assembly, assault & robbery at Owslebury Transportation for 7y; Free Pardon 1831

GALE Henry 17 Machine breaking at Broughton Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

GIBBS Thomas 25 Robbery at Farringdon Acquitted

GILBERT David 18 Riot & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Discharged for want of prosecution

GILES James 42 Riotous assembly at Crawley Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

GILMORE John 25 Riot & machine breaking at Tasker’s Iron Foundry at Upper Clatford Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

GLASSPOLE James 30 Demanding money from John Watts at Corhampton Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

GOLD John 29 Riotous assembly & robbery at Basingstoke Trial postponed on account of illness of the prosecutrix

GOODALL John 27 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Upper Clatford Acquitted

GOODALL Thomas 30 Riot & machine breaking at Tasker’s Iron Foundry at Upper Clatford Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

GOULDING Joseph 23 Riot & machine breaking at East Mill, Fordingbridge Acquitted

GRANT James 22 Breaking windows & robbing a house at Broughton Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

GRANTHAM William 36 Assault and robbery on Sir Henry Rivers at Martyr Worthy Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

GREEN Thomas 22 Riot & machine breaking at Tasker’s Iron Foundry at Upper Clatford Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

GREGORY Thomas 32 Riotously assembling at Quarley, destroying  machines & demanding money Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

HALL Joseph 30 Riotously assembling at Hurstborne Tarrant & demanding & receiving money Acquitted

HAMBLIN Thomas Inciting to riot Imprisonment for 6m in House of Correction

HAMPTON George 25 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

HARDING Aaron 41 Riotous assembly & demolishing the poorhouse at Selborne Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

HARDING Benjamin 38 Robbery at Upham & assault & robbery at Corhampton Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y; Free Pardon 1833

HARDING John 26 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Imprisonment for 6m in House of Correction

HARDING Thomas 32 Riotous assembly & demolishing the poorhouse at Headley Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

HARRIS John 39 Robbery at East Woodhay Acquitted

HARRISON John 30 Riotous assembly at Breamore & demanding a horse, spirits & victuals Discharged for want of prosecution

HAYES John 30 Pulling down & destroying the machinery of a well & taking away three iron bars Acquitted

HAYTER Benjamin 19 Riotously assembling at Upper Wallop & assaulting James Duke Acquitted

HAYTER Charles 53 Riot & machine breaking at East Mill, Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

HAYTER John 24 Riotously assembling at Upper Wallop & assaulting James Duke Acquitted

HEATH John 45 Riotously assembling & pulling down the poor house at Headley Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

HEIGHES Thomas 28 Machine breaking at Binsted Transportation for 7y

HEIGHES William 30 Machine breaking at Binsted Acquitted

HENDLEY George 18 Riotous assembly at Stockbridge Acquitted

HIBBERD William 47 Riotous assembly at Bighton Discharged for want of prosecution

HILL Isaac, junior 26 Assault & robbery at Mitcheldever

HILL Isaac, senior 62 Assault and robbery on Richard Paine at Mitcheldever Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y; Free Pardon 1831

HILL William 25 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Burghclere & Sidmonton Transportation for 7y

HILLIER George 25 Riotously assembling at Upper Wallop & assaulting James Duke Acquitted

HITCHCOCK Henry 19 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Acquitted

HOAR John 19 Riotous assembly, assault & robbery at Owslebury Acquitted

HOAR Richard 33 Riotous assembly & assault at Buriton Fined 6 pence & recognizance for 2 years

HOAR William 39 Riotous assembly at Selborne & destroying the Poorhouse Imprisonment for 2y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

HOARE Thomas 36 Riotous assembly & demolishing the poorhouse at Selborne Imprisonment for 2y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

HOLDAWAY Robert 38 Riotous assembly at Headley & destroying the poorhouse Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

HOLLOWAY Richard 22 Riotous assembly at Crawley Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

HOLT George 25 Assault and robbery on Sir Henry Rivers at Martyr Worthy Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

HOOPER Thomas 23 Riotously assembling & machine breaking at South Stoneham Imprisonment for 12m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

HOPGOOD George 30 Riotously assembling at Vernhams Dean & demanding & receiving money Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

HOPGOOD John 30 Riot & machine breaking at Andover Transportation for 7 years

HOPKINS Christopher 22 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

HORN James 18 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Acquitted

HOUGHTON James 39 Riot & machine breaking at Durley Acquitted

HOUGHTON Peter 34 Riot & machine breaking at Durley Transportation for 7y

HOWE Henry 31 Threatening to set fire to the dwelling house & buildings belonging to William Gunner at Bishop’s Waltham Discharged for want of prosecution

HUDSON John or John HOTSON 33 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Warblington Transportation for 7y

HUNT Henry 24 Assault & robbery on Mary Cotton at Barton Stacey Acquitted

HUSSEY Thomas Assaunlting & robbing William Povey Acquitted

ILLSLEY David      50 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

ISLES Isaac 25 Riotously assembling & demanding & receiving money & victuals at Kimpton Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

JAMES Henry 37 Riotous assembly & pulling down the poorhouse at Headley Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

JENMAN George 20 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Warblington Transportation for 7y

JENMAN William 21 Machine breaking at Havant Transportation for 7y

JUDD James Robbery Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

KEAR John 29 Assault & robbery at Mitcheldever Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

KEENS Henry 24 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence, Monk Sherborne & Pamber

KEENS John 18 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence & Monk Sherborne Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

KEENS Richard 34 Riotous assembly & robbery at Monk Sherborne & Pamber Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

KELSEY William 55 Machine breaking at Broughton Imprisonment for 12m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

KERBY Charles 19 Riotous assembly at Crawley Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

KIMBER John 35 Riot & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

KINCHIN William 19 Riotously assembling & machine breaking at South Stoneham Imprisonment for 12m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

KINGSHOTT John 35 Robbing Mary King of bread, cheese & beer at KIngsley Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

KIRCHER Richard 20 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Acquitted

KNELLER James 25 Robbing Richard Snow of a sovereign at Crawley Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

KNIGHT George 19 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

KNIGHT John 25 Robbing William Goodeve of one sovereign, bread, cheese & beer at Greatham Acquitted

LANE Richard 33 Riotous assembly at Fawley Imprisonment for 18m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

LANE William 63 Riotous assembly at Fawley Imprisonment for 9m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

LAWRENCE George 21 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Acquitted

LAWRENCE Joseph 37 Riotously assembling at Houghton & demanding & receiving money, & riotously assembling at Littleton Convicted of misdemeanor & discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

LAWRENCE Lazarus 24 Assault on William Hurst at Enham & stealing a great coat, a shepherd’s crook & sixpence Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

LEADER James 41 Riotous assembly at Vernham’s Dean & demanding & receiving bread, Cheese & beer Acquitted

LUSH John 30 Machine breaking at Broughton Transportation for 7y; Free pardon 1831

MABEY Joseph 33 Riot & machine breaking at Romsey Extra Acquitted

MAILE Charles 20 Riotous assembly & robbery at Monk Sherborne No Bill

MANNS Isaac 19 Riotous assembly & destroying machinery belonging to Robert & William Tasker at Upper Clatford Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

MANNS James 24 Riotous assembly & destroying machinery belonging to Robert & William Tasker at Upper Clatford Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

MARSHALL Thomas 21 Riotous assembly at Headley & destroying the poorhouse Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

MARSHAM George 20 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Acquitted

MARTIN Charles Riot Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

MARTIN James 33 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Sidmonton & Burghclere & robbery at Burghclere, Highclere, Sidmonton & East Woodhay Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

MARTIN Thomas 35 Riotous assembly at Crawley Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

MASON Joseph 31 Assault & robbery at East Stratton Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

MASON Robert 24 Assault & robbery at East Stratton Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

MASTERS Henry 21 Riotously assembling & demanding & receiving victuals at Weyhill Acquitted

MINTRAM Andrew 27 Forcibly resisting the lawful authority in dispersing a riotous assembly Discharged for want of prosecution

MOODY George 23 Riot & machine breaking at East Mill, Fordingbridge Acquitted

MOODY James 33 Riotous assembly & extorting money at East Wellow Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

MOODY John 24 Riotous assembly & robbery at Mottisfont Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

MOODY Thomas 35 Riotous assembly at Crawley Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

MOREY Samuel, junior 19 Machine breaking at Havant Transportation for 7y

MORTON James 29 Riot & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Acquitted

MULLINS Henry 19 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

MYLAND George 28 Riotous assembly & destroying machinery belonging to Robert & William Tasker at Upper Clatford Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

NASH John 31 Robbery at Burghclere Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

NEALE Thomas 20 Riotous assembly at Vernham’s Dean & demanding & receiving money from Mary Sargeant Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

NEWLAND John 39 Riotously assembling at Selborne & forcing the vicar of the parish to sign a paper agreeing to reduce his tithes Imprisonment for 6m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

NEWMAN John 33 Riotous assembly at Rockborne & destroying iron gates Transportation for life

NEWMAN William 21 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

NOBLE William, junior 20 Machine breaking at Broughton Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

NORMAN Peter 27 Riotous assembly & robbery at Monk Sherborne & Pamber Acquitted

NOTTLEY Charles 20 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

NUTBEEN Edward Charles or Edmund Charles NUTBEENE 18 Riotous assembly & robbery at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

OFFER Isaac 21 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Broughton Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

OLIVER Barnard 37 Riotous assembly Fined six pence & entered into recognizance for 2y

OLIVER Benjamin 34 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

OSMAN George Assault with intent to rob Acquitted

OSMAN James 23 Assault & demanding money of Mary Trim Acquitted

OVER George 24 Assault and robbery on Sir Henry Rivers at Martyr Worthy Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

PAGE Richard 26 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at South Stoneham Misdemeanour Traversed; Acquitted at Lent Assizes 1831

PAGE Thomas 58 Riotous assembly at Dockenfield & forcing the farmers to sign an agreement to pay the labourers the same as in other parishes Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

PAICE George 23 Machine breaking at Mitcheldever Transportation for 7y

PAIN Charles 22 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence & Monk Sherborne Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

PAINTER James 36 Riotous assembly & pulling down the poorhouse at Headley Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

PALMER George 37 Riotous assembly & extorting money Transportation for 7y

PAYNE Daniel 21 Riotously assembling & destroying machines at Highclere & robbery at East Woodhay Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

PAYNE John 28 Robbery at East Woodhay Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

PEARCE James 40 Assault & robbery at East Stratton Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction &kept to hard labour

PHILPOTT George 16 Riot & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction &kept to hard labour

PHILPOTT John 22 Riot & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Acquitted

PIKE George 21 Riotous assembly at Itchen Abbas Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

PIPER John 53 Riotously assembling & destroying machines at Highclere & robbery at East Woodhay Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

POINTER John or John PAINTER 29 Riotously assembling at East Wellow, destroying machines & extorting money Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

POLLEXSIN Henry 26 Writing and sending a threatening letter at Gosport within the parish of Alverstoke Acquitted

PRAGNELL Alexander 25 Riotous assembly at East Wellow & destroying machinery Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

PRIMER William 34 Assault & robbery on John Watts at Corhampton Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

PRIOR George 17 Assault & robbery at Mitcheldever No prosecution

PRIOR George, senior 45 Assault and robbery on Richard Paine at Mitcheldever No Bill

PRIOR Thomas, junior 20 Assault & robbery on Richard Twitchen at Mitcheldever Imprisonment for 18m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

PUMPHREY James 28 Assault & robbery at Mitcheldever Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

QUINTON Samuel 26 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

RAMPTON Richard 25 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence, Monk Sherborne & Pamber Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

READ Charles 34 Riot & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

REEVES John 30 Riotously assembling & machine breaking at South Stoneham Imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

REEVES William 33 Riotously assembling at East Wellow Imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction

RICHARDSON Thomas 32 Machine breaking, assault & robbery at Vernham’s Dean Acquitted

ROBINSON Daniel 19 Riotously assembling at Buriton & assaulting Henry Curm & Richard Porter Imprisonment for 3 weeks in Gaol & entered into recognizance for 2 years

ROBINSON Thomas 67 Riotous assembly at Headley & destroying the poorhouse Acquitted

ROGERS Henry 26 Riotous assembly & extorting money Imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

ROGERS William 35 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

ROSE George 24 Robbery Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

ROSE William 24 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

SANDERS Samuel 34 Riotous assembly & assisting in the rescue of Henry Cavell from the custody of the constables at Fawley Imprisonment for 6m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

SCAMMELL Thomas 22 Riot & machine breaking at East Wellow Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

SCOATES Thomas 21 Riotous assembly at Sherfield & obtaining money & victuals by threats Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

SCOREY William 52 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at South Stoneham Misdemeanours Traversed; Acquitted at Lent Assizes 1831

SHEPHERD Charles 26 Riot & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Transportation for Life

SHEPHERD William 23 Riotous assembly, demanding & obtaining money at Andover & machine breaking at Upper Clatford Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

SILCOCK John 27 Riot & machine breaking at Northington Transportation for 7y

SIMS Daniel 20 Riotously assembling at St Mary Bourne, & demanding & receiving a half sovereign from Anna, the wife of the Rev. William Easton :Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

SIMS John 25 Riotously assembling at St Mary Bourne, & demanding & receiving a half sovereign from Anna, the wife of the Rev. William Easton Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

SIMS William 54 Riotously assembling at St Mary Bourne, & demanding & receiving a half sovereign from Anna, the wife of the Rev. William Easton Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

SKELTON William 30 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Imprisonment for 6m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

SLADE John 45 Riotous assembly at Rockborne & destroying iron gates Transportation for Life

SMITH Benjamin 23 Riotous assembly & destroying the poorhouse at Selborne Imprisonment for 6m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

SMITH James 24 Machine breaking at Mitcheldever Discharged for want of prosecution

SMITH John 20 Riotously assembling at Wickham Imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

SMITH Thomas 32 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at South Stoneham Misdemeanours Traversed; Acquitted at Lent Assizes 1831

SMITH William 20 Riotous assembly, assault & robbery at Barton Stacey Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

SOUTHWELL William 30 Riotously assembling at East Titherly & destroying a turnpike gate Imprisonment for 3m in House of Correction

STACEY Thomas 33 Riotously assembling at Houghton & demanding & receiving money Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

STAGG Thomas 26 Machine breaking at Droxford Imprisonment for 18m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

STANMORE William 23 Riot & machine breaking at Tasker’s Iron Foundry at Upper Clatford Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

STEEL(E) Isaac 39 Riotously assembling & destroying machines at Sidmonton, Highclere & Burghclere Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

STEELE George 18 Riot & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 18m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

STONEAGE John 49 Riot & machine breaking at Durley Imprisonment for 12m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

STROUD William 37 Riotously assembling & robbery at Burghclere & East Woodhay, & destroying a thrashing machine at Burghclere Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 14y

STURGESS George 39 Riotous assembly at Littleton Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

SUMMERBEE William 26 Riotous assembly, assault & robbery at Leckford Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

SUTTON William 18 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

SYDENHAM Edward 21 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Warblington Transportation for 7y

TADD George 21 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Warblington Imprisonment for 12m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

TARRANT Edward 30 Assault & robbery on Richard Twitchen at Mitcheldever Aqcuitted

THORP Henry 19 Riot & machine breaking at Itchen Abbas Imprisonment for 1m in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

TOLLARD John 22 Riotously assembling at St Mary Bourne, & demanding & receiving a half sovereign from Anna, the wife of the Rev. William Easton Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

TONGS John 34 Riotously assembling & machine breaking at Mitchelmersh Transportation for 7y

TREW James 35 Riotously assembling at Leckford Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

TRIGGS Matthew 36 Riotous assembly & demolishing the poorhouse at Headley Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

TRIMMING John 25 Riotous assembly & forcing Reverend Wm Rust Cobbold to sign a paper agreeing to reduce his tithes Imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

TUBB John 36 Riotously assembling at Houghton & demanding & receiving money Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

TURNER Jacob 22 Riotous assembly, assault & robbery at Barton Stacey Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

TURTON John 17 Riotous assembly at Crawley Convicted of a misdemeanour, but discharged on own recognizance to keep the peace & be of good behaviour

VARNDELL William 31 Riotously assembling at Wickham Imprisonment for 6 weeks in House of Correction & recognizance for 2 years

VARNELL James 23 Riotously assembling & machine breaking at South Stoneham Imprisonment for 12m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

WARD James 22 Robbery at East Woodhay Acquitted

WARD William 23 Robbery at East Woodhay Acquitted

WAREHAM William 25 Riotous assembly & robbery at Wootton St Lawrence, Monk Sherborne & Pamber Death recorded; commuted to transportation for 7y

WARWICK Thomas 34 Riotous assembly & robbery at Monk Sherborne Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

WATTS William 24 Riotous assembly, machine breaking & robbery at Burghclere, & machine breaking Highclere Transportation for 7y

WEBB George 23 Riotous assembly at Rockborne & destroying iron gates Transportation for Life

WEBB John 64 Riotous assembly & assault at Fawley Imprisonment for 12m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

WEBB Richard 35 Machine breaking at Romsey Extra Imprisonment for 6m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

WEBB Thomas 40 Riotous assembly at Barton Stacey & demanding & receiving money, beer, bread & cheese Acquitted

WEBB William 21 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Transportation for 7y

WEEKS John 28 Riotous assembly at Rockborne & destroying iron gates Transportation for Life

WELLS Henry 17 Riotous assembly & assault at Buriton Acquitted

WELLS Henry 26 Riotous assembly & robbery at Monk Sherborne & Pamber Acquitted

WEST Henry 25 Riotously assembling at Houghton & demanding & receiving money Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

WEST Joseph 24 Riot & machine breaking at Fordingbridge Acquitted

WHEELER Charles 17 Assault & demanding money of Mary Trim Acquitted

WHITCHER or WITCHER  William 26 Riotous assembly & machine breaking at South Stoneham Transportation for 7y

WHITE James 22 Riot & machine breaking at East Wellow Imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

WHITE John 29 Riot & machine breaking at Tasker’s Iron Foundry at Upper Clatford Transportation for 7y

WIGGINS Mark 19 Riotous assembly & robbery at Monk Sherborne Acquitted

WILLIS Eli 20 Refusing to find sureties for a breach of the Peace Discharged for want of prosecution

WILTSHIRE Jacob 22 Riotously assembling & demanding & receiving money at Vernham’s Dean Death recorded; commuted to transportation for Life

WINDYBANK David 21 Riotously assembling at Buriton & assaulting Henry Curm & Richard Porter Imprisonment for 3 weeks in Gaol & recognizance for 2 years

WINKWORTH William 43 Assault & robbery at Mitcheldever Death recorded; commuted to imprisonment for 1y in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

WOODFORD Jonathan Machine breaking Imprisonment for 3m in House of Correction & to be kept at hard labour

WREN Joshua Riot Discharged on recognizance to keep the Peace

Linked Pages

• Swing Riots- Australian Convicts

• Dorset Swing Rioters and Machine Breakers
• English Prison Hulks
• Buckinghamshire Swing Rioters and Machine Breakers

Acknowledgements

Jill Chambers for her work on Black Sheep and all her research, literature and books that make wonderful resources for the descendants of the rebels. https://www.black-sheep-search.co.uk/

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