Found this   would  horses and bullocks be used, sounds a lot to me  18 Oct. 1696 Contents: Verdict of jury on Henry Kitchen of Bolsover, who died following the overturning of a wagon in which he was riding, drawn by 3 pairs of horses and 4 young bullocks on the side of Castle Hill near Bolsover. Deodands, wagon, horses and bullocks, worth £10.

On 2012/12/13 17:31, ann wrote: > Found this > would horses and bullocks be used, sounds a lot to me > > > > > 18 Oct. 1696 > > > Contents: > Verdict of jury on Henry Kitchen of Bolsover, who died following > the overturning of a wagon in which he was riding, drawn by 3 pairs of > horses and 4 young bullocks on the side of Castle Hill near Bolsover. > Deodands, wagon, horses and bullocks, worth £10. Think the answer is partly in the site of the accident. My wife's family had a timber haulage business in the 19th century in Essex, and they used horses to pull wagons loaded with tree trunks. I have the pictorial evidence :-) And the Auction Sale Catalogue from 1926. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg

Hi Mike Horses and Bullocks were used to pull heavy loads. I presume from time to time enough horses were not available. I have a photo of a farming relative where a cart was being pulled by a horse and bullock, not side by side but the bullock in front of the horse. The photo was taken in Derbyshire in the middle of the 20th century. Richard Dalton -----Original Message----- From: derbysgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:derbysgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Mike Fry Sent: 13 December 2012 22:18 To: derbysgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DBY] horse power On 2012/12/13 17:31, ann wrote: > Found this > would horses and bullocks be used, sounds a lot to me > > > > > 18 Oct. 1696 > > > Contents: > Verdict of jury on Henry Kitchen of Bolsover, who died following the > overturning of a wagon in which he was riding, drawn by 3 pairs of > horses and 4 young bullocks on the side of Castle Hill near Bolsover. > Deodands, wagon, horses and bullocks, worth £10. Think the answer is partly in the site of the accident. My wife's family had a timber haulage business in the 19th century in Essex, and they used horses to pull wagons loaded with tree trunks. I have the pictorial evidence :-) And the Auction Sale Catalogue from 1926. -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DERBYSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message