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    1. [ BRAD] FWD: Special Constables,North Bierley,1835
    2. derek deShelfe
    3. [Extract from book by James Parker,pub. 1904] At a meeting held in the vestry of Wibsey Chapel in 1835,it was resolved that the following persons be summoned and sworn as Special Constables to serve free,and that they be requested to keep a vigilant look-out on Sundays to suppress Sabbath breaking,viz:- DISTRICTS 1.Thomas Worsnop,Hill Top 2.John Sucksmith,Carr Lane 3.Christopher Wilson,Low Moor 4.John Wright,Brown Royd Hill 5.John Butler,Woodhouse Hill 6.James Swaine, ditto 7.John Scott,Odsall Moor 8.Joseph Sugden,Manorley Lane 9.John Sutcliffe,Wibsey 10.James Wright,Wibsey Slack 11.Joseph Kellett,Beck Hill 12.Simeon Carter,Royds Hall Mill Lane ======================================== I hope someone on the list recognises any of these worthy gentlemen as 'theirs'. Cheers--------Derek.

    05/01/2003 05:59:19