----- Original Message ----- From: "Lesley WICKHAM" <lesley@maultway.fsnet.co.uk> To: <TOLPUDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 11:06 PM Subject: Re: [TOL] George Loveless in 1839 > When George arrived in London Ontario he settled on a farm two miles from > the site of the first methodist church at Siloam,London.This church which > he helped to build was burnt down being a wooden frame building ,it was > rebuilt.He moved later to another farm and always resided in London. > He was true to his princilpes and held bible classes.he preserved his love > for flowers and his garden was a blaze of colour,regarded with good-natured > envy by his immediate neighbours.James became caretaker of the methodist > Church at Siloam wherehe remained until his death. > One of Georges's daughters died on the passage as they were travelling the > freezing seas of the North Atlantic. > Lesley > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "P.F. & D. Stewart" <stewpot20@btopenworld.com> > To: <TOLPUDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 01, 2003 8:50 PM > Subject: Re: [TOL] George Loveless in 1839 > > > > Hello Gary (& anyone else interested) > > > > From reading various sources, it seems evident to me that the Martyrs were > > very active on the political front from the time they arrived at Newhouse > > Farm ,Nr. Ongar in Essex. > > > > George Loveless wrote a pamphlet entitled 'Victims of Whiggery'. I have > > never been able to obtain a complete copy of this (TUC claim not to have > it) > > but if anyone does have a copy I would love to see it. However a quote > from > > it reads......'Let every working man come forward, unite firmly but > > peacefully together as the heart of one man. Let them be determined to > have > > a voice in and form part of the British nation. Then no longer would the > > interests of millions be sacrificed for the gains of a few......' > > > > The martyrs actively supported unions and strived for better conditions > for > > farm workers. They were in contact with the London Dorchester Committee > > (who supported their families financially during their absence) and the > > Radicals and organised a Chartist Association which met frequently in > > Greensted (sometimes called Grinstead) which local farm labourers were > > encouraged to join.. > > > > Needless to say, they were not popular with local landowners or the local > > church. The vicar of Greensted objected to a group of convicts being > > brought to his parish and preached against their activities. The church > > still wanted to preserve the traditional order whereby everyone knew his > > place in society and was expected to accept his place within it without > > question. The vicar alerted the Home Office and once again the martyrs > > became 'marked men'. Even some of the once supportive newspapers attacked > > the government for having pardoned the men. Maybe this, together with the > > impending renewal date for the farm lease contributed to their decision to > > emigrate to Canada in 1844. > > > > Would be very interested to hear findings from anyone else on the subject. > > > > Dawn Stewart > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Gary Chaffey" <garychaffey2@yahoo.co.uk> > > To: <TOLPUDDLE-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, June 30, 2003 11:19 AM > > Subject: [TOL] George Loveless in 1839 > > > > > > > If anybody has any information regarding the time > > > George Loveless spent on a farm in Essex, England in > > > 1839 during his stay back in England it would be > > > greatly appreciated. > > > Thanks in advance > > > Gary Chaffey > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Yahoo! Plus - For a better Internet experience > > > http://uk.promotions.yahoo.com/yplus/yoffer.html > > > > > > > > > ==== TOLPUDDLE Mailing List ==== > > > LOVELESS/LOVELACE GENEALOGY PAGE - > > > UNITED KINGDOM/CANADA/AUSTRALIA > > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~martyrs > > > > > > > > > ==== TOLPUDDLE Mailing List ==== > > LOVELESS/LOVELACE GENEALOGY PAGE - > > UNITED KINGDOM/CANADA/AUSTRALIA > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~martyrs > > > > >