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Table of Contents
Page 1
Agriculture ........................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Antiquities ............................................................................................................................................................................ 5
Army .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Art ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
Associations ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8
Banks & Finance ................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Books ................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Bridges ............................................................................................................................................................................... 13
Buildings ............................................................................................................................................................................ 14
Canals & Inland Waterways .............................................................................................................................................. 16
Cemeteries .......................................................................................................................................................................... 17
Charities ............................................................................................................................................................................. 18
Children ............................................................................................................................................................................. 19
Coast .................................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Commerce & Trade ............................................................................................................................................................ 21
Communications ................................................................................................................................................................ 23
Courts ................................................................................................................................................................................. 24
Crime & Punishment .......................................................................................................................................................... 25
Customs & Excise .............................................................................................................................................................. 29
Docks & Harbours ............................................................................................................................................................. 30
Drainage ............................................................................................................................................................................. 32
Education ........................................................................................................................................................................... 33
Elections & Politics ............................................................................................................................................................ 35
Emigration .......................................................................................................................................................................... 37
Entertainments & Amusements .......................................................................................................................................... 38
Exhibitions ......................................................................................................................................................................... 39
Fairs ................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
Ferries ................................................................................................................................................................................ 41
Fires & Fire Brigade .......................................................................................................................................................... 42
Fishing ............................................................................................................................................................................... 44
Folklore & Popular Culture ............................................................................................................................................... 46
Freemasonry ....................................................................................................................................................................... 47
Friendly & Benefit Societies .............................................................................................................................................. 48
Gardens & Parks ................................................................................................................................................................ 49
Gas ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
History ............................................................................................................................................................................... 51
Hospitals ............................................................................................................................................................................ 52
Housing .............................................................................................................................................................................. 53
Industries ............................................................................................................................................................................ 54
Inns..................................................................................................................................................................................... 56
Inventions ........................................................................................................................................................................... 57
Libraries ............................................................................................................................................................................. 58
Lifeboats & Lifesaving ...................................................................................................................................................... 59
Local Government ............................................................................................................................................................. 60
Markets .............................................................................................................................................................................. 64
Medicine ............................................................................................................................................................................ 65
Militia ................................................................................................................................................................................. 66
Mills ................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
Museums ............................................................................................................................................................................ 68
Natural History ................................................................................................................................................................... 69
Navigation .......................................................................................................................................................................... 70
Navy ................................................................................................................................................................................... 71
Newspapers ........................................................................................................................................................................ 72
Occupations & Trades ........................................................................................................................................................ 73
People ................................................................................................................................................................................. 76
Police ................................................................................................................................................................................. 92
Population .......................................................................................................................................................................... 93
Poverty & Poor Relief ........................................................................................................................................................ 94
Prisons ................................................................................................................................................................................ 97
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Property & Land ................................................................................................................................................................ 98
Public Health ...................................................................................................................................................................... 99
Railways ........................................................................................................................................................................... 101
Religion ............................................................................................................................................................................ 103
Roads ............................................................................................................................................................................... 112
Shipping ........................................................................................................................................................................... 113
Shops ................................................................................................................................................................................ 118
Sports & Games ............................................................................................................................................................... 119
Statues & Memorials ........................................................................................................................................................ 120
Streets ............................................................................................................................................................................... 121
Strikes and Trade Unions ................................................................................................................................................. 122
Temperance ...................................................................................................................................................................... 123
Theatres ............................................................................................................................................................................ 124
Towns & Villages ............................................................................................................................................................ 125
Transport .......................................................................................................................................................................... 126
Trinity House ................................................................................................................................................................... 127
Wars ................................................................................................................................................................................. 128
Water ................................................................................................................................................................................ 129
Weather ............................................................................................................................................................................ 130
Whaling ............................................................................................................................................................................ 131
Women ............................................................................................................................................................................. 132
Agriculture
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Agriculture
Cottingham
Ploughing match 15.2.62.1
Crops
Report on crops in the East Riding 17.8.61.2
Report harvest in Yorkshire 8.8.63.2,19.9.63.2
Report on harvest prospects 4.8.66.3, 1.9.66.7
Potatoes
Long letter on potato disease John Malam, Holpton lodge 2.10.58.2
Report on potato disease in Yorkshire 10.10.63.2
Meeting of potato growers at Howden 1.10.64.2
Deaths
At Patrington, Mary Eliza, younger daughter of R West, clerk at the Enholmes Farm, 3 deaths in 7 weeks,
father & two children 7.3.57.4
Sudden death of Robert Hepworth, farmer, 70 years old in brothel in Low Church Alley 24.8.61.2
At Bridlington Quay aged 98 John Gore, farmer of Driffield. In 1860 he assisted in harvest operations
14.12.61.4
Inquest at Newland on Samuel Gardham, cowkeeper, death under circumstances which excited some degree
of suspicion 21.12.61.2
Emigration
Letter from James Walker, agricultural labourer, from Holderness - emigrated to Quebec last April voyage of
26 days. Employed by a gentleman named Branton, who emigrated from Winestead 8 years ago
24.7.58.2
Incendiarism
Case incendiary fires on Wolds - Snaffling Jack alias John Sherwood 30.1.64.3
Fire at Anlaby farm 5.11.64.2
Hessle, Priory Farm 13.1.66.4
Incendiary fire at Harpham and at Snittenham near York 15.10.64.2
Letter on stack firing 12.11.64.3
Snaffling Jack case incendiarism on Wolds 2.4.64.3
Spread of incendiarism in Yorks. Wolds and North Lincs. 15.10.64.2
Stack fires on Wolds 19.9.63.2
Wholesale incendiarism on Yorkshire Wolds - Kilham, Grimston, Rochdale, Butterwick, Weaverthorpe, etc.
Two youths arrested on suspicion 19.12.63.4
Livestock
Sale of Sir Tatton Sykes stud and stock 19.9.63.1
People gored by bull on New Holland ferry 17.9.64.2
Cattle
Cattle Diseases
Murrain in Cattle - Russia, Prussia, etc. 14.4.57.3
Case diseased cattle 3.5.62.2
Treatment of (letter) 10.2.66.3
Cattle Plague
Appointment of mounted inspectors, Beverley 27.1.66.3
E Riding reports on 24.2.66.3
Farmers and the cattle plague - William White of Whinsetts (letter) 14.4.66.2
H S Constable letters on 7.4.66.3
Infection and (letter) 21.10.65
Leader on 6.1.66.2
Letter on, in Hull 12.8.65, 20.1.66.3
Meeting at Beverley 3.3.66.3
Meeting local Cattle Plague Committees 10.3.66.3, 28.4.66.2, 2.6.66.2, 30.6.66.2
Outbreak at Roos, Dickenson 25.8.66.3
Outbreak of rinderpest (cattle plague) in Hull 2.12.65, 9.12.65
Precautions in East Riding 6.1.66.1
Progress of 28.10.65
Report of 14.10.65, 4.11.65, 30.12.65, 27.1.66.2, 3.2.66.3, 10.2.66.2, 19.5.66.3
Report, in Yorks. 2.9.65
Agriculture
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Restrictions, Beverley 6.1.66.1
Cattle Plague, continued
What is rinderpest? (letter) 23.12.65, 30.12.65
Works Committee meeting, The night soil collectors and the rinderpest 13.1.66.3
Importation & Cruelty
Great loss of cattle in storm en route for Hull 2.7.64.2
Loss of Hull steamer Eagle laden with cattle 16.6.66.2
Letter on importation of cattle 19.8.65, 9.9.65
Cases of alleged importation of cattle into Hull and sheep 9.9.65
Importation of cattle into Hull 21.4.66.2
Lord Wenlock and importation of cattle into Hull 28.10.65
Case horrible treatment of cattle en route for Hull 23.9.65
2nd
ref. to cattle cruelty 30.9.65
Case of cruelty to cattle 26.8.65
Miscellaneous
3 cows stolen from Mr Bray from field outside Anlaby Road toll bar 17.10.57.2
Report Christmas Meat Show, Hull 26.12.63.2
Report management of breeding cattle by William Wright of Sigglesthorne Hall 5.3.59.2
Sale of Sir Tatton Sykes herd of Shorthorns 20.10.65
Sale of Sproatley Rise Herd of Thomas Barber 14.6.62.2
Tenders for erection of a new cattle depot in Hull 25.8.66.2
Pigs
Removal of pigs from house in Mill St., Board of Health 23.10.58.2
Marriages
Sculcoates Church by Rev. T S Bonnin. William Hill, law clerk of Bradford, to Elizabeth daughter of Samuel
Suddaby, farmer Beverley Road 28.9.61.4
June 22nd
at the Bar Church, Scarborough. John Snarry, veterinary surgeon, to Alice Ann, elder daughter of
Samuel baker, farmer, Thornton cum Farmaby, by Rev. R Balgarnie (great, great grandparents of John
Meadley) 2.7.64.4
At Sunk Island, September 15th
by Rev. Thomas Sutton, James Blashell, second son of John Blashell of
Enholmes to Betsy Meadley only daughter of George Meadley, farmer (great great grandfather of John
Meadley) 24.9.64.4
Poaching
Editorial on poaching 19.3.59.2
Yorkshire Agricultural Society
Meeting in Hull 6.8.59.2&3
Antiquities
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Antiquities
Archaeological finds
Report on near Malton 28.4.66.2
Archaeological Society
Archaeological Society invited to visit Hull 28.7.66.2
Meeting re visit of Archaeological Society to Hull 8.9.66.2
Meeting arrangements for visit of Archaeological Society to Hull 22.9.66.3
Details forthcoming visit to Hull of Archaeological Society 29.9.66.2
Meeting re Archaeological Society to Hull 13.10.66.2
Discovery of boat,
Springhead water undertaking 8.2.62.2
Discovery of old coins
At Malton 6.6.63.2
Human remains
Discovery of human bones at Norton 19.12.63.2
Skeleton found near Sykes Memorial nearing completion 15.9.66.7
Tumuli
Report on Castle Howard tumuli 17.9.64.4
Rev. Greenwell to visit Castle Howard tumuli 5.5.66.4
More details of tumuli on Yorks. Wolds 13.10.66.7
Excavations of barrows at Sherburn Wold near Scarborough 8.9.66.8
Army
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Army
See also WARS
Civil service volunteer corps in Hull,
Proposed new 17.12.59.2
Crimea
Death at his residence on Holderness Rd. of wounds received at the Battle of Inkerman, William, son of late
William Purdy chainmaker of this town, aged 28 23.5.57.4
Export of horses from Hull for Prussian Army,
Large 18.8.66.2
Federal recruits in Hull,
Arrival of 19.3.64.2
Hull Teachers Defence Association,
Meeting 9.11.61.2
India
Cawnpore letter from Hull Soldier 13.3.58.1
Public meeting in Hull - Indian Mutiny sufferings 12.9.57.2
Humiliation day in Hull for Indian Mutiny 10.10.57.2
Volunteer Artillery
Annual inspection Hull Artillery Volunteers 22.8.63.2
In camp at Hornsea 11.8.66.3
Meeting Hull Volunteer Artillery 31.10.63.2
Review Hull Volunteer Artillery 3.8.61.2
Volunteer Rifle Corps
Barracks
Foundation stone laid new Barracks Hull Volunteer Rifle Corps at rear of Thanet House 20.2.64.2
Opening of new Rifle Barracks, Park St. 22.10.64.2
Opening of Rifle Volunteers Drill Room at Selby 25.2.65
Monsieur Blondin in Hull Rifle Barracks, Alfred St. 20.7.61.2
Camp
Hull Rifle Volunteers at Hessle 6.8.64.2
Hull Rifle Volunteers at Hesslewood 20.7.61.2
Hull Volunteers at Kingston Lodge - Major Bannister 26.8.65
Hull Volunteers in camp at Thornton Abbey 30.6.66
Dinners
E R Volunteers dinner at Bridlington 2.2.61.1
Great banquet Hull Volunteers 5.10.61.3
Editorial on Volunteer Rifle Corps for Hull 21.5.59.2, 30.6.66.2
Inspection
Inspection of Hull Rifle Volunteers at Hesslewood 9.8.62.2
Inspection Hull Volunteer Corps 4.8.66.2
Lincs.
Abstract Treasurers Account Lincs. Rifle Volunteer Corps 15.2.62.1
James Clay MP and Hull Rifle Volunteers 27.9.62.2
Meeting E Yorks. Rifle Volunteers 31.10.63.2
Meeting for formation of Rifle Volunteer Corps in Hull, long account 28.5.59.2
Meeting Hull Rifle Volunteers Corps 26.1.61.2, 13.4.61.2,16.3.63.2
Meeting Hull Rifle Volunteers, sham fight at Hessle 30.5.63.2
Progress Hull & E R Volunteers 15.10.59.2
Report E Yorks. Volunteer Corps 14.6.62.2
Subscriptions solicited for expenses for Hull Volunteer and Rifle Corps 11.6.59.2
Art
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Art
Atkinson, H J
Property Committee re Mayor‟s portrait, meeting 8.9.66.5
Presentation of Mayor‟s portrait, H J Atkinson 20.10.66.2
Hall, James
Presentation of portrait to master of Holderness Hunt, James Hall, of Scorborough, long account 21.11.57.2
Hull Art Exhibition 15.3.62.2
Munday, Joseph
Model of field of Waterloo by Joseph Munday 2.2.61.3
School of Art
Meeting to start a new School of Art in Hull 2.2.61.3
Settle, William Frederick
Marriage March 12th
at Sculcoates Church by Rev. T S Bonnin, William Frederick Settle, marine painter, to
Sarah Andrew, elder daughter of T Andrew, painter 21.3.57.4
Swift, Mr
Details Mr Swift artist of Newcastle and late of Hull 30.7.64.2
Widdas, John
Death September 14th
, portrait and animal painter 18.9.58.2
Associations
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Associations
Albion Building Society
First annual meeting 20.3.58.2
Anti Mill Industrial Society Hull
Meeting 30.1.58.2, 29.1.59.2, 3.8.61.2, 30.1.64.2
Archaeological Society
Invited to visit Hull 28.7.66.2
Details forthcoming visit to Hull of 29.9.66.2
Meeting arrangements for visit of 22.9.66.3, 8.9.66.2, 13.10.66.2
Benefit Building Society
Lecture on 5.6.58.2
Boiler makers Association
v Dannett & Kruger, iron founders. Case 22.8.63.2
Botanical Society Hull
Meeting 6.8.59.2
Chemists & Druggists Association in Hull
Formation of a 17.10.63.2
Choral and Sacred Harmonic Society
Death of George Leng many years conductor of 27.2.64
Christ Church Improvement Society
Lecture on music 11.6.59.2
Church Building Endowment Aid Society in Hull
Letter 20.5.65
Meeting 19.1.61.2
Church Missionary Society
Meeting of in Hull 18.5.61.2, 24.5.62.2
Jubilee in Hull, long account 10.10.63.2
Co-op Industrial Society, S Myton
To be formed (a provident society) 20.1.66.2
Co-op & Provident Co. Ltd Hull
Opening of reading room 2 Dock St. 9.10.58.2
Earl of Carlisle meeting with directors of 27.11.58.2
Co-op Society Provincial Hull
Report 20.3.58.2
Co-op and Mutual Assurance Society Hull
Meeting 26.10.61.2
Co-op Society, Beverley
Meeting 23.2.61.1
Co-operative Provision Co Hull.
Meeting 7.11.57.2
Deaf and Dumb Association, Yorkshire, Hull branch
House in Scale Lane to be used 20.1.66.3
Early Closing Association
Entertainment 20.2.58.2
Festival in Hull 11.12.58.2
Grocers Assistants Meeting 31.3.66.3
Holiday in Hull Report 28.8.58.2
Lecture by J C Ollerenshaw on Religious Wars of France 12.2.59.1
Lecture on Faults of Thinkers 6.3.58.2
Lecture 17.12.59.2
Meeting 12.11.59.2, 22.10.59.2, 24.9.64.2, 6.10.66.2
Fishermen’s United Society
Dinner 7.8.58.2
Meeting 8.8.57.2
Freehold Land Society
Meeting 23.5.57.2
Guardian Society Hull
Meeting 23.2.61.2
Associations
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Half Day Movement
Meeting 20.5.65
Harmonic Society Hull
Meeting 11.3.65, 28.10.65, 10.11.66.5
Law Students Society Hull
1st
annual meeting 30.11.61.2
Literary & Philosophical Society
Lecture
By J D Sollitt 26.1.61.2
Erasmus by J A Froude 8.12.66.3
Gothic Architecture by Rev. John Scott 21.3.63.2
Socrates and his Times by Dr Sandwith 22.1.59.2
Thackery and his Works by George Dawson 20.1.66.3
The Philosophy of Education by Humphrey Sandwith 14.11.63.2
Various Phenomena of the Moon by J D Sollitt - 28.3.63.2
Meeting 4.5.61.1
Literary & Reading Society, Cottingham
Report 26.9.63.1
Master Builders Association in Hull
Formation of 30.6.66
Mechanic’s Institute
Lecture
Capital punishment by abolitionist 16.1.58.2
Dialects by Rev. F Barking of Burstwick 6.1.66.2
On water by J D Sollitt 21.11.57.2
Our Town, Hull - by J G Gresham. Social and political history of Hull in the 15th
, 16th
, & 17th
centuries traced 19.1.61.2
The Town of Hull by J Richardson 15.12.66.2
Meeting 26.1.61.2, 22.6.61.2, 25.1.62.1, 22.2.62.2, 31.1.63.2, 23.1.64.2, 12.11.64.2, 18.6.64.2, 3.12.64.2,
7.1.65, 24.6.65, 4.11.65, 8.12.66.2
Annual meeting 23.6.6.66.2
Details of library, etc. 20.6.57.2
Stormy 20.1.66.2, 24.2.66.2
Report 19.6.58.2
J D Sollitt 18.6.59.2
Letter on 23.6.66.4
Driffield
Majority festival 25.12.58.2
Mercantile Marine Association
Meeting 19.11.59.2
Micro-Philosophical Society Hull
Meeting 7.6.62.2
Ornithological Society Hull
Meeting 16.11.61.2
Patriotic Building Society
Meeting 15.6.61.1
Port of Hull Society for the Religious Instruction of Seamen.
Meeting 18.12.58.2, 12.2.59.2, 14.12.61, 19.12.63.2
Orphan Home
Bought Thanet House residence of the Rev. H W Kemp for an orphanage £4500, is in a very healthy
locality 21.7.66.2
Meeting 15.9.66.4
Report 26.12.57.2
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Letter 18.1.62.2
Meeting 11.2.65
Report 4.1.62.2
Protestant Operatives Hull.
Associations
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Meeting 23.1.58.2
Protestant Reformation Society
Meeting 12.6.58.2
Reform Association S Myton
Meeting 10.11.58.2, 9.4.59.2
James Clay MP and supporters - 14.7.66.3
Rivermens societies
Report 11.9.58.2
Shipwrecked Mariners Association
Gift of £13 to widows and orphans of Lord Musgrave from 9.4.59.2
Smackowners Society Hull
Dinner by 19.1.61.2
Society for promoting Christianity among Jews
Meeting 23.11.61.2
Society for Teaching the Blind
Formation of local auxiliary 29.10.64.2
St. Stephen’s Working Men’s Association
Meeting 26.4.62.2
Subscription Mill Society, Hull
Meeting 1.2.62.1, 16.8.62.2
Swimming Club Hull
Letter 10.3.66.3
Teachers Defence Association Hull
Meeting 9.11.61.2
Trades Protection Society
Meeting 8.3.62.2
Typographical Society Hull
Meeting 14.11.57.2, 3.12.59.1, 7.9.61.2, 13.9.62.2
Typography Association Hull
Meeting 29.10.59.2
United Co-op Flour Mill Society Hull.
Meeting Mr Upton in the chair 25.11.65
United Fishermen’s Society Hull
Meeting 3.8.61.2, 8.8.63.2
United Kingdom Telegraph Co. in Hull
Meeting 16.8.62
United Operative Bricklayers Trade Protection Society
Meeting 30.7.64.2
United Ornithological Society Hull
Meeting 19.11.64.2
Vocal Association Hull
Meeting 12.1.61.2
Vocal Society Hull 17.12.59.2
Working man‟s hall in Hull
Meeting to build a 21.1.65.2
Letter on proposed 4.2.65
Working Men’s Club, Hull
Lately opened in Lowgate Letter reference to 10.9.64.2
Letter on 14.11.63.2
Meeting 26.12.63.2
Report 4.6.64.2
Yorkshire Agricultural Society
Meeting in Hull 6.8.59.2&3
Yorkshire Union of Mechanic’s Institutes
Meeting & letters 8.5.58.2
Meeting, soirée, excursion, long account 30.5.63.2
YPI
Trip to Castle Howard 6.7.61.2
Associations
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Banks & Finance
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Banks & Finance
Albion Building Society
First annual meeting 20.3.58.2
Co-op and Mutual Assurance Society Hull
Meeting 26.10.61.2, 13.6.63.2
Harrison, Watson & Co.
Bank failure in Hull - Hull Flax & Cotton Mill involved. 26.9.57.2
Extensive forgery charge against H S Bright 31.10.57.2&3&4
Final commitment of H S Bright 7.11.57.3
Bankruptcy 12.12.57.2
Trail of H S Bright for Forgery, long account. 10 years penal servitude 12.12.57.2&3
H S Bright case 26.12.57.2
Bankruptcy Court 8.1.58.2
Bills of H S Bright 23.1.58.3
Hull & East Riding Bank (T & R Raikes)
Meeting
Examination 23.11.61.2
Suspension of bank 22.6.61
Notice of creditors of 15.6.61.2
Report 27.7.61.2, 7.12.61.2
Liddell & Pease
To be Machell, Pease & Hoare. New banking firm in Hull 11.9.58.2
Savings Bank, Hull
Meeting 28.12.61.1
Report 29.8.63.2, 26.12.63.2
Books
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Books
Binding
Bill for rebinding books of Corporation Free Library 27.2.58.2
Book theft
From Malton, Smithson & Barnby, booksellers 13.3.58.2
Horwood Joshua D
Organist of Cottingham Church - publication of the Canticles in the Morning and Evening Services
1.10.64.2
Kidd Mrs Margaret
Christ in his Disciple a Brief Sketch of the History Character and Dying Experience of the late Mrs Margaret
Kidd of Hull compiled by the Rev. R A Redford -Hamilton Adams & Co., & J Leng, Hull 2.10.58.2
Poulsen
The Lost Towns of Yorkshire - extracts 13.3.58.1
Sheahan
2nd
edition of History of Hull
Found necessary 28.1.65
Monthly parts at 1s each to subscribers 11.2.65.1
Publication of 1st
part of People‟s edition History of Hull 13.5.65
Bridges
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Bridges
Footbridge over Princes Bank drain put there by Mr Purdon, beerhouse in St. John’s Wood.
Court of Sewers meeting re 5.5.66.2
Leads Bridge Stoneferry
Alterations by drainage commission, accidents -to 19.6.58.2
North Bridge
Free water for fountain to be erected near 16.1.58.2
Meeting Hull Town Council including 7.2.63.2
Monument Bridge
Letter on 6.1.66.2
Proposed new bridge across the Harbour 7.12.61.2
Proposed bridge over the Humber
Meeting 17.6.65
South Bridge
Accident to 23.6.66.2
Citadel accident - in demolishing for 16.4.64.2
Description of new, just completed by Messrs Grissell of London 17.10.63.2
Holderness Ward meeting re new 25.1.62.1
Market Ward meeting re new 11.1.62.2
South Bridge Co
Meeting. 3.9.64.2, 5.3.64.2
South Bridge Committee
Meeting 1.9.66.2
Tender let to Mr Henry Grissell of London, work to proceed with utmost rapidity 17.1.63.2
South Bridge Scheme
Passing of 29.3.62.2
Whitefriargate Bridge
Clock for 19.9.57.2, 26.9.57.2
Widening of 24.9.59.2
Buildings
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Buildings
For churches see RELIGION
Barracks, Park St. Hull Volunteer Rifle Corps
Foundation stone laid of new at rear of Thanet House 20.2.64.2
Opening of new. 22.10.64.2
Cato Oil Mill, Wright Bros. - Trippett,
Destruction of long account 10.2.66.2
Citadel
And the Crown 28.6.62.2
Case, long account 23.11.61.2
Contemplated purchase of 5.2.59.2
Garrison grounds Deputation 17.7.58.2
Garrison sites Meeting re People‟s Park - 26.6.58.2
Interest in obtaining site for a park, 5.6.58.2
Meeting Hull Town Council re proposed purchase 5.2.59.2
Offered to Dock Co., long account 23.10.58.2
Citadel and Docks
Contemplated purchase of by Town of Hull 2.7.59.2
Requisition to Mayor that transfer of Docks to trustees and Citadel site for benefit of the town 18.6.59.2
Cottingham Castle
Destruction of 4.5.61.2
Dangerous house
At corner of High St. and Scale Lane 15.11.62.2
Exchange, Hull
Foundation stone laid of new 18.2.65
Opening of new 7.4.66.2
Statuary for top of new, 3 submissions T Frith, F Grasby and Keyworth, jun. 13.5.65.2
Gaol, Hull
Tenders for erection of new 3.6.65.1
Foundation stone laid new, long account 14.10.65
Hornsea
Proposed new hotel for Hornsea on Lansdowne estate 24.6.65
Hull and East Riding College in Park St
Foundation stone will be laid on Thursday, 25th
, by Earl de Grey and Ripon 13.1.66.2
Tenders for erection of. 30.9.65
Hull Hornsea Railway
Tenders for erection of stations and gatehouses for 2.5.63.1
Music Hall
New being built in Porter St. 10.10.63.2
Newland Villa
On Tuesday night a leaden spout was cut off from the residence of Miss Wright, Newland Villa and carried
away 16.1.58.2
Oddfellow’s Hall, Barton
Laying of foundation stone of 7.11.63.1
Orphan Asylum Spring Bank
Opening of 20.10.66.2
And leader on 27.10.66.2&3
Relieving Offices in Posterngate
Foundation stone of new 26.12.63.2
Seamen’s & General Orphanage, Hull
Foundation stone laid 1.4.65
Theatre and Concert Hall
Foundation stone laid of new 22.4.65
Theatre Royal
Opening of new 30.12.65
Rebuilding of 5.11.64.2
Rumour of new music hall on site of, long account 4.10.62.2
Total destruction of 15.10.59.2
Buildings
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Town Hall, Hull
New 19.1.61.3
Laying of 1st
foundation stone of new, long account 11.10.62.2
Meeting Hull Town Council including opening of 9.9.65
Opening of 13.1.66.2, 27.1.66.2&3
To be opened 12.8.65, 20.1.66.2
Contract signed for new 12.7.62.2
Vulcan Iron Works, Scott St.
Tenders for taking down old building 20.5.65
Warehouse 62 High St. Earle, Woodland & Co.
Fall of 6.7.61.2
Wellington Parade, Beverley Road
Fire at house 22.5.58.2
Wesleyan School, Maltby Lane, Barton
Tenders for erection of master‟s house and school, building new 19.5.66.1
West District Drainage, Neptune St
Laying foundation stone. 26.9.63.2
Canals & Inland Waterways
Page 17
Canals & Inland Waterways
Leven Canal
Report on 21.9.61.2
Cemeteries
Page 18
Cemeteries
Burial Committee
Meeting 12.1.61.2, 18.5.61.2, 25.5.61.2, 20.7.61.2, 3.8.61.2, 17.8.61.1, 30.11.61.1, 1.2.62.2,
28.6.62.2, 9.8.62.2, 2.5.63.2, 13.6.63.2, 15.8.63.2, 6.10.66.4
Burial Ground
Case re 8.2.62.1, 1.3.62.2
Crowle churchyard
Disgraceful state of 26.2.59.2
Holy Trinity burial ground
Archbishop of York in Hull to consecrate new 19.5.62.2
Crowded state of 1.5.58.2
Meeting 6.7.61.2
Proposed new 13.4.61.2
Report 29.6.61.2, 14.9.61.2
New burial ground for 30.3.61.2
Holy Trinity parishioners Stormy meeting re 10.8.61.2&3
Notice to ratepayers of 3.8.61.1&2
Hull General Cemetery Co
Laying foundation stone of proposed church, long account 8.10.59.2
Meeting. 13.6.57.2, 9.3.61.2, 8.3.62.2
New burial ground and 11.5.61.2
Report 25.12.58.2
Jewish Cemetery Hedon Rd
Child disinterrment case. 25.2.65
Sculcoates
Letter re mortuary chapel for 13.5.65
New burial ground for 15.9.66.2
St. Mary’s & Holy Trinity
Offer of land for new cemetery 17.4.58.2
Charities
Page 19
Charities
See also POVERTY & POOR RELIEF
Chambers Charity
Report on 9.5.63.2
Kingston Almshouses
Archbishop of York to licence hall of Kingston Almshouses for evening service until new church is built
8.12.66.2
Lister’s Hospital
Letter on 11.11.65.2
Lying in Charity Hull
Meeting 3.12.59.1
Midland St. Laying foundation stone of by Z C Pearson and editorial 1.3.62.2
Orphan Asylum Spring Bank
Opening 20.10.66.2
And leader 27.10.66.2&3
Port of Hull Society
Sailor‟s Orphanage School and Home
Bought Thanet House residence of the Rev. H W Kemp for an orphanage £4500, is in a very healthy
locality 21.7.66.2
Inauguration of 16.5.63.2
Earl of Yarborough letter 27.3.58.2
Letter re 9.3.61.2
Letter Old and new 3.11.66.4
Meeting 7.6.62.2, 15.9.66.4
Proposed erection of new 7.2.63.2
Report 22.1.59.2, 8.6.61.2, 6.6.63.3, 11.6.64.2
Sailors Institute
Reopening of 16.11.61.2
Seamen’s & General Orphanage Hull
Foundation stone laid 1.4.65
Shipwrecked Mariners Association
Gift of £13 to widows and orphans of Lord Musgrave from 9.4.59.2
Temporary Home for Fallen Women Hull
Public meeting, long account 30.6.66.2
Report 14.9.61.2
Turner’s Charity, Beverley
Annual distribution of revenue 13.1.66.4
Children
Page 20
Children
Birth
Hull Board of Guardians
Meeting Child born in the street 23.12.65
Inquest on female child Censure on Workhouse master Childbirth in Blundell‟s Lane. Mehitabet
Taylor 18.11.65
Burial
Of stillborn child in a cigar box in Corporation Field 27.6.57.2
Child disinterrment.
Jewish Cemetery Hedon Rd. 25.2.65
Committal of 11.3.65
Cotton Mill
Tea for distressed factory girls Baker St. Chapel, 300 23.8.62.2
Cruelty
Boy cast adrift by his father 26.6.58.2
Henry Pattison 17 charged with sending 9 year old brother up chimney 19.9.57.2
Neglect case West St. 11.4.63.1
To Hull fisherboy 19.5.62.2
Fatalities
At Howden 17.12.64.4
Body of child found in a heap of ashes on Mr Smith‟s farm at Thearne. Skull smashed in by hammer
16.6.66.2
Child fatality at Jarratt St. police station 6.3.58.2
In Bellamy Square, Mill St. 6.1.66.2
In Kingston Square 19.3.64.2
Male child found on Humber foreshore 26.2.59.2
Manslaughter case fisherman‟s treatment of fisherboy 31.12.64.2
Sarah Kilvington, Lansdowne Terrace 7.8.58.2
Supposed child murder in Hull, 22 Richmond Terrace 14.10.65
Suspected child murder in Hull 7 Jackson Square, Prospect St. 6.7.61.2
Suspected infanticide male body found in Waltham Court, Sykes St. 2.10.58.2
Suspected infanticide, Foundry Row 23.3.61.2
Hull Gaol
Report on Hull Gaol. Male wards unfit and defective accommodation for female prisoners. At night in 25 cells
80 women and children confined, their health is no better than expected 30.10.58.2
Prostitution
Seduction of English girls in Hamburg 16.4.59.3
Coast
Page 21
Coast
Humber Bank
Footpath, letter 8.10.64.2
West
Report on dilapidated state of 29.1.59.2
Stone Creek
Dam at, recently completed 6.10.66.7
Tides of Hull
Lecture on 7.9.61.2
Commerce & Trade
Page 22
Commerce & Trade
American vessels
Right of search of, in Humber 4.9.59.2
Baltic Trade
Short report on 2.7.59.2
Bank failure in Hull
Hull Flax & Cotton Mill involved. Harrison, Watson & Co. 26.9.57.2
Meeting winding up of Hull Flax & Cotton Mill 7.11.57.2
Bedsteads for Russia
Shipments of, from Early Woodall & Co., High St. 1.10.59.2
Breeding stock
Export of, for Hamburg 17.4.58.2
Cronstadt
1st
local steamers have arrived from 16.5.57.2
Cattle
Depot in Hull, tenders for erection of a new 25.8.66.2
Great loss of, in storm en route for Hull 2.7.64.2
Importation of, into Hull 21.4.66.2
Letter on importation of 19.8.65
Loss of Hull steamer Eagle laden with 16.6.66.2
Docks Bill
Board of Trade and proposed 12.3.59.2
Exchange at Hull
Approval to have new 9.4.64.2
Foundation stone laid of new 18.2.65
New 6.12.62.2
Opening of new 7.4.66.2
Proposed erection of new 13.12.62.2
Exports of tea from Hull
Large 8.11.62.2
Fish trade in Hull
Letter North Eastern Railway and 11.11.65.2
Report Sunday 11.3.65
Report 11.11.65.2
Fruit and veg
Imports into Hull 9.7.59.2
Green fruit trade
Short report 4.12.58.2
Grimsby
Proposed new fishing company at 1.5.58.2
Guano
1000 tons of arrived in Hull from Kooria Mooria 2.10.58.2
Large ships arrive with cargo of 3.12.64.2
Hop and seed trade in Hull
Report on 18.2.62.2
Horses
Export of from Hull for Prussian Army. Large 18.8.66.2
Export of Mr Nicholson of Wyton for Hamburg 27.3.58.2
Export of thoroughbred, from Harrisons of Cottingham 12.5.62.2
Export of valuable from Hull 2.10.58.2
From St. Petersburg. Large arrival of 13.7.61.2
Hull and the year 1862,
Long account of commerce and life in Hull 3.1.63.2
Hull Trade in
1863
Report on, long account 2.1.64.2
1866
Review of the year, long account 29.12.66.2
Commerce & Trade
Page 23
Leader on 29.12.66.7
Hull Baltic trade
Short report 17.4.58.2
Iron
From the Baltic Shipment of 21.5.59.2
Market
Meeting proposed covered 5.2.59.2
Meat
Fresh from South America. Arrival of 15.9.66.4
Mercantile Marine Association
Meeting 19.11.59.2
Oldham, James
Lecture on the Port of Hull 9.11.61.2
St. Petersburg
Capt. Soulsby steamer Pacha arrived from bringing a cargo of £104,000 in gold for London as well as a cargo
of flax, hemp, tallow and oats 4.9.58.2
Sailors and Seamen in Hull
Strike of 14.2.1857.2, 21.2.57.3
Meeting 28.2.57.2
St. Petersburg trade
Report on 16.11.61.2
Timber trade in Hull
Report on 28.2.63.2
Trade meetings in Hull 24.3.66.2
Trades Protection Society
Meeting 8.3.62.2
Communications
Page 24
Communications
Mail steamer
Argo, overdue 18.8.66.2
Pillar boxes
Erected Leonard St., pier end of Nelson St. and Church St. Sculcoates
Report 25.7.57.2
Post Office
S Walliker lecture on the 19.11.64.2
Postmaster of Beverley
Serious robbery by Beverley postmaster Wm Tilson 14.11.63.4
Postmaster of Hull
Appointment of Lieut. Walliker as Postmaster of Hull 26.12.63.2
Death of Mr Mosey, 20 years Postmaster of Hull 18.8.63.2
United Kingdom Telegraph Co.
Meeting in Hull 16.8.62
Courts
Page 25
Courts
Police Courts
Opening of new, of Hull 11.4.63.2
Stipendiary Hull
Locked up 31.5.62.2
Proposed increase in salary 4.3.65
Court of Sewers
Meeting re footbridge over Princes Bank drain put there by Mr Purdon, beerhouse in St. john‟s Wood
5.5.66.2
Court interpreter
Case threatening Dr Jacobson court interpreter 8.9.66.2
Crime & Punishment
Page 26
Crime & Punishment
See also COURTS, POLICE, PRISONS
Arson
Incendiary fires on Wolds
Snaffling Jack alias John Sherwood 30.1.64. 3, 2.4.64.3
Kilham, Grimston, Rochdale, Butterwick, Weaverthorpe, etc. Two youths arrested on suspicion 19.12.63.4
Threatening to burn down the Alhambra 17.9.64.2
Assault
Attack in rail carriage near Beverley 17.6.65
Disorderly conduct in the Park 16.8.62.2
Fatal fight near Springhead 24.4.58.2
Hull man made love to a female inmate of Sculcoates Workhouse and letter to her 17.3.66.2
On Mr Wray, landlord of the Portland Arms, Porter St. 6.1.66.2
Threatening Dr Jacobson court interpreter 8.9.66.2
Sunday fights in Cottingham 10.7.58.2
Bailiffs
At the Alhambra 27.8.64.2
Bankruptcy
Harrison, Watson & Co. 8.1.58.2, 6.2.58.2, 20.2.58.2
Pearson, Z C 25.10.62.2, 10.1.63.2, 11.4.63.2, 13.6.63.2, 1.8.63.2, 31.10.63.2, 6.2.64.4, 9.4.64.2
Notice 2.6.66.2
And sale of land on Beverley Road 24.1.63.2
Board of Trade and Hull Board of Guardians,
Summons for payment of rate 21.9.61.2
Breaches of Regulations
Builders Act
Breaches of the 2.8.62.2, 28.1.65.2
Collinson & Co., Temperance St., strong gale, serious damage to new building under construction
and surrounding property, 5 killed 13.1.66.2, 20.1.66.2, 27.1.66.2
Bye laws
Martin Samuelson case breach of 26.9.57.2
Towns Improvement Act
E J Smith, builder, buildings constructed contrary to 21.7.66
A W Stanley and Charles Mawer breaches of 8.12.66.3
Breach of 9.9.65
Unwholesome goods
Diseased meat 15.4.65
Supply of, to Borough Asylum 21.1.65.2, 28.1.65.2
Capital Punishment
Binks Travelling Scaffold in Hull 7.11.57.2
Lecture on, to Mechanic‟s Institute by abolitionist 16.1.58.2
Child disinterrment case.
Jewish Cemetery Hedon Rd. 25.2.65
Committal of 11.3.65
Climbing Boys Hull 29.10.59.2
Coffin in a cab 12.9.57.2
Coiners
Capture of alleged coiners in Hull 16.9.65
Elliot, Anlaby Road 17.12.64.2
Corruption
Bribery & corruption Beverley election 19.11.59.2
Prosecutions 27.4.61.2
Criminal returns, Hull 29.6.61.2, 28.6.62.1
Cruelty
Cattle 26.8.65
Children
Boy cast adrift by his father 26.6.58.2
Henry Pattison 17 charged with sending 9 year old brother up chimney 19.9.57.2
Crime & Punishment
Page 27
Neglect case West St. 11.4.63.1
Children, continued
To Hull fisherboy 19.5.62.2
Cockfighting in Hull, John Simpson, Three Tuns, Leadenhall Square 16.6.66.2
Man refused relief at Hull Workhouse 5.9.57.2
Treatment of Hull sailor in a Russian prison 20.7.61.2
Distilling
Seizure of illicit still 3 Osborne St. 12.9.63.2
Forgery / Fraud
Mary Rowbottom. Female pauper in receipt of poor relief for many years while possessing £40, which she
willed to R C priest to save her soul, long account 5.9.57.2, 12.9.57.2
H S Bright - Harrison, Watson Bank Extensive forgery charge against 31.10.57.2&3&4, 26.12.57.2
Final commitment of 7.11.57.3
Trail of H S Bright, long account. 10 years penal servitude 12.12.57.2&3
Jesse Arbon late collector of Hull Board of Health. Defalcations of 15.10.59, 22.10.59.1
Meeting Finance Committee - linked with Arbon 22.10.59.1, 29.10.59.2
Trail and sentence on 29.10.59.3
Gaol Contractors, Hull
Charges against 1.12.66.2,15.12.66.3
Highwaymen
Capture and committal of Huggate highwayman - James Credland 30.1.58.1
Immorality
Isaac Wilson‟s manservant fined for not attending church 10.9.64.2
Labour Disputes
Boiler makers Association v Dannett & Kruger, iron founders 22.8.63.2, 14.11.63.3
Intimidation against Hull workmen, long account 18.4.63.1, 25.4.63.3
Shipwrights strike 12 men in handcuffs 20 altogether sentenced to treadmill - appeal 3.4.58.2&3,
17.4.58.2
Wage dispute
Brown Atkinson, shipbuilders 19.2.59.2
West Riding, Hull & Grimsby Railway 27.6.63.1
Murder
Bellamy Square, Mill St., child fatality 6.1.66.2
Beverley
Of Helen Hatfield 7.11.57.2
Bishop Burton
Mr Jex, head gamekeeper of Mr Watt 6 men in court 27.11.58.2, 4.12.58.2, 11.12.58.2, 18.12.58.3
Blackfriargate
Murder of Alice Ryley, Blackfriargate 9.7.59.2
Report 23.7.59.3
Capture in Hull of supposed murderer Kingswood Parsonage, Ed Schmidt 21.2.63.2&3
Children
At Howden 17.12.64.4
Body of child found in a heap of ashes on Mr Smith‟s farm at Thearne. Skull smashed in by hammer
16.6.66.2
In Kingston Square 19.3.64.2
Male child found on Humber foreshore 26.2.59.2
Manslaughter case fisherman‟s treatment of fisherboy 31.12.64.2
Sarah Kilvington, Lansdowne Terrace 7.8.58.2
Supposed child murder in Hull, 22 Richmond Terrace 14.10.65
Suspected child murder in Hull 7 Jackson Square, Prospect St. 6.7.61.2
Suspected infanticide male body found in Waltham Court, Sykes St. 2.10.58.2
Suspected infanticide, Foundry Row 23.3.61.2
Cross St
Murder in Cross St. 15.10.59.2
Newland
Inquest at Newland on Samuel Gardham, cowkeeper, death under circumstances which excited some
degree of suspicion 21.12.61.2
Sibsey
Crime & Punishment
Page 28
Murder at Sibsey Northlands near Boston 26.3.59.3
Woodmancey
Attempted highway murder near Hull beyond Woodmancey 12.12.57.2
Mutiny
On board schooner London in Humber 27.5.65
Nuisances
Important nuisance Winship & Raymond, oil, colour, etc., manufacturers 20.9.62.2
Perambulator nuisance in Hull 16.8.62.2
Petroleum nuisance in Groves 16.1.64.2
Obscene photographs / prints
Wholesale importation of into Hull 8.12.66.4
For sale at Drypool Feast, male sentenced to 2 calendar months, female for 14 days 19.8.65
Shocking state of immorality in Hull 15.7.65
Poaching
Illegal salmon fishing in the Humber 23.9.65
Poisoning
Arsenic poisonings in Lincs. 10.1.63.3, 17.1.63.2
Suspected poisoning case in Hull.
Inquiry 14.2.63.1
Details of 5.9.63.2, 12.9.63.2, 19.9.63.2
Suspected poisoning of Hull woman 24.1.63.2
Prostitution
Seduction of English girls in Hamburg 16.4.59.3
Riots
Beverley 5.10.61.2, 7.9.61.2
Militia riot at 9.5.63.2
Grimsby
Serious riot and polling at 15.2.62.3
Trial of election rioters 17.5.62.2
Hull
Disgraceful riot in, near new West Drainage Works, Neptune St. 3.10.63.2
Robbery
Report Hull and the Garotters (brutal street robbers) 13.12.62.2
Serious robbery by Beverley postmaster Wm Tilson 14.11.63.4
Theft
Animals
3 cows stolen from Mr Bray from field outside Anlaby Road toll bar 17.10.57.2
3 gamecocks and 3 hens stolen from an outhouse near the footpath leading from Lockwood Walk to
Sculcoates Church 16.1.58.2
George Kitchen remanded for stealing with two others, 2 baskets of soles of Mr Pollard, smack
owner 30.6.66
33 pairs of soles from smack 6 months gaol. Kitchen case 7.7.66
Sheep stealing at Burton Pidsea Mr Ford - Thomas Harper accused 20.3.58.2
Clothing
Fishing smack Stag lying in Humber Dock entered and quantity of clothing removed 13.3.58.2
Robbery at St. Charles 16 surplices, slippers and communion cloths, Mary Ann McLoughlin 12
13.6.63.2
Coal
Thomas Beck, theft of 38 tons of coal from employers, Bailey & Leetham 27.1.66.2
Drink
During the last few nights the summer house of Mr James Ingham, coal dealer, Hessle Road has been
entered and 3 bottles brandy, 5 bottles of gin and whiskey, and 2 bottles porter, 18 glasses and
several empty bottles have been stolen 16.1.58.2
Lead
Between Saturday evening and Monday morning 13ft of sheet lead 16 to 18 inches in width was
stolen from the roof of the weigh house at toll bar, Hessle Road 20.11.58.2
On Tuesday night a leaden spout was cut off from the residence of Miss Wright, Newland Villa and
carried away 16.1.58.2
Crime & Punishment
Page 29
Trials
Caley v Board of Health 19.11.64.2
Fox, Charles, late Assistant Overseer Sculcoates 19.9.63.2
Hornsea lifeboat, B Wood 11.4.57.4
Mr Glover ex MP for Beverley 17.4.58.2
Pearson, Z C v Hull Board of Health 17.6.65
Pearson, Z C v Rappahammel 30.1.64.2
Trustees Hull, Hessle & Ferriby Turnpike v Hull board of Health 23.7.64.2
Wilson‟s and Local Board of Health 28.4.66.2
Stipendiary, Hull,
locked up 31.5.62.2
Suicides
Romantic suicides at Aldbrough Ann Elizabeth Johnson, 17 or 18, and Webster Tomlinson 2.7.59.3
Customs & Excise
Page 30
Customs & Excise
Crown Offices for Hull,
To build new offices in Trinity House Lane 27.8.64.2
Customs inquiry at Hull 17.7.58.2
Docks & Harbours
Page 31
Docks & Harbours
Citadel
Contemplated purchase of Docks and, by Town of Hull 2.7.59.2
Offered to Dock Co., long account 23.10.58.2
Requisition to Mayor that transfer of Docks to trustees and Citadel site for benefit of the town 18.6.59.2
Corporation Pier
Depth of water to be increased at 9.5.57.2
Dock Co
And their works 11.7.63.2
Death September 5th
, Hull, in 81st
year of his age Charles Frost, Esq., for 33 years solicitor of.
23.8.62.2&4
Erection of new steam crane 6.5.65
Meeting. 10.12.59.2, 25.9.58.2, 27.11.58.2, 5.2.59.2, 11.5.61. 18.5.61.2, 8.2.62.2, 2, 26.5.66.2, 30.6.66,
21.7.66.2
Bye laws 5.10.61.2
Long account 11.9.58.2
Presentation to Chairman and Deputy Chairman of. 10.4.58.2
Proposed increase in salary of solicitor to the 20.7.61.2
Dockmaster of Hull
Case 1.9.66.4
Dock monopoly
Town meeting opposition to, long account 6.11.58.2
Dock Offices
New sluice of Mr W Oates exhibited at 21.7.66.2
Dock question
Market Place Ward. Meeting on 9.10.58.2
Meeting Ratepayers re, long account 6.4.61.2
Docks Bill 25.12.58.2, 5.3.59.2
Board of Trade and proposed 12.3.59.2
Committee 19.3.59.2
Committee of House of Commons 20.4.61.2
And withdrawal of Bill by Dock Co. 26.3.59
Meeting 13.4.61.2
Leader petitions against 26.2.59.2
Meeting 9.3.61.2&3
Report on 16.1.64.2
Town Council Meeting 25.5.61.2
Watch Committee opposition to 15.1.59.2
Docks Board
Dock Trust Bill
Before examiners 17.2.66.2
Council meeting on 6.1.66.2, 3.2.66.2, 10.3.66.2
Market Place Ward and W Sculcoates Ward meetings 31.3.66.2
Meeting 28.4.66.2
Indignation 21.4.66.2
Petition against 10.2.66.2
S Myton meeting 24.3.66.2
Ferry Boat Dock
Proposed filling up of 6.12.62.1
Graving dock
Martin Samuelson advertising for contracts for large graving dock 6.2.58.2
Harbour
Proposed new bridge across the 7.12.61.2
Docks & Harbours
Page 32
Hull Docks
Crowded state of 22.11.62.2
Proposed purchase of, by Town, long account 23.3.61.1&2
Proposed transfer of. 22.7.65, 12.8.65
Letter 25.11.65
Meeting 26.8.65
Humber Dock
New crane in 4.10.62.2
Princes Dock Side
Serious fire on 5.12.63.2
Princes Dock Warehouse & Office Co
Letter on. 23.7.64.2
Queen’s Dock
Extension of dock and railway facilities south side of Queen‟s Dock to Lowgate 21.8.58.2
Keel laden with linseed sunk in Queen‟s Dock basin by fishing smack leaning upon her. Later refloated
16.1.58.2
West Dock
Can be completed in two years 23.12.65
Meeting
Hull Town Council ref. to new 7.3.63.2
Local Board of Health, long and stormy meeting re West Dock Scheme 16.2.61.2
Report Hull West Dock excavations 1.9.66.7
Drainage
Page 33
Drainage
Cottingham Drain
Nuisance Case 1.10.64.2
Drainage plans of R G Smith 16.7.64.4
Dam at Stone Creek
Recently completed 6.10.66.7
Ditch & Drainage abominations
Meeting Hull Town Council 7.11.57.2
Drainage Commission
Accidents - Leeds Bridge Stoneferry to alterations by 19.6.58.2
East District Drainage 14.5.59.2
Report on 8.6.61.2
Sutton Drain
Inundations by heavy rain in Hull. Reckitts worst sufferers flooding of 24.11.66.4
West District Drainage
Adoption of Mr Butter‟s 30.10.58.2
Details, ground on Beverley Road near Leonard St. 5.8.66.3
Disgraceful riot in Hull near new. 3.10.63.2
Dispute with contractors. Stoppage of 13.2.64.2
Laying foundation stone. 26.9.63.2
Local Board of Health - 1.10.59.2, 13.2.58.2
Meeting 27.8.59.2, 18.7.63.2
Mr Hawksley‟s 9.10.58.2
Mr Sharp‟s plan adopted 24.1.63.2
Neptune St
New
Owners of property Hessle Road - 4.11.65
Plans for
Ratepayers 24.7.58.2
Report of 14.6.62.2, 20.2.64.2
Report 24.6.65
Return of Mr Hawksley to give report on drainage of the town 11.9.58.2
Surveyors report 19.5.62.1
Two 5.6.58.2
Ward meetings re 27.2.64.3
Education
Page 34
Education
See also RELIGION
Blezard, Rev. J
Death of, Hull school teacher 23.1.64.2
Cambridge
Metcalfe Scholarship at 14.1.60.2
Classical Education
James Clay MP lecture on 29.10.64.2
Education and religious freedom in Lincs
Letter on. 10.7.58.1
Grammar School
3 petitions from Protestant dissenters praying that dissenters might be eligible for management of Hull
Grammar School presented to house of Lords on the 10th
18.6.59.2
Committee
Meeting 8.4.65, 22.4.65, 10.6.65
Proposed amalgamation of, and Hull & E R College 22.4.65
Holderness Ward British Schools
Report 24.10.57.2, 6.1.66.2, 23.6.66.2
Hull & East Riding College Ltd., Park St
Foundation stone will be laid on Thursday, 25th
, by Earl de Grey and Ripon 13.1.66.2, 27.1.66.3
Meeting 28.10.65, 11.8.66.2
Prize day 22.12.66.2
Proposed amalgamation of Hull Grammar School and 22.4.65
To open after midsummer vacation. Notice 24.3.66.1
Tenders for erection of. 30.9.65
Hull Schools
Inspection of 10.8.61.2
Hull teacher’s successes 13.2.58.2
Hull Teachers Defence Association
Meeting 9.11.61.2
Hull Workhouse
Schoolmaster and mistress wanted 16.6.66.1
Industrial Schools
Tripett St.
Report 29.1.59.2
Opening 5.2.59.2
National Schools
Beverley
St. Mary‟s,
Report 26.9.63.1
Drypool
Opening of 16.4.64.2
Rudston
Report on 13.8.64.2
Salthouse Lane
Report 17.4.58.2
St. James
And Salthouse Lane .Report 31.7.58.2
Outing to Ulceby 15.8.57.2
Leave taking pupil teachers for training college 18.12.58.2
Report on 5.7.62.2, 25.6.64.2
Tripett
Report 6.11.58.2
North Holderness
Letter on inspection of schools in 13.2.64.2
Paull schoolchildren
A Bannister treat to 18.7.57.2
Port of Hull Society’s sailor’s orphanage school and home
Education
Page 35
Inauguration of 16.5.63.2
Proprietary school
Meeting to establish a, in Hull 19.9.64.2
Ragged & Industrial School
Excursion 18.7.63.2
Letter 12.7.62.2, 12.2.64.2
Meeting 16.1.58.3, 30.1.58.2, 17.7.58. 21.8.58.2, 8.10.59.2, 2, 14.1.60, 26.1.61.2, 2, 29.3.62.2, 10.5.62.2,
10.1.63.2, 9.1.64.2, 7.1.65.2, 13.1.66.2
Report 1.2.62.1, 27.12.62.2
Sandwith, Humphrey
Lecture to Lit & Phil - The Philosophy of Education 14.11.63.2
School of Art in Hull
Meeting to start a new 2.2.61.3
Scott, Isaac
Death February 22nd
at Driffield aged 66 Isaac Scott, schoolmaster at Driffield, poet and mathematician
27.2.58.4
Sewing class
Meeting Market Ward - 7.3.63.63.2
Society for Teaching the Blind
Formation of local auxiliary 29.10.64.2
Thanet House School
Report 22.6.61.2
Trinity House Boys
To visit site of Cottingham Castle 11.4.63.2
Treat for 13.9.62.2
Report 23.3.61.2
Woodmancey school and chapel
Opening of 25.4.57.2
Workhouses and Ragged Schools
Christmas at 31.12.64.2
Elections & Politics
Page 36
Elections & Politics
Beverley
Election
Boyes Daniel
Disfranchisement of, for bribery at 12.10.61.3
Bribery & corruption case 19.11.59.2
Details 28.3.57.2&3
Meetings Report 21.3.57.3
Nomination 15.8.57.3
Petition 8.8.57.2, 6.8.59.2
Prosecutions 27.4.61.2
Glover Edmund Auchmuty
Apprehension of 2.1.58.2
Death of late MP for Beverley 29.3.62.4
Mayor Edwards MP Beverley
Dinner to 7.11.57.4
Walker J R
Candidate for Beverley 29.5.58.2
Mr Walters
New Parliamentary candidate for Beverley, long account 27.3.58.2
Brown’s Poll Book published 9.5.57.2
Clay James MP
And his supporters 14.7.66
Meeting - S Myton Reform Association 14.7.66.3
And Lewis, Liberal candidates for Hull
Reception of 9.4.59.2
Hull Rifle Volunteers and 27.9.62.2
In Hull, long account 27.9.62.2
Petition against his return 28.2.57.2
Speech of 9.10.58.2
Withdrawal of petition against 30.7.59.2
Conservatives
Meeting
S Myton 30.6.66, 28.7.66
East Riding election & Beverley 4.4.57.4
General election returns 7.5.59.3
Grimsby election 15.2.62.3
And Hull police 15.2.62.4
Committee
Meeting 12.5.62.2
Report 5.4.62.1
Rioters
Trial of 17.5.62.2
And polling 15.2.62.3
Hoare, Joseph MP
Election petition against 25.6.59.2
Hull election 23.4.59.1&2, 30.4.59.1&2
Declaration of poll 4.4.57.3, 27.8.59.2
Details 28.3.57.2&3
News 1.7.65
Nominations 20.8.59.1
Petition 13.8.59.2&3
Proceedings in 24.6.65
Reports 16.4.59.2
Hull Reform League
Meeting 27.5.65
Elections & Politics
Page 37
Liberal Association
Holderness Ward
Meeting 5.3.64.2
Great meeting in Hull 21.3.57.2
Hull to select candidate 19.6.58.2
Meeting at Vittoria Hotel to form a liberal association 3.2.66
Local election 7.11.57.2, 6.11.58.2, 22.10.59.2, 2.11.61.2, 24.10.63.2, 5.11.64.2, 3.11.66.5
Meetings 25.10.62.2, 22.7.65
Report of 21.10.65
Nominations for 29.10.64.2
Local government elections 17.10.63.2
Lord Ashley
Address 21.3.57.3
And James Clay
Speeches of 27.11.58.2
Dinner to 4.4.57.2
Meeting in favour of non intervention in European affairs 4.6.59.2
Municipal election
Prospects 3.10.63.2
Ward meetings for 27.10.66.5
Norwood C S
Election meeting 1.7.65.2&3
Parliamentary revision 24.9.59.2
Reform Bill
Meeting 19.3.59.2
Reform
Demonstration in Hull 3.11.66.2
Meeting in Hull 1.1.59.3,16.4.64.2, 27.1.66.1
Whalley, Mr, MP
And the Hull Orangemen 16.11.61.2
Emigration
Page 38
Emigration
Emigration question in Hull
Meeting Sanitary Committee 30.6.66.2
Emigrants
News from 13.11.58.2
Emigrants ships
Departure of, from Hull, ex Nafferton, Driffield, Sledmere, Hutton Cranswick, Pocklington, Cottam, Burton
Agnes, and other places at the foot of the Wolds. The Meteor had 120 from Holderness, Lord Mulgrave
from Grimsby, for Canada 11.4.57.2
Immigrants
350 Swedish and Norwegian immigrants arrive in the Hero, Capt. Soulsby 16.6.66.2
Quebec
Letter from James Walker, agricultural labourer, from Holderness - emigrated to Quebec last April voyage of
26 days. Employed by a gentleman named Branton, who emigrated from Winestead 8 years ago
24.7.58.2
Emtertainments & Amusements
Page 39
Entertainments & Amusements
Beverley
Masonic theatricals at 28.2.57.2
Choral and Sacred Harmonic Society
Death of George Leng many years conductor of 27.2.64
In London of 20.2.64.3
Christmas in Hull 28.12.61.2, 27.12.62.2,29.12.66.3
Christmas in Patrington 29.12.66.7
Grand vocal concert in Hull 19.2.59.2
Hedon
New Assembly Room at, nearly ready 17.12.64.2
Hull and Choir of Male and Female voices
Letter of 2.7.64.2
Hull Harmonic Society
Meeting 11.3.65, 28.10.65, 10.11.66.5
Hull in 1866
Leader on 29.12.66.7
Hull Vocal Association
Meeting 12.1.61.2
Hull Vocal Society 17.12.59.2
Madame Lind-Goldschmidt to visit Hull 2.11.61.2, 9.11.61.2
Masonic amateur theatricals 20.2.58.2
Miss Muriel Wilson concert
Blind vocalist of St. Stephen‟s choir 19.1.61.2
Mr Skelton‟s concert 24.12.59.2, 10.10.63.2
Music Hall
New being built in porter St. 10.10.63.2
New for Hull 14.3.63.3
Professor Pepper’s Ghost in Hull 26.9.63.2
Public Rooms, Jarratt St
Annual Infirmary Ball 6.1.66.2
Madame Lind-Goldschmidt in Hull. 9.11.61.2
Queen’s Theatre
Benefit for Hull General Infirmary 15.11.62.2
Death of J H Wolfinden lessee of the, and funeral 28.9.61.2
Pantomime at 24.12.59.2
Serious accident to Mr Wolfinden lessee of 21.9.61.2
Visit of Pyne & Harrison Opera Co. at 13.6.63.2
St. James Concert
Handbell ringers 25.10.62.2
Theatre Royal
Edmund Rosenthal Opera Co. at the 1.9.66.2
Rumour of new music hall on site of, long account 4.10.62.2
Total destruction of 15.10.59.2
Tonic Sol Fa Concert 23.1.58.2
Vocal music
Lecture on by Rev J Curwen 5.4.62.2
Wombwell’s Zoo, Anlaby Road
Whole of the lunatics capable, taken to, also boys and girls from Workhouse 17.10.57.2
Exhibitions
Page 40
Exhibitions
Great Exhibition of 1862
Hull contribution to 29.3.62.2
Paris Exhibition
Proposed visit of Hull workmen to 17.1.63.2
Letter on 31.1.63.2
Fairs
Page 41
Fairs
Hull Fair 15.10.59.1
Report on 17.10.57.2
Ferries
Page 42
Ferries
Corporation Pier
Depth of water to be increased at 9.5.57.2
Hull-Ferriby Sluice service
Launch paddle boat „The Wave‟, Samuelson‟s Yard. 30.5.57.2
New Holland ferry
People gored by bull on 17.9.64.2
Fires & Fire Brigade
Page 43
Fires & Fire Brigade
Albion St 9
Fire at. home of widow of Charles Frost 14.3.63.3
Anlaby
Farm 5.11.64.2
Beverley
Crathorne Mill, Grovehill 27.3.58.2
Blanket Row
Smith & Young wholesale druggists. Fatal fire 23.5.57.2
Blundell’s paint works 8.6.61.1, 20.6.63
Burton Stather
Serious fire 11.4.63.1
Canning St
Stack fire in. 11.2.65
Carlisle St
Adjourned inquest on. 15.12.66.2
Serious fire, and inquest 24.11.66.8
Chariot St
Serious fire Miss Jarratt, milliner,. 25.1.62.2
Cowlam
Serious fire Marmaduke Simpson of 7.3.57.2
Cross St.
Lord Durham pub, 6.8.59.2
Earles yard
Great fire in 30.3.61.2
Fire brigade
Meeting proposed, for Hull a steam engine 27.8.64.2
Fire engine
Additional for Hull 30.6.66.2
For Hull Arrival of new, and leader 16.6.66.2&3
Steam, for Hull 7.11.63.2
Trial new, in Hull 13.10.66.2
Hull
Destructive fires in 25.3.65
Four great fires in 15.12.66.2
Great fires in, including Reckitts 29.9.66.5
Several more fires in 15.12.66.2
Three fires in,
F Tall distiller Groves, Fowler & McCollin engineers Scott St, and 5 Albion St. 25.7.63.2
Garrison Side
Serious fire English & Co., corn seed & flax warehouse, 1.12.66.2
George Newton
Flour mill near Stepney rail crossing burnt down cost £1500 damage 2.5.63.2
George St 32
Serious fire at, William Thornton Bookseller and Stationer. 17.1.63.2
Gt. Thornton St. Chapel 27.3.58
Harbour side
Tremendous fire in Hull, Oxtoby & Son, corn merchants, 29.10.64.2
High St
Dreadful fire in. 25.10.62.2
Great fire in Hull, Hayes & Whitaker, wine & spirit merchants,., long account, 2 refs. 18.7.63.2
Caused by lightning Serious fire in 9.8.62.2
Lee Smith & Co. (wholesale grocer) Great fire 28.3.63.2
Inquests on man burnt 13.12.62.2
Incendiarism
Burton Pidsea and Norton 22.10.64.2
Harpham and at Snittenham near York 15.10.64.2
Hessle, Priory Farm 13.1.66.4
Fires & Fire Brigade
Page 44
Letter on stack firing 12.11.64.3
Incendiarism, continued
Snaffling Jack alias John Sherwood 30.1.64.3, 2.4.64.3
Spread of incendiarism in Yorks. Wolds and North Lincs. 15.10.64.2
Wolds 19.9.63.2
Yorkshire Wolds - Kilham, Grimston, Rochdale, Butterwick, Weaverthorpe, etc. Two youths arrested on
suspicion 19.12.63.4
Keyingham Marsh
William Carlin, Serious fire 18.9.58.2
Kingston St
Great fire in Hull, Thompson, Mckay & Co., carriers 13.8.64.2
Lime St
Great fire in Hull, J J Thompson, seed crusher & oil merchant 8.11.62.2
Little Humber
Serious fire at - John Richardson 23.3.61.2
Patrington
Thomas Booratt - house belongs to Robert Buchanan of Croften Hall, Wakefield 26.6.58.2
Princes Dock Side
Serious fire on 5.12.63.2
Queen St.
Mr Bent, joiner 23.8.62.2
Back of Bull & Sun Inn Great fire in 16.10.58.2
Shoddy mill
Great fire at 23.7.64.2
Spencer & Gardham’s shipyard 17.4.58.2
Strike
Among seamen and firemen in Hull 28.4.66.2
Wellington Parade, Beverley Road
Fire at house 22.5.58.2
Wilmington
W Downs & Sons varnish makers 31.8.61.2
Wincolmlee.
James Kingsley, brass founder, Machell St. Fire in 13.12.62.2
Witham
Saw mills of Dales & Seward, and in Nags Head Lane 30.3.61.2
Fishing
Page 45
Fishing
Distress among seamen and firemen in Hull 24.1.63.2
Fisherboys
Case cruelty to Hull 19.5.62.2
Manslaughter case fisherman‟s treatment of 31.12.64.2
And their masters Letter 9.12.65
Fisheries of Hull and Grimsby
Letter on 28.2.63.2
Greenland
After trial trip the Diana. Departure of first steam fishing ship for 21.2.57.2
Grimsby
Important salvage case, Grimsby vessels involved 27.1.66.4
Proposed new fishing company at 1.5.58.2
Hull Fishermen’s
Demonstration 9.8.62.2
Hull Smackowners Society
Dinner by 19.1.61.2
Hull United Fishermen’s Society
Dinner 7.8.58.2
Meeting 8.8.57.2, 3.8.61.2, 8.8.63.2
Anniversary 6.8.64.3
Meeting at Vittoria Hotel to form company to work fisheries of this port by aid of steam 26.9.57.2
Perkins, William, fishing smack owner
Insolvent 10.8.61.2
Theft
George Kitchen remanded for stealing with two others, 2 baskets of soles of Mr Pollard, smack owner
30.6.66
33 pairs of soles from smack 6 months gaol 7.7.66
Smacks
54 arrived in Hull 20.10.66.2
Cutting Hull smack adrift. Case 6.12.62.1
Report on missing 19.12.63.2
Great gales, fishing smacks in trouble 24.11.66.6
Smacks, individual
„Admiral‟ Accident on smack Admiral of Mr May 21.7.66.2
„Bonny Croft‟ Loss at sea Charles Knight captain of smack Bonny Croft 24.11.66.8
„Contrast‟ Launch of iron fishing smack 1st
built in this town, M Samuelson, , for Jeremiah Hudson of
Scarborough. 71ft long, beam 18ft., depth hold 10ft 3ins, 103 tons 5.7.62.2
„Edith‟ Drowned aged 20 years George Harris only son of Mr Harris, fisherman, late of Brixham 9.3.61.4
„Freak‟ Sale of and „Princes‟, Hull 13.8.64.2
„Greyhound‟ Claim for salvage 21.11.63.2
„Jane Elizabeth‟ March 16th
accidentally drowned from smack Jane Elizabeth of Hull Mr W Brest, fisherman,
39 years 13.4.61.4
„Kingston‟ Accidents to 17.11.66.4
„Louisa‟ Case cutting a smack loose and claiming salvage 8.11.62.2
„Regina‟ run down at sea 3.3.66.3
„Ruby‟ Presentation to Captain Maddick and apprentice of smack Ruby of Hull for brave conduct Lowestoft
30.5.63.3
„Sir George Seymour‟ Case collision in the Humber fishing smack Sir George Seymour of Hull and brig
Broadwood 2.2.61.3
„Smilex‟ Loss of and crew 12.2.59.2
„Spray‟ Launch of billyboy Spray, George Hill yard, Barton 26.2.59
„Test‟ run down 2.1.64.1
Strike
Among seamen and firemen in Hull 28.4.66.2
Sunday fish trade
Report 11.3.65
Trawl fishing
Fishing
Page 46
Meeting of smack owners in Hull, long account 4.4.63.1
Unemployed seamen in Hull
Report 15.3.62.2, 22.3.62.2, 29.3.62.2
Folklore & Popular Culture
Page 47
Folklore & Popular Culture
Barley Bell rung at Barton 14.8.58.1
Ghost of Edgar Street 2.10.58.2
Freemasonry
Page 48
Freemasonry
Amateur theatricals 20.2.58.2
Beverley
Masonic theatricals at 28.2.57.2
Driffield
Masonic subscription Ball held in Assembly Rooms, in aid of „Sykes Lodge‟ 13.1.66.4
Feltham, Thomas
Funeral of, late churchwarden of Holy Trinity, Humber Lodge Rev. G O Brown curate of Holy Trinity is a
master mason 8.1.59
Festival in Hull 29.6.61.2
New Masonic Hall in the Public Rooms, Hull
Opening of 29.10.64.3
Presentation 9.2.61.2, 3.8.61.2
Friendly & Benefit Societies
Page 49
Friendly & Benefit Societies
Benefit Building Society
Lecture on 5.6.58.2
Benefit Society
Formation of by Royal Naval Reserve 5.4.62.2
Hull Co-op & Provident Co. Ltd.
Opening of reading room 2 Dock St., 9.10.58.2
Earl of Carlisle meeting with directors of 27.11.58.2
Hull Co-op and Mutual Assurance Society
Meeting 26.10.61.2
Oddfellow’s Hall, Barton
Laying of foundation stone of 7.11.63.1
Oddfellow’s
Meeting of - The working man of the past and the present 14.6.62.1
Gardens & Parks
Page 50
Gardens & Parks
Botanic Gardens
Meeting 12.7.62.2, 9.8.62.2
Botanic Gardens Committee
Meeting 6.5.65.2
Citadel
Interest in obtaining site for a park, 5.6.58.2
Meeting re People‟s Park - 26.6.58.2
Hull Park deputation
Meeting 10.7.58.2
Parks Committee
Meeting (reported regularly) 27.4.61.2
Attempt to deprive Hull of the Park 28.3.63.2
Queen‟s statue, Earle 30.5.63.2
Parks for Hull
Meeting Watch Committee re 23.5.57.2
Pearson Park
Case, cost of the 3.12.64.2
Disorderly conduct in the 16.8.62.2
Drinking fountain for
Letter on 13.8.64.2
Two new in Hull - Pearson Park and south west corner St. Mary‟s Churchyard 1.10.64.64.2
For the people of Hull 19.6.58.2
Local Board of Health Meeting re 1.8.63.2
Local Board of Health Meeting, includes ownership of the 11.4.63.2
Opening of 9.8.62.2
Progress of 27.4.61.2
Statue of the Queen, for 26.9.63.2
Earle 16.5.63.2
Zoological Gardens
Albion Grove Villa Co. re purchase of, 2nd
ref. 7.9.61.2
For sale 27.4.61.2
Letter on 21.9.61.2
Open again 31.8.61.2
Sale of fixtures 19.5.62.1
Gas
Page 51
Gas
Gas works
In midst of town (letter) 4.11.65
Hessle Gas Works
Laying foundation stone, long account 20.7.61.2
Hull & Sculcoates Gas Bill (leader) 27.3.58.2
Natural gas illumination in Hull.
Crystal St. discovered in boring for a well 1.8.57.2
Provincial Gas & Coke Co
Meeting. 22.1.59.2
Sculcoates
Meeting, better lighting in, ref. to Board of Health 5.12.57.2
Sculcoates & Myton
Letter on gas supply 6.1.66.3
History
Page 52
History
Gresham, J G
Mechanic‟s Institute lecture - Our Town, Hull - by J G Gresham. Social and political history of Hull in the
15th
, 16th
, & 17th
centuries traced 19.1.61.2
London Society
Hull in the Middle Ages 5.3.64.2
Poulsen
The Lost Towns of Yorkshire - extracts 13.3.58.1
Richardson, J
Lecture to Mechanics Institute on the Town of Hull 15.12.66.2
Sheahan, J J
History of Hull 2nd
edition of found necessary 28.1.65
Monthly parts at 1s each to subscribers 11.2.65.1
Publication of 1st
part of People‟s edition 13.5.65
Symons, John
And counterfeit coins 26.6.58.2
Lecture on Past poets of Hull 7.3.63.2
Hospitals
Page 53
Hospitals
See also MEDICINE, PUBLIC HEALTH
Asylum Committee Meeting 28.1.65.2
Asylum for East Riding
Meeting proposed 8.4.65, 14.10.65
Asylum for Idiots for the Northern Counties
Town Hall meeting to raise funds for erecting an 17.2.66.2
Beverley,
Asylum
Meeting re proposed at 24.2.66.2
Borough Asylum
Case supply of diseased meat to 21.1.65.2, 28.1.65.2
Cholera Hospital
On Citadel site 7.7.66.4
Death in, Mrs Beeby of Withernsea, fisher and greengrocer 6.10.66.8
Hull & E Sculcoates Dispensary
Death, December 29th
at the residence of his daughter, aged 64, William Gedney, for 11 years at the Hull &
Sculcoates Dispensary 6.1.66.4
Meeting 27.6.63.2, 24.6.65, 1.7.65
Report 2.7.64.2
Hull Dispensary
Medical officer resignation at 16.7.64.2
Meeting 23.7.59.2
Report 26.6.58.2
Hull General Infirmary
Annual Infirmary Ball at Public Rooms, Jarrett St. 6.1.66.2
Election of physician at in place of Dr Horner 27.6.57.2
Enlargement of 19.6.58.2
Homeopathy at the, Dr Horner 13.6.57.2
Meeting 2.4.59.2, 4.5.61.2, 11.4.63.2, 9.4.64.2
Long account 12.2.59.1
Mrs Atkinson late Matron of, to be Matron of Rossall School 17.12.64.2
Mrs Ruth Ostler appointed Matron Hull, short list and qualifications of candidates given 27.11.58.2
Queen‟s Theatre benefit for 15.11.62.2
Housing
Page 54
Housing
Model Lodging Houses
Letter 15.3.62.2
Industries
Page 55
Industries
See also OCCUPATIONS & TRADES, MILLS, SHIPPING,
Brass foundry
Fire in Wincolmlee. James Kingsley, Machell St. 13.12.62.2
Textiles
Distress of cotton mill operatives
Letter on 2.1.64.3, 13.2.64.2
Meeting re 6.2.64.2
Report on 8.11.62.2
Hull Flax & Cotton Mill
Bank failure in Hull, Harrison, Watson & Co. - 26.9.57.2
Case, factory overlooker at 27.10.66.7
Death John Oldham Norwood, formerly manager 5.10.61.4
Dividend of 7s 6d in the pound paid to creditors of 21.8.58.2
Letter, Joseph Rylands 11.10.62.3
Meeting 3.10.57.2, 2.10.58.2
Winding up of 7.11.57.2, 5.6.58.2
Kingston Cotton Mill Co
Meeting. 28.10.65
Reopened 17.2.66.2
Report 12.3.64.3
Marshall‟s Flax Mill
Meat tea for employees of, by employers, 142 persons 27.10.66.7
Fire at Crathorne Mill, Grovehill 27.3.58.2
Flour mills
George Newton flour mill near Stepney rail crossing burnt down cost £1500 damage 2.5.63.2
Hull Anti Mill Industrial Society
Meeting 3.8.61.2
Starch Works
Great fires in Hull including Reckitts 29.9.66.5
Inundations by heavy rain in Hull. Reckitts worst sufferers flooding of Sutton Drain 24.11.66.4
Reckitts and the Waterworks Committee
Report 10.12.64.2
Iron founders
Case, Boiler makers Association v Dannett & Kruger, 22.8.63.2
Tenders for taking down old building Vulcan Iron Works, Scott St. 20.5.65
Treat to workmen of Hull Forge, Messrs Allott & Thelwell 25.12.58.2
Oil mill
Boiler explosion High Street at oil mill 9.5.63.2
Destruction of Cato Oil Mill, Wright Bros. - Trippett, long account 10.2.66.2
Oil, colour
Case important nuisance Winship & Raymond, oil, colour, etc., manufacturers 20.9.62.2
Paint works
Fire at Blundell‟s 8.6.61.1, 20.6.63
Sawmills
Terrible explosion William Barron & Co., sawmills, Lime St. 5.4.62.2
Other fires in Hull saw mills of Dales & Seward, Witham, and in Nags Head Lane 30.3.61.2
Seed crushers
Great fire in Hull, J J Thompson, seed crusher & oil merchant, Lime St. 8.11.62.2
Marriage May 28th
Clowes Chapel Joseph Thomas Robson to Emma elder daughter of Henry Hodge seed
crusher 28.5.59.2
Soap Manufacturers
Case boiler explosion Barron & Co. 21.6.62.1
Tar and turpentine distillers
Death May 25th
, 34, Geoffrey Smithson of the firm Storry, Smithson & Co, tar and turps distillers, & eldest
son of Joshua Smithson, Wright St. 30.5.63.4
Varnish makers
Fire W Downs & Sons varnish makers Wilmington 31.8.61.2
Industries
Page 56
Vitriol works
Fall of large chimney 42 yards high in connection with vitriol works of George Anderton, Howden Dyke
12.12.57.2
Adjournment Howden Dyke accident 26.12.57.2
Howden Dyke accident 19.12.57.1
Inns
Page 57
Inns
Alvin, Thomas
Death at Sunk Island, Thomas Alvin publican 68 years. Lady Groves wife of Sir Henry Groves is descended
from him 14.11.63.4
Angel Inn
Death of Baron Ward, native of Howden, younger brother of Mr Ward innkeeper, Angel Inn, Howden
9.10.58.2
Bull & Sun
Great fire in Queen St., back of Bull & Sun Inn 16.10.58.2
Butchers Arms
Mr Drewery of Butchers Arms ordered to remove ornamental gas lamp over new entrance to his house in the
Butchery 21.8.58.2
Court of Sewers
Meeting re footbridge over Princes Bank drain put there by Mr Purdon, beerhouse in St. John‟s Wood
5.5.66.2
Crown & Cushion, Silver St.
Fall of stack chimneys and inquest 14.3.57.2
Lord Durham, Cross St.
Fire. 6.8.59.2
Portland Arms
Assault on Mr Wray, landlord of the Portland Arms, Porter St. 6.1.66.2
Public House Closing Act
Meeting Hull Town Council re 14.1.65.2
Sunday closing of public houses in Hull 25.1.62.2
Meeting 7.3.63.2, 28.3.63.2
Report 27.7.61.2
Stag Inn
Death of James Harrison 52nd
year of Stag Inn, Hedon New Road. For a period of 20 years manager of Mr
Pims foundry and later for Samuelson & Co. 3.7.58.4
Three Crowns
And other buildings in Vicar Lane bought by Edwin Davis to enlarge his premises. He later applied for
renewal of licence for pub. 10.1.63.2
Three Tuns
Case of cockfighting in Hull, John Simpson, Three Tuns, Leadenhall Square 16.6.66.2
Inventions
Page 58
Inventions
Patent
Sanitary Coffin, F Jarrett, 50 Market Place 8.12.66.1
Pitman, Isaac
Death at Bath, August 19th
, Mary, wife of Isaac Pitman, inventor of phonography, late of Barton 12.9.57.4
Self propelled carriage
Mr. W Hodson production of 30.1.58.2
Signalling
Patent sealed improved self acting apparatus for signalling on railways by Robert Gibson of Hull 9.5.57.2
Steam ram
Thomas Gale of Hull claim to have invented a new 4.12.58.2
Libraries
Page 59
Libraries
Corporation Free Library
Bill for rebinding books of 27.2.58.2
Hull Co-op & Provident Co. Ltd
Opening of reading room 2 Dock St.,. 9.10.58.2
Hull Free Library
Salary of librarian of, is £10 per annum 6.3.58.2
Hull Lyceum Library
Death of John Foster of 1.3.62.2
Death September 25th
aged 63 John Jarratt, many years librarian 2.10.58.2
New librarian chosen Robert Lister in succession to John Jarratt 9.10.58.2
Hull Subscription Library
Report 7.12.61.2
Mechanics Institute
Meeting, details of library, etc. 20.6.57.2
Lifeboats & Lifesaving
Page 60
Lifeboats & Lifesaving
Bridlington Quay
Launch of a lifeboat 6.1.66.3
Hornsea
Trial, lifeboat, B Wood 11.4.57.4
Trials of life saving apparatus 8.6.61.1
Withernsea
Lifeboat demonstration at 30.8.62.2
Lifeboat to be inaugurated August 25th
9.8.62.2
Proposed lifeboat for 12.5.62.2
Lifeboat arrived 23.8.62.2
Local Government
Page 61
Local Government
Asylum Committee
Meeting 28.1.65.2
Asylum for Idiots for the Northern Counties
Town Hall meeting to raise funds for erecting an 17.2.66.2
Bannister, Alderman
Proposed vote of censure on 13.5.65.2
Baths & Washhouses Committee
Meeting 10.7.58.2, 13.5.65
Beverley Town Council
Meeting 14.11.57.4, 19.3.64.3, 6.1.66.4, 18.8.66
Disgraceful scenes in 16.7.59.2
Botanic Gardens Committee
Meeting 6.5.65.2
Brownlow William B, Alderman
Death at Elerker of, aged 71 2.9.65
Burial Committee
Meeting 12.1.61.2, 18.5.61.2, 25.5.61.2, 20.7.61.2, 3.8.61.2, 17.8.61.1 30.11.61.1, 1.2.62.2,
28.6.62.2, 9.8.62.2, 2.5.63.2, 13.6.63.2, 15.8.63.2, 6.10.66.4
New burial ground for Sculcoates 15.9.66.2
Cattle Plague Committee
Meeting 28.4.66.2, 2.6.66.2, 30.6.66.2
Citadel
Contemplated purchase of site 5.2.59.2
Contemplated purchase of Docks and, by Town of Hull 2.7.59.2
Coal committee
Meeting 13.1.66.2
Corporation engineer
Report by Mr Dales, (Springhead) 5.3.64.2
Council Chamber
Meeting proposed alteration of 19.12.63.2
Docks
Proposed purchase of, by Town, long account 23.3.61.1&2
E Sculcoates Ward
Meeting 24.10.57.2, 23.10.58.2
E & W Sculcoates Ratepayers
Meeting 30.1.64.2, 23.4.64.2, 2.7.64.2, 1.10.64.2, 3.6.65, 30.9.65, 2.6.66.2
East District
Meeting
Lighting 29.1.59.2
Eyre, William, Councillor
Death of 12.7.62.2
Finance Committee
Meeting (regularly reported) 5.11.59.1
Mr Arbon 22.10.59.1,29.10.59.2
Gaol Committee
Meeting 16.1.58.2, 22.1.59.2, 21.5.59.2, 30.7.59.2, 26.12.63.2, 16.1.64.2, 23.1.64. 30.1.64.2, 2, 14.7.66.3,
22.9.66.3, 6.10.66.4
Grammar School Committee
Meeting 8.4.65, 22.4.65, 10.6.65
Grimsby Election Committee
Meeting 12.5.62.2
Report 5.4.62.1
Grimsby Town Council
Meeting 13.11.58.1
Hedon
Meeting
Cost of Improvement Bill 22.6.61.1
Local Government
Page 62
Holderness Ward
Meeting
New South Bridge 25.1.62.1
New Market Hall 12.12.63.2
Holderness Ward Conservatives
Meeting 23.3.61.2
Holderness Ward Liberal Association
Meeting 5.3.64.2
Holderness Ward Schools
Report 23.6.66.2
Holy Trinity Restoration Committee
Meeting 29.9.66.4
Hull Board of Guardians
Meeting (regularly reported) 11.4.57.3
Sanitary Committee 13.5.65, 20.5.65.1
Hull Boundaries
Leader on proposal to extend 17.11.66.4
Hull Docks Bill Committee 19.3.59.2
Hull Docks Bill
Meeting 9.3.61.2&3
Hull Town Council
Meeting (regularly reported) 14.2.57.2
Alterations of council chamber 17.12.64.2
Alterations 3.3.66.2
And death of Prince Consort 21.12.61.2
Bath Place property 21.7.66
Design of new Town Hall 14.12.61.2&3
Ditch & Drainage abominations 7.11.57.2
Dock Trust question 3.2.66.2, 10.3.66.2
Docks Bill 25.5.61.2
Exciting scene 19.1.61.2
King William Statue 20.5.65
North Bridge 7.2.63.2
Proposed Citadel site purchase 5.2.59.2
Proposed invitation to Garibaldi 9.4.64.2
Public House Closing Act 14.1.65.2
Rev. John Scott death of, and funeral 6.5.65
Smoke nuisance 6.2.58.2
Springhead experiment 12.1.61.2
Springhead 9.2.61.2
Statue of Edward I for Hull 26.11.64.2
Stormy 19.12.63.2
Town Hall, new 4.1.62.2
Town Hall, opening of 9.9.65
Visit of Mayor to Russia 29.9.66.2
Vote of censure on Councillor Richardson 2.1.64.2&3
Wardens remuneration 13.6.66.2
West Dock, ref. to new 7.3.63.2
Table of attendance 13.10.66.2
Local Board, Cottingham
Meeting 9.1.64.4, 12.3.64.4, 11.6.64.3, 10.9.64.4, 15.4.65, 22.4.65, 1.7.65.2, 14.4.66.2, 15.9.66.7, 20.10.66.7,
27.10.66.7, 10.11.66.2, 15.12.66.8
Local Board, Hornsea
Meeting 11.8.66.7, 8.9.66.7, 6.10.66.7
Local Board of Works
Meeting and night soil questions 26.9.57.2
Local Wards
Meeting of 12.11.59.2, 20.7.61.2, 26.10.61.2, 15.11.62.2, 22.10.64.2
Local Government
Page 63
For municipal elections 27.10.66.5
West District drainage 27.2.64.3
High Stewardship of Hull
Installation of Earl de Grey and Ripon as 31.10.63.2
Marquis of Normanby
Death of 1.8.63.2
Vacant
Report on 8.8.63.2
Lowgate Ward Ratepayers
Meeting 1.6.61.2
Lowgate Ward
Meeting 23.10.58.2
Market Committee
Meeting 11.6.59.2
New market for Hull 3.1.63.2
Market Place Ward
Meeting (regularly reported) 24.10.57.
Dock question 9.10.58.2, 31.3.66.2
Garrison ground 15.5.58.2
New Market Hall 12.12.63.2
New Market Hall, also of E & W Sculcoates and Holderness Wards 12.12.63.2
New South Bridge 11.1.62.2
Police of Hull in Grimsby riot 1.3.62.2
Sewing class 7.3.63.63.2
Market Place Ward Ratepayers
Meeting 9.12.65, 22.12.66.2
Market Site Committee
Meeting 30.7.59.2, 14.1.60.2
Mayor
Banquet of 7.12.61.2
Election of, in place of Z C Pearson resigned 11.10.62.2
Portrait, presentation of, H J Atkinson 20.10.66.2
Middleton, John,
Death of aged 41, January 4th
10.1.63.2
N & S Myton ratepayers
Meeting 27.2.64.2
Park Committee
Meeting 27.4.61.2, 1.6.61.2, 30.11.61.1, 26.7.62.2, 11.10.62.2, 3.1.63.2, 11.4.63.2, 2.5.63.2, 6.6.63.2
Queen‟s statue, Earle 30.5.63.2
Attempt to deprive Hull of the Park 28.3.63.2
Park Street improvements
Refusal to pay rates 16.4.64.2
Poor rates
Appeal against 16.8.62.2
Property Committee
Meeting (reported regularly) 16.1.58.2
Mayor‟s portrait 8.9.66.5
State of Old Harbour 16.6.66.2
Public Health Committee
Meeting 7.10.65
S Myton Reform Association
Meeting 15.5.58.2, 10.11.58.2, 9.4.59.2
S Myton Ward
Meeting 24.10.57.2, 11.10.62.2
Dock Trust question, 24.3.66.2
Sanitary Committee
Meeting (reported regularly) 2.4.59.2
Adulteration of Dutch yeast 18.7.63.2
And case 2.9.65
Local Government
Page 64
Cholera 23.6.66.2, 11.8.66.7
Emigration question in Hull 30.6.66.2
Night soil collection 30.6.66.2
Meeting, continued
Powers of Board of Health relative to cholera 1.9.66.2
Sculcoates Board of Guardians
Meeting (regularly reported) 18.4.57.2
Sculcoates Ratepayers
Meeting 3.9.64.2
Spring Bank Improvement Rate
Report 28.11.63.2
South Bridge Committee
Meeting 1.9.66.2
Tender let to Mr Henry Grissell of London, work to proceed with utmost rapidity 17.1.63.2
South Bridge Scheme
Passing of 29.3.62.2
Thompson, Alderman
Death of 16.9.65
Town Clerk of Hull
Board of Health and the 3.12.64.2
Thomas Thompson, resigned due to ill health 26.6.58.2
Town Hall
Chimneys
Report on 1.12.66.3
Contract for new signed 12.7.62.2
Decorating, and J Scott 3.6.65
Decorating new (letter) 10.6.65
Laying of 1st
foundation stone of new, long account 11.10.62.2
Meeting to fix date of opening of new 30.12.65
New for Hull 19.1.61.3
Opening of, long account 27.1.66.2&3
Proposed alterations in new 10.2.66.2
To be opened 12.8.65, 20.1.66.2
Town Hall Committee
Meeting 26.1.61.2, 13.7.61.2, 1.2.62.2, 31.5.62.2, 27.9.62.2, 28.3.63.2, 6.6.63.2, 21.11.63.2, 17.12.64.2,
8.4.65, 3.6.65, 26.8.65
Town Hall Furnishing Committee
Meeting 20.5.65, 14.10.65, 20.10.65
Towns Improvement Committee
Meeting 25.12.58.2, 12.2.59.2, 11.6.59.2, 6.7.61.2, 30.11.61.1, 25.10.62.1, 20.12.62.2, 26.12.63.2, 29.8.63.2,
25.6.64.2, 23.12.65
W Sculcoates Ward
Meeting 19.10.58.2
Dock Trust question, 31.3.66.2
New Market Hall, 12.12.63.2
William Warden’s Inquiry Committee
Meeting 9.12.65
Watch Committee
Meeting
Naval officers and police 23.5.57.3
Parks for Hull 23.5.57.2
Opposition to Docks Bill 15.1.59.2
Waterworks Committee
Meeting (reported regularly) 16.1.58.2
Alderman Brownlow 9.9.65
Scene 30.3.61.2
Letter 13.8.64.2
Reckitts and the
Report 10.12.64.2
Local Government
Page 65
Reprimand for turncock by, begging for Christmas boxes 6.3.58.2
Works Committee
Meeting (reported regularly) 5.3.59.2
The night soil collectors and the rinderpest 13.1.66.3
Markets
Page 66
Markets
Covered Market
Meeting proposed 5.2.59.2
Market Committee
Meeting 11.6.59.2
New market for Hull 3.1.63.2
Market Site Committee
Meeting 30.7.59.2, 14.1.60.2
Market Hall
New for Hull 28.11.63.2
Market Place Ward
Meeting re new Market Hall 12.12.63.2
Market in Baker St
Move for a. 22.9.66.3
Medicine
Page 67
Medicine
See also HOSPITALS, PUBLIC HEALTH
Bielby, Thomas Green
Of Swanland, admitted a member of Royal College of Surgeons 21.8.58.2
Cholera
Case at paragon Station 6.10.66.2
Death from, of a woman on Roper St., no further cases 11.8.66.2
On the Humber 14.7.66.2
Outbreak in Lumley Court, Myton St. 11.8.66.3
Choleric diarrhoea
Two cases of - Dagger Lane and Duke St. 28.7.66.2
Fever Ward
Sculcoates Board of Guardians
Meeting 1.8.63.2, 5.12.63.2
Fraser, Evan
Marriage in Portobello July 22nd
by Rev. Philips, Evan Fraser, surgeon, to Sarah 3rd
daughter of late Wm
Hewet, Esq., merchant of that place 31.7.58.4
Horner, Dr
Death of, native of Kilburn and pupil of Tate of Richmond 14.6.62.2
Hull Workhouse
Election of surgeons to 11.2.65
Medical statistics
For Hull police 15.1.59.2, 17.12.59.2
Mortality of Hull 9.9.65
Scarletina
Typhus in Bridlington deterrent to visitors Letter 27.7.61.2
Small pox and vaccination
Hull and Sculcoates Workhouse 16.5.63.2
Hull Board of Guardians Meeting 2.5.63.2, 23.5.63.2
Letter on 9.5.3.2
Sculcoates Board of Guardians 18.6.64.2
Militia
Page 68
Militia
Beverley
Militia riot at 9.5.63.2
Mills
Page 69
Mills
See also INDUSTRIES
Hull Anti Mill Society
Meeting 30.1.58.2, 29.1.59.2, 30.1.64.2
Hull Subscription Mill
Dinner and presentation to head miller of, Mr Cole 12.2.59.2
Meeting 1.2.62.1, 16.8.62.2
Hull United Co-op Flour Mill Society
Meeting. Mr Upton in the chair 25.11.65
Museums
Page 70
Museums
Mr Seaman’s Museum
Destroyed by fire, £6000 damage 12.8.65
Presentation to Mr Seaman after fire at his museum 30.12.65
Natural History
Page 71
Natural History
Botanic Gardens Committee
Meeting 6.5.65.2
Botanic Gardens
Meeting 12.7.62.2, 9.8.62.2
Cockfighting in Hull
Case of, John Simpson, Three Tuns, Leadenhall Square 16.6.66.2
Hull Botanical Society
Meeting 6.8.59.2
Hull Ornithological Society
Meeting 16.11.61.2
Hull United Ornithological Society
Meeting 19.11.64.2
Large fish Stranding of,
Whitton Sands 14.6.62.2
Mr Seaman’s Museum
Destroyed by fire, £6000 damage 12.8.65
Presentation to Mr Seaman, after fire at his museum 30.12.65
Salmon fishing in the Humber.
Case illegal 23.9.65
Zoological Gardens
Albion Grove Villa Co. re purchase of, 2nd
ref. 7.9.61.2
For sale 27.4.61.2
Letter on 21.9.61.2
Open again 31.8.61.2
Sale of fixtures 19.5.62.1
Navigation
Page 72
Navigation
Navigation of the Humber
Report 24.3.66.2
Old Harbour
Property Committee
Meeting re state of 16.6.66.2
River Hull
Report on dredging the 27.8.64.2
Tides of Hull
Lecture on 7.9.61.2
Trinity House
Report on the Pilots of 31.12.64.2
Navy
Page 73
Navy
Cornwallis
Affray between Hull police and seamen of the 13.6.57.2
Guardship for the Humber 2.7.64.2
Naval officers and police
Watch Committee, Meeting - 23.5.57.3
Naval Reserve,
Formation of Benefit Society by 5.4.62.2
Meeting Sailors Institute 21.12.61.3
Volunteers meeting at Church Institute 14.12.61.2
Newspapers
Page 74
Newspapers
Eastern Counties Herald and Hull News
Marriage January 17th
at Christ Church, James Alfred Cooke youngest son of Thomas Cooke FRAS of York,
to Lucy eldest daughter of William Stephenson proprietor of the Eastern Counties herald and Hull News
20.1.66.4
Free Press
Disclaiming letter from ex editor of Free Press, H J Whiting on John Symons (contained in Sheahan‟s History
of Hull) 1.10.64
Hull Advertiser
Death at Lincoln July 8th
aged 51, John Mason, chief constable. Deceased was formerly a compositor in the
Advertiser office and was subsequently employed on the Watchman. For the last 17 years he had sustained
several public offices in Lincoln, and as a mark of the esteem in which he was held, upwards of 3000
persons attended to see the sad rites paid to his remains 21.7.58
H S Bright and the 18.9.58.2
Hull Morning Paper
New Hull paper ½d 29.12.66.1
Hull Times
Enlargement of, to 8 pages 30.6.66
Occupations & Trades
Page 75
Occupations & Trades
Architects
Death of Charles Alfred infant soon of W Botterill 7.3.57.4
Marriage at Hedon February 12th
Wm Henry only surviving son of late Charles Mountain, architect, of Hull to
Elizabeth Hardy daughter of late Henry Kirkby of Hedon 28.2.63.4
Artists
Details Mr Swift artist of Newcastle and late of Hull 30.7.64.2
Boilermakers
Demonstration 25.3.65
Booksellers
Book theft from Malton, Smithson & Barnby, booksellers 13.3.58.2
Serious fire in Hull William Thornton Bookseller and Stationer 32 George St. 17.1.63.2
Bricklayers
Bricklayers strike in Hull 19.5.66.2, 21.7.66
Case bricklayers intimidating bricklayers in Hull and 2nd
report 28.7.66.6
Leader on 16.6.66.3
Letter on, and report 16.6.66,23.6.66
Report 14.7.66.2
Threat of another bricklayers strike in Hull 15.10.64.2
Threatened strike of bricklayers, 2 refs. 2.6.66.2
Masters and workmen bricklayers,
Report 2 refs. 30.6.66
William Powell, bricklayer, remanded on charge of theft of ginger beer bottles and a pint of rum found dead
in Hull Gaol, rupture of a blood vessel 17.8.61.2
Builders
Builders and building operatives. Letter on 7.1.65.3, 21.1.65.2
Case E J Smith, builder, buildings constructed contrary to Towns Improvement Act 21.7.66
Cases builders failing to lay plans before Local Board of Health 23.5.63.2
Formation of Master Builders Association in Hull 30.6.66
Great meeting of Hull Workmen (building operatives) on Birmingham Discharge Note and leader 7.1.65.2
Meeting building operatives in Hull 31.12.64
Butchers
Death, May 20th
Mary Ann infant daughter of Malton Meadley, butcher of that place 30.5.57.4
Original Melton Mowbray Pork Pies, J M Davy, 42 Prospect St. 3.1.63.1
Marriage Keyingham John Spilman, farmer Sunk Island, to Ann elder daughter of Edward Harrison, butcher
Keyingham 5.11.64.4
Cabinet maker
Marriage November 24th
Sculcoates Church John Macintyre, cabinet maker, to Hannah Ramsbottom
7.12.61.4
Carriers
Great fire in Hull, Thompson, Mckay & Co., carriers, Kingston St. 13.8.64.2
Carver & Gilders
Friston & Coatsworth Opening of new workshops of 50 employees treated (Friston is a carver, Coatsworth a
printer) 19.6.58.2
Chemists & Druggists
Fatal fire Smith & Young wholesale druggists Blanket Row 23.5.57.2
Formation of a Chemists & Druggists Association in Hull 17.10.63.2
Coach Builders
Collinson & Co., Temperance St., strong gale, serious damage to new building under construction and
surrounding property 13.1.66.2, 20.1.66.2, 27.1.66.2
Corn merchants
Tremendous fire in Hull, Oxtoby & Son, corn merchants, Harbour side 29.10.64.2
Distiller
Three fires in Hull, F Tall distiller Groves, Fowler & McCollin engineers Scott St, and 5 Albion St.
25.7.63.2
Engineers
Three fires in Hull, F Tall distiller Groves, Fowler & McCollin Scott St, and 5 Albion St. 25.7.63.2
Engraver
Occupations & Trades
Page 76
Death of Mr Goodwill, engraver and printer, 75 4.8.66.3
Grocers
Great fire J Lee Smith & Co. High St. 28.3.63.2
Inquests on man burnt J L Smith‟s fire (wholesale grocer) 13.12.62.2
Marriage May 28th
Richard P Bristow, grocer, Hull, to Sarah Ann only daughter of John Wright, Fitling
4.6.59.4
Meeting Grocers Assistants Early Closing Association 31.3.66.3
Harmonium tuner
Marriage lately at Register Office, Parliament St., Johnson Fred Harper to Amelia daughter of Nathan Smith,
Harmonium tuner 17.12.64.4
Joiner & builder
Fire in Queen St. Mr Bent, joiner 23.8.62.2
Marriage at Sculcoates Church on May15th, by the Rev. T S Bonnin, Frederick Meadley Fewster, joiner &
builder, to Juliana younger daughter of the late Robert Fleming and granddaughter of late George Newton
of Leeds 4.6.64.4
Mariner
Marriage at Holy Trinity Richard Tarbitten, mariner, son of Mr Tarbitten, master mariner of Scarborough, to
Sarah Scott younger daughter of William Scott of Hull, December19th 24.12.59.4
Milliner
Serious fire Miss Jarratt, milliner, Chariot St. 25.1.62.2
Musicians
Letter on itinerant musicians on trains 23.7.64.2
Nursery and seedsman
Death September 20th
at Cottingham aged 77 years Abraham Martin for 50 years nursery and seedsman at
Cottingham and Junction St. 2.10.58.4
Organist
Death May 31st
Mr Skelton at his son‟s residence aged 86 late organist of the cathedral, Lincoln. He was a
senior member having been in the cathedral 7 years entering as a chorister and before he was 20 appointed
organist 4.6.59
Presentation to Henry Holmes hon. organist St Mary‟s Sculcoates 25.9.58.2
Painters
End of painter‟s strike in Hull 8.4.65
Printers
Friston & Coatsworth Opening of new workshops of 50 employees treated (Friston is a carver, Coatsworth a
printer and Bible & Tract Depot) 19.6.58.2
Publishers
Death of Joseph Leng, publisher, stationer, etc., in 84th
year, 14th 21.4.66.4
Rivermen
Meeting of Hull rivermen 3.7.58.2
Ropery
Whaling experiments at Mr Baker‟s ropery, Holderness Rd., double fuse from a harpoon gun 8.1.59.2
Sculptors
Death December 11th
at 11 Osborne St. John Earle, sculptor, aged 84 father of Thomas Earle eminent sculptor
of London. Founder of the Mechanics Institute 19.12.63.4
Death of Joseph Keyworth father of W? D Keyworth, sculptor 28.6.62.4
Death at 64, Margaret, wife of Joseph and mother of Mr W D Keyworth, sculptor 13.2.58.2
Meeting Parks Committee Queen‟s statue, Earle 16.5.63.2, 30.5.63.2
Shoemakers
Meeting of shoemaker‟s in Hull, long account 13.6.57.3, 12.5.66.2
Silk mercers
Sowerby Tatton & Co.
Meeting of creditors 19.10.61.1
Bankruptcy, Hull & London 22.2.62.2
Solicitors
Death September 5th
, Hull, in 81st
year of his age Charles Frost, Esq., for 33 years solicitor of Hull Dock Co.
23.8.62.2&4, 6.9.62.4
Proposed increase in salary of solicitor to the Docks Board (C Frost) 20.7.61.2
Stonemasons
Strike 1.9.66.2
Occupations & Trades
Page 77
End of 22.9.66.4
Surgeons
Marriage in Portobello July 22nd
by Rev. Philips, Evan Fraser, surgeon, to Sarah 3rd
daughter of late Wm
Hewet, Esq., merchant of that place 31.7.58.4
Death of Dr Horner native of Kilburn and pupil of Tate of Richmond 14.6.62.2
Tailors
Meeting Hull tailors 16.6.66.2
Veterinary surgeon
Marriage, June 22nd
at the Bar Church, Scarborough. John Snarry, veterinary surgeon, to Alice Ann, elder
daughter of Samuel baker, farmer, Thornton cum Farmaby, by Rev. R Balgarnie (great, great grandparents
of John Meadley) 2.7.64.4
Warehousemen
Serious fire English & Co., corn seed & flax warehouse, Garrison Side 1.12.66.2
Wine & spirit merchants
Great fire in Hull, Hayes & Whitaker, wine & spirit merchants, High St., long account, 2 refs. 18.7.63.2
People
Page 78
People
Aitkin
Death in 66th
year Mrs Aitkin, 15 years matron of Hull & E R Female Penitentiary 30.10.58.4
Alvin
Death at Sunk Island, Thomas Alvin publican 68 years. Lady Groves wife of Sir Henry Groves is descended
from him 14.11.63.4
Anderson
Marriage at Lea, Lincs. Ernest Roland Wilberforce son of the Bishop of oxford to Francis Mary Anderson 3rd
daughter of Sir Charles Anderson, June 23rd
4.7.63.4
Anderton
Fall of large chimney 42 yards high in connection with vitriol works of George Anderton, Howden Dyke
12.12.57.2
Arbon
Defalcations of Jesse Arbon late collector of Hull Board of Health 15.10.59, 22.10.59.1.
Meeting Finance Committee - Arbon 22.10.59.1, 29.10.59.2
Trail and sentence on Jesse Arbon 29.10.59.3
Archbishop of York
Conge d‟elire for Archbishop of York, Wm Thomson, Bishop of Bristol and Gloucester 3.1.63.2
Death Hon Catherine Musgrave widow of late Most Rev. Archbishop of York 23.5.63.4
In Hull to consecrate new Holy Trinity burial ground 19.5.62.2
Letter from Archbishop of York and Bishop Colenso 2.5.63.2
Staying at Withernsea 26.6.58.2
To licence hall of Kingston Almshouses for evening service until new church is built 8.12.66.2
Visit of Archbishop of York to Hull re newly formed Diocesan Church Building and Endowment Aid Society
for Yorkshire 2.11.61.2
Archdeacon of East Riding
Visitation - Colonso refs 16.5.63.2
Atkinson
Marriage Gt. Thornton St. Chapel Joseph Atkinson of firm of Brown & Atkinson, to Ann Denton younger
daughter of Thomas Holmes 20.4.61.4
Mrs Atkinson late Matron of Hull General Infirmary to be Matron of Rossall School 17.12.64.2
Bailey
Marriage Sculcoates Church on October 1st
, the Rev. R Kemp Bailey, vicar of Preston, to Mary Des Forges of
Hull 6.10.66.8
Presentation to Rev. R Kemp Bailey from parishioners of St. Paul‟s 15.12.66.2
Baker
Marriage, June 22nd
at the Bar Church, Scarborough. John Snarry, veterinary surgeon, to Alice Ann, elder
daughter of Samuel Baker, farmer, Thornton cum Farmaby, by Rev. R Balgarnie (great, great grandparents
of John Meadley) 2.7.64.4
Bannister
A Bannister, treat to Paull schoolchildren 18.7.57.2
Marriage R G Smith, Corporation Surveyor, and Emily Bannister 9.12.65
Pauper inmates trip to Withernsea through kindness of Anthony Bannister 1.8.57.2
Proposed vote of censure on Alderman Bannister 13.5.65.2
Testimonial to Anthony Bannister 20.6.57.2, 4.7.57.2
Barber
Sale of Sproatley Rise Herd of Thomas Barber 14.6.62.2
Barnett
Lecture on Cardinal Wolsey by Rev. J L Barnett, curate of Christ Church 2.2.61.3
Presentation to Rev. J L Barnett curate of Christ Church leaving for Hanwell, London 2.11.61.2
Testimonial to Rev. J L Barnett curate of Christ Church by poor of district 12.10.61.2
Baxter
Rev. T P N Baxter curate of Barton appointed to Great Coates, presentation at Barton 10.7.58.1
Beck
Thomas Beck, theft of 38 tons of coal from employers, Bailey & Leetham 27.1.66.2
Bent
Fire in Queen St. Mr Bent, joiner 23.8.62.2
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Bethell
Death of Richard Bethell of Rise 31.12.64.3
Funeral of Richard Bethell 7.1.65.2
Death of Rt. Rev. Christopher Bethell, Bishop of Bangor - of Rise Park 30.4.59.4
Bielby
Thomas Green Bielby, of Swanland, admitted a member of Royal College of Surgeons 21.8.58.2
Blashell
Marriage at Sunk Island, September 15th
by Rev. Thomas Sutton, James Blashell, second son of John Blashell
of Enholmes to Betsy Meadley only daughter of George Meadley, farmer (great great grandfather of John
Meadley) 24.9.64.4
Blezard
Death of Rev. J Blezard, Hull school teacher 23.1.64.2
Blondin
Monsieur Blondin in Hull Rifle Barracks, Alfred St. 20.7.61.2
Blundell
Death of Henry Blundell 28.1.65.2
Letter re Blundell Memorial 15.4.65
Meeting of working menre memorial to Henry Blundell 1.4.65
Memorial bust of Henry Blundell to be placed in Town Hall 2.9.65
Blyth
Death Newbald Vicarage aged 64, the Rev George Blanchard Blyth 28 years vicar. Father of Rt. Rev. Popham
Blyth 1st
Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem 21.2.63.4
Bonnin
Marriage July 18th
at Sculcoates Church by the Rev. John Scott, the Rev. Thomas Scott Bonnin BA curate of
Sculcoates to Marianne daughter of Thoma Firbank, Esq. 20.7.61.4
Presentation to Rev. T S Bonnin 11.8.66.2, 18.8.66.2
Booratt
Fire at Patrington Thomas Booratt - house belongs to Robert Buchanan of Croften Hall, Wakefield
26.6.58.2
Botterill
Death of Charles Alfred infant soon of W Botterill, architect 7.3.57.4
Bowman
Recognition of Rev. R Bowman late of Fist St. Chapel - new pastorate Independent Chapel, Victoria Parade,
Collingwood, Melbourne 21.8.58.2
Boyes
Disfranchisement of Daniel Boyes for bribery at Beverley 12.10.61.3
Boynton
Divorce case Boynton son of Sir Henry Boynton custody of child to wife 27.4.61.1
Bray
3 cows stolen from Mr Bray from field outside Anlaby Road toll bar 17.10.57.2
Brest
March 16th
accidentally drowned from smack Jane Elizabeth of Hull Mr W Brest, fisherman, 39 years
13.4.61.4
Bright
Bills of H S Bright 23.1.58.3
Extensive forgery charge against H S Bright - Harrison, Watson Bank 31.10.57.2&3&4
Final commitment of H S Bright of Harrison, Watson Bank 7.11.57.3
H S Bright and the Hull Advertiser 18.9.58.2
H S Bright case 26.12.57.2
Trail of H S Bright for Forgery of above, long account. 10 years penal servitude 12.12.57.2&3
Bristow
Marriage May 28th
Richard P Bristow, grocer, Hull, to Sarah Ann only daughter of John Wright, Fitling
4.6.59.4
Broadley
Death of Miss Broadley at Welton 11.6.64.2
Miss Broadley gift of land for school in addition to site for St. Luke‟s Church 12.5.62.2
Site for St. Luke‟s given by Miss Broadley, and piece of ground on Beverley Road by Canon John Jarratt
vicar of South Cave. 19.1.61.2
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Bromby
Holy Trinity bells rung in celebration of completion of 65 years of Rev. J H Bromby as vicar of Holy Trinity
29.11.62.2
Last Tuesday was the commencement of the 68th
year of office of the venerable Vicar of Holy Trinity. The
bells of the church rang a merry peal on the occasion (Bromby) 3.12.64.2
Report on Bishop of Tasmania (Bromby) newly consecrated 10.9.64.2
Testimonial to Rev. Dr Bromby at Holy Trinity Schools 19.9.57.2
Bronte
Death of Rev. Patrick Bronte, of Howarth 15.6.61
Brooking
Rev. R Harris vicar of St. Mark‟s appointed by Dean and Canons of Windsor to vicarage of Ipplepen cum
Woodlands near Torquay. Rev. Nicholas Brooking to be new vicar of St. Marks 1.3.62.2
Brown
Masonic funeral of Thomas Feltham, late churchwarden of Holy Trinity, Humber Lodge Rev. G O Brown
curate of Holy Trinity is a master mason 8.1.59
Brownlow
Death at Elerker of Alderman William Batchelir Brownlow, 71 2.9.65
Meeting Waterworks Committee re Alderman Brownlow 9.9.65
Bryan
Death at Haisthorpe of Francis Bryan. Five of his daughters had 12 children each 14.12.61.4
Buchanan
Fire at Patrington Thomas Booratt - house belongs to Robert Buchanan of Croften Hall, Wakefield
26.6.58.2
Bunting
Death of Rev. Jabez Bunting, Methodist leader 3.7.58.2
Butter
Adoption of Mr Butter‟s drainage plan for West District Drainage 30.10.58.2
Byron
Rev. J Byron vicar of Killingholme lecture on Pre-Norman churches of Yorkshire 8.1.59.2
Camidge
Death of Dr Camidge organist and composer. Many years organist of York Minster. September 21st
1.10.59.4
Camin
Baron de Camin in Hull 24.12.59.2
Religious disturbances in Hull - Baron de Camin 14.1.60.2
Canham
John Canham Fitling riding to Hull market horse stumbled breaking his jaw and likewise injuring him
20.3.58.2
Carlin
Serious fire William Carlin, Keyingham Marsh 18.9.58.2
Cattley
Presentation of plate to incumbents of Sutton to Rev. H T Cattley new vicar by parishioners of St. Paul‟s
where he was curate for 7years. To Rev. J A Eldridge late vicar on his appointment to Bishop Wilton
2.1.58.2
Rev. H T Cattley, curate of St. Paul‟s, appointed vicar of Sutton on resignation of Rev. Eldridge, appointed
vicar of Bishop Wilton 14.11.57.4
Chichester
Death at Halsham of Miss Mary Elizabeth Chichester 5.11.59.3
Clay
Hull Rifle Volunteers and James Clay MP 27.9.62.2
James Clay MP lecture on Classical Education 29.10.64.2
James Clay MP, in Hull, long account 27.9.62.2
James Clay, lecture on Co-operation 22.10.64.2
Meeting James Clay MP and supporters - S Myton Reform Association 14.7.66.3
Mr Clay and his supporters 14.7.66
Reception of James Clay and Lewis, Liberal candidates for Hull 9.4.59.2
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Speech of James Clay MP 9.10.58.2
Speeches of Lord Ashley & James Clay 27.11.58.2
Withdrawal of petition against James Clay MP 30.7.59.2
Petition against James Clay‟s return 28.2.57.2
Cole
Dinner and presentation to head miller of Subscription Mill, Mr Cole 12.2.59.2
Constable
Death of Lady Constable of Burton Constable 27.12.62.2
Funeral of Lady Constable 27.12.62.2
H S Constable letters on cattle plague 7.4.66.3
Cook
Marriage at Trinity Chapel, York, December 6th
, Robert Lumley Cook, of Hull to Ellen Gertrude 3rd
daughter
of late John Prest of York, by Archdeacon Prest (uncle of Mary Ann Prest, grandmother of John Meadley)
15.12.66.8
Marriage of Philip Byass Davis Cook to Emma Julia younger daughter of Sir Tatton Sykes, July 17th
26.7.62.4
Cooke
Marriage January 17th
at Christ Church, James Alfred Cooke youngest son of Thomas Cooke FRAS of York,
to Lucy eldest daughter of William Stephenson proprietor of the Eastern Counties herald and Hull News
20.1.66.4
Craig
Presentation to the Rev. S B Craig, Mariners Church, new vicar of St. Mark‟s 1.9.66.2
Credland
Capture and committal of Huggate highwayman - James Credland 30.1.58.1
Curwen
Lecture on vocal music by Rev J Curwen 5.4.62.2
Dale
Lecture by Thomas Dale - A Voice from the Workshop 7.3.63.2
Meeting proposed remuneration for Mr Dale 29.10.64.2
Mr Dale‟s water scheme 30.12.65
Davis
American bowling alley opened in Hull, Edwin Davis present 10.10.63.2
Dawson
George Dawson lecture on Improvers of Shakespeare 18.12.58.2
George Dawson lectures Pepys and his Diary 2.2.61.3
Lecture by George Dawson on Martin Luther 25.1.62.2
Lecture by George Dawson to Lit & Phil on Thackery and his Works 20.1.66.3
Lecture by George Dawson on William Cobbett 22.2.62.2
Dealtry
Death of Rev. George Dealtry vicar of Outwell, Norfolk, late curate of Hornsea 29.10.59.4
Deerfoot
In Hull 14.6.62.1
Des Forges
Marriage Sculcoates Church on October 1st
, the Rev. R Kemp Bailey, vicar of Preston, to Mary Des Forges of
Hull 6.10.66.8
Doran
Brethern of Trinity House have completed planting trees in their new street which has been named Elm Tree
Avenue. Fields on both sides. Planting done by Mr Doran - corporation gardener 8.1.58.2
Drewery
Mr Drewery of Butchers Arms ordered to remove ornamental gas lamp over new entrance to his house in the
Butchery 21.8.58.2
Duke of Northumberland
Visit of Duke of Northumberland to Hull 27.2.58.2
Duncome
Marriage St. George‟s Hanover Square May 12th
J Alfred Sykes of Raywell to Charlotte elder daughter of
Hon Arthur Duncome 14.5.59.4
Dymoke
Death of Sir Henry Dymoke, Champion of England 13.5.65
Earl de Grey
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Arrangements for visit of Earl de Grey and Ripon to Hull 3.10.63.2
Installation of Earl de Grey and Ripon as High Steward of Hull 31.10.63.2
To visit Hull 19.9.63.2
Visit of Earl de Grey and Ripon to Hull 24.10.63.2
Earl of Carlisle
Death of the Earl of Carlisle 10.12.64.3
Letter on Memorial to late Earl of Carlisle 10.3.66.3
Meeting with directors of Hull Co-op Provident Co. 27.11.58.2
Earl of Yarborough
Death of Earl of Yarborough 11.1.62.3
Funeral of Earl of Yarborough 18.1.62.2
Letter Hull Sailors Home 27.3.58.2
Earle
Death December 11th
at 11 Osborne St. John Earle, sculptor, aged 84 father of Thomas Earle eminent sculptor
of London. Founder of the Mechanics Institute 19.12.63.4
Edwards
Beverley dinner to Mayor Edwards MP 7.11.57.4
Eggington
Death at residence Ferriby Samuel Hall Eggington, 60, May 11th
30.5.63.4
Eldridge
Presentation of plate to incumbents of Sutton to Rev. H T Cattley new vicar by parishioners of St. Paul‟s
where he was curate for 7years. To Rev. J A Eldridge late vicar on his appointment to Bishop Wilton
2.1.58.2
Rev. H T Cattley, curate of St. Paul‟s, appointed vicar of Sutton on resignation of Rev. Eldridge, appointed
vicar of Bishop Wilton 14.11.57.4
Ellam
Presentation to Rev. J Ellam curate of St. James leaving for St. Peter‟s, Drypool 29.3.62.2
Rev. J Ellam late curate of St. James appointed to perpetual curacy of St. Peter‟s, Drypool 21.11.63.2
Rev. John Ellam, St. Bees, to be curate of St. James on nomination of Rev. Wm Knight later vicar of St.
Peter‟s, Drypool 25.12.58.2
Ellerthorpe
Presentation to John Ellerthorpe, Hero of the Humber 9.11.61.1
Testimonial 24.8.61.2, 21.9.61.2
Eyre
Death of Councillor William Eyre 12.7.62.2
Ruskin on ex Governor Eyre 15.9.66.7
Feltham
Masonic funeral of Thomas Feltham, late churchwarden of Holy Trinity, Humber Lodge Rev. G O Brown
curate of Holy Trinity is a master mason 8.1.59
Ferrand
Death through excessive drinking of the Rev. John Ferrand in Tynemouth St. 19.9.63.2
Ferries
New monument for Alderman Ferries in Holy Trinity 8.5.58.2, 2.7.59.2
Fewster
Marriage at Sculcoates Church on May15th, by the Rev. T S Bonnin, Frederick Meadley Fewster, joiner &
builder, to Juliana younger daughter of the late Robert Fleming and granddaughter of late George Newton
of Leeds 4.6.64.4
Firbank
Marriage July 18th
at Sculcoates Church by the Rev. John Scott, the Rev. Thomas Scott Bonnin BA curate of
Sculcoates to Marianne daughter of Thomas Firbank, Esq. 20.7.61.4
Ford
Sheep stealing at Burton Pidsea Mr Ford - Thomas Harper accused 20.3.58.2
Foster
Death of John Foster of Lyceum Library 1.3.62.2
Fountain
Mr Fountain to erect a fountain at corner of Workhouse wall and Anlaby Road 7.8.58.2
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Public dinner to John Fountain, Governor of the Poor 12.2.59.2
Fox,
Case Charles Fox, late Assistant Overseer Sculcoates 19.9.63.2
Fraser
Marriage in Portobello July 22nd
by Rev. Philips, Evan Fraser, surgeon, to Sarah 3rd
daughter of late Wm
Hewet, Esq., merchant of that place 31.7.58.4
Frost
Death of Charles Frost FSA 6.9.62.4
Death September 5th
, Hull, in 81st
year of his age Charles Frost, Esq., for 33 years solicitor of Hull Dock Co.
23.8.62.2&4
Fire at 9 Albion St. home of widow of Charles Frost 14.3.63.3
Marriage St. James Church, Aberdeen by Rev A H Frost, uncle of the bride, Cornelius Thompson of
Pittmidden, Fife, to Grace, younger daughter of late Thomas Frost. December 21st
30.12.65
Froude
J A Froude lecture to Lit & Phil, Erasmus 8.12.66.3
Gale
Thomas Gale of Hull claim to have invented a new steam ram 4.12.58.2
Gardham
Inquest at Newland on Samuel Gardham, cowkeeper, death under circumstances which excited some degree
of suspicion 21.12.61.2
Garibaldi
Meeting Hull Town Council re proposed invitation to Garibaldi 9.4.64.2
Orations on Garibaldi by Mason Jones 19.1.61.2
Proposed visit of Garibaldi to Hull 23.4.64.2
Garrett
Presentation to Rev. Charles Garrett 28.7.66.2
Gedney
Death, December 29th
at the residence of his daughter, aged 64, William Gedney, for 11 years at the Hull &
Sculcoates Dispensary 6.1.66.4
Glover
Apprehension of Mr. E A Glover late MP for Beverley 2.1.58.2
Death of Edmund Auchmuty Glover late MP for Beverley 29.3.62.4
Trial Mr Glover ex MP for Beverley 17.4.58.2
Goe
Marriage at St. Stephen‟s Church the Rev. Field Flowers Goe, vicar at Christ Church, to Emma Rogers Hirst
of Doncaster 8.6.61.2
Rev. F F Goe lecture on Wits of the Reign of Queen Ann 4.3.65
Rev. Field Flowers Goe unanimously chosen perpetual curate of Christ Church, Hull 9.10.58.2
Goodwill
Death of Mr Goodwill, engraver and printer, 75 4.8.66.3
Gore
Death at Bridlington Quay aged 98 John Gore, farmer of Driffield. In 1860 he assisted in harvest operations
14.12.61.4
Greenwell
Rev. Greenwell to visit Castle Howard tumuli 5.5.66.4
Grey
Whaling ship Aeolus, Capt. Grey arrived off Shetland 23.3.61.2
Grimston
Death at Kilnwick 67 on March 22nd
Charles Grimston of Grimston Garth and Kilnwick 26.3.59.4
Marriage July 8th
at Kilnwick Major Wm Forbes 77 Regt. Younger son of late James Forbes of Kingairloch,
Argyllshire, to Maria Emma elder daughter of Col. Grimston of Grimston Garth and Kilnwick 10.7.58.2
Hahalin
Mr Lecture on monastic institutions by Mr Hahalin in reply to one by Rev. Trap 28.2.57.2
Hall
Presentation of portrait to master of Holderness Hunt, James Hall, of Scorborough, long account 21.11.57.2
Rev. Newman Hall address - Negroes and Cotton 6.12.62.2
Rev. Newman Hall late of Albion Congregational Church lecture on The American Question 2.5.63.2
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Rev. Newman Hall lecture of Sir Henry Havalock 24.4.58.2
Harper
Edward Harper, lecture on the Pope and the Holy See 9.11.61.2
Marriage lately at Register Office, Parliament St., Johnson Fred Harper to Amelia daughter of Nathan Smith,
Harmonium tuner 17.12.64.4
Sheep stealing at Burton Pidsea Mr Ford - Thomas Harper accused 20.3.58.2
Harris
Drowned smack Edith aged 20 years George Harris only son of Mr Harris, fisherman, late of Brixham
9.3.61.4
Rev. R Harris vicar of St. Mark‟s appointed by Dean and Canons of Windsor to vicarage of Ipplepen cum
Woodlands near Torquay. Rev. Nicholas Brooking to be new vicar of St. Marks 1.3.62.2
Harrison
Death of James Harrison 52nd
year of Stag Inn, Hedon New Road. For a period of 20 years manager of Mr
Pims foundry and later for Samuelson & Co. 3.7.58.4
Marriage Keyingham John Spilman, farmer Sunk Island, to Ann elder daughter of Edward Harrison, butcher
Keyingham 5.11.64.4
Hatfield
Murder at Beverley of Helen Hatfield 7.11.57.2
Havalock
Rev. Newman Hall lecture of Sir Henry Havalock 24.4.58.2
Hawksley
Return of Mr Hawksley to give report on drainage of the town 11.9.58.2
Mr Hawksley‟s plan for West District 9.10.58.2
Hepworth
Sudden death of Robert Hepworth, farmer, 70 years old in brothel in Low Church Alley 24.8.61.2
Hill
Death of Rev. C C Hill, vicar of Paull 2.12.65
Hoare
Election petition against Joseph Hoare MP 25.6.59.2
Hodge
Marriage May 28th
Clowes Chapel Joseph Thomas Robson to Emma elder daughter of Henry Hodge seed
crusher 28.5.59.2
Hodson
Mr. W Hodson production of self propelled carriage 30.1.58.2
Hogarth
Rev. Hogarth curate of one of the Westminster churches has been appointed to the living of Barton
26.6.58.2
Holdsworth
Death in London of the Rev. George Kelly Holdsworth for more than 40 years vicar of Witherwick
29.8.63.4
Holmes
Marriage Gt. Thornton St. Chapel Joseph Atkinson of firm of Brown & Atkinson, to Ann Denton younger
daughter of Thomas Holmes 20.4.61.4
Presentation to Henry Holmes hon. organist St Mary‟s Sculcoates 25.9.58.2
Horner
Death of Dr Horner native of Kilburn and pupil of Tate of Richmond 14.6.62.2
Horwood J
Joshua D Horwood organist of Cottingham Church - publication of the Canticles in the Morning and Evening
Services 1.10.64.2
Ingham
During the last few nights the summer house of Mr James Ingham, coal dealer, Hessle Road has been entered
and 3 bottles brandy, 5 bottles of gin and whiskey, and 2 bottles porter, 18 glasses and several empty
bottles have been stolen 16.1.58.2
Jameson
Marriage Cottingham July 29th
Joseph Alfred Jameson to Mary Jane 3rd
daughter of Thomas Sykes of
Cottingham 31.7.58.4
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Jarratt
Death September 25th
aged 63 John Jarratt many years librarian Hull Lyceum library 2.10.58.2
New Lyceum Librarian chosen Robert Lister in succession to John Jarratt 9.10.58.2
Serious fire Miss Jarratt, milliner, Chariot St. 25.1.62.2
Site for St. Luke‟s given by Miss Broadley, and piece of ground on Beverley Road by Canon John Jarratt
vicar of South Cave. 19.1.61.2
Jex
Murder at Bishop Burton, Mr Jex, head gamekeeper of Mr Watt 6 men in court 27.11.58.2
Johnson
Death at Patrington, aged 81 years, Mrs Elizabeth Johnson, sister to Edward Wallis of Roos 30.10.58.4
Death of Robert Johnson of Patrington 6.2.64.1
Romantic suicides at Aldbrough Ann Elizabeth Johnson, 17 or 18, and Webster Tomlinson 2.7.59.3
Kemp
Death at Thanet House home of his son the Rev. H W Kemp, Mr Isaac Kemp aged 80 May 9th
16.3.63.2
Port of Hull Society bought Thanet House residence of the Rev. H W Kemp for an orphanage £4500, is in a
very healthy locality 21.7.66.2
Kenningham
Joseph Kenningham concert at Salisbury late of hull now lay vicar of Salisbury cathedral 29.1.59.2
Keyworth
Death at 64, Margaret, wife of Joseph and mother of Mr W D Keyworth, sculptor 13.2.58.2
Death of Joseph Keyworth father of W? D Keyworth, sculptor 28.6.62.4
W D Keyworth medallion of late Mr Wolfenden 17.5.62.2
Kilvington
Child murder Sarah Kilvington, Lansdowne Terrace 7.8.58.2
King
Death September 12th
at Hull. aged 69 years the Rev. John King for 37 years incumbent of Christ Church,
Hull 18.9.58.2
Editorial on death of Rev. John King vicar of Christ Church 18.9.58.2
Sermons preached on the death of Rev. John King 25.9.58.2
Kirkby
Marriage at Hedon February 12th
Wm Henry only surviving son of late Charles Mountain, architect, of Hull to
Elizabeth Hardy daughter of late Henry Kirkby of Hedon 28.2.63.4
Knight
Death of Rev. William Knight, vicar of St. James 4.1.62.2
Loss at sea Charles Knight captain of smack Bonny Croft 24.11.66.8
Memorial to Rev. William Knight placed in chancel of St. James Church 25.4.63.2
Rev. John Ellam, St. Bees, to be curate of St. James on nomination of Rev. Wm Knight later vicar of St.
Peter‟s, Drypool 25.12.58.2
Lane
Rev. E A Lane read himself in as vicar of St. Paul‟s 15.12.66.3
Leng
Death of George Leng many years conductor of Choral and Sacred Harmonic Society 20.2.64.3, 27.2.64
Death of Joseph Leng, publisher, stationer, etc., in 84th
year, 14th 21.4.66.4
Lewis
Reception of James Clay and Lewis, Liberal candidates for Hull 9.4.59.2
Liddell
William Liddell gift of plot for a vicarage for St. Paul‟s Church 25.1.62.2
Lind-Goldschmidt
Madame Lind-Goldschmidt in Hull - Music Hall, Jarratt St. 2.11.61.2, 9.11.61.2
Lister
New Lyceum Librarian chosen Robert Lister in succession to John Jarratt 9.10.58.2
Long
Report Tripps and Long families of Barton 29.1.59.2
Lord Ashley
Address 21.3.57.3
Dinner to Lord Ashley 4.4.57.2
Speeches of Lord Ashley & James Clay 27.11.58.2
Lord Londesborough
Birth of heir to Lord Londesborough 7.1.65.3
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Marriage of Lord Londesborough to Lady Edith Somerset 12.9.63.2
Report Lord Londesborough and his tenantry 8.8.63.3
Lord Macaulay
Death of Lord Macaulay 24.12.59.4
Lord Wenlock and importation of cattle into Hull 28.10.65
Lord Yarborough
Loss of Lord Yarborough‟s yacht in North Sea, Eve, long account 30.5.57.3
Lowthorpe
Death at 12 Manor place, Edinburgh March 12th
Charlotte Riddell widow of Sir Wm Lowthorpe late of Hull
and Scarborough 28.3.63.4
Lythe
Marriage June 27th
Rev. Lythe vicar of Swine to Mary only daughter of John Henry Timend of Saltfleet,
Lincs., at Swine 2.7.59.4
Macintyre
Marriage November 24th
Sculcoates Church John Macintyre, cabinet maker, to Hannah Ramsbottom
7.12.61.4
MacManus
Death January 22nd
at Hull aged 57, Caroline wife of Andrew McManus, Chief Constable of Hull, née
Caroline Platford 27.1.66.4
Death of Andrew MacManus, Chief Constable of Hull, 68 14.4.66.2
Maddick
Presentation to Captain Maddick and apprentice of smack Ruby of Hull for brave conduct Lowestoft
30.5.63.3
Malam
Long letter on potato disease John Malam, Holpton lodge 2.10.58.2
Maritt
Death at Kirkaldy of disease of the heart aged 45 Thomas Maritt late harpooner on board the Lord Gambler
23.11.61.4
Marquis of Normanby
Death of Marquis of Normanby, Lord High Steward 1.8.63.2
Martin
Death September 20th
at Cottingham aged 77 years Abraham Martin for 50 years nursery and seedsman at
Cottingham and Junction St. 2.10.58.4
Mason
Death at Lincoln July 8th
aged 51, John Mason, chief constable. Deceased was formerly a compositor in the
Advertiser office and was subsequently employed on the Watchman. For the last 17 years he had sustained
several public offices in Lincoln, and as a mark of the esteem in which he was held, upwards of 3000
persons attended to see the sad rites paid to his remains 21.7.58
Meadley
Death May 8th
Tom, infant son of Malton Meadley at Keyingham 18.5.61.4
Death, May 20th
Mary Ann infant daughter of Malton Meadley, butcher of that place 30.5.57.4
George Meadley and Joseph Spilman elected overseers of the Poor for Sunk Island 3.4.58.1
Marriage at Sunk Island, September 15th
by Rev. Thomas Sutton, James Blashell, second son of John Blashell
of Enholmes to Betsy Meadley only daughter of George Meadley, farmer (great great grandfather of John
Meadley) 24.9.64.4
Medley
Death Feb. 19th
after 24 years of affliction aged 47, William, eldest son of late John Medley, shipbuilder of
this town 28.2.57.4
Metcalfe
Death September 4th
at Patrington in the 73rd
year of his age, the Rev. Robert Metcalfe, incumbent of Sunk
Island and a JP for the East Riding and formerly for more than 40 years curate of Patrington 11.9.58.2
Erection of tomb to Rev. Robert Metcalfe, 1st
Vicar of Sunk Island, at Patrington 6.5.65
Middleton
Death of John Middleton, 41, January 4th
10.1.63.2
Monk
Lecture on the Church Choir by W H Monk 14.1.65
Moore
Presentation to Rev. Lorenzo Moore late St. Peter‟s, Drypool on leaving St. Paul‟s Church Geelong District
30.11.61.2
People
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Mosey
Death of Mr Mosey, 20 years Postmaster of Hull 18.8.63.2
Mountain
Marriage at Hedon February 12th
Wm Henry only surviving son of late Charles Mountain, architect, of Hull to
Elizabeth Hardy daughter of late Henry Kirkby of Hedon 28.2.63.4
Mozart
The last surviving son of Mozart died in Vienna a few days ago 27.11.58.4
Munday
Model of field of Waterloo by Joseph Munday 2.2.61.3
Musgrave
Death Hon Catherine Musgrave widow of late Most Rev. Archbishop of York 23.5.63.4
Newman
Lecture on New Zealand by Joseph Newman of Hereford, late Louth, at Corn Exchange, long account
6.11.58.2
Newton
Monument placed over the grave of Rev. Dr. Robert Newton, Easingwold 30.5.57.2
Nicholson
Export of Horses Mr Nicholson of Wyton for Hamburg 27.3.58.2
Norwood
C S Norwood election meeting 1.7.65.2&3
Death John Oldham Norwood formerly manager Hull Flax & Cotton Mills 5.10.61.4
O’Dell
Whalers invited to sermon by Rev. O‟Dell 19.2.59.2
Oates
New sluice of Mr W Oates exhibited at Dock Offices 21.7.66.2
Oldham
James Oldham lecture on water 13.3.58.2
James Oldham, lecture on the Port of Hull 9.11.61.2
Ollerenshaw
Religious Wars of France lecture by J C Ollerenshaw to Early Closing association 12.2.59.1
Ostler
Mrs Ruth Ostler appointed Matron Hull General Infirmary, short list and qualifications of candidates given
27.11.58.2
Overton
Hull commemoration of 3rd
century of the Reformation - Rev. C Overton sermon in St. Mary‟s, Lowgate
20.9.58.2
Owen
Professor Owen to Visit Hull 18.11.65
Paget
Rev. T B Paget appointed Canon of York 10.6.65
Parr
Rev. R H Parr, curate of Holy trinity, lecture on England‟s future 22.1.59.2
Testimonial to Rev. R? H Parr, curate of Holy Trinity on appointment as private secretary to the Archbishop
of York 10.10.57.2
Pearson
Bankruptcy of Z C Pearson 25.10.62.2, 10.1.63.2, 11.4.63.2, 13.6.63.2, 1.8.63.2, 31.10.63.2,
21.11.63.2, 6.2.64.4, 9.4.64.2, 2.6.66.2
Z C Pearson bankruptcy and sale of land on Beverley Road 24.1.63.2
Case Pearson v Hull Board of Health 17.6.65
Case Z C Pearson v Rappahammel 30.1.64.2
Election of Mayor in place of Z C Pearson resigned 11.10.62.2
Laying foundation stone of Lying in Charity, Midland St., by Z C Pearson and editorial 1.3.62.2
Mr Pearson and the Circassian 11.10.62.4
Presentation to ex Mayor by working men of Hull, Pearson 25.5.61.2
Z C Pearson affairs 20.9.62.2, 4.10.62.2, 1.11.62.2, 8.11.62.2, 20.12.62.2
Z C Pearson estate 13.2.64.4, 12.3.64.3
Presentation to Mrs Pearson, late Mayoress 23.2.61.2
Death of Rev. Theophilus Pearson Minister of Gt. Thornton St. Chapel, 37 5.10.61.2
Pease
People
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Death of Joseph Robinson Pease 2.6.66.2
Presentation to Rev. G C Pease on Leaving Hull 6.5.65
St. Mary‟s Church Withernsea a ruin for 250 years reopened for services. 1st
service by Rev. G C Pease, vicar
of Paull 4.6.59.2
Perkins
William Perkins, fishing smack owner insolvent 10.8.61.2
Perritt
Marriage at Priory Church, Bridlington, August 10th
John Perritt master of the Free grammar School, and
private teacher of mathematics to Ann elder daughter of John Morris of Hinstock, Salop, farmer
14.8.58.2
Pitman
Death at Bath, August 19th
, Mary, wife of Isaac Pitman, inventor of phonography, late of Barton 12.9.57.4
Platford
Death January 22nd
at Hull aged 57, Caroline wife of Andrew McManus, Chief Constable of Hull, née
Caroline Platford 27.1.66.4
Potter
George Potter in Hull Nine Hours Bill 8.6.61.3
Poulsen
The Lost Towns of Yorkshire - extracts 13.3.58.1
Powell
William Powell, bricklayer, remanded on charge of theft of ginger beer bottles and a pint of rum found dead
in Hull Gaol, rupture of a blood vessel 17.8.61.2
Prest
Marriage at Holy Trinity, 20th
June, George Waterton Prest eldest son of John Prest, Esq., of Leeds, to Julia
daughter of Thomas Holt, Esq., of London 22.6.61.4
Marriage at Trinity Chapel, York, December 6th
, Robert Lumley Cook, of Hull to Ellen Gertrude 3rd
daughter
of late John Prest of York, by Archdeacon Prest (uncle of Mary Ann Prest, grandmother of John Meadley)
15.12.66.8
Prince Albert Victor
Infant son of Prince and Princess of Wales expected in Hull 15.10.64.2, 22.10.64.2
Prince Consort
Hull proceedings re funeral of the Prince Consort 28.12.61.3
Meeting Hull Town Council and death of Prince Consort 21.12.61.2
Memorial window to Prince Consort at east end of south aisle Driffield Church 25.3.65
Notice of public meting for Prince Consort Memorial 18.1.62.1, 25.1.62.2, 26.4.62.2
Prince of Wales
Hull and marriage of Prince of Wales 31.1.63.2, 14.2.63.2, 28.2.63.2, 7.3.63.2&3, 14.3.63.3&4
Letter on tea for the poor re marriage of Prince of Wales 28.2.63.2
Princess Royal
Mayor of Hull has made a gift of £100 to ministers for distribution on the occasion of the marriage of the
Princess Royal to Prince Frederick of Prussia 23.1.58.2
Purdon
Court of Sewers meeting re footbridge over Princes Bank drain put there by Mr Purdon, beerhouse in St.
John‟s Wood 5.5.66.2
Purdy
Death at his residence on Holderness Rd. of wounds received at the Battle of Inkerman, William, son of late
William Purdy chainmaker of this town, aged 28 23.5.57.4
Ramsbottom
Marriage November 24th
Sculcoates Church John Macintyre, cabinet maker, to Hannah Ramsbottom
7.12.61.4
Reckitt
Marriage at Friends Meeting House, Darlington, 15th
October. James Reckitt of Brough to Kathleen, daughter
of Robert Saunders 14.10.65
Marriage, August 27th
at Friends Meeting House, Stockton. Francis Reckitt to Mary Anne, elder daughter of
William Benington, North Lodge, Stockton upon Tees 29.8.57.4
Redford
Christ in his Disciple a Brief Sketch of the History Character and Dying Experience of the late Mrs Margaret
Kidd of Hull compiled by the Rev. R A Redford -Hamilton Adams & Co., & J Leng, Hull 2.10.58.2
Rev. R A Redford lecture Genesis of the English People 19.2.59.2
People
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Rhodes
Death at Garforth aged 82 John Rhodes, Esq., late of Sunk Island 1.10.59.4
Richardson
Death of the Lincolnshire Thresher - Charles Richardson 72 of Thetford near Horncastle 13.8.64.2
J Richardson lecture to Mechanics Institute on the Town of Hull 15.12.66.2
Meeting Hull Town Council vote of censure on Councillor Richardson 2.1.64.2
Serious fire at Little Humber - John Richardson 23.3.61.2
Riddell
Death at 12 Manor place, Edinburgh March 12th
Charlotte Riddell widow of Sir Wm Lowthorpe late of Hull
and Scarborough 28.3.63.4
Ringrose
Cottingham, Mr Ringrose and his tenants 8.8.63.4
Robinson
Death of Rev. J Robinson vicar of Bilton 14.6.62.2
Robson
Marriage May 28th
Clowes Chapel Joseph Thomas Robson to Emma elder daughter of Henry Hodge seed
crusher 28.5.59.2
Rowbottom
Case female pauper in receipt of poor relief for many years while possessing £40, which she willed to R C
priest to save her soul. Mary Rowbottom, long account 5.9.57.2
More details of pauper‟s hoard. Mary Rowbottom 12.9.57.2
Royal
Wedding day in Hull 30.1.58.2
Rylands
Letter Joseph Rylands Hull Flax and Cotton Mill 11.10.62.3
Marriage at Swine, July 11th
, Joseph Rylands of Swine to Matilda Elizabeth Lee only daughter of John Lee
Smith of Beningholme 13.7.61.4
Ryley
Murder of Alice Ryley, Blackfriargate 9.7.59.2
Samuelson
Letter on affairs of Martin Samuelson 22.4.65
Martin Samuelson advertising for contracts for large graving dock 6.2.58.2
Martin Samuelson case breach of bye laws 26.9.57.2
Sandwith
Dr Sandwith lecture Socrates and his Times Lit & Phil 22.1.59.2
Humphrey Sandwith lecture to Lit & Phil - The Philosophy of Education 14.11.63.2
Presentation to Dr Sandwith on leaving Hull 22.9.66.4
Sayers
Tom Sayers in Hull 20.4.61.2
Schmidt
Capture in Hull of supposed murderer Kingswood Parsonage, Ed Schmidt 21.2.63.2&3
Scoresby
Death of Rev. Dr. Scoresby 28.3.57.4
Scott
Death February 22nd
at Driffield aged 66 Isaac Scott, schoolmaster at Driffield, poet and mathematician
27.2.58.4
Death of Rev. John Scott - St. Mary‟s Lowgate 6.5.65.2
Meeting Hull Town Council, death of Rev. John Scott and funeral 6.5.65
Sermons of death of Rev. John Scott 13.5.65
Lecture on Gothic Architecture by Rev. John Scott to Lit & Phil 21.3.63.2
Letter on St. Mary‟s churchyard from Rev. John Scott 15.8.63.2
George Gilbert Scott inspection of Hornsea Church 6.5.65.3
Marriage at Holy Trinity Richard Tarbitten, mariner, son of Mr Tarbitten, master mariner of Scarborough, to
Sarah Scott younger daughter of William Scott of Hull, December19th 24.12.59.4
Meeting decorating Town Hall and J Scott 3.6.65
Seaman
Presentation to Mr Seaman after fire at his museum 30.12.65
People
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Mr Seaman‟s Museum destroyed by fire, £6000 damage 12.8.65
Settle
Marriage March 12th
at Sculcoates Church by Rev. T S Bonnin, William Frederick Settle, marine painter, to
Sarah Andrew, elder daughter of T Andrew, painter 21.3.57.4
Sharp
West District drainage Mr Sharp‟s plan adopted 24.1.63.2
Sheahan
Publication of 1st
part of People‟s edition History of Hull 13.5.65
2nd
edition of Sheahan‟s History of Hull found necessary 28.1.65
Notice Sheahan‟s History of Hull, 2nd
edition monthly parts at 1s each to subscribers 11.2.65.1
Sherwood
Case incendiary fires on Wolds - Snaffling Jack alias John Sherwood 30.1.64.3
Sibree
Mr James Sibree at Madagascar 4.6.64.2
Testimonial to Rev. J Sibree - Rev. S Lane & Dr Monroe 11.7.57.2
Simpson
Case of cockfighting in Hull, John Simpson, Three Tuns, Leadenhall Square 16.6.66.2
Marmaduke Serious fire Marmaduke Simpson of Cowlam 7.3.57.2
Skelton
Death May 31st
Mr Skelton at his son‟s residence aged 86 late organist of the cathedral, Lincoln. He was a
senior member having been in the cathedral 7 years entering as a chorister and before he was 20 appointed
organist 4.6.59
Mr Skelton‟s concert 24.12.59.2
Smith
Marriage at Swine, July 11th
, Joseph Rylands of Swine to Matilda Elizabeth Lee only daughter of John Lee
Smith of Beningholme 13.7.61.4
Marriage lately at Register Office, Parliament St., Johnson Fred Harper to Amelia daughter of Nathan Smith,
Harmonium tuner 17.12.64.4
Marriage R G Smith, Corporation Surveyor, and Emily Bannister 9.12.65
Smithson
Death May 25th
, 34, Geoffrey Smithson of the firm Storry, Smithson & Co, tar and turps distillers, & eldest
son of Joshua Smithson, Wright St. 30.5.63.4
Death January 3rd
at Hull aged 62, Elizabeth wife of Mr Stephen Story Smithson, late of Queen St., provision
dealer 13.1.66.4
Snarry
Marriage, June 22nd
at the Bar Church, Scarborough. John Snarry, veterinary surgeon, to Alice Ann, elder
daughter of Samuel baker, farmer, Thornton cum Farmaby, by Rev. R Balgarnie (great, great grandparents
of John Meadley) 2.7.64.4
Sollitt
J D Sollitt lecture on water at Mechanic‟s Institute 21.11.57.2
J D Sollitt to Lit & Phil 26.1.61.2
Marriage at Scarborough Church by Rev. J Whiteside, J D Sollitt of Hull to Miss Ann Sollitt of Scarborough
12.10.61.4
Meeting Mechanic‟s Institute J D Sollitt 18.6.59.2
Report on comet by J D Sollitt 9.10.58.2
Solar eclipse at Hull report of J D Sollitt 20.3.58.2
Various Phenomena of the Moon - Lit & Phil lecture by J D Sollitt 28.3.63.2
Soulsby
Capt. Soulsby steamer Pacha arrived from St. Petersburg bringing a cargo of £104,000 in gold for London as
well as a cargo of flax, hemp, tallow and oats 4.9.58.2
Spilman
George Meadley and Joseph Spilman elected overseers of the Poor for Sunk Island 3.4.58.1
Marriage Keyingham John Spilman, farmer Sunk Island, to An elder daughter of Edward Harrison, butcher
Keyingham 5.11.64.4
Spurgeon
Rev. C H Spurgeon at Driffield 29.10.64.4
Visit of Rev. C H Spurgeon to Hull - Hope St. & Music Hall, Jarratt St. 26.1.61, 29.10.64.2
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Stephenson
Marriage January 17th
at Christ Church, James Alfred Cooke youngest son of Thomas Cooke FRAS of York,
to Lucy eldest daughter of William Stephenson proprietor of the Eastern Counties herald and Hull News
20.1.66.4
Stonehouse
Death at Owston Ferry aged 89 years, the Rev. William B Stonehouse DD, Archdeacon of Stow and Vicar of
Owston, local historian, on December 18th
27.12.62.2
Stratten
Death at Holt, Wiltshire, at his residence aged 91, Thomas Stratten, father of the late Rev. Thomas Stratten of
Hull 27.11.58.4
Strickland
Marriage at Sigglesthorne April 28th
Henry Strickland 2nd
son of Sir George Strickland to Cornelia Charlotte
Ann Doumeresq 7.5.59.4
Suddaby
Death May 31st
at Holme on the Wold, Mary Hannah, elder daughter of Leonard Harland Suddaby - this
proves link with Sunk Island families and Holme 13.6.57.4
Marriage Sculcoates Church by Rev. T S Bonnin. William Hill, law clerk of Bradford, to Elizabeth daughter
of Samuel Suddaby, farmer Beverley Road 28.9.61.4
Swift
Details Mr Swift artist of Newcastle and late of Hull 30.7.64.2
Sykes
Choice of design - Sir Tatton Sykes memorial 21.1.65.3
Completion of Sir Tatton Sykes Memorial 23.12.65
Foundation stone laid of Sir Tatton Sykes Memorial, long account 20.5.65.1
Inauguration of Sir Tatton Sykes Memorial, long account 27.10.66.5
Meeting re Sir Tatton Sykes memorial 2.4.64.3
Death at Roos rectory, aged 83, the Rev. Christopher Sykes, brother of Sir Tatton Sykes 14.11.57.4
Death March 12th
at his seat Sledmere Castle near Driffield aged 91 years Sir Tatton Sykes Bt.
28.3.63.2&4
Death of Joseph Alfred Sykes of Raywell and funeral 9.9.65
Foundation stone of Wansford Church laid by Sir Tatton Sykes 6.10.66.7
Gift of communion service to Helperthorpe Church by Lady Sykes 3.10.57.3
Marriage Cottingham July 29th
Joseph Alfred Jameson to Mary Jane 3rd
daughter of Thomas Sykes of
Cottingham 31.7.58.4
Marriage of Hon and Rev. George Herbert to Elizabeth Beatrice Sykes daughter of late Sir Tatton, at St.
George‟s, Hanover Square 24.10.63.2
Marriage of Philip Byass Davis Cook to Emma Julia younger daughter of Sir Tatton Sykes, July 17th
26.7.62.4
Marriage St. George‟s Hanover Square May 12th
J Alfred Sykes of Raywell to Charlotte elder daughter of
Hon Arthur Duncome 14.5.59.4
Sale of Sir Taton Sykes herd of Shorthorns 20.10.65
Sale of Sir Tatton Sykes stud and stock 19.9.63.1
Skeleton found near Sykes Memorial nearing completion 15.9.66.7
Symons
Disclaiming letter from ex editor of Free Press, H J Whiting on John Symons (contained in Sheahan‟s History
of Hull) 1.10.64
John Symons and counterfeit coins 26.6.58.2
John Symons lecture on Past poets of Hull 7.3.63.2
Tarbitten
Marriage at Holy Trinity Richard Tarbitten, mariner, son of Mr Tarbitten, master mariner of Scarborough, to
Sarah Scott younger daughter of William Scott of Hull, December19th 24.12.59.4
Taylor
Lecturn presented to St. Mary‟s Church in memory of Mrs Taylor 4.7.63.2
Rev. G W H Taylor, curate of Pontefract, appointed to St. Mark‟s Church 17.1.63.2
Terry
Death of Avison Terry and funeral 11.8.66.3
Thompson
Death of Alderman Thompson 16.9.65
Death January 2nd
at Welton aged 58, Zillah, wife of Mr T Thompson 13.1.66.4
People
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Thomas Thompson, Town Clerk of Hull, resigned due to ill health 26.6.58.2
Thumb
General Tom Thumb to visit Hull 17.7.58.2, 9.10.58.2, 21.7.66.2, 28.7.66
Tom Thumb in Pickering 14.7.66.7
Tilson
Serious robbery by Beverley postmaster Wm Tilson 14.11.63.4
Timend
Marriage June 27th
Rev. Lythe vicar of Swine to Mary only daughter of John Henry Timend of Saltfleet,
Lincs., at Swine 2.7.59.4
Todd
C S Todd lecture on Sanitary Condition of Hull 31.3.66.2
Tomlinson
Romantic suicides at Aldbrough Ann Elizabeth Johnson, 17 or 18, and Webster Tomlinson 2.7.59.3
Tripps
Report Tripps and Long families of Barton 29.1.59.2
Vernon
Rev. W J Vernon appointed vicar of Kirk Ella 8.5.58.2
Vincent
Orations by H Vincent, Esq. Italy and Garibaldi - the American Revolution 30.11.61.2
Voysey
Birth at Kingston College, Hessle, July 19th
the wife of the Rev. R Voysey, of a son. This may be Annesley
Voysey, the noted architect 25.7.57.4
Walker
J R Walker candidate for Beverley 29.5.58.2
Letter from James Walker, agricultural labourer, from Holderness - emigrated to Quebec last April voyage of
26 days. Employed by a gentleman named Branton, who emigrated from Winestead 8 years ago
24.7.58.2
Walliker
Appointment of Lieut. Walliker as Postmaster of Hull 26.12.63.2
S Walliker lecture on the Post Office 19.11.64.2
Wallis
Death at Patrington, aged 81 years, Mrs Elizabeth Johnson, sister to Edward Wallis of Roos 30.10.58.4
Walters
New Parliamentary candidate for Beverley Mr Walters, long account 27.3.58.2
Ward
Death at Howden September 15th
aged 76 William Ward father of late Baron Ward (The Yorks. stable boy.
Minister & Councillor of State to His highness the Duke of Palma) 24.9.64.4
Death of Baron Ward, native of Howden, younger brother of Mr Ward innkeeper, Angel Inn, Howden
9.10.58.2
Warden
Mr Warden and Springhead water supply 5.2.59.2, 25.6.64.2, 9.7.64.2
Mr Warden experiments at Springhead 18.12.58.2
Meeting Warden‟s Inquiry Committee 9.12.65
Mr Wardens contract 17.12.59.2
Mr Wardens remuneration 15.10.64.2, 22.9.66.3, 22.12.66.3
Warren
Mr Warren recorder of Hull appointed Commissioner in Lunacy 26.2.59.2
Watt
Murder at Bishop Burton, Mr Jex, head gamekeeper of Mr Watt 6 men in court 27.11.58.2
West
Death at Patrington, Mary Eliza, younger daughter of R, West clerk at the Enholmes Farm, 3 deaths in 7
weeks, father & two children 7.3.57.4
Whalley
Mr Whalley MP and the Hull Orangemen 16.11.61.2
White
Letter Farmers and the cattle plague - William White of Whinsetts 14.4.66.2
Whiting
Disclaiming letter from ex editor of Free Press, H J Whiting on John Symons (contained in Sheahan‟s History
of Hull) 1.10.64
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Widdas
Death September 14th
John Widdas, portrait and animal painter 18.9.58.2
Wilberforce
Marriage at Lea, Lincs. Ernest Roland Wilberforce son of the Bishop of oxford to Francis Mary Anderson 3rd
daughter of Sir Charles Anderson, June 23rd
4.7.63.4
Willan
Death at Gainsborough January 1st
, aged 49, the Rev. James Henry Willan, master of Queen Elizabeth
Grammar School and vicar of Bale 8.1.58.4
Wilson
Isaac Wilson manservant fined for not attending church 10.9.64.2
Miss Muriel Wilson concert - blind vocalist of St. Stephen‟s choir 19.1.61.2
Wing
Death October 26th
at Winestead Station aged 46, John Wing, for many years coach proprietor from Hull to
Patrington 30.10.58.4
Wolfenden
W D Keyworth medallion of late Mr Wolfenden 17.5.62.2
Death of J H Wolfinden lessee of the Queen‟s Theatre and funeral 28.9.61.2
Serious accident to Mr Wolfinden lessee of Queen‟s Theatre 21.9.61.2
Wood
Trial Hornsea lifeboat, B Wood 11.4.57.4
Wrigglesworth
Death Levi Wrigglesworth late collector of the tolls Sutton Ings Bar, Holderness Road 2.10.58.4
Wright
Marriage May 28th
Richard P Bristow, grocer, Hull, to Sarah Ann only daughter of John Wright, Fitling
4.6.59.4
On Tuesday night a leaden spout was cut off from the residence of Miss Wright, Newland Villa and carried
away 16.1.58.2
Report management of breeding cattle by William Wright of Sigglesthorne Hall 5.3.59.2
Wylde
Lecture by H T Wylde Geology Proves Mosaic Cosmology 1.11.62.3
Police
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Police
Affray
Between Hull police and seamen of the Cornwallis 13.6.57.2
Anniversary
Hull Police Force 3.5.62.2, 6.5.65.2
30th
anniversary Hull Police Force 5.5.66.2
Chief constable
Death of Andrew MacManus, Chief Constable of Hull, 68 14.4.66.2
Death January 22nd
at Hull aged 57, Caroline wife of Andrew McManus, Chief Constable of Hull, née
Caroline Platford 27.1.66.4
Death at Lincoln July 8th
aged 51, John Mason, chief constable. Deceased was formerly a compositor in the
Advertiser office and was subsequently employed on the Watchman. For the last 17 years he had sustained
several public offices in Lincoln, and as a mark of the esteem in which he was held, upwards of 3000
persons attended to see the sad rites paid to his remains 21.7.58
Government inquiry
Into conduct of Hull police 23.5.57.2&3, 6.6.57.2&3
Grimsby election
And Hull police 15.2.62.4
Meeting Market Place Ward re police of Hull in Grimsby riot 1.3.62.2
Hull Police
Inspection 28.6.62.1, 9.6.66.2
Medical statistics
For Hull police 15.1.59.2, 17.12.59.2
Police Courts of Hull
Opening of new 11.4.63.2
Police Station houses
Ref. to Jarratt St. Station 16.1.58.2
Child fatality at Jarratt St. police station 6.3.58.2
Review
Of police force 7.5.59.2
Special constables
To be revived in Hull 8.11.62.2
Watch Committee
Naval officers and police 23.5.57.3
Meeting on ex Hull policemen at the New Zealand diggings 21.11.63.2
Population
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Population
Deaf and dumb marriage
At Registrar‟s Office, Parliament St. 14.2.57.4
Hull Census return 27.4.61.2
Census table Population of Hull 1821 to 1861 4.5.61.2
Mortality of Hull 9.9.65, 16.6.66.3
Poverty & Poor Relief
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Poverty & Poor Relief
Begging
Letter begging nuisance in Hull - Anti-Cadger 17.12.64.3
Beverley
Board of Guardians Meeting 16.6.66
Official inquiry at Beverley Workhouse 6.8.64.3
Burial
Of stillborn child in a cigar box in Corporation Field 27.6.57.2
Cottingham
Meeting proposed separation of Cottingham from Sculcoates Union 19.11.64.2
Overseers Meeting summoned for payment of rates 1.10.64.4
Parish and Sculcoates Union re merger being dissolved Report 12.11.64.2
Poor Law Board
Meeting steps for a new Poor Law Board for Cottingham 12.11.64.4
Distress
In Hull and 2nd
ref. 15.11.62.2, 2.11.62.2, 2, 6.12.62.2
Seamen and firemen in Hull 24.1.63.2
Cotton Mill
Letter on distress of cotton mill operatives 2.1.64.3, 13.2.64.2
Relief of factory operatives in Hull 11.10.62.3
Meeting re distressed cotton operatives 6.2.64.2
Public meeting re distressed operatives 23.1.64.2
Report on distressed operatives in Hull 8.11.62.2
Sermons preached in aid of distressed operatives in Hull 29.11.62.2
St. Paul‟s school children gift of 7s 6d to distressed operatives 27.12.62.2
Tea for distressed factory girls Baker St. Chapel, 300 23.8.62.2
Report on Distress in Hull 20.12.62.2
Relief of distressed amongst general poor of Holy Trinity and St. Mary‟s parish 31.1.63.2
Governor of the Poor
Editorial on Governor of the Poor in Hull and meeting Board of Guardians 11.12.58.2
Public dinner to John Fountain, Governor of the Poor 12.2.59.2
Holy Trinity treat for old folks 30.5.57.2
Hull and Sculcoates Workhouse
Small pox and vaccination 16.5.63.2
Hull Board of Guardians
Meeting (regularly reported) 11.4.57.3
And care of the poor 26.12.63.2
Sanitary Committee 13.5.65, 20.5.65.1
Small pox in Hull and vaccination 2.5.63.2, 23.5.63.2
Child born in the street 23.12.65
Special meeting 22.3.62.1
Hull Distress Fund
Meeting 24.1.63.2
Hull Incorporation of the Poor
Meeting 9.4.59.2, 10.12.59.2
Hull Stipendiary
And relief of the poor 14.11.57.2
Hull Workhouse
And Christmas 3.1.62.2
Death of miser at Hull Workhouse 4.2.65.2
Distribution of awards Hull Workhouse 2.1.64.1
Election of Governor and Deputy governor Hull Workhouse 8.12.66.3
Election of surgeons to Hull workhouse 11.2.65
Inquest on female child Censure on Workhouse master Childbirth in Blundell‟s Lane. Mehitabet Taylor
18.11.65
Leader on Workhouse horrors 7.7.66
New Year at Hull Workhouse 8.1.59.2, 6.1.66.2
Report Hull Workhouse and distressed firemen and others 31.1.63.2
Poverty & Poor Relief
Page 97
Sanitary Committee Meeting 18.8.66.2
Lunacy
Mr Warren recorder of Hull appointed Commissioner in Lunacy 26.2.59.2
Meeting on settled lunatics 21.11.57.2
Whole of the lunatics capable, taken to Wombwell‟s Zoo, Anlaby Road, also boys and girls from Workhouse
17.10.57.2
Overseers of the Poor
Sculcoates
Case Charles Fox, late Assistant Overseer Sculcoates 19.9.63.2
Sunk Island
George Meadley and Joseph Spilman elected overseers of the Poor for Sunk Island 3.4.58.1
Patrington
Board of Guardians
Meeting to implement Nuisances Removal Act 19.5.66.2
Pauper inmates
Trip to Withernsea through kindness of Anthony Bannister 1.8.57.2
Poor
Letter on tea for the poor re marriage of Prince of Wales 28.2.63.2
Public meeting for relief of the poor 12.1.61.2
Subscription list for necessitous poor in Hull 19.1.61.1
Treat for poor of Sculcoates 8.1.59.2, 7.1.60.2
Poor rates
Appeal against 16.8.62.2
Relief
Case female pauper in receipt of poor relief for many years while possessing £40, which she willed to R C
priest to save her soul. Mary Rowbottom, long account 5.9.57.2
More details of pauper‟s hoard. Mary Rowbottom 12.9.57.2
Case man refused relief at Hull Workhouse 5.9.57.2
Report on relief of the poor 1.2.62.1
Relieving Offices
Foundation stone of new Relieving Offices in Posterngate 26.12.63.2
Sculcoates Board of Guardians
Meeting (regularly reported) 18.4.57.2, 15.8.63.2
Disgraceful scenes at 5.11.64.2
And Disease Prevention Act. 21.7.66
Fever ward question 1.8.63.2, 5.12.63.2
Vaccination 18.6.64.2
Cholera precautions and leader 4.8.66.2&3
Leader on Sculcoates Board of Guardians 15.8.63.2
Sculcoates Union
Christmas treat to outdoor paupers 31.12.59.2
Meeting
Sculcoates Union and Cottingham parish 8.4.65
Sculcoates Workhouse
Case alleged refusal of poor relief at Sculcoates Workhouse 6.2.58.2
Economy of Sculcoates Workhouse 30.7.59.2
Skirlaugh Workhouse
Short list Skirlaugh Workhouse master & matron 28.2.57.2
Soup kitchens
Preston soup kitchen
Opened 19.1.61.1
E & W Sculcoates soup kitchen
Contributions to 8.2.62.1
Report 4.1.62.2, 25.1.62.2, 19.3.64.2, 12.5.62.2
Hedon soup kitchen
Report 6.2.58.2
For N Myton 25.10.62.1
Poverty & Poor Relief
Page 98
Unemployed
Firemen, dock labourers and the workhouse authorities 24.1.63.2
In Hull 31.1.63.2
Report on, in Hull 8.3.62.2
Report unemployed seamen in Hull 15.3.62.2, 22.3.62.2, 29.3.62.2
Seamen, firemen and labourers in Hull Meeting 31.1.63.2
Workhouses
Christmas at Workhouses and Ragged Schools 31.12.64.2
Prisons
Page 99
Prisons
Castle Howard Reformatory
Meeting 31.1.63.2
Report 6.8.59.2
Hull Gaol
Chaplain‟s report 22.10.64.2
Foundation stone laid new Hull Gaol, long account 14.10.65
Report on Hull Gaol. Male wards unfit and defective accommodation for female prisoners. At night in 25 cells
80 women and children confined, their health is no better than expected 30.10.58.2
Retirement of Mr Wilson, head turnkey at Hull Gaol 15.9.66.2
Serious charges re Hull Gaol Contract 1.12.66.2, 15.12.66.3
Tenders for erection of new Gaol 3.6.65.1
Wanted male warder Hull Borough Gaol salary 17s 6d per week 8.9.66.1
William Powell, bricklayer, remanded on charge of theft of ginger beer bottles and a pint of rum found dead
in Hull Gaol, rupture of a blood vessel 17.8.61.2
Hull Gaol Committee
Meeting 16.1.58.2, 22.1.59.2, 21.5.59.2, 30.7.59.2, 26.12.63.2, 16.1.64.2, 23.1.64. 30.1.64.2, 2, 14.7.66.3,
22.9.66.3, 6.10.66.4
Hull & E R Female Penitentiary
Death in 66th
year Mrs Aitkin, 15 years matron of Hull & E R Female Penitentiary 30.10.58.4
Report 27.10.66.6
Property & Land
Page 100
Property & Land
Albion Grove Villa Co.
Re purchase of Zoological Gardens, 2nd
ref. 7.9.61.2
Anlaby Rd
Meeting proposed recreation ground for Hull - 12 acres on Anlaby Rd 2.6.66.2
Sale of building ground Anlaby Road by N E Railway Co. 16.6.66.2
Bath Place
Meeting Hull Town Council, Bath Place property 21.7.66
Benningholme estate
Sale of 30.10.58.2
Brunswick House, Beverley Rd.
Sale by auction of 29.4.65
Cottingham
Sale of property in Hallgate 6.6.63.2
Mr Ringrose and his tenants 8.8.63.4
Freehold Land Society
Meeting 23.5.57.2
Lord Londesborough and his tenantry
Report 8.8.63.3
St. John’s Wood Avenue
To be sold on credit beautiful site for villa residence at St. John‟s Wood Avenue. Frontages to Newland Park,
James Story. A site will be given for a church 28.7.66
Public Health
Page 101
Public Health
See also HOSPITALS, MEDCINE
Unwholesome Goods
Diseased meat 15.4.65
And fish cases in Hull 12.9.63.2
Case 29.4.65
Supply of, to Borough Asylum. Case 21.1.65.2
Bad shrimps in Hull. Large seizure of 31.5.62.2
Bad meat
Case at Preston 11.7.63.2
Case - Borough Asylum 28.1.65.2
Case in Hull 7.2.63.2, 7.3.63.2, 6.2.64.3
Destroyed in Hull during 1861 and 1862
Returns 21.3.63.2
Seizure of, in Hull 7.12.61.2, 26.5.62.2
Edward Westmoreland 28.2.63.2
Baths & Washhouses Committee
Meeting 10.7.58.2, 13.5.65
Board of Health
And the Town Clerk 3.12.64.2
Case Caley v Board of Health 19.11.64.2
Burial
Burial of stillborn child in a cigar box in Corporation Field 27.6.57.2
Crowded state of Holy Trinity Burial Ground 1.5.58.2
Cholera
A cholera hospital on Citadel site 7.7.66.4
Alleged outbreak of cholera in Hull 26.5.66.2
And water supply in Hull, Dr King 4.8.66.2
Case at Paragon Station 6.10.66.2
Death from cholera of a woman on Roper St., no further cases 11.8.66.2
Death in Cholera hospital, Mrs Beeby of Withernsea, fisher and greengrocer 6.10.66.8
On the Humber 14.7.66.2
Outbreak in Lumley Court, Myton St. 11.8.66.3
Two cases of choleric diarrhoea - Dagger Lane and Duke St. 28.7.66.2
Fountain
Drinking fountain erected by door of Zoological Gardens nearer than that in Spring Row 2.10.58.2
Erection of a fountain at Corporation Pier 4.9.58.2
Letter on drinking fountain for Hull Park 13.8.64.2
Mayor - gift of two drinking fountains Holy Trinity east wall and at Pier at or near Dock Co.‟s shed near end
of Mytongate 14.8.58.2
Mr Fountain to erect a fountain at corner of Workhouse wall and Anlaby Road 7.8.58.2
Opening of drinking fountain St. Mary‟s churchyard 8.10.64.2
Two new drinking fountains in Hull - Pearson Park and south west corner St. Mary‟s Churchyard
1.10.64.64.2
Homeopathy at the Infirmary,
Dr Horner 13.6.57.2
Hornsea Local Board of Health
Meeting 17.12.64.4
Lansdowne estate 6.1.66.3
Hull Baths
Improvements at 16.9.65
Hull Board of Guardians
Meeting
re Sanitary Committee 13.5.65, 20.5.65.1
Hull Board of Health
Case Pearson v Hull Board of Health 17.6.65
Case Trustees Hull, Hessle & Ferriby Turnpike v Hull Board of Health 23.7.64.2
Lighting
Public Health
Page 102
Meeting better lighting in Sculcoates, ref. to Board of Health 5.12.57.2
Local Board of Health
Case Wilson‟s and Local Board of Health 28.4.66.2
Cases builders failing to lay plans before Local Board of Health 23.5.63.2
Includes ownership of the park 11.4.63.2
Meat inspectors 25.4.57.2
Meeting - 2 reports (regularly reported) 6.6.57.2
Re Park 1.8.63.2
Stormy 26.10.61.2, 4.1.62.2, 1.2.62.2
West District Drainage 13.2.58.2
Surveyors report 19.5.62.1
Local Board of Works
Meeting and night soil questions 26.9.57.2
Mortality
Rate in Hull 16.6.66.3
Table of mortality Hull and Sculcoates 25.12.58.2
Muck Garths
Report on Muck Garths and Ropery St. 28.7.66.2
Night Soil
Report night soil collection 26.1.61.2&3
Works Committee meeting, The night soil collectors and the rinderpest 13.1.66.3
Nuisances
Letter on Sunday nuisances 21.4.66.2
Smoke
Letter on smoke nuisance in Hull 17.10.63.2
Meeting Hull Town Council smoke nuisance 6.2.58.2
Pigs
Removal of pigs from house in Mill St., Board of Health 23.10.58.2
Public Health Committee
Meeting 7.10.65
Sanitary Coffin
Patent Sanitary Coffin, F Jarrett, 50 Market Place 8.12.66.1
Sanitary Committee
Meeting (reported regularly) 5.12.57.2
And case 2.9.65
Cholera precautions 23.6.66.2
Re cholera 11.8.66.7
Re powers of Board of Health relative to cholera 1.9.66.2
Re night soil collection 30.6.66.2
Sanitary Condition
C S Todd lecture on Sanitary Condition of Hull 31.3.66.2
Scarletina
Letter scarletina - typhus in Bridlington deterrent to visitors 27.7.61.2
Sculcoates Board of Guardians
Meeting
And Disease Prevention Act. 21.7.66
Cholera precautions and leader 4.8.66.2&3
Seats
Letter suggesting seats on outskirts of Hull 30.7.59.2
Smells
Offensive Smells 20.7.61.2
Report offensive smells. Case Local Board of Health 13.7.61.2
Railways
Page 103
Railways
Accidents
2nd
accident on Withernsea line near Preston Gate 8.9.66.2
Attack in rail carriage near Beverley 17.6.65
Beverley Railway Station 25.9.58.2
Fatal accident Hull Hornsea Railway 19.9.63.2
Fatal rail, Dairycoates 25.7.57.2
Fatal Railway accident at Sherburn 11.10.62.4
Inquest on Hull rail fatality 8.8.57.2
Passenger smothered on cheap trip Leeds to Hull 5.9.57.2
Rail accident Park St. crossing 3.10.63.2
Rail at Grimsby 7.3.57.3
Rail collision at Cottingham close to station 6.12.62.2
Rail collision near Beverley 28.1.65
Serious train accident Hull and Scarborough line and letter 23.4.64.2
Train accident near Hedon Station 1.9.66.4
Docks
Extension of dock and railway facilities south side of Queen‟s Dock to Lowgate 21.8.58.2
Grimsby, Hull &West Riding Railway
Report 12.5.62.2
Hornsea Driffield
Proposal to lay new line from Hornsea to Driffield 24.6.65
Hornsea Rillington
Proposed railway from Hornsea to Rillington 15.10.64.2
Hull and Selby Railway
Meeting 17.8.61.2
Report 15.8.57.2
Hull to Doncaster
Bill in the Lords 19.7.62.2
New line of rail from Doncaster to Hull 2.11.61.2
Passing of North Eastern Bill 28.6.62.2
Proposed railway from Hull to Doncaster 18.10.62.2
Meeting 20.4.61.2
Report new rail line Hull to Doncaster 16.8.62.2
Hull and Holderness
Dissolution of Hull & Holderness Railway 31.5.62.2
Meeting 20.2.58.2, 12.2.59.2, 9.2.61.2, 10.8.61.2, 15.2.62.1
Hull and Hornsea
1st general meeting 16.8.62.2
Report 13.2.64.2, 5.11.64.2, 19.8.65, 2.12.65
Leader on state of 28.10.65
Letter on 9.11.61.2, 5.3.64.2, 16.7.64.4, 23.7.64.2, 8.10.64.2, 4.11.65
Meeting. 2.11.61.3, 22.3.62.2, 7.2.63.1, 15.8.63.2, 29.8.63.2, 26.3.64.2, 27.8.64.2, 7.10.65, 3.3.66.3, 14.4.66.2
Stormy 27.2.64.4, 25.2.65
Notice of a public meeting for a railway for 26.10.61.1
Proposed new railway Hull Wilmington to Hornsea 7.12.61.2
Shares for sale 13.5.65.1
Railway from Hull to Hornsea 12.10.61.3
Ref. to Railway 21.2.57.2
Sale by auction of 30.12.65
Tenders for erection of stations and gatehouses for Hull Hornsea Railway 2.5.63.1
Tenders for loan of money Hull Hornsea Railway 20.6.63.1
Turning 1st
sod Hull Hornsea Railway 11.10.62.3
Hull and Selby
Meeting. 13.2.58.2, 15.2.62.1, 15.8.63.2
Hull and Withernsea
Time table Hull Withernsea Railway. 1st
class 2s, 3rd
class 1s 28.3.63.1
Opening of Withernsea line from Paragon Station 4.6.64.2Hull and Barton
Railways
Page 104
Letter re Hull, Barton, Winterton Junction Railway 24.9.64.2
Hull, West riding and Lancs. Railway Bill
Scheme abandoned for present year 20.1.66.2
Manchester, Sheffield & Lincs.
Railway Report improved rail links with London 9.8.62.2
Trial trip of Night Hawk steamer M S L Rail Co. 21.7.66
Launch screw steamer The Lincoln, Humber Ironworks for 2.12.65
Musicians
Letter on itinerant musicians on trains 23.7.64.2
North Eastern Railway
Novel application of electric telegraph North Eastern Railway Dairycoates Reservoir 27.2.58.2
Miranda - Brownlow Lumsden, Hull to St. Petersburg with N E Railway Co. 9.6.66.1
Board of Health given notice to North Eastern railway to repair footpath branches Hull to Hessle 23.10.58.2
Letter North Eastern Railway and fish trade 11.11.65.2
Tenders for 2 keel lighters 3.2.66.1
Paragon Station
Cholera case at 6.10.66.2
Rail Co. and North Street approval to station 7.7.66.4
Patent
Sealed improved self acting apparatus for signalling on railways by Robert Gibson of Hull 9.5.57.2
Rail Bills
Local 15.3.62.2
In House of Lords 4.7.63.2
Rail crossing
Letter rail crossing at Elm Tree Avenue (Park St.) 13.8.64.2
West Riding, Hull & Grimsby
Case wage dispute new West Riding, Hull & Grimsby Railway 27.6.63.1
Religion
Page 105
Religion
See also EDUCATION
Albion Congregational Church
Address by Rev. Newman Hall on the Trent affair 14.12.61.2
Rev. Newman Hall address - Negroes and Cotton 6.12.62.2
Rev. Newman Hall lecture of Sir Henry Havalock 24.4.58.2
Rev. Newman Hall late of Albion Congregational Church lecture on The American Question 2.5.63.2
All Saint’s, Margaret St
Laying foundation stone. 20.10.66.2
Plans nearly finished, architect Mr Street 3.2.66.2
Report on proposed new churches in Hull - St. Michael‟s and All Saints 4.11.65
Rev. J L Barnett gives up his plan of building a church in Margaret Street in favour of the present vicar of
Sculcoates who proposed to build one on Beverley Road 16.6.66.3
Anlaby
Foundation stone laid of a chapel in Anlaby 19.9.63.2
Foundation stone laid St. Peter‟s Church, Anlaby, long account 3.9.64.2
Anlaby Road
New wooden church to be opened on Anlaby Road 21.7.66
Archbishop of York
Conge d‟elire for Archbishop of York, Wm Thomson, Bishop of Bristol and Gloucester 3.1.63.2
In Hull to consecrate new Holy Trinity burial ground 19.5.62.2
Letter from Archbishop of York and Bishop Colenso 2.5.63.2
Licensed chapel in Porter St. (St. Luke‟s) 28.11.57.2
Staying at Withernsea 26.6.58.2
To licence hall of Kingston Almshouses for evening service until new church is built 8.12.66.2
Visit of Archbishop of York to Hull re newly formed Diocesan Church Building and Endowment Aid Society
for Yorkshire 2.11.61.2
Archdeacon of East Riding
Visitation - Colonso refs 16.5.63.2
Attending church
Isaac Wilson manservant fined for not attending church 10.9.64.2
Bale
Death at Gainsborough January 1st
, aged 49, the Rev. James Henry Willan, master of Queen Elizabeth
Grammar School and vicar of Bale 8.1.58.4
Bangor
Death of Rt. Rev. Christopher Bethell, Bishop of Bangor - of Rise Park 30.4.59.4
Barton
New pews in St. Peter‟s, Barton, to be in Early English style - removal of organ and pulpit to new positions
ceiling removed and lighting by gas 2.10.58.1
Rev. Hogarth curate of one of the Westminster churches has been appointed to the living of Barton
26.6.58.2
Rev. T P N Baxter curate of Barton appointed to Great Coates, presentation at Barton 10.7.58.1
St. Peter‟s Barton restored service by Bishop of Lincoln fully coral service by choir of Holy Trinity Church
4.6.59.2
Tenders for erection of master‟s house and school, building new Wesleyan School, Maltby Lane, Barton
19.5.66.1
Beverley
Report St. Mary‟s National School, Beverley 26.9.63.1
Bilton
Death of Rev. J Robinson vicar of Bilton 14.6.62.2
Bonnin, Rev. T S
Presentation to 11.8.66.2, 18.8.66.2
Bridlington
Letter restoration of Bridlington Priory 9.4.64.2
Bromby
Report on Bishop of Tasmania (Bromby) newly consecrated 10.9.64.2
Camin
Baron de Camin in Hull 24.12.59.2
Religion
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Religious disturbances in Hull - Baron de Camin 14.1.60.2
Caughy, Rev. James
Departure from Hull 2.7.59.2
Choir
Lecture on the Church Choir by W H Monk 14.1.65
Christ Church
Death September 12th
at Hull. aged 69 years the Rev. John King for 37 years incumbent of Christ Church,
Hull 18.9.58.2
Editorial on death of Rev. John King Vicar of Christ Church 18.9.58.2
Enlargement of Christ Church 2.5.63.2
Lecture on Cardinal Wolsey by Rev. J L Barnett, curate of Christ Church 2.2.61.3
Lecture on music Christ Church Improvement Society 11.6.59.2
Marriage at St. Stephen‟s Church the Rev. Field Flowers Goe, vicar at Christ Church, to Emma Rogers Hirst
of Doncaster 8.6.61.2
Presentation to Rev. J L Barnett curate of Christ Church leaving for Hanwell, London 2.11.61.2
Reopening of Christ Church after extensive restoration 12.9.63.2
Report Christ Church night schools in Hull 4.12.58.2
Report on Christ Church Schools 7.6.62.2
Rev. Field Flowers Goe unanimously chosen perpetual curate of Christ Church, Hull 9.10.58.2
Sermons preached on the death of Rev. John King 25.9.58.2
Stained glass in lower part of East window of Christ Church 19.11.64.2
Testimonial to Rev. J L Barnett curate of Christ Church by poor of district 12.10.61.2
Church Building Endowment Aid Society in Hull
Letter 20.5.65
Church extension
Proposed church extension in Hull 11.6.59
Church Institute
Opening of Albion House as Church Institute 25.11.65
Church Missionary Society
Hull meeting of Church Missionary Society 18.5.61.2, 24.5.62.2
Jubilee in Hull, long account 10.10.63.2
Clowes Chapel
Opening of new organ - Clowes Chapel, Jarratt St. 1.10.59.2
Congregational
Foundation stone laid Wycliffe Congregational Church 16.6.66.2
New Congregational Church, Wycliffe will be built at the corner of Campbell St. 27.5.65.2
Congregational Union meeting in Hull, long account 22.10.64.2
Cottingham
Easter Vestry - organ references 2.4.64.2
Joshua D Horwood organist of Cottingham Church - publication of the Canticles in the Morning and Evening
Services 1.10.64.2
Crowle
Disgraceful state of Crowle churchyard 26.2.59.2
Driffield
Foundation stone laid of new Congregational Chapel at Driffield 21.7.66.7
Memorial window to Prince Consort at east end of south aisle Driffield Church 25.3.65
New Independent chapel at Driffield to be built on same site as 1803 building 9.6.66.2
Opening of Independent School on the new road Driffield Zion Congregational 17.10.63.2
Drypool Schools
Opening of National Schools, Drypool 16.4.64.2
Evangelical Alliance
Meeting in Hull 26.5.62.2
Ferrand, Rev. John
Death through excessive drinking of, in Tynemouth St. 19.9.63.2
Fist St
Recognition of Rev. R Bowman late of Fist St. Chapel - new pastorate Independent Chapel, Victoria Parade,
Collingwood, Melbourne 21.8.58.2
Religion
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Friends
Marriage at Friends Meeting House, Darlington, 15th
October. James Reckitt of Brough to Kathleen, daughter
of Robert Saunders 14.10.65
Marriage, August 27th
at Friends Meeting House, Stockton. Francis Reckitt to Mary Anne, elder daughter of
William Benington, North Lodge, Stockton upon Tees 29.8.57.4
Gaol chaplain’s
Report 22.10.64.2
Garrett
Presentation to Rev. Charles Garrett 28.7.66.2
German Church
Petition to open Osborne St. to Prince‟s Dock better road to German Church in Nile St. 5.2.59.2
Goe, Rev. F F
Lecture on Wits of the Reign of Queen Ann 4.3.65
Gt. Thornton St
Death of Rev. Theophilus Pearson Minister of Gt. Thornton St. Chapel, 37 5.10.61.2
Fire at Gt. Thornton St. Chapel 27.3.58
Helperthorpe
Gift of communion service to Helperthorpe Church by Lady Sykes 3.10.57.3
Hessle
Restoration for Hessle Church 18.8.66.7
Holy Trinity
Abolition of pew rents at 19.7.62.2
Burial Ground
Archbishop of York in Hull to consecrate new 19.5.62.2
Burial ground 6.7.61.2
Crowded state of 1.5.58.2
Meeting proposed burial ground for 13.4.61.2
New 30.3.61.2
Notice to ratepayers of re 3.8.61.1&2
Report 29.6.61.2, 14.9.61.2
Stormy meeting Holy Trinity parishioners re 10.8.61.2&3
Bells
Bells rung in celebration of completion of 65 years of Rev. J H Bromby as vicar of 29.11.62.2
Last Tuesday was the commencement of the 68th
year of office of the venerable Vicar of Holy
Trinity. The bells of the church rang a merry peal on the occasion (Bromby) 3.12.64.2
Letter on bells of 29.6.61.2
Confirmation at 3.7.58.2
Election churchwardens 22.4.65
Schools
Foundation stone laid of new schools 16.5.57.2
Report Holy Trinity Schools, Humber St. 28.6.62.2
Testimonial to Rev. Dr Bromby at Holy Trinity Schools 19.9.57.2
Masonic funeral of Thomas Feltham, late churchwarden of Holy Trinity, Humber Lodge Rev. G O Brown
curate of Holy Trinity is a master mason 8.1.59
New monument for Alderman Ferries in 8.5.58.2
Erected in 2.7.59.2
Plaster model of statue of Christ for West End of Holy Trinity, by J Birnie Philip of London, cost about £65
6.9.62.4
Prince of Wales marriage - service at 14.3.63.3&4
Report on Holy Trinity clock, very detailed 23.8.62.2
Restoration
Correspondence on restoration of 17.11.66.4
Letters correspondence Restoration of Holy Trinity Church, Rev. H W Kemp 1.9.66.4
Holy Trinity Restoration Committee
Meeting 17.6.65, 29.9.66.4
Meeting on restoration of 20.4.61.2, 24.11.66.2
Religion
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Report restoration of 3.8.61.2
Restoration of 1.12.66.5
Rev. H W Kemp letter on restoration of 15.9.66.4
Suggested scheme restoration of 26.11.59.2
Meeting, continued
Vestry meeting restoration of 19.5.66.2
Rev. R H Parr
Curate of Holy Trinity, lecture on England‟s future 22.1.59.2
Testimonial to, on appointment as private secretary to the Archbishop of York 10.10.57.2
Special services at 9.4.64.2
Windows
Design of West window 22.6.61.2
Hardman of Birmingham to fix new West window in 15.2.62.2
Meeting Holy Trinity West window 31.8.61.2
New stained glass West window 11.5.61.2, 25.5.61.2
Opening memorial windows at 4.7.63.2
West window to be completed 17.1.63.2
Hope St
Visit of Rev. C H Spurgeon to Hull - Hope St. & Music Hall, Jarratt St. 26.1.61
Hornsea
Death of Rev. George Dealtry vicar of Outwell, Norfolk, late curate of Hornsea 29.10.59.4
George Gilbert Scott inspection of Church 6.5.65.3
Hull Church Building Society
Meeting 19.1.61.2
Hull Church Institute
Rooms in Osborne St. 19.1.61.3
Hull Hebrew School
Examination of pupils of 18.4.63.2
Hull Protestant Institute
Letter on 4.3.65
Meeting 25.11.65
Opening of 25.2.65
Purchase of property in Charlotte Street for New Hull Protestant? Institute 27.2.64.2
Jewish Cemetery
Child disinterrment case Jewish Cemetery Hedon Rd. 25.2.65
Killingholme
New Wesleyan Chapel to be opened April 1st
21.3.63.1
Rev. J Byron vicar of Killingholme lecture on Pre-Norman churches of Yorkshire 8.1.59.2
Kilnsea
Consecration of Kilnsea Church 22.4.65
Kirk Ella
Rev. W J Vernon appointed vicar of Kirk Ella 8.5.58.2
Lea
Marriage at Lea, Lincs. Ernest Roland Wilberforce son of the Bishop of Oxford to Francis Mary Anderson 3rd
daughter of Sir Charles Anderson, June 23rd
4.7.63.4
Lincoln
Death May 31st
Mr Skelton at his son‟s residence aged 86 late organist of the cathedral, Lincoln. He was a
senior member having been in the cathedral 7 years entering as a chorister and before he was 20 appointed
organist 4.6.59
Lincolnshire
Letter on education and religious freedom in Lincs. 10.7.58.1
Luther
Lecture by George Dawson on Martin Luther 25.1.62.2
Primitive Methodism
Foundation stone laid new P M Chapel on Spring Bank, long account 14.2.63.2
Foundation stone laid of new P M Chapel in Broad Lane, Cottingham, long account 22.6.61.1
Foundation stone laid on enlarged P M Chapel at Cranswick 2.4.64.4
Foundation stone laid P M Chapel at Hornsea 25.6.64.2
Foundation stone laid P M Chapel on Holderness Road 6.12.62.2
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More details on new P M Chapel at Cranswick 29.10.64.4
Opening of Holderness Road P M Chapel 26.11.64.2, 29.10.64.2
Opening of Middleton on the Wolds P M Chapel 17.12.64.4
Opening of new organ Holderness Road P M Chapel 3.6.65
Opening of P M Chapel at Cranswick 15.10.64.4
Primitive Methodism, continued
Opening of P M Chapel at Wansford 6.5.65.3
Services in aid of Holderness Road new P M Chapel 5.9.63.2
Tenders for erection of P M Chapel at South Ferriby 9.4.64.1
Malton
Organ of St. Leonards Church, Malton will be reopened October 29th
28.10.65
Mariner’s Church
Bazaar in aid of new organ 23.2.61.2
New organ Mariner‟s Church opened 11.5.61.2
Presentation to the Rev. S B Craig, Mariners Church, new vicar of St. Mark‟s 1.9.66.2
Marske
Rev. E A Lane, vicar of Marske, accepted living of St. Paul‟s vacated by the Rev. R Kemp Bailey for Preston
10.11.66.2
Methodists
900 at tea meeting in aid of funds for Newland Methodist Chapel. Details of building length, etc. 20.6.57.2
Death of Rev. Jabez Bunting, Methodist leader 3.7.58.2
Foundation stone laid of chapel and schoolroom Methodist, Campbell St. 23.9.65
Opening of new United Free Methodist Chapel in Campbell St. 2.6.66.2
Mormon
Arrival of Mormons from Germany en route for Salt Lake City 2.5.63.1
Preachers in Hull again 19.9.57.2
New church
Report on Hull new church 12.3.64.3
Newbald
Death Newbald Vicarage aged 64, the Rev George Blanchard Blyth 28 years vicar. Father of Rt. Rev. Popham
Blyth 1st
Anglican Bishop of Jerusalem 21.2.63.4
North Frodingham
Reopening North Frodingham Independent Chapel 2.10.58.2
O’Dell, Rev.
Whalers invited to sermon by 19.2.59.2
Orangemen
Festival in Hull 18.7.57.2
Letter Hull Protestant Loyal Orangemen 9.11.61.2
Mr Whalley MP and the Hull Orangemen 16.11.61.2
Owston
Death at Owston Ferry aged 89 years, the Rev. William B Stonehouse DD, Archdeacon of Stow and Vicar of
Owston, local historian, on December 18th
27.12.62.2
Patrington
Restoration of Patrington Cchurch 29.9.66.7
Paull
Death of Rev. C C Hill, vicar of Paull 2.12.65
Pease, Rev. G C
Presentation to, on Leaving Hull 6.5.65
Pope
Edward Harper, lecture on the Pope and the Holy See 9.11.61.2
Port of Hull Society for the Religious Instruction of Seamen
Report 26.12.57.2
Meeting 18.12.58.2, 12.2.59.2, 14.12.61
Proposed erection of new Orphan Home 7.2.63.2
Preston
Marriage Sculcoates Church on October 1st
, the Rev. R Kemp Bailey, vicar of Preston, to Mary Des Forges of
Hull 6.10.66.8
Rev. E A Lane, vicar of Marske, accepted living of St. Paul‟s vacated by the Rev. R Kemp Bailey for Preston
10.11.66.2
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Proselytising
Letter proselytising by means of soup 29.3.62.2
Protestant dissenters
3 petitions from Protestant dissenters praying that dissenters might be eligible for management of Hull
Grammar School presented to house of Lords on the 10th
18.6.59.2
Protestant Reformation Society
Meeting 12.6.58.2
Redford, Rev. R A
Christ in his Disciple a Brief Sketch of the History Character and Dying Experience of the late Mrs Margaret
Kidd of Hull compiled by the Rev. R A Redford -Hamilton Adams & Co., & J Leng, Hull 2.10.58.2
Redford lecture Genisis of the English People 19.2.59.2
Roman Catholic
Discussion of Ritualism at Church Institute 17.2.66.2
Letter Ribbonism in Hull (Irish Roman Catholics) 17.12.64.2
Ritualism in Hull 11 out of 24 clergy teach Catholic doctrines 15.9.66.2
Roos
Death at Roos rectory, aged 83, the Rev. Christopher Sykes, brother of Sir Tatton Sykes 14.11.57.4
Rudston
Report on Rudston National Schools 13.8.64.2
Salisbury
Joseph Kenningham concert at Salisbury late of hull now lay vicar of Salisbury cathedral 29.1.59.2
Scarborough
Consecration of St. Martin‟s on the Hill, Scarborough, has links with Holy trinity, Hull 18.7.63.2
Scoresby, Rev. Dr
Death of 28.3.57.4
Sculcoates
Letter re mortuary chapel for Sculcoates 13.5.65
Marriage July 18th
at Sculcoates Church by the Rev. John Scott, the Rev. Thomas Scott Bonnin BA curate of
Sculcoates to Marianne daughter of Thomas Firbank, Esq. 20.7.61.4
Meeting Burial Committee new burial ground for Sculcoates 15.9.66.2
Meeting re curacy of Sculcoates T S Bonnin 10.3.66.2
Report Sculcoates intended new church - foundation stone to be laid shortly 15.9.66.2
Sermons
Preached in aid of distressed operatives in Hull 29.11.62.2
Society for Promoting Christianity among Jews
Meeting 23.11.61.2
Spurgeon Rev. C H
At Driffield 29.10.64.4
Visit to Hull by 29.10.64.2
St John’s
Opening of new organ at 14.2.66.2
St Mary’s Sculcoates
Presentation to Henry Holmes hon. organist St Mary‟s Sculcoates 25.9.58.2
St. Bees
John Ellam, St. Bees, to be curate of St. James on nomination of Rev. Wm Knight later vicar of St. Peter‟s,
Drypool 25.12.58.2
St. Charles
Robbery at St. Charles 16 surplices, slippers and communion cloths, Mary Ann McLoughlin 12 13.6.63.2
St. Charles Schools examination 21.9.61.2
St. James
Concert St. James, handbell ringers 25.10.62.2
Death of Rev. William Knight, vicar of 4.1.62.2
Memorial to Rev. William knight placed in chancel of 25.4.63.2
Presentation to Rev. J Ellam curate of St. James leaving for St. Peter‟s, Drypool 29.3.62.2
Report on St. James National Schools 5.7.62.2
Report St. James Church, Myton 20.4.61.2
Report St. James Schools 25.6.64.2
Rev. J Ellam late curate of St. James appointed to perpetual curacy of St. Peter‟s, Drypool 21.11.63.2
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Rev. John Ellam, St. Bees, to be curate of St. James on nomination of Rev. Wm Knight later vicar of St.
Peter‟s, Drypool 25.12.58.2
St. John the Evangelist, Baker St.
Foundation stone laid St. John the Evangelist Church, Baker St. 30.9.65
Meeting intended new church corner Prospect St. and Baker St. 22.4.65
Nearing completion will be opened for worship in November 29.9.66.4
Tea for distressed factory girls, 300 23.8.62.2
St. John’s
Bishop of Oxford sermon at St. John‟s Church, Hull 19.11.64.2
St. John’s Wood Avenue
To be sold on credit beautiful site for villa residence at St. John‟s Wood Avenue. Frontages to Newland Park,
James Story. A site will be given for a church 28.7.66
St. Luke’s
Chalice and paten presented to 27.12.62.2
Consecration of 23.8.62.2
Foundation stone of St. Luke‟s Church to be laid May 21st
4.5.61.1
Laying of foundation stone St. Luke‟s Church, long account 1.6.61.2
Meeting 7th
anniversary 7.12.61.2
Miss Broadley gift of land for school in addition to site for St. Luke‟s Church 12.5.62.2
Site for St. Luke‟s given by Miss Broadley, and piece of ground on Beverley Road by Canon John Jarratt
vicar of South Cave. 19.1.61.2
St. Mark’s
Meeting independence St. Mark‟s new parish 15.5.58.2
Presentation to the Rev. S B Craig, Mariners Church, new vicar of St. Mark‟s 1.9.66.2
Repairing of St. Mark‟s Church spire 11.6.64.2
Rev. G W H Taylor, curate of Pontefract, appointed to St. Mark‟s Church 17.1.63.2
Rev. R Harris vicar of St. Mark‟s appointed by Dean and Canons of Windsor to vicarage of Ipplepen cum
Woodlands near Torquay. Rev. Nicholas Brooking to be new vicar of St. Marks 1.3.62.2
St. Mary’s & Holy Trinity
Offer of land for new cemetery St. Mary‟s & Holy Trinity 17.4.58.2
St. Mary’s Lowgate
Death of Rev. John Scott 6.5.65.2
Lectern presented to St. Mary‟s Church in memory of Mrs Taylor 4.7.63.2
Letter on St. Mary‟s churchyard from Rev. John Scott 15.8.63.2
Meeting Hull Town Council, death of Rev. John Scott and funeral 6.5.65
Report plans for restoration of 11.5.61.2
Sermons of death of Rev. John Scott 13.5.65
Opening of drinking fountain St. Mary‟s churchyard 8.10.64.2
Table donations St. Mary‟s Church restoration fund 18.10.62.2
Two new drinking fountains in Hull - Pearson Park and south west corner St. Mary‟s Churchyard
1.10.64.64.2
Beating the bounds of St. Mary‟s, Lowgate, Parish 12.5.66.2
Hull commemoration of 3rd
century of the Reformation - Rev. C Overton sermon in St. Mary‟s, Lowgate
20.9.58.2
Public meeting to raise funds for completing tower of 20.6.63
Restoration and reopening of 29.8.63.2
St. Michael’s
Meeting plans for 29.4.65
Report on proposed new churches in Hull - St. Michael‟s and All Saints 4.11.65
St. Paul’s
£30 needed to clear debt off St. Paul‟s Boys Schools 25.9.58.2
Presentation of plate to incumbents of Sutton to Rev. H T Cattley new vicar by parishioners of St. Paul‟s
where he was curate for 7 years. To Rev. J A Eldridge late vicar on his appointment to Bishop Wilton
2.1.58.2
Presentation to Rev. R Kemp Bailey from parishioners of St. Paul‟s 15.12.66.2
Presentation to superintendent of St. Paul‟s Girl‟s School. Factory girls being taught writing, etc. at night class
14.3.57.2
Rev. E A Lane read himself in as vicar of St. Paul‟s 15.12.66.3
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Rev. E A Lane, vicar of Marske, accepted living of St. Paul‟s vacated by the Rev. R Kemp Bailey for Preston
10.11.66.2
Rev. H T Cattley, curate of St. Paul‟s, appointed vicar of Sutton on resignation of Rev. Eldridge, appointed
vicar of Bishop Wilton 14.11.57.4
St. Paul‟s Boys Schools opened 16.1.58.2
St. Paul‟s Boys Schools report 9.7.59.2
St. Paul‟s school children gift of 7s 6d to distressed operatives 27.12.62.2
Sewing school opened in November now closed down 16.5.63.2
St. Paul’s, continued
Steps being taken to erect a Boy‟s School on north side of St. Paul‟s Church - details - Botterill architect
16.5.57.2
Subscriptions for St. Paul‟s Boys School 18.9.58.2
William Liddell gift of plot for a vicarage for St. Paul‟s Church 25.1.62.2
St. Peter’s, Drypool
Congregational tea 24.1.63.2
John Ellam, St. Bees, to be curate of St. James on nomination of Rev. Wm Knight later vicar of St. Peter‟s,
Drypool 25.12.58.2
Presentation to Rev. J Ellam curate of St. James leaving for St. Peter‟s, Drypool 29.3.62.2
Presentation to Rev. Lorenzo Moore late St. Peter‟s, Drypool on leaving St. Paul‟s Church Geelong District
30.11.61.2
Rev. J Ellam late curate of St. James appointed to perpetual curacy of St. Peter‟s, Drypool 21.11.63.2
St. Stephen’s
Inspector‟s report St. Stephen‟s Schools 7.8.58.1
Marriage at St. Stephen‟s Church the Rev. Field Flowers Goe, vicar at Christ Church, to Emma Rogers Hirst
of Doncaster 8.6.61.2
Meeting St. Stephen‟s Working Men‟s Association 26.4.62.2
New clock for St. Stephens 10.12.59.2
Report St. Stephens Adult School Night 15.3.62.2
Stephens, Dr
Report on Dr. Stephens parsonage 6.4.61.2
Sunday School Union Hull
Meeting 18.4.57.2
Sunk Island
Death September 4th
at Patrington in the 73rd
year of his age, the Rev. Robert Metcalfe, incumbent of Sunk
Island and a JP for the East Riding and formerly for more than 40 years curate of Patrington 11.9.58.2
Erection of tomb to Rev. Robert Metcalfe, 1st
Vicar of Sunk Island, at Patrington 6.5.65
Swine
Marriage June 27th
Rev. Lythe vicar of Swine to Mary only daughter of John Henry Timend of Saltfleet,
Lincs., at Swine 2.7.59.4
Tabernacle Sabbath Schools
Opening of Tabernacle Sabbath Schools, Sykes St. 13.7.61.2
Wansford
Foundation stone of Wansford Church laid by Sir Tatton Sykes 6.10.66.7
Welton
Reopening of Welton Church 31.10.63.3
Wesleyan
Conference 7.8.58.2
Foundation stone laid new Wesleyan Chapel, Beetonsville 10.11.66.2
Foundation stone laid of Newland Wesleyan Chapel, Cressey of Hull builder contractors 11.4.57.2
Foundation stone laid Wesleyan Chapel at Sutton 25.6.59.2
Foundation stone of new Wesleyan Chapel on Hessle Road 15.4.65
Inspectors report South Myton Wesleyan Schools 13.1.66.2
Jubilee of Wesleyan Methodist Society in Hull 21.11.63.2
Opening of new organ Beverley Road Wesleyan Chapel 25.10.62.1
Opening of new Wesleyan Chapel on Beverley Road 18.1.62.2
Opening of new Wesleyan chapel, Hedon rd 20.1.66.2
Reopening of Cottingham Wesleyan Chapel 24.6.65
Report on Beverley Road Chapel 25.1.62.2
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Tea for workmen of new Wesleyan Chapel on Beverley Road 1.3.62.2
Withernsea
Church restoration bazaar Withernsea, long account 7.8.58.2
Restoration of Withernsea Church 17.7.58.1
St. Mary‟s Church Withernsea a ruin for 250 years reopened for services. 1st
service by Rev. G C Pease, vicar
of Paull 4.6.59.2
Witherwick
Death in London of the Rev. George Kelly Holdsworth for more than 40 years vicar of Witherwick
29.8.63.4
Woodmancey
Opening of Woodmancey school and chapel 25.4.57.2
York
Death of Dr Camidge organist and composer. Many years organist of York Minster. September 21st
1.10.59.4
Rev. T B Paget appointed Canon of York 10.6.65
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Roads
Anlaby toll bar
Fatal accident at Anlaby toll bar 19.9.57.2
Footpaths
Board of Health given notice to North Eastern Railway to repair footpath breaches Hull to Hessle 23.10.58.2
Liability of owners for repair of public footpaths 14.5.59.2
Hessle Road
Between Saturday evening and Monday morning 13ft of sheet lead 16 to 18 inches in width was stolen from
the roof of the weigh house at toll bar, Hessle Road 20.11.58.2
Holderness Road
Death Levi Wrigglesworth late collector of the tolls Sutton Ings Bar, Holderness Road 2.10.58.4
Hull, Hessle & Ferriby Turnpike
Case Trustees Hull, Hessle & Ferriby Turnpike v Hull board of Health 23.7.64.2
Shipping
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Shipping
See also COMMERCE, FISHING, WHALING
American vessels
Right of search of American vessels in Humber 4.9.59.2
Report Hull vessels in American War 21.6.62.2
Losses
Great loss of Hull vessels 9.2.61.2
Letter on same losses 30.11.61.3
List of Hull vessels lost in 12 months, 14, and details 30.11.61.2
Recent gale local shipping losses 25.2.65
Shipping casualties to Hull vessels 12.1.61.2
Keel laden with linseed sunk in Queen‟s Dock basin by fishing smack leaning upon her. Later refloated
16.1.58.2
Ship Builders
Brownlow Lumsden
Miranda - Brownlow Lumsden, Hull to St. Petersburg with N E Railway Co. 9.6.66.1
Earle‟s
Atlantic largest steamer of her class built in Hull launched Earle‟s yard 16.5.57.2
Great fire in Earles yard 30.3.61.2
Launch from Earles yard Hero screw steamer Thomas Wilson 30.3.61.2
Launch iron sailing ship Earles yard Bacontour for Saunders of Liverpool 13.2.64.2
Launch iron screw steamer Alexander Earles yard for Russian Government 27.3.58.2
Launch iron screw steamer the Iris, Earles yard 27.9.62.2
Launch of iron screw steamer Baltic Earles yard, Thomas Wilson 17.7.58.2
Launch of S S Arctic - Earles yard for T Wilsons 19.2.59.2
Launch of screw steamer Earles yard Hebe. T Wilson & Co. 27.7.61.2
Launch screw steamer Order, Earles yard 18.5.61.2
Launch small paddle steamer Earles yard for South Finland Co. 9.7.59.2
Launch steam barge 1st
class built in Hull, Earles yard - The Lion, W Thompson owner 18.8.66.2
Lengthening of Britannia by 12.11.59.2
Loss of the Bettina, Earles built 13.10.66.2
Screw steamer launched Earles yard Neva - Norwood & Co. sister ship being built 2.2.61.2
Steamer Garonne - Earles yard trial trip for J Moss & Co. Liverpool 4.8.66.2
Hallett‟s
Launch of barque Kingston, Hallett‟s yard High St. 14.2.1857.2
Hull & Liverpool Ironbuilding
Launch of steamer Hull & Liverpool Ironbuilding yard, Hull for Brown, Atkinson 15.4.65
Humber Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co
East Indiaman launched Humber Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co. - Alexandria - for London firm
21.1.65.2
Launch of steamer, Humber Iron Ship Co., first steamship they have built, The Ann 11.6.64.2
Launch screw steamer The Lincoln, Humber Ironworks for M? S & L Railway 2.12.65
Meeting 2.9.65
Proposed winding up of Company 20.1.66.2
Report. 4.2.65, 3.11.66.3, 6.8.64.2, 3.6.65
Leslie & Co
Launch steamer, Anglo Dane, Leslie & Co. Hebburn on Tyne 21.7.66.6
Medley, John
Death Feb. 19th
after 24 years of affliction aged 47, William, eldest son of late John Medley,
shipbuilder of this town 28.2.57.4
Samuelson, M & Co.
Dinner for workforce, Martin Samuelson 9.1.64.2
Letter on affairs of Martin Samuelson 22.4.65
Martin Samuelson advertising for contracts for large graving dock 6.2.58.2
New screw steamer launched M Samuelson yard for Liverpool firm. Another paddle steamer being
built for S E Railway in addition 23.2.61.2
The Anglia, M Samuelson yard trial trip in Humber 1.6.61.2
Launch new steamer from Samuelson‟s yard, The Minerva 14.2.63.1
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Launch of 1st
iron vessel from Samuelson‟s yard for Bates family of Liverpool 7.5.59.2
Samuelson, M & Co, continued
Launch of iron barque Bodrhydden for Liverpool Samuelson‟s yard 30.0.58.2
Launch paddle boat The Wave, Samuelson‟s Yard. Hull-Ferriby Sluice service 30.5.57.2
Launch Samuelson‟s yard Knight Errant for Liverpool 11.9.58.2
Launch screw steamer for Pearson, Colman & Co. sideways from Samuelson‟s yard, the Lord
Worsley 13.6.57.2
Launch screw steamer Grimsby Samuelson‟s yard 4.4.57.2
Meeting Samuelson‟s shipyard 15.4.65
Launch steamer Juno, Wilsons, Samuelsons yard 10.8.61.2
Spencer & Gardham
Launch clipper schooner Emma Colley, Spencer & Gardham Yard, Garrison Side 14.2.1857.2
Fire in Spencer & Gardham‟s shipyard 17.4.58.2
Ship Owners
Bailey & Leetham
Capture of Bailey & Leetham steamer by Federal cruiser 15.3.62.2
Loss of Queen Victoria, Bailey & Leetham 15.3.62.2
Loss of steamer Zealand, Bailey & Leetham 26.9.63.2
Brown & Atkinson
Loss of Stentor, Brown & Atkinson 19.10.61.2
Trial trip of the Bride for Brown Atkinson 26.5.66.2
Wreck of Lord Mulgrave, Brown Atkinson 19.3.59.2
Launch of steamer Hull & Liverpool Ironbuilding yard, Hull for Brown, Atkinson 15.4.65
Marriage Gt. Thornton St. Chapel Joseph Atkinson of firm of Brown & Atkinson, to Ann Denton
younger daughter of Thomas Holmes 20.4.61.4
Brownlow
Loss of the Lion steamer, Brownlow 23.11.61.
Depledge Bros
Enchantress steamer, Depledge Bros., High St. 23.11.61.2
Earle, Woodland & Co
Fall of warehouse 62 High St.. 6.7.61.2
Shipments of bedsteads for Russia, from Earle Woodall & Co., High St. 1.10.59.2
Gee & Co.
Arrival of the Emperor steamer of Gee & Co. 14.9.61.2
Norwood & Co.
Screw steamer launched Earles yard Neva - Norwood & Co. sister ship being built 2.2.61.2
Loss of Neva steamer C M Norwood 5.10.61.2, 19.10.61.2
Pearson & Colman
Loss of Brunswick, Pearson & Colman steamer 3.10.57.2
Capture of barque Empress of Z C Pearson by Americans 4.1.62.2
Capture of steamer Stettin, Z C Pearson 2.8.62.2
Loss of the Hebe, T Wilson, and Beatrice of Z C Pearson 30.11.61.2
Loss Z C Pearson steamer of Hull 17.8.61.2
Peterhof, new steamer for Z C Pearson built at Sunderland 14.6.62.2
Stranding of screw steamer Patras, Z C Pearson 19.10.61.2
Z C Pearson and loss of Circassian 19.7.62.2, 11.10.62.4
Launch screw steamer for Pearson, Colman & Co. sideways from Samuelson‟s yard, the Lord
Worsley 13.6.57.2
Thompson, W
Launch steam barge 1st
class built in Hull, Earles yard - The Lion, W Thompson owner 18.8.66.2
Wilson, T
Launch from Earles yard Hero screw steamer Thomas Wilson 30.3.61.2
Launch of iron screw steamer Baltic Earles yard, Thomas Wilson
Launch of screw steamer Earles yard Hebe. T Wilson & Co. 27.7.61.2
Loss of the Hebe, T Wilson, and Beatrice of Z C Pearson 30.11.61.2
Return of T Wilson missing steamer Kingston 9.10.58.2
Steamer North Sea - in collision 10.10.57.2
Launch of S S Arctic - Earles yard for T Wilsons 19.2.59.2
Launch steamer Juno, Wilsons, Samuelsons yard 10.8.61.2
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Supposed loss of screw steamers Bothvia and Wesley of Hull, Wilsons 26.1.61.2
Vessels
“Aberfoyle” Loss of Hull ship Aberfoyle 4.1.62.2
“Admiral Moorsam” Loss of Admiral Moorsam, of Hull 13.3.58.2
“Albertross” Narrow escape of Albertross of Hull 23.11.61.2
“Alexander”
Launch iron screw steamer Alexander Earles yard for Russian Government 27.3.58.2
East Indiaman launched Humber Ironworks & Shipbuilding Co. - Alexandria - for London firm
21.1.65.2Report Humber Ironworks 3.9.64.2
“Anglia” The Anglia, M Samuelson yard trial trip in Humber 1.6.61.2
“Anglo Dane” Launch steamer, Anglo Dane, Leslie & Co. Hebburn on Tyne 21.7.66.6
“Ann” Launch of steamer, Humber Iron Ship Co., first steamship they have built, The Ann 11.6.64.2
“Arctic” Launch of S S Arctic - Earles yard for T Wilsons 19.2.59.2
“Argo” mail steamer overdue 18.8.66.2
“Arthur” Loss of steamer Arthur en route for Hull 27.4.61.2
“Atlantic” largest steamer of her class built in Hull launched Earle‟s yard 16.5.57.21st
local steamers
have arrived from Cronstadt 16.5.57.2
“Bacontour” Launch iron sailing ship Earles yard Bacontour for Saunders of Liverpool 13.2.64.2
“Baltic”
Launch of iron screw steamer Baltic Earles yard, Thomas Wilson
Loss of Baltic steamer 29.6.61.2, 6.7.61.2, 27.7.61.1, 10.8.61.2
“Beatrice” Loss of the Hebe, T Wilson, and Beatrice of Z C Pearson 30.11.61.2
“Bettina” Loss of the Bettina, Earles built 13.10.66.2
“Bodrhydden” Launch of iron barque Bodrhydden for Liverpool Samuelson‟s yard 30.0.58.2
“Bothvia” Supposed loss of screw steamers Bothvia and Wesley of Hull, Wilsons 26.1.61.2
“Bride” Trial trip of the Bride for Brown Atkinson 26.5.66.2
“Brilliant”
Loss of Hull Leith steamer Brilliant 5.11.64.2, 3.12.64.2
“Britannia” Lengthening of Britannia by Earles 12.11.59.2
“Brunswick” Loss of Brunswick, Pearson & Colman steamer 3.10.57.2
“Burlington” Stranding of 2 Hull steamers, Burlington and Eagle 14.11.57.2
“Circassian”
Capture of steamer Circassian by Federal Cruiser 7.6.62.2, 28.6.62.2, 1.11.62.2
Mr Pearson and the Circassian 19.7.62.2, 11.10.62.4
“Colombine” Jay Loss of Colombine Jay of Hull 25.1.62.2
“Colonist” Loss of screw steamer Colonist bound for Hull 21.9.61.2, 28.9.61.2
“Cossack” Board of Trade inquiry into loss of S S Cossack of Hull 13.8.64.2
“Dagmar” Launch new steamer the Dagmar for W N Smith & Co. 7.7.66
“Deerhound” Steam steel yacht Deerhound to visit Hull 25.6.64.2
“Eagle”
Loss of Hull steamer Eagle laden with cattle 16.6.66.2, 23.6.66.2, 21.7.66.2
Stranding of 2 Hull steamers, Burlington and Eagle 14.11.57.2
“Emma Colley” Launch clipper schooner Emma Colley, Spencer & Gardham Yard, Garrison Side 14.2.1857.2
“Emperor” Arrival of the Emperor steamer of Gee & Co. 14.9.61.2
“Empress” Capture of barque Empress of Z C Pearson by Americans 4.1.62.2
“Ems” Launch schooner The Ems, for Hanover 30.5.57.2
“Enchantress”
Loss screw steamer Enchantress of Hull, crew names 14.12.61.3
Steamer, Depledge Bros., High St. 23.11.61.2
“Ernestus” Loss of screw steamer Ernestus Grimsby 24.4.58.2
“Excelsior”
Arrival home of some of Excelsior crew 3.3.66.2
Letter on loss of Excelsior 10.3.66.2
Loss of Excelsior of Hull screw steamr 10.2.66.2
More details on loss of Excelsior 24.2.66.2
Report of wreck of Excelsior and letter 17.2.66.2
“Garonne” Steamer Garonne - Earles yard trial trip for J Moss & Co. Liverpool 4.8.66.2
“Gertrude” Loss of screw steamer Gertrude of Hull 18.11.65
Shipping
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“Grimsby” Launch screw steamer Grimsby Samuelson‟s yard 4.4.57.2
“Halcyon” Wreck of the Halcyon of Hull 25.4.57.2
“Hebe”
Launch of screw steamer Earles yard Hebe. T Wilson & Co. 27.7.61.2
Loss of the Hebe, T Wilson, and Beatrice of Z C Pearson 30.11.61.2
“Hero”
350 Swedish and Norwegian immigrants arrive in the Hero, Capt. Soulsby 16.6.66.2
Launch from Earles yard Hero screw steamer Thomas Wilson 30.3.61.2
“Iris” Launch iron screw steamer the Iris, Earles yard 27.9.62.2
“James Gibb”
Official inquiry into loss of James Gibb of Hull 16.8.62.2, 23.8.62
Stranding of the James Gibb of Hull 14.6.62
“Jeanie Johnson” Loss of Jeanie Johnson, for Hull 1.1.59.2
“John Wright Currie” Sufferings of crew of John Wright Currie of Hull 3.1.63.2
“Juno” Launch steamer Juno, Wilsons, Samuelsons yard 10.8.61.2
“Kingston”
Launch of barque Kingston, Hallett‟s yard High St. 14.2.1857.2
Return of T Wilson missing steamer Kingston 9.10.58.2
“Knight Errant” Launch Samuelson‟s yard Knight Errant for Liverpool 11.9.58.2
“Le Corse” Visit to Hull of French war steamer Le Corse 9.8.62.2
“Lebuan”
Hull steamer Lebuan captured by Federal cruiser 22.3.62.2, 29.3.62.2, 7.6.62.2
Loss of steamer Lebuan of Hull 9.7.64.2
“Leo” Loss of Hull steamer Leo 2.6.66.2
“Lincoln” Launch screw steamer The Lincoln, Humber Ironworks for M? S & L Railway 2.12.65
“Lion”
Launch steam barge 1st
class built in Hull, Earles yard - The Lion, W Thompson owner 18.8.66.2
Loss of the Lion steamer, Brownlow 23.11.61.2
“London” Mutiny on board schooner London in Humber 27.5.65
“Lord Mulgrave” Wreck of Lord Mulgrave, Brown Atkinson 19.3.59.2
“Lord Worsley” Launch screw steamer for Pearson, Colman & Co. sideways from Samuelson‟s yard, the Lord
Worsley 13.6.57.2
“Minerva” Launch new steamer from Samuelson‟s yard, The Minerva 14.2.63.1
“Miranda” - Brownlow Lumsden, Hull to St. Petersburg with N E Railway Co. 9.6.66.1
“Neptune” Trial trip of Neptune, screw steamer 28.6.62.2
“Neva”
Loss of Neva steamer C M Norwood 5.10.61.2, 19.10.61.2
Screw steamer launched Earles yard Neva - Norwood & Co. sister ship being built 2.2.61.2
“Night Hawk” Trial trip of Night Hawk steamer M S L Rail Co. 21.7.66
“North Sea”
Loss of the North Sea 17.9.59.1, 1.10.59.2
Wilson steamer North Sea - in collision 10.10.57.2
“Order” Launch screw steamer Order, Earles yard 18.5.61.2
“Orient” Official inquiry into loss of the Orient of Hull 17.12.59.2
“Pacha” Capt. Soulsby steamer Pacha arrived from St. Petersburg bringing a cargo of £104,000 in gold for
London as well as a cargo of flax, hemp, tallow and oats 4.9.58.2
“Patras” Stranding of screw steamer Patras, Z C Pearson 19.10.61.2
“Peterhof”, new steamer for Z C Pearson built at Sunderland 14.6.62.2
“Queen Victoria”
Loss of Queen Victoria, Bailey & Leetham 15.3.62.2, 9.8.62.2&4
Official inquiry into loss of steamers Trent and Queen Victoria 12.7.62.2, 19.7.62.2
“Rimswell” Loss of Rimswell of Hull 16.2.61.3
“Stentor” Loss of Stentor, Brown & Atkinson 19.10.61.2
“Stettin” Capture of steamer Stettin, Z C Pearson 2.8.62.2
“Sultana” Narrow escape of Hull steamer 31.1.63.2
“Tarter”
Loss of the Tarter of Hull 10.12.64.2, 17.12.64.2
“Timor” Loss of ship Timor of Hull 21.11.63.2
Shipping
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“Trent”
Official loss of steamer Trent 26.7.62.2, 2.8.62.2
Official inquiry into loss of steamers Trent and Queen Victoria 12.7.62.2, 19.7.62.2
“Two Brothers” Loss of sloop Two Brothers 1.11.62.1
“Venerable” Loss of the Venerable 9.4.59.2
“Vivid” Keel Vivid sunk in the Humber 9.12.65
“Water Lily” Loss of Water Lily of Hull 8.12.66.7
“Wave”
Launch paddle boat The Wave, Samuelson‟s Yard. Hull-Ferriby Sluice service 30.5.57.2
Loss of steamer Wave in Humber 1.10.64.2
Salvage schooner Wave of Lowestoft, Grimsby vessels involved 13.1.66.4
“Wesley” Supposed loss of screw steamers Bothvia and Wesley of Hull, Wilsons 26.1.61.2
“Young Mechanic” American ship Young Mechanic searched in Humber 4.9.58.2
“Z C Pearson” Loss of Z C Pearson 18.1.62.2
“Zealand” Loss of steamer Zealand, Bailey & Leetham 26.9.63.2
Yacht
Loss of Lord Yarborough‟s yacht in North Sea, Eve, long account 30.5.57.3
Shops
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Shops
Co-op Society Bridge St.,
Report 24.5.62.1
Davis, Edwin
Excursion for staff to Withernsea 1.8.63.2
Three Crowns and other buildings in Vicar Lane bought by Edwin Davis to enlarge his premises. He later
applied for renewal of licence for pub. 10.1.63.2
Early Closing Association
Lecture 17.12.59.2
Meeting 22.10.59.2, 12.11.59.2, 24.9.64.2, 6.10.66.2
Grocers Assistants 31.3.66.3
Early closing festival in Hull 28.8.58.2, 11.12.58.2
Half Day Movement
Meeting 20.5.65
Hull Co-op Provident Co.
Report, removed from Dock St. to 57 Lowgate 18.10.62.2
Hull Co-operative Provision Co.
Meeting 7.11.57.2
Hull Co-operative Co., Bridge St.
Report 26.4.62.2
Hull Co-operative Society
Meeting 22.11.62.2
Hull Provincial Co-op Society
Report 20.3.58.2
Sales
Heavy sales in Hull 27.12.62.2
Sports & Games
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Sports & Games
Bowling
American bowling alley opened in Hull, Edwin Davis present 10.10.63.2
Cricket
One legged and one armed cricket match in Hull 25.7.63.2
Old English sports
At Londesborough 27.6.57.3
Recreation ground
Meeting proposed recreation ground for Hull - 12 acres on Anlaby Rd 2.6.66.2
Swimming
Letter Hull Swimming Club 10.3.66.3
Yachting
Loss of Lord Yarborough‟s yacht in North Sea, Eve, long account 30.5.57.3
Regatta
Hull Keel Regatta 25.7.63.2
Hull Regatta 31.7.58.2, 27.7.61.2, 19.7.62.2
Humber Regatta 8.8.57.2
Statues & Memorials
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Statues & Memorials
Blundell, H
Letter re Blundell Memorial 15.4.65
Meeting of working menre memorial to Henry Blundell 1.4.65
Memorial bust of Henry Blundell to be placed in Town Hall 2.9.65
Christ
Plaster model of statue of Christ for West End of Holy Trinity, by J Birnie Philip of London, cost about £65
6.9.62.4
Earl of Carlisle
Letter on Memorial to late Earl of Carlisle 10.3.66.3
Edward I
Meeting Hull Town Council - statue of Edward I for Hull 26.11.64.2
Unveiling at Town Hall 27.1.66.2
Exchange
Statuary for top of new exchange, 3 submissions T Frith, F Grasby and Keyworth, jun. 13.5.65.2
Ferries, Alderman
New monument for Alderman Ferries in Holy Trinity 8.5.58.2
New monument to Alderman Ferries erected in Holy Trinity Church 2.7.59.2
King William
Estimates for re gilding King William Statue 15.4.65
Letter on gilding King William statue 10.6.65
Meeting Hull Town Council including King William Statue 20.5.65
Knight, Rev., W
Memorial to Rev. William Knight placed in chancel of St. James Church 25.4.63.2
Marvel, Andrew
First sketch of statue by W D Keyworth 13.1.66.2
Metcalfe Rev., R
Erection of tomb to Rev. Robert Metcalfe, 1st
Vicar of Sunk Island, at Patrington 6.5.65
Queen Victoria
Statue of the Queen for Park 26.9.63.2
Queen‟s statue for Park, Earle 16.5.63.2
Sykes, Sir Tatton
Choice of design - Sir Tatton Sykes memorial 21.1.65.3
Completion of Sir Tatton Sykes Memorial 23.12.65
Foundation stone laid of Sir Tatton Sykes Memorial, long account 20.5.65.1
Inauguration of Sir Tatton Sykes Memorial, long account 27.10.66.5
Meeting re Sir Tatton Sykes memorial 2.4.64.3
Skeleton found near Sykes Memorial nearing completion 15.9.66.7
Taylor, Mrs
Lectern presented to St. Mary‟s Church in memory of Mrs Taylor 4.7.63.2
Windows
Opening memorial windows at Holy Trinity 4.7.63.2
Streets
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Streets
Anlaby Rd
Meeting proposed recreation ground for Hull - 12 acres on Anlaby Rd 2.6.66.2
Butts Lane, Barton
Letter on nuisance in Butts Lane, Barton 10.7.58.1
Castle Street
Inquiry Castle Street improvements 7.2.63.2
Chapel Lane, Barton
To be flagged 20.8.59.1
Church St. Sculcoates
Report pillar boxes erected Leonard St., pier end of Nelson St. and Church St. Sculcoates 25.7.57.2
Crystal St
Natural gas illumination in Hull. Crystal St. discovered in boring for a well 1.8.57.2
Elm Tree Avenue
Brethren of Trinity House have completed planting trees in their new street which has been named Elm Tree
Avenue. Fields on both sides. Planting done by Mr Doran - corporation gardener 8.1.58.2
Hull streets
Measurements of some Hull streets 15.12.66.3
Humber Bank
Letter Humber Bank footpath 8.10.64.2
Kingston St
Tenders for sewers and paving new street between Myton Place and Kingston St. 21.4.66.1
Leonard St
Report pillar boxes erected Leonard St., pier end of Nelson St. and Church St. Sculcoates 25.7.57.2
Marfleet Lane
Reopening of Marfleet Lane footpath 30.6.66.2
Mill St
Letter on unprotected state of Mill St. 26.5.62.2
Myton Place
Tenders for sewers and paving new street between Myton Place and Kingston St. 21.4.66.1
Nelson St
Report pillar boxes erected Leonard St., pier end of Nelson St. and Church St. Sculcoates 25.7.57.2
Osborne St
Petition to open Osborne St. to Prince‟s Dock better road to German Church in Nile St. 5.2.59.2
Park Street
Improvements, refusal to pay rates 16.4.64.2
Princes Bank
Court of Sewers meeting re footbridge over Princes Bank drain put there by Mr Purdon, beerhouse in St.
John‟s Wood 5.5.66.2
St. Johns Wood
Building and new street plans 25.6.64.2
Street improvements
Report proposed street improvements in Hull 26.9.63.2
Whitefriargate
Letter on state of Whitefriargate 24.9.64.2
Tenders for flagging Whitefriargate 22.4.65
Williamson St.
To be re-paved, curbed & channelled 29.1.59.2
Strikes & Trade Unions
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Strikes and Trade Unions
Bricklayers
Case bricklayers intimidating bricklayers in Hull and 2nd
report 28.7.66.6
Leader on Bricklayers strike in Hull 16.6.66.3
Letter on bricklayers strike and report 23.6.66
Letter re bricklayers strike 16.6.66
Report bricklayers strike 14.7.66.2
Report masters and workmen bricklayers, 2 refs. 30.6.66
Strike in Hull 19.5.66.2, 21.7.66
Threat of another bricklayers strike in Hull 15.10.64.2
Threatened strike of bricklayers, 2 refs. 2.6.66.2
Cab proprietors
Strike of cab proprietors in Hull 15.8.57.2
Engineers
End of engineers strike 3.3.66.2
Hull engineers strike 17.2.66.2, 24.2.66.2
Firemen
Strike among seamen and firemen in Hull 28.4.66.2
Fishermen
Continuation of fishermen‟s strike 28.8.58.2
Strike in Hull 21.8.58.2
Painter’s
End of painter‟s strike in Hull 8.4.65
Sailors & Seamen
Meeting striking seamen 28.2.57.2
Strike among seamen and firemen in Hull 28.4.66.2
Seamen‟s strike in Hull 14.2.57.2, 21.2.57.3
Shipwrights
Case Hulk shipwrights strike 17.4.58.2
Case shipwrights strike 12 men in handcuffs 20 altogether sentenced to treadmill - appeal 3.4.58.2&3
Shipwrights strike in Hull 27.3.58.2
Stonemasons
End of stonemasons strike 22.9.66.4
Strike in Hull 1.9.66.2
Trade Unions
Letter are Trade Unions working Beneficially 21.4.66.2
Temperance
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Temperance
Bridlington
31st
anniversary of Bridlington and Quay Temperance Society 13.1.66.4
Permissive Bill
Meeting re Permissive Bill 3.3.66.2
Temperance Hall
Opening of new Temperance Hall in Hull, St. Luke Street. 29.11.62.2
Theatres
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Theatres
Alhambra
Bailiffs at the Alhambra 27.8.64.2
Case threatening to burn down the Alhambra 17.9.64.2
Beverley
Masonic theatricals at Beverley 28.2.57.2
Masonic amateur theatricals 20.2.58.2
Queen’s Theatre
Benefit for Hull General Infirmary 15.11.62.2
Death of J H Wolfinden lessee of the Queen‟s Theatre and funeral 28.9.61.2
Pantomime at Queen‟s Theatre 24.12.59.2
Serious accident to Mr Wolfinden lessee of Queen‟s Theatre 21.9.61.2
Visit of Pyne & Harrison Opera Co. at Queen‟s Theatre 13.6.63.2
Theatre and Concert Hall
Foundation stone laid of new Theatre and Concert Hall 22.4.65
Theatre Royal
Opening of new Theatre Royal 30.12.65
Rebuilding of Theatre Royal 5.11.64.2
Total destruction of Theatre Royal 15.10.59.2
Transport
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Towns & Villages
Bridlington
Letter scarletina - typhus in Bridlington deterrent to visitors 27.7.61.2
Hull
Christmas In 28.12.61.2, 27.12.62.2,29.12.66.3
Patrington
Christmas In 29.12.66.7
Withernsea
List of visitors to Withernsea 17.7.58.1
Transport
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Transport
See Also RAILWAYS, ROADS, SHIPPING
Anlaby
Fatal accident at Anlaby toll bar 19.9.57.2
Cab proprietors
Strike of cab proprietors in Hull 15.8.57.2
Coach proprietor
Death October 26th
at Winestead Station aged 46, John Wing, for many years coach proprietor from Hull to
Patrington 30.10.58.4
Self propelled carriage
Mr. W Hodson production of self propelled carriage 30.1.58.2
Trinity House
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Trinity House
Elm Tree Avenue
Brethren of Trinity House have completed planting trees in their new street which has been named Elm Tree
Avenue. Fields on both sides. Planting done by Mr Doran - corporation gardener 8.1.58.2
Pilots
Report the, Trinity House 31.12.64.2
Trinity House Boys
To visit site of Cottingham Castle 11.4.63.2
Treat for 13.9.62.2
Trinity House Schools
Report 23.3.61.2
Wars
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Wars
American War
Report Hull vessels in American War 21.6.62.2
India
Cawnpore letter from Hull Soldier 13.3.58.1
Letter from Indian camp 1.1.59.2
Humiliation day in Hull for Indian Mutiny 10.10.57.2
Public meeting in Hull - Indian Mutiny sufferings 12.9.57.2
Table donations Indian Relief for famine & meeting 13.4.61.1&2
Waterloo
Model of field of Waterloo by Joseph Munday 2.2.61.3
Water
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Water
Baths
Free water for 16.1.58.2
Cholera
And water supply in Hull, Dr King 4.8.66.2
Corporation Pier
Depth of water to be increased at 9.5.57.2
Dale, Mr
Meeting proposed remuneration for Mr Dale 29.10.64.2
Mr Dale‟s water scheme 30.12.65
Report by Mr Dales, Corporation engineer (Springhead) 5.3.64.2
Derringham Springs
Report 1.5.58.2
Resumption of work at Derringham Springs 21.8.58.2
Fountain
Free water for fountain to be erected near North Bridge 16.1.58.2
Hessle
Report on pure water at Hessle 6.3.58.2
Hull & Derringham water
Report 25.9.58.2
Oldham, James
Lecture on water 13.3.58.2
Sollitt ,J D
Lecture on water at Mechanic‟s Institute 21.11.57.2
Springhead
Completion of Stoneferry pipes link with Springhead water supply 12.7.62.2
Discovery of boat Springhead water undertaking 8.2.62.2
Experiment Springhead water supply 3.6.65.2
Letter on Springhead water supply 7.9.61.2, 29.10.64.2, 10.6.65, 24.6.65
Meeting
Hull Town Council 12.1.61.2, 9.2.61.2
Meeting 5.4.64.2
Proposed public celebration at 30.7.64.2
Report 4.6.59.2, 19.7.62.2
Cottingham 22.7.65
Turning 1st
sod Springhead Water Supply 1.2.62.2
Waterworks inspected by Corporation, long account 24.9.64.4
Stoneferry
Completion of Stoneferry pipes link with Springhead water supply 12.7.62.2
Warden, W
And Springhead water supply 18.12.58.2, 5.2.59.2, 25.6.64.2, 9.7.64.2
Claim 12.8.65
Contract 17.12.59.2
Meeting proposed remuneration to 15.10.64.2, 13.1.66.2, 22.9.66.3, 22.12.66.3
Meeting Warden‟s Inquiry Committee 9.12.65
Water analysis
Hull water analysis 17.4.58.2
Water
Leader on Hull water supply 8.9.66.7
Waterworks Committee
Meeting (reported regularly) 16.1.58.2
And letter 13.8.64.2
Re Alderman Brownlow 9.9.65
Report Reckitts and the Waterworks Committee 10.12.64.2
Reprimand for turncock by Waterworks Committee begging for Christmas boxes 6.3.58.2
Scene 30.3.61.2
Waterworks
Meeting proposed new waterworks 21.11.57.2
Water
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Hoax at 14.6.62.2
Weather
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Weather
Comet
Report on comet by J D Sollitt 9.10.58.2
Flood
In Holderness Clough at Stone Creek 14.7.66.5
Inundations by heavy rain in Hull. Reckitts worst sufferers flooding of Sutton Drain 24.11.66.4
Frost
The frost and its consequences 12.1.61.2
Gales
Destructive gale in Hull 25.10.62.2, 13.1.66.2
Recent gale local shipping losses 25.2.65
Great gales, fishing smacks in trouble 24.11.66.6
Serious gales in Hull 24.1.63.3
Serious gales in the area 3.12.64.3
Lightning
Serious fire in High St. caused by lightning 9.8.62.2
Saturn
Occulation of planet Saturn in Hull 14.5.59.2
Solar eclipse
At Hull report of J D Sollitt 20.3.58.2
Storms
Great storm in Hull 23.11.61.2
In East Riding 12.1.61.2
Letters re late storm 9.2.61.2
Serious storm in Hull 25.11.65
Serious thunder storm 27.5.65
Shipping vessels wrecked in late storm 13.1.66.3
Short report on recent great storm 14.1.65.2
Violent storms in Hull 10.2.66.2
Severe storm in Hull and East Riding 6.1.66.1
Whaling
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Whaling
Davis Strait Fishery 22.10.59.2
Report 24.10.57.2, 4.9.58.2, 18.9.58.2, 2.10.58.2, 2.10.59.2,12.10.61.2, 30.8.62.2, 27.9.62.2
Diana made successful voyage discharged cargo of seal oil and sailed for Davis Straits 13.6.57.2
Greenland Fishery
Departure of first steam fishing ship for Greenland after trial trip the Diana 21.2.57.2
News 17.4.58.2, 8.5.58.2, 9.7.59.2, 3.9.59.2, 19.5.62.2, 26.5.62.1
Report 25.7.57.2, 20.2.58.2, 19.6.58.2, 14.5.59, 28.5.59.2, 30.5.63.2
Report and departure of Emmeline and Gertrude for Greenland 26.2.59.2
North Whale Fishery
Report 22.1.59.2, 10.9.59.2
Whale fisheries
Report on 23.10.58.2, 3.5.62.2
News 3.7.58.2, 2.5.63.2, 17.10.63.2
Seal Fishery
Report of 27.4.61.2
Whaling companies
Meeting at Vittoria Hotel to form company to work fisheries of this port by aid of steam 26.9.57.2
1st
annual meeting Whale Seal Fishing Co. 23.2.61.2
Tea by whaler owners to crew 15.2.62.2
Whalers
Invited to sermon by Rev. O‟Dell 19.2.59.2
Cruel treatment of Hull sailor in a Russian prison 20.7.61.2
Whaling
Intelligence 19.10.61.2, 18.10.62.2, 10.12.64.2
Experiments at Mr Baker‟s ropery, Holderness Rd., double fuse from a harpoon gun 8.1.59.2
Whaling Vessels
“Aeolus” Whaling ship Aeolus, Capt. Grey arrived off Shetland 23.3.61.2
“Anne” Whaling intelligence The Anne, The Diana 28.9.61.2
“Chase” Trial trip of steam whalers Chase, new engines 23.1.58.2
“Diana”
And Lady Seale have left for fishing grounds 1.3.62.2
Arrival of whaler Diana 7.11.63.2
Believed winter bound in Arctic regions 17.11.66.5
Departure of first steam fishing ship for Greenland after trial trip the Diana 21.2.57.2
Letter on missing whaler Diana 15.12.66.2
Made successful voyage discharged cargo of seal oil and sailed for Davis Straits 13.6.57.2
Whaling intelligence The Anne, The Diana 28.9.61.2
“Gypsy” Loss of the Gypsy and Undaunted, whalers - Davis Straits 10.10.57.2
“Lady Seale”
Diana and Lady Seale have left for fishing grounds 1.3.62.2
Loss of Lady Searle and other whalers, long account 24.10.63.2
“Lord Gambler” Death at Kirkaldy of disease of the heart aged 45 Thomas Maritt late harpooner on board the
Lord Gambler 23.11.61.4
“Sarah and Elizabeth” Loss of Sarah and Elizabeth, Hull whaler, long account 16.5.57.2
“Undaunted” Loss of the Gypsy and Undaunted, whalers - Davis Straits 10.10.57.2
Departure of whaling vessels 2.3.61.2
Return of whaling vessels 1.11.62.2
Women
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Women
Hull & E R Female Penitentiary
Death in 66th
year Mrs Aitkin, 15 years matron of Hull & E R Female Penitentiary 30.10.58.4
Report 27.10.66.6
Hull Gaol
Report on Hull Gaol. Male wards unfit and defective accommodation for female prisoners. At night in 25 cells
80 women and children confined, their health is no better than expected 30.10.58.2
Matrimonial disappointment 19.2.59.2
Prostitution
Case seduction of English girls in Hamburg 16.4.59.3
Sudden death of Robert Hepworth, farmer, 70 years old in brothel in Low Church Alley 24.8.61.2
Hull Temporary Home for Fallen Women
Public meeting Hull Temporary Home for Fallen Women, long account 30.6.66.2
Report, Hull Female Temp Home 14.9.61.2