A section of documents (letters, wills, deeds etc) which give interesting insight into the history of the area of Stoke-on-Trent, North Staffordshire, England. 

 

Index of documents

Copy of deportation documents of Jacob Elson, in 1848 he was convicted of stealing a jacket at Tunstall and in 1851 was transported to Tasmania for 10 years. He was 16 years old.

Copy of the will of Ralph Sympson of Hanley, an 'Earth Potter' Dated: 4th October 1679

Copy of a letter of Joseph Hawley a potter of Burslem Dated: 20th November 1827

Copy of a title dead surrendering a piece of land in Shelton (now Hanley) to Job Ridgway (for use for Bethesda Chapel) Dated: 11th June 1798

Copy of an Indenture declaring a Trust of a Chapel called Bethesda Dated: 31st August 1803

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