Titmouse, 76
Toft, 91
Tomlyn, a printer, 39
Trafford, 94
Traffords of Trafford, 80
Travis, Anthony, 226
Trumbles, Francis, Quaker highwayman, 63
Turks captured by Quaker sailors, 48
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Tyas, John, 181
Uppleby, Rev. George, 88
Venables, Alice, 82;
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Sir William, 82
Vestments restored, 90
Vikings’ commerce, 60
Vitalis, 207
Wabee tribe, 31
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Wakefield, 61, 65
Waldegrave, Robert, 39
Walker, C. J. S., 195;
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Walker’s Croft, 225
Walmsley, Mr., 7
Walsingham, 83
Walthamstow, 67
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Ward, Dr. A. W., 247, 249
Ward, Robert, 250
Warden, Florence, 15
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Waugh, Edwin, 200
Wellington, Duke of, 188, 194, 196
West, Sir Thomas, 224
Westhead, William Wilkinson, 135
West Mead, 17
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Whaley, 27
Wharncliffe, Earl of, 192
Whately, Archbishop, 213
White, Charles, F.R.S., 15, 22
White Moss, 183
Whitworth Doctors, 115
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Wickstead, Mr., centenarian, 27
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Wigan, 27, 28, 32;
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Wilford, George, centenarian, 27
Wilkinson, Jemima, centenarian, 33;
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Will of George Manchester, 106
William III., alleged plot for his murder, 4, 8
William IV., 190, 191, 196
Williams, Sir William, 5
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Roman Catholic priest, 93
Wills, Gen., 240, 241
Wilmslow, 87, 88
Wilson, James, centenarian, 25, 27;
Rev. John, 38
Wilson, branded for roguery, 9, 12
Windness, William, centenarian, 30
Winwick, 204
Witches, 219
Wolf in St. James’s Park, 66
Wolsey, Cardinal, 86
Womball, a carrier, 9, 12
Woman in soldier’s uniform, 31
Women indicted for being Roman Catholics, 93
Women’s amber ornaments, 57
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William, escapes from ward, 63
Woods, Rev. James, 240
Worcester, 18
Worsaae, J. J. A., 56, 59, 60, 210
Worsley, 35, 83
Worthington, Mr., 93
Wren, 77
Wren’s nest, 75
Wright, Thomas, the prison philanthropist, 164
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Transcriber's Notes
Some presumed printer's errors have been corrected, including
normalizing punctuation. Some index entries have been corrected to
match the spelling and page numbers in the main text. Further
corrections are listed below:
p. 15 Autobiographic -> Autobiographical
p. 50 May York -> May-York
p. 54 peacable -> peaceable
p. 54 Deliverences -> Deliverances
p. 79 riends -> friends
p. 98 there was a Trafford a priest -> there was at Trafford a priest
p. 138 367 -> p. 367
p. 218 indentified -> identified
Advertisements olk-lore -> folk-lore
Footnote 1 Ley -> Levy
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