Dickens Journal On-line (The Dean House Riots) (General)

by m p griffiths , Sunday, January 20, 2013, 08:19 (4320 days ago) @ rookancestrybest

The Dean House Riots - took place in 1831

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_of_Dean

Warren JAMES (parents Warren JAMES + Ann KEAR) emerged as a populist leaders (but later sent to Van Diemen's Land) -

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previous thread on the riots:

http://www.forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?mode=thread&id=25039

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David Adams (whose ancestors were also Kear's on his mother's side) and who is collating all the information, together we are trying sort out the fact from fiction in his writings, as the 'Rev' used family names and people he knew frequently.

I'll forward your message onto him.