Riots

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This is a backup copy of the West Yorkshire Archive Service's "Off the Record" wiki from 2015. Editing and account creation are disabled.

The following source list was originally available only on paper in one of the West Yorkshire Archive Service offices. It may have been compiled many years ago and could be out of date. It was designed to act as a signpost to records of interest on a particular historical subject, but may relate only to one West Yorkshire district, or be an incomplete list of sources available. Please feel free to add or update with any additional information.


WYAS Finding Number Year Description
QD1/122/8 1783 Recognizances regarding Corn Riot at Halifax
QS1/123/2 1784 Account of expenses of a sufferer from Corn Riots
QS1/123/4 1784 Order to reimburse sufferers from Corn Riots
WRD1/37 1893 Featherstone Riots
QD1/627 1870 Correspondence concerning the attendance of justices at Tankersley on account of the disturbance at Thorncliffe colliery
QD1/4/179-183 1862-1885 Records of West Riding Solicitor: riots
P23 6 Sept 1837 Claims for compensation for riot damage at Wakefield borough election
C375 1838 2 letters concerning Dewsbury anti-poor law riot