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Burglary at Darfield.

York Herald - Saturday 14 December 1844 Burglary at Darfield. THOSMAS SPOTTISWOOD (32) and JOHN SPOTTISWOOD (34), were charged with having, on the 26th Feb.,...

George Skibbeck Maude Charity

Yorkshire Gazette - Saturday 29 January 1848 Darfield The charity of the late George Skibbeck Maude, B.A.. late of Middlewood Hall, Darfield, who bequeathed £1,000 to...

Highway Robbery near Darfield

Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 18 March 1848 Highway Robbery near Darfield As Mr. William Haigh, farmer, Little Houghton, was returning home from Barnsley market on Wednesday...

Attempted Suicide by a Lunatic.

London Evening Standard - Monday 19 March 1849 Attempted Suicide by a Lunatic. On Saturday morning last a man reached Darfield, on his road to...

Wilful Murder at Darfield

October 1841
Sheffield Independent - Saturday 16 October 1841 Wilful Murder at Darfield. We have this week to record one of the most malicious and deliberate murders that...

Wilful Murder at Darfield – The Inquest

October 1841
Sheffield Independent - Saturday 16 October 1841 Wilful Murder at Darfield – The Inquest The inquest was held on Wednesday, and by adjournment, on Thursday, at...

Wilful Murder at Darfield – The Trial

March 1842
Sheffield Independent - Saturday 19 March 1842 The Darfield Murder JOSEPH LODGE (24,) and WM. LODGE (32,) were indicted, for that they, on the 11th of...

Fatal Accident at the Darfield Station on the Midland Railway.

August 1848
Sheffield Independent - Saturday 12 August 1848 Fatal Accident at the Darfield Station on the Midland Railway. On Tuesday morning last, an inquest was held...

Accident with Threshing Machine at Darfield.

December 1848
Leeds Intelligencer - Saturday 02 December 1848 Accident at Darfield. On Tuesday, whilst a Woman of the name of Blackberry was employed in feeding a thrashing...

Murder of a Child At Darfield

June 1849
Sheffield Independent - Saturday 23 June 1849 Murder of a Child At Darfield. On Thursday last, a highly respectable jury of farmers and yeomen assembled...