Policing the Chartists
This page looks at the use of the Metropolitan Police to manage the threat of Chartism outside the capital. It
Read MoreWhat did your family do in the revolution?
If you are searching for an individual and want to find out more about their involvement in Chartism, you may strike lucky and find them in one of the lists of names included in the articles below.
Your best bet, however, is to search the full Chartist Ancestors Databank. It includes more than 14,000 names and can be downloaded in Excel format.
This page looks at the use of the Metropolitan Police to manage the threat of Chartism outside the capital. It
Read MoreChartists looked to America as the land of the free. Though often disappointed by the reality, it offered for some
Read MoreChartists often named their children after their Chartist heroes, including Feargus O’Connor, William Lovett, John Frost, Henry Vincent and Ernest
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