English agricultural labourers convicted for unionising
Tolpuddle martrys
The shelter in Tolpuddle erected as a memorial in 1934
Date
1833–1834
Location
Tolpuddle, Dorset, England
Participants
James Brine
James Hammett
George Loveless
James Loveless
John Standfield
Thomas Standfield
Sir John Williams
Outcome
Transportation to Australia (1834)
Pardoned (1836)
Returned to England (1837–1839).
Tolpuddle
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Location of Tolpuddle in England
The Tolpuddle Martyrs were six agricultural labourers from the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, England, who, in 1834, were convicted of swearing a secret oath as members of the Friendly Society of Agricultural Labourers. They were arrested on charges under the Unlawful Oaths Act during a labour dispute over cut wages before being convicted in R v Loveless and Others and sentenced to penal transportation to Australia.[1][2] They were pardoned in 1836 after mass protests by sympathisers and support from Lord John Russell and returned to England between 1837 and 1839.
The Tolpuddle Martyrs became a popular cause for the early union and workers' rights movements.
^Judge, Ben. "18 March 1834: Tolpuddle Martyrs sentenced to transportation". Money Week. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
^Davis, Graham (2011). In Search of a Better Life: British and Irish Migration. The History Press. p. 94. ISBN 9780752474601. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
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