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Henry Bamford of Deaf Mills aged 94, his wife aged 104 were both carding out of doors June 24, 1679.

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Henry Bamford of Deaf Mills aged 94, his wife aged 104 were both carding out of doors June 24, 1679.

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• Heywood, Oliver (1630-1702) (34), Bolton-born nonconformist minister and diarist, active in the West Riding, resident at Northowram, ejected for his beliefs ·
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• Nonconformism (47) ·
• Presbyterianism (20) ·
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