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Personal data George Inwood (Hop grower & Coal Merchant) 

• He was born on December 29, 1801 in Holybourne, Hampshire, England.Sources 8, 9, 10
• He was baptized on February 9, 1803 in Holybourne,Hampshire,England.Source 8
• Resident:
• in the year 1851: St Marylebone, Middlesex, England.Source 11
• in the year 1851: Twickenham, Middlesex, England.Source 10
• in the year 1861: Holybourne, Hampshire, England.Source 9
• Hampshire, England.Source 7
• He died on October 16, 1864 in Holybourne, Hampshire, England, he was 62 years old.Sources 4, 6
• A child of George Inwood and Mary Gearle

Household of George Inwood (Hop grower & Coal Merchant)

(1) He is married to Elizabeth Eames.

They got married on May 12, 1829 at Farringdon, Hampshire, he was 27 years old.Source 7

Child(ren):

1. George Eames Inwood  ± 1832-1873 
2. Charlotte Knight Inwood  1833-1923 

(2) He is married to Mary Ann Eames Christmas.

They got married on December 12, 1837 at St Mary's, Alton, Pourtsmouth, Hampshire, England, he was 35 years old.

Child(ren):

1. Elizabeth Ann Inwood  1838-1917 

Notes about George Inwood (Hop grower & Coal Merchant)

The background to Emigrationto America and New Zealand.

In the latter part of the 1700’s, England was undergoing great change, withthe industrial revolution, and war in Europe with France.

Up to thispoint each village was quite self-contained, and wherever you were born youwould probably spend your whole life and never think of moving away. Thevillage was organised in a hierarchy with the rich landowner, at the top. Onthe next level down were the tenantfarmers who looked after the land and livestock. (The Inwood family)They would be provided with property that they leased, and if they managed alarge farm with fertile soil, the farmers had the opportunity to earn plenty ofmoney and live comfortably. This was certainly the case of the Inwood Familyand in particular Daniel Inwood, who lived at Kings Farm
At the beginning of the 1800s, emigration was stifled by the NapoleonicWars, which brought restrictions on overseas travel and increased theprosperity of agriculture. The demand for corn, and the large labour forcerequired to harvest it, had fostered a healthy rural economy. However, with theend of the wars, demand eased and rural England slid into economic depression,encumbered by a destitute surplus labour force.
In 1798 ThomasMalthus published his Essay on the Principles ofPopulation. In his book, Malthus claimed the population of Britain wasgrowing faster than food production. Malthus predicted that unless somethingwas done about this, large numbers of people in Britain would starve. His bookcreated panic and for the first time in history, the government agreed to countthe number of people living in Britain. The 1801 census revealed that Britainhad a population of 10,501,000. It was estimated that the population of Britainhad doubled since 1750.

The move towards large-scale scientific farming greatly increased output butmade many agricultural workers redundant. Some moved to the fast-growingindustrial areas in search of work, whereas others decided to emigrate toAustralia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and the United States. After 1830the numbers of people leaving Britainincreased dramatically
Government schemes for emigration began soon after the end of the wars in1815 when transports returning troops from Canada were encouraged to take onpassengers at low rates. In the early 1820s the British government made fourlarge grants to encourage emigration which ultimately proved unpopular.Government-assisted migration still held a certain stigma because of theprevious transportation of convicts and the luddites to Australia. Emigrationwas also despised in some circles because it was felt that the departure of theEnglish agricultural labourer would encourage an already serious Irish influxand that, as a result, vagrancy would spread. Despite these negativeassessments, some political commentators saw emigration as offering the mosteffective solution to Britain's domestic problems. A political pamphlet of 1828extolled its virtues
'There is reason to hopefor the greatest and most important results from connecting emigration and therepeal of the poor laws, so as to accomplish at once relief for the present andsecurity for the future '.Hints on emigration, as the means of effecting therepeal of the poor laws / [Anon.]. p25 (30-39)

A quotation fromWilliam Curtis M.R.C.S, the grandson of Mary Inwood in his history of bookAlton in 1896, describes the food Riots and the dispute at Holybourne

The bulk of the agricultural population of Hampshireremained practically untaught, consequently when labour saving appliances, suchas the thrashing and turnip cutting machines, were first introduced, thelabourers (who found employment In winter in threshing corn with the flail, astheir forefathers had done from Saxon times downwards) were too ignorant, tosee anything in such an innovation except ruin for themselves, and theirfamilies and riots occurred in some places. The machines were smashed and otheracts of Lawlessness were committed."
My father used to tell us of the excitement in the
County on the introduction of machinery foragricultural
Purposes, and the general depression ending in Breadriots,
Aboutthe year 1830. On one occasion he was riding on
One of his rounds, through East Worldham, on his way to
Kingsley, when he was met by a large crowd of excited
Rioters, who stopped him at the top of Worldham Hill,and
Said, "Oh, Mr. Curtis, it is a pity you were notat Headley, when we broke into the Workhouse. You would have
Laughed, if you had seen the tiles fly. Tell the peoplein Alton to look out as we are intending to attack the Workhouse and Breweriesafter we have been to Selbourne." My father on his return home made knownwhat he had seen and heard. A messenger was sent on horseback to Winchester fortroops, and a number of the inhabitants were sworn in as special constables;the town was patrolled at night, and every precaution taken against an attack.The guard room was an old hop store used by the Messrs. Crowley, and situatedat the corner of Turk Street. The pockets of hops were ranged round in front ofthe fire place as seats for the comfort of the night watch, and my father endedhis exciting reminiscences by saying," Didn't I get a welcome there, asthe bearer of sausage rolls and homemade ginger bread nuts."
Mr. Cassell, one of the oldest inhabitants of our town,
Informed me that a troop of Life Guards came fromWinchester, and were quartered at the Crown Inn. They went to Selbourne, whenthe rioters set fire to a public house, and a barn at Newton Common, afterwhich they became disorganized, and did not attack the town.
It is quite evident that at the time of which we are
Writing local information was not easily transmitted toany considerable distance, and in consequence we find very little informationin the newspapers of that period with regard to these events. The onlyparagraph of interest is the following in connection with Holybourne, datedNovember 29th, 1830:
ISM. “AtHolybourne, outside Alton, the labouring classes
Assembledfor the purpose of obtaining higher wages,
Statedthat the present allowance was really insufficient to support their families.The farmers met, and agreed to give reasonable price for labour, with which themen appeared perfectly satisfied, and returned to their work. It is gratifyingto observe that the conduct of the men towards their employers was orderly andrespectful. They declared they did not intend to join with any persons notbelonging to this parish, and only requested as much as would enable them tolive." J

Extracted from Hampshire Chronicle. Winchester

This was in partthe background that influenced many of the children of the family
In the period1824 to 1827 Daniel and William, appear to have been set up in business in Londonat Dorcas Row, Hammersmith, as millers. The business was set up by Daniel witha £100 loan from his father remaining in his hands until 2 years after thedeath of his mother Mary, when it would be repaid at 3% interest and dividedamongst all the brothers and sisters.
James at the ageof 14 years during the same period in 1824 is apprenticed on the ship‘Abberton’ with the East India Company, which at the time was one of theprincipal Companies carrying goods from America to Great Britain.

Daniel met andmarried Marianne Gosling, whose father owned a bookshop in Hammersmith, fromwhich it is evident that travel books , which included trips from New York to Albany by the Steamer’United States’ described as a ‘floating palace’ in a book read by Anne writtenby James Stuart, and told to Augustus. Another book was ‘Winterbottoms’s‘Account of America
In 1829 James andWilliam had already, emigrated and were writing frequent letters describingtheir adventures to their families.

16 Dec 1830 Will of George Inwood children’s father

‘I direct my funeral must be decent,but not expensive and as to mourning which I consider only form I request thatin lieu thereof chair and plate be set for me every day at Dinner the same asin my lifetime during one year
· To wife Mary all household goods,furniture…….
· To sons George and Richard- the messuage(dwelling house), malt house, mill, barn, stable, outhouses, buildings ,garden,orchard and meadowland adjoining in there and my own occupation in Holybourne,to be held as tenants in common subject to an annuity of £40 wo wife Marypayable weekly and charged (within two years after the death of the wife) with£100 to be paid to children Mary,Elizabeth, Rebecca, Ann, James, Augustus and Sarah equally
· To sons Daniel and William, otherwise AlfredWilliam- his leasehold and messuage, buildings situated in Dorcas Rd,Hammersmith now occupied by them and their under tenants as tenants in common,subject to an annuity of £30 to wife Mary payable weekly. The £100 lent toDaniel remaining in his hands until 2 years after the death of his mother Mary,when it would be repaid at 3% interest and divided amongst all other sevenchildren
· To nephew George Turvill ……..the copyholdTemples in which I now reside with offices and garden thereto belonging andpart of the yard to great barn door down to the great gate post to permit saidwife to occupy the same or receive rentand profits thereof in her life she keeping the same tenantablerepair--------Witnesses Daniel Inwood of Binstead TC Woodward surgeon Alton

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