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Thread #132473   Message #2997485
Posted By: pavane
01-Oct-10 - 08:59 AM
Thread Name: Morris 1802 Eyam Derby(shire)
Subject: Morris 1802 Eyam Derby(shire)
Does anyone know of Morris dance from Eyam "co. Derby". I came across the following in "The Gentlemans Magazine", vol 92, 1802, obituaries:

"At Eyam, co Derby, Edward Dooley, miner and musician. An oratorio had been announced to be performed the following Sunday for his benefit, as he was very poor and infirm. Too much anxiety and exertion in preparing for this happy occasion probably hastened [illegible], which unexpectedly took place on the evening before the intended performance. Bineg in company with some young men, who were rehearsing a Morris-dance which was to be held on the following Monday on the Edge, he suddenly laid down his fiddle, stretched himself, and expired."