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Slogging Gangs Aston & Birmingham (1850-1920)

ASY

master brummie
Hello to all

I’ve become completely immersed and fascinated by the story of the Giblin brothers, who became notorious for their violence and involvement in 'slogging gangs' (pre-Peaky Blinders era).

I wanted to understand what drove these young boys to engage in so much criminality. There are seven different Giblin families all coming from Ireland in the 1850s and all settled in or around Livery Street. After a few months research and writing the blog contains articles on:

Youth gangs,
The Psychological Impact of Poverty and Neglect
The Catholic-Protestant Divide and the 'Murphy Riots of 1867'
Trade Clubs
Bare Knuckle fights & Alf Greenfield (really enjoyed researching this gentleman)
Punishment & Magistrates, Flogging of Children & Hard Labour
Slogging Gangs and Stone Throwing

This blog is quite long—about a 40-minute read—and is just part one.

If anybody would like a read the link is here and

I hope you enjoy the read, and I’d love to hear your thoughts!"

Cheers

Andy
 

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Hello to all

I’ve become completely immersed and fascinated by the story of the Giblin brothers, who became notorious for their violence and involvement in 'slogging gangs' (pre-Peaky Blinders era).

I wanted to understand what drove these young boys to engage in so much criminality. There are seven different Giblin families all coming from Ireland in the 1850s and all settled in or around Livery Street. After a few months research and writing the blog contains articles on:

Youth gangs,
The Psychological Impact of Poverty and Neglect
The Catholic-Protestant Divide and the 'Murphy Riots of 1867'
Trade Clubs
Bare Knuckle fights & Alf Greenfield (really enjoyed researching this gentleman)
Punishment & Magistrates, Flogging of Children & Hard Labour
Slogging Gangs and Stone Throwing

This blog is quite long—about a 40-minute read—and is just part one.

If anybody would like a read the link is here and

I hope you enjoy the read, and I’d love to hear your thoughts!"

Cheers

Andy
Sounds an interesting family. I can't seem to see the link though.
 
I don't know, she came to Kingstanding from Ashted in the late 1940s and there's some mystery about her maiden surname, she comes up in searches as Giblin and Barlow on various sites, could be either or both, she was widowed with eight children when I first met her but it was never discussed.
 
Hi,

After six months of in-depth research into and about the families connected to the Giblin brothers and their notorious slogging gang. Following on from my two previous blogs, I have finally finished Part three, my research though has resulted in over 500 pages of writing, far too much to condense into a single blog post.

To do justice to the complexity of their lives, I’ll be releasing a five- or six-part blog series, exploring key individuals, their criminal trajectories, and the harsh social conditions that shaped them.

Blog Series Breakdown:

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Part One – Introduction: Industrial & Reformatory Schools
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Part Two – Moran & Bates Families
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Part Three – Cunningham, Welch, Walsh, & Welch Families
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Part Four – Prendergast & Feeney Families
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Part Five – The Giblin Brothers & Conclusion

Part one is now on my website link here

I would love to hear from anybody that maybe related to any of the names mentioned above

Many Thanks Andy
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Hello Eric, Once I have posted all my chapters over the next few weeks, I would be happy to share further information on The Giblin family. I have researched them for more or less a year now, so have an awful lot of information
 
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