Historedia
Person

Edward Twisleton

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1841–1851

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Edward Twisleton, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Ballinrobe Union Workhouse deaths during the Great Famine, April 1849

    1841–1851

    Role: Chief Poor Law Commissioner (new_person_candidate; resigned in 1849 in protest over the Rate-in-Aid Act)

    1. 1841–1851 · County MayoCounty Mayo Population Decline

      The population of County Mayo fell from 388,887 to 274,830 between 1841 and 1851 due to starvation and emigration.

Sources

  1. Great Famine (Ireland) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02