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Margaret Downes ? – 1819

Margaret Downes was celebrated on Day 3 of the cycle ride, Tavistock to Tiverton, Friday 5th June 2015. Fog on Dartmoor.

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Margaret Downes was martyred at the Peterloo Massacre. Not much else is known about her but details of her death can be found on websites relating to Peterloo.