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Mr John Bolton Littledale was a wealthy Cheshire businessman
living at Sandiway Bank (now Sandiway House and the offices of AMEC plc). In
1881 this house was part of Weaverham cum Milton rather than its present day
incorporation into Hartford and the house and lodge were much more isolated.
The census information is interesting:-
|
Name |
Relation |
Marital
Status |
Gender |
Age |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
| John B
Littledale |
Head |
M |
Male |
58 |
Liverpool, Lancashire |
Retired Broker |
| Mary
Littledale |
Wife |
M |
Female |
35 |
Manchester, Lancashire |
|
|
Minitte Littledale |
Daughter |
U |
Female |
14 |
Weaverham, Cheshire |
Scholar |
| Edith
M Littledale |
Daughter |
U |
Female |
10 |
Weaverham, Cheshire |
Scholar |
| Mary
Littledale |
Daughter |
U |
Female |
5 |
Weaverham, Cheshire |
Scholar |
| Rosa L
Woodyatt |
Visitor |
U |
Female |
14 |
Over,
Cheshire |
Scholar |
| Mary
Hobson |
Governess |
U |
Female |
48 |
Birmingham Heath |
Governess |
| Mary
Ann Wilson |
Servant |
U |
Female |
26 |
Crook,
Westmorland |
Ladies
Maid |
| Ann
Bizby |
Servant |
U |
Female |
31 |
Loughton, Yorkshire |
Cook |
| Alice
Hignett |
Servant |
U |
Female |
22 |
Weaverham, Cheshire |
Kitchenmaid |
| Mary
Chatterton |
Servant |
U |
Female |
22 |
Lower
Bebbington, Cheshire |
Housemaid |
|
Francis Tuftey |
Servant |
U |
Female |
30 |
Prestnell, Leicestershire |
Housemaid |
and in the Lodge:-
|
Name |
Relation |
Marital
Status |
Gender |
Age |
Birthplace |
Occupation |
|
James Gregory |
Head |
M |
Male |
61 |
Little Budworth, Cheshire |
Butler |
|
Margaret Gregory |
Wife |
M |
Female |
71 |
Latham, Lancashire |
Butlers Wife |
Information extracted from 1881 Census Records
This family of five people employed seven servants. There is a
striking difference between John's age and that of his wife - 23 years! He died
in 1889 at the age of 66 and is buried in Hartford churchyard where a window at
the west end of the church was given by his friends and dedicated to his memory.
The House was subsequently owned by Sir John Brunner Bt who
was MP for Northwich from 1910 to 1918 - he was the son of the founder of
Brunner Mond. It was then empty for some time before being used as the Mid
Cheshire Electricity Board headquarters, then by Leonard Fairclough (builders)
and then as offices for AMEC plc. until 2009.
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