The Stockport Advertiser – Bredbury and Woodley – people and places – mentions of residents 1851- 1875 COMPILED BY ANTHONY KEITH TURNER Volume Two 1851- 1875 ANDREW, John – mentioned re explosion and loss of life at a colliery – 1857 Apr 17th APETHORN MILL Woodley – mentioned re Betty Gaskell who worked there drowning in the canal – 1862 Jan 10th ARDEN ARMS – Stockport Division licenses were renewed, with the exception of the Arden Arms Bredbury – 1853 Aug 26th “ – re inquest on James Wild drowning in the River Tame – 1858 Jan 15th – Also - mentioned re body taken there – found floating in the river – 1859 Dec 9th “ re Ellis Phillips drowning after walking into a reservoir near the pub – 186 2 Jan 10th “ re Evan Phillips landlord fined for Sunday drinking at the house – 1864 Aug 26th – also again 1866 May 4th “ Landlord Wm Malpas summoned for permitting drunkenness – 1867 July 12th “ Mentioned the `Cherry Fair” and P.C, Davies arresting a drunk – 1873 July 18th - also Annual Cherry Fair – 1875 July 9th “ Strange drowning case – re inquest on Wm Robinson and daughter Ada – fell into the river being worse for drink – 1874 Mar 20th “ Assaulting a landlord – Patrick Flynn – for assaulting Mr Malpus at the Arden Arms – 1875 July 16th ARDEN - Domain Coal Mine - On Fire – damage estimated at £1000 – 1852 Jan 23rd – 1852 Jan 30th ARDEN - Hall – re sale of live and dead farming stock etc - of Benjamin Chaffers – 1856 Oct 31st “ “ – Ralph Parkinson and Geo Hulme – stealing harness and stable implements from the farm – 1857 Jan 23rd ARDEN HOUSE – mentioned re advert for building sites – 1872 Nov 22nd and 1872 ARUNDALE, Joseph – beerseller – Bents Lane – applying to sell wines etc – 1875 Aug 6th – 1875 Aug 27th – also fined 10 shillings – 1868 Oct 16th ADSHEAD, Benjamin – residing in Bents Lane - re applying for a licence for sale of beer – 1875 July 30th- 1875 Aug 27th “ Mr – Joseph Bailey charged with stealing pears form the orchard of Mr Adshead – 1867 Sept 20th AMITAGE, Joseph – to be sold by auction – at Lowes Arms – land and buildings in Woodley – by trustees of the late Joseph Amitage – 1866 Feb 9th ASHTON, B esq J. P. – a young woman hurt by a horse being ridden by him – 1875 Aug 13th “ James – garden robbery – in the gardens of James Ashton, Highfield House – 1853 Oct 21st “ James – Woodley – mentioned Catherine Morrell – obtaining money – 1855 Oct 19th “ James – overseer of Bredbury – 1858 Apr 16th – also 1859 Apr 8th “ Joseph – advert for sale of furniture of the late Mr? Joseph Ashton – 1860 Oct 12th “ Mr – mentioned Mr Ashton`s Woodley Mill – re accidents – 1862 July 25th Also mentioned re `leaving service` - 1867 Oct 4th – also Alleged Fraud at their mill – 1874 June 19th “ Mr Ashton`s Mill – (re a Henry Dennerly) mentioned a weekly wage of 19 shillings + 5 pence – 1869 Jan 8th “ B. Ashton & Bros – breakage of drive shaft at Woodley Mills – 1875 May 7th “ Mr of Harrytown – mentioned re his coachman having an accident – 1863 Jan 2nd “ Benjamin Ashton – Pole Bank – Way wardens Bredbury – 1866 May 11th “ Benjamin of Woodley – County Petty Sessions – re cutting saplings – 1864 Jan 22nd AXON, Hannah – mentioned as tenant (fronting the turnpike) in property sale at the Navigation Inn – 1872 Nov 22nd “ Isaac – 52 – Woodley – found on the railway – 1868 Nov 27th “ Phillip – mentioned as landlord of the Grey Hound – 1868 Aug 7th BAILEY, Betty – Inquest on her at the Lowes Arms – 1858 Mar 5th “ Charles – mentioned as watchman at Woodley Mill – 1875 June 4th “ Elizabeth – sudden death – inquest on wife of Walter Bailey – at the Navigation Inn – 1873 June 13th “ Fanny (Bayley) aged 15- the daughter of a blacksmith in Bredbury – re attempted murder by Wm Bradshaw – 1858 Dec 3rd “ John – blacksmith Butterhouse Green – re inquest on his wife Betty – at the Lowes Arms – 1858 Mar 5th “ Joseph – summoned for neglecting to have a child vaccinated – 1872 Jan 5th “ Thomas (Bayley) – mill manager – overseers Bredbury – 1862 Mar 7th “ W. (Mr) – Sale of property at Woodley – at the house of Mr W Bailey – the Navigation Inn – 1868 Sept 25th “ Walter – Valuable Property in Bredbury – At the house of Mr Walter Bailey – the Navigation Inn – 1872 Nov 29th “ Wm – fined for keeping a dog without a license – 1872 Oct 11th BANK HOUSE – Hatherlow – To Be Let – 1856 June 6th BARBER, Ann – youngest dtr of Mr Barber of Bents lane – marrying Mr Wm Whittaker – 1875 Aug 13th BARDSLEY, Nancy – mentioned re being assaulted by her husband Simeon – 1854 July 28th “ Simeon – charged with assaulting his wife – 1854 July 28th BARKER, Wm – farmer – mentioned re his servant girl being assaulted – 1864 July 1st BARLOW, James – hatter - mentioned re having materials stolen from his house – 1864 June 3rd “ John – mentioned re Guardian nominators – 1871 Mar 31st “ Thos – Samuel Booth summoned for damage to his door – 1865 Feb 10th “ Robert - assaulted at the Grey Hound Inn – 1868 Aug 7th “ Samuel – mentioned re occupying Brookfold – near St Marks – 1874 Oct 16th - also 1875 Feb 5th BARRACK HILL – Horticultural Society – The 2nd annual show at the Commercial Inn – 1873 Oct 2nd “ (School) – re adopting local government act meeting – Mr Yates in the chair – 1864 Nov 25th BARRATT, Richard – fined 19s for being in the Rising Sun out of hours – 1872 Apr 26th BENTON, Mr (contractor) – re having widows broken by a man named Thos Dunleavey – 1874 May 8th BENTS LANE – mention re a John Powell charged with stealing a barrel of beer from a cart – 1872 Nov 18th “ Colliery – Fatal Accident to Charles Warner – 1874 Jan 16th BEECH, Elisha – fined 19s for being in the Rising Sun out of hours – 1872 Apr 26th BENNETT, Daniel – mentioned giving a recitation – young men`s institute – 1873 Nov 7th “ (Four Sons) named Bennett summoned for the maintenance of their parents – 1859 Feb 18th “ Wm – Wm Bennett of Bredbury fined 2s and costs for shooting a pidgeon the property of James Swindells – 1859 Aug 19th BENNISON, Thos – charged with assaulting a servant girl employed by his father-in-law – 1864 July 1st “ Thos – mentioned being at Pole Bank – 1868 Oct 9th BLAIR, Samuel – of Woodley charged with stealing a purse containing 4s – 1860 Aug 3rd BOOTH, Frederick – Woodley – engine driver Bredbury Coal Co Ltd – mentioned re inquest on Charles Warner – 1874 Jan 23rd “ Hannah – mentioned re being granddaughter of Isaac – (Sudden Death) - 1872 Oct 25th “ Henry – suicide – inquest at the Lowes Arms – 1873 June 20th “ H. Booth – joiner – mentioned premises near the Co-op – 1873 Sept 19th “ Isaac – of Butterhouse Green – Sudden Death – inquest at the Lowes Arms – 1872 Oct 25th “ Thos – mentioned as landlord of the White Hart – 1874 Jan 16th also 1874 Aug 28th BRADBURY, John – mentioned re sale of dwelling house in Red House lane – occupied by John Bradbury – 1864 Apr 29th BRADSHAW, Wm – farmer aged 16 – re attempted murder on Fanny Bailey – 1858 Dec 3rd BRAMHALL, Wm – slater – re him losing a watch on the way to Butterhouse Green – found but not returned – 1852 Dec 10th – 1853 Jan 14th BRAY, Ann (Mrs) – Summoned for drunkenness – 1860 Feb 17th BREDBURY - Brass Band (and Romiley) – tea party at Working men`s institute – 1873 Dec 19th “ Botanical Society – mentioned re monthly meeting at the Waggon & Horses – 1873 June 13th “ Coal Co Ltd – mentioned re fatal accident on Charles Warner – also mentioned Peter Henshaw, Isaac Lord, Mr Wooley manager , Jerimiah Adshead – 1873 Jan 23rd “ Colliery – To Be Let – 1858 May 21st – Also mentioned re accident on Nathaniel Timperly – 1871 Apr 28th – Also re accident to Jesse Smith – 1873 July 4th “ “ Isaac Lord 14 days for stealing timber from the colliery – 1869 May 14th “ Cricket Club – mentioned re cricket match at Bollington – 1873 July 4th – also Bredbury & Little Hayfield match – 1873 Aug 22nd - also Bredbury & Haughton – 1873 Sept 5th “ “ “ Annual closing dinner – at the Crown Inn- mentioned messrs Leigh, Fallows and Mr Marriot – 1873 Oct 17th – also Bredbury v Heaton Chapel – 1874 June 12th “ “ “ A match cancelled due to bad weather – 1875 Aug 13th “ Estate Sales – freehold farms, closes of land and buildings etc – 1864 Sept 16th “ Freehold Building Sites – re sites next to Arden House – 1872 Nov 18th BREDBURY - Hall and other valuable freehold estates – the trustees of the late Jesse Howard - To be sold by auction – 1858 May 28th and 1858 June 18th and 1860 May 18th “ Hall – Estate Sale – Bredbury Hall and lands belonging there to Mr Horsefield of Hyde £6,000 “ House – re a robbery on the highway near to the building – 1868 June 19th – 26th – July 3rd. “ Bredbury Local Board – meeting at School Room Gorsey Bank - mentioned messrs Smith, Livesey, Hulme, Wilde, Alcock, Wilkinson and Fallows – 1873 June 27th – 1873 Aug 29th “ “ “ Meeting gives reference to new steel works – 1874 Mar 27th – also mentions Clegg Liversey and Doctor Smith and others - 1874 May 1st “ “ “ Meeting gives ref` to – errection of new steel works – nuisance at Woodley railway bridge – Stockport Fire Brigade – 1874 May 1st – disinfecting houses – 1875 Jan 29th “ Mentioned re two employees ploughing there for James Buxton – 1867 Apr 26th “ Sewering etc – 1865 Sept 22nd “ Toll Bar – re Local Board Meeting and problems for cottagers living near to it – with night soil from Yew Tree Farm – 1874 May 1st “ Toll bar – The collector being assaulted – 1868 Oct 2nd BREDBURY Township – poor rate 1s in the pound granted – 1856 Feb 8th “ Township – re advert for adopting the local government act – 1864 Nov 11th “ (and Portwood) W. M. Institutions – billiard match – gives lists of the two teams and marks