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Owners and Occupiers

1851-1854
James Proctor (c.1804-1871) widower, Merchant "gentleman" (L.H. MacIntyre & Co. Commission Merchants and Shipowners) seems to have been living here in the 1851 census with 14 year old Leonard Atkinson, a scholar born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne visiting; and one Derbyshire born servant, He had previously been at 8 Cambridge St. and by 1855 was listed in the Directory at 33 Hope Street. He died in 1871 leaving under £600. (There was a Robert Proctor, corn merchant (Sir J. Walmsley & Co.) living in Much Woolton in 1843 who may have been James Proctor's father ?)

1861
John Scott born c.1815, wine & spirit merchant is shown living here in the 1861 census with his wife Margaret, age 42, born in Whitehaven and their 3 teenage children born in Liverpool. They had 2 servants not born locally. John Scott was born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne and by 1856/7 was at 44 Islington with an office at 20 Water St.

1867
Henry Hodgson Bardswell (c.1837-1921) cotton broker, who had served his apprenticeship with Cunningham and Hinshaw and by 1863 became a partner in the firm. A son of Chas. Bardswell the well-known Liverpool Solicitor. Educated at King's College School, London, he & his family were here in the 1870s. He was Vice-President of the Liverpool Cotton Association & in 1902 was elected President. But it was in 1892 he displayed the highest talents of a cotton broker when the managing clerk of an old and wealthy firm was found to have embezzled a large sum & lost it through speculation. 20 eminent firms - brokers & merchants - found they had 87,000 bales of cotton to dispose of without upsetting the tenor of the market. He was deputed to act on their behalf & did so successfully by selling 2,500 bales a day at a reasonable profit, thus earning great respect for his skilful service to the trade. He played tennis & chess and was secretary & captain of Childwall Cricket Club. He married twice - secondly to Sarah Ellen, daughter of Wm. Ainsworh of Southport, where he lived latterly. His daughter Eileen married J. Monro Walker, youngest son of Sir A.B. Walker of Gateacre Grange.

[Illustration: Mr H. H. Bardswell]

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