Joseph Dempsey Doyle (1882-1964), Alderman, Mayor and Freeman of Glossop
Matthew Ellison Hadfield (1812-1885), Architect
Robert Hamnett (1855-1914), Glossop’s First Historian and Archaeologist
The Howard Family, Barons of Glossop and Glossop Hall
Isaac and Harriet Jackson (1858-1922 and 1857-1938), Inventor and Welfare Reformer, Benefactors and Freemen of Glossop
Dr Milligan (1878-1954), Glossop’s first full-time Medical Officer of Health
Charles Augustus Ollivierre (1876-1949), Cricketer and first black West Indian to play County Cricket in England
Mrs Mary Alice Partington, MBE, JP (1869-1950), First Woman Mayor of Glossop and Freeman of Glossop
Edmund Potter, MP, FRS (1802-1883), Calico Printer and Philanthropist
Robert Kershaw (1804-1864), Mill Owner, Teacher and Philanthropist
Sir Samuel Hill-Wood (1872-1949) Millowner, MP, Sportsman
This article was researched and written by Kate Raine in June 2026 and looks at the life of Robert Kershaw 1804-1864, Millowner, Teacher and Philanthropist.
MP, FRS, Calico Printer and Philanthropist “His high moral tone, his gentle bearing, his refined tastes and his good common sense secured for him the
Cricketer First black West Indian to play County Cricket in England Charles Augustus Ollivierre was born in Kingstown, St Vincent in 1876. He played cricket
Millowner, MP, Sportsman Young Sam Sir Samuel Hill-Wood, the only child of Samuel and Anne Kershaw Wood, was born in 1872. His father, Samuel Wood,
Inventor and Welfare Reformer, Benefactors and Freemen of Glossop A Hyde Lad Isaac Edward Jackson was born in 1858, the youngest son of Horace and
The text below is based on The Book of Glossop (Published 1991, ISBN 0 86023 484 3) by Jack Hanmer and Dennis Winterbottom and is
Glossop’s First Historian and Archaeologist Robert Hamnett was the first chronicler of the town’s history. He was born on March 9th 1855 in Stockport, the
Architect Matthew Ellison Hadfield (1812–1885) was born at Lees Hall, Glossop, Derbyshire, on 8th September 1812, one of thirteen children to parents Joseph Hadfield and
Alderman, Mayor and Freeman of Glossop The Obituary of Alderman Doyle below was taken from a cutting from the Glossop Chronicle of 10 April 1964.
Glossop’s first full-time Medical Officer of Health The Obituary of Dr Milligan below was taken from a cutting from the Glossop Chronicle of 26 March