Numbers 23 – 25 Cocker Hill are pretty special. The cottages pre-date the Industrial Revolution and are among the oldest homes remaining in Stalybridge. I have not yet managed to find out exactly when they were built; 23 and 25 are recorded as being sold in 1750 and I’m guessing the others were in existence then too.
Forty five years later in 1795 the census recorded just thirty-four houses in the whole of Stalybridge
By 1831 this had risen to 2,357 houses
23 - 31 Cocker Hill September 2009
Census Returns – Cocker Hill – 1901
| Address
|
Nam
|
Relation to Head
|
Age Next
|
Occupation
|
| 23 Cocker Hill | Jesse Parkside | Head | 56 | Cotton Yarn Merchant |
| Sarah C Parkside | Wife | 56 | ||
| John K Parkside | Son | 19 | Yarn Merchants Clerk | |
| Geo Ed Parkside | Son | 14 | ||
| 25 Cocker Hill | Robert W Saxon | Head | 41 | General Property Repairer |
| Mary Saxon | Wife | 45 | ||
| Harriet Saxon | Dau | 7 | ||
| 27 Cocker Hill | Joseph Grims | Head | 52 | Fitter, Cotton Machines |
| Elizabeth Grims | Wife | 52 | ||
| Sarah Anne Grims | Dau | 25 | Worker, Cotton Mill | |
| Percy Stanley Grims | Son | 20 | Hanson Driver (Groom) | |
| 29 Cocker Hill | Fred Sinkinson | Head | 25 | Drapers Assistant |
| Bertha Sinkinson | Wife | 25 | Overlooker, Cotton Mill | |
| 31 Cocker Hill | George W Newton | Head | 34 | Railway Agent |
| Elizabeth Newton | Wife | 31 | ||
| Norman Geo Newton | Son | 2 |
Census Returns – Cocker Hill – 1891
* Note there are two separate returns for 23 Cocker Hill on the 1891 Census
| Address
|
Name
|
Relation to Head
|
Age Next
|
Occupation
|
| 23 Cocker Hill* | Edward Buckley | Head | 52 | Mechanic |
| Betty Buckley | Wife | 52 | ||
| James Buckley | Son | 23 | Agent | |
| 23 Cocker Hill* | James Cook | Head | 46 | Mechanic |
| Eliza Ann Cook | Wife | 40 | ||
| George Harry Cook | Son | 22 | Mechanic | |
| Elizabeth A Cook | Dau | 20 | Cotton? | |
| Roland Cook | Son | 18 | Mechanic | |
| Jane Cook | Dau | 16 | Cotton yarn realer | |
| Stanley Cook | Son | 15 | Cotton Piecer | |
| Edgar Cook | Son | 13 | Cotton Piecer | |
| Ernest Cook | Son | 11 | Plate Printworks | |
| Frederick Cook | Son | 7 | Scholar | |
| Clara Cook | Dau | 5 | Scholar | |
| Herbert Cook | Son | 2 | ||
| Sarah Cook | Mother | 71 | ||
| Hannah Cook | Sister | 50 | ||
| 25 Cocker Hill | Robert W Saxon | Head | 31 | Living on his own means |
| Mary Saxon | Wife | 31 | ||
| 27 Cocker Hill | Jane Hawkins | Head | 49 | |
| John Hawkins | Son | 26 | Blacksmiths | |
| Harry Hawkins | Son | 22 | Carter | |
| George Hawkins | Son | 20 | Steam Fitter (Apprentice) | |
| James Hawkins | Son | 15 | Cleaner/ locomotive | |
| Emily Hawkins | Dau | 9 | Scholar | |
| Thomas Thompson | Lodger | 22 | Corn Miller | |
| 29 Cocker Hill | Alexander Robertson | Head | 44 | Draper |
| Ann Robertson | Wife | 49 | ||
| George E Petric | Step Son | 25 | Draughtsman | |
| Helena I Petric | Step Dau | 22 | ||
| Richard Robertson | Son | 15 | Clerk | |
| Euphemia Robertson | Dau | 14 | ||
| Alexander Robertson | Son | 9 | Scholar | |
| Elizabeth Dewhirst | Mother in law | 81 | ||
| 31 Cocker Hill | Uninhabited |
Census Returns – Cocker Hill – 1881
| Address
|
Name
|
Relation to Head
|
Age Next
|
Occupation
|
| 23 Cocker Hill | Dan Woffinden | Head | 42 | Draper |
| Delia Woffinden | Wife | 40 | ||
| Annie Woffinden | Dau | 15 | Scholar | |
| Fanny Woffinden | Dau | 13 | Scholar | |
| Mary Woffinden | Dau | 11 | Scholar | |
| Mark Woffinden | Son | 9 | Scholar | |
| Charlotte Woffinden | Dau | 7 | Scholar | |
| Delia Woffinden | Dau | 5 | Scholar | |
| Lucy Woffinden | Dau | 3 | Scholar | |
| Hannah Woffinden | Dau | 1 | ||
| 25 Cocker Hill | John W Marsland | Head | 31 | Veterinary Surgeon |
| Louisa Marsland | Wife | 31 | ||
| Gertrude Marland | Sister in Law | 24 | ||
| 27 Cocker Hill | James Ellis | Head | 64 | Agent |
| Harriet Ellis | Wife | 27 | ||
| Annie Ellis | Dau | 4 | ||
| Edward Son | Son | 2 | ||
| Roshannah Ellis | Dau | 11 | ||
| 29 Cocker Hill | Charles Baker | Head | 45 | Alderman J.P. Linen Draper |
| Jayne Baker | Wife | 47 | ||
| Bertha Baker | Dau | 21 | ||
| Mary Baker | Dau | 20 | ||
| Kenneth Mininak | Apprentice | 17 | Drapers Apprentice | |
| Fredrick Cooper | Apprentice | 16 | Drapers Apprentice | |
| Elizabeth Potts | Servant | 24 | Domestic Servant | |
| Mary A James | Servant | 21 | Domestic Servant | |
| 31 Cocker Hill | John Boradill | Head | 60 | Lodge Keeper (Cotton Mill) |
| Jane Boradill | Wife | 45 | Card room Cotton Mill | |
| Elizabeth Boradill | Dau | 18 | Card room Cotton Mill | |
| Annie Sugden | Niece | 5 | Scholar |
Census Returns – Cocker Hill – 1871
| Address
|
Name
|
Relation to Head
|
Age Next
|
Occupation
|
| 23 Cocker Hill | John Lawton | Head | 72 | Corn Dealer |
| Mary Lawton | Wife | 72 | ||
| Annie Lawton | Dau | 43 | ||
| George Lawton | Son | 38 | Corn Dealer | |
| John Lawton | Son | 32 | Bookkeeper | |
| Margaret Lawton | Dau | 29 | ||
| 25 Cocker Hill | Richard Batty | Head | 42 | Cotton Spinner |
| Elizabeth Batty | Wife | 38 | Housekeeper | |
| John W Batty | Son | 13 | Piecer in Cotton Mill | |
| Harry Batty | Son | 11 | Scholar | |
| Edwin Batty | Son | 4 | Scholar | |
| Mary E Batty | Dau | 1 | ||
| 27 Cocker Hill | Joseph Chadwick | Head | 51 | Master Bobbin Turner – (Employing 9 men & 19 boys) |
| Grace Chadwick | Wife | 43 | Wife | |
| Joseph W Chadwick | Son | 16 | Manager of Bobbin Shop | |
| Luke Way Marsland | Boarder | 19 | Solicitors Articled Clerk | |
| 29 Empty | Uninhabited | |||
| 31 Cocker Hill | Joseph Conway | Head | 46 | Manager of Cotton Mill |
| Jane Conway | Wife | 41 | ||
| Mary Dean | Relative | 38 | ||
| Elizabeth Sykes | 16 |
Census Returns – Cocker Hill – 1861
House numbers not properly indexed – only number 31 available – others described as “Cocker Hill Brow” etc
| Address
|
Name
|
Relation to Head
|
Age Next
|
Occupation
|
| 31 Cocker Hill | Matthew Lawton | Head | 58 | Painter (Mill Machinery) |
| Sarah Lawton | Sister | 62 | ||
| Henry Cook Lawton | Nephew | 21 | Assistant Pawnbroker | |
| Charles James Buckley | Nephew | 28 | Waste Packer |
Census Returns – Cocker Hill – 1851
| Address
|
Name
|
Relation to Head
|
Age Next
|
Occupation
|
| 23 Cocker Hill | Edward Hunt | Head | 22 | Cotton Spinner |
| Sarah Hunt | Wife | 30 | ||
| 25 Cocker Hill | John (?Hatherford) | Head | 29 | Tailor |
| Mary (?Hatherford) | Wife | 24 | ||
| 27 Cocker Hill | Henry Heap | Head | 48 | Auctioneer & Agent |
| Betty Heap | Wife | 48 | ||
| Robert Heap | Son | 24 | Auctioneer & Agent Assistant | |
| Ann Heap | Dau | 22 | Dress Maker | |
| Edward Heap | Son | 21 | Druggist Assistant | |
| 29 Cocker Hill | Joseph Worsnip | Head | 33 | Mechanic |
| Sarah Worsnip | Wife | 33 | ||
| Ann Worsnip | Dau | 9 | Scholar | |
| James Worsnip | Son | 4 | Scholar | |
| Richard Worsnip | Son | 2 | ||
| (Hamilton) Worsnip | Son | 1 | ||
| 31 Cocker Hill | James Sidebottom | Head | 26 | Cotton Masters Son |
| Margaret Sidebottom | Wife | 22 | ||
| Mary A Wilkin | Servant | 24 | House Servant |
Cocker Hill, Stalybridge 