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William Cooper REDDISH

William Cooper REDDISH

Male 1841 - 1889  (48 years)

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  • Name William Cooper REDDISH 
    Birth 1841  Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Baptism 30 May 1841  St. Michaels, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    1841 Census Derby Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    At 1841 Census, he is 1 (or 1 month) 
    1851 Census 15, Derby Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    At 1851 Census, he is 9, occ "scholar" 
    1861 Census 22, Derby Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    At 1861 Census, he is 19, occ "?workhouse apartments?" 
    1871 Census 1, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    At 1871 Census, he is 29, occ "silk manufacturer" 
    1881 Census 2, Riseley Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    At 1881 Census, he is 39, occ "silk manufacturer" 
    Reference Number V42 
    Individual Note At his marriage he was 21 and a "silk manufacturer"  [7] 
    Death 23 May 1889  8, Prestbury Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I42  VaughanDavies
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2025 

    Father David REDDISH,   b. Abt 1809, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1874, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Betty LOWE,   b. 1806, Stockport, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Jan 1873, Macclesfield, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 3 Jul 1831  Prestbury, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family Note Also at 1871 Census is Thomas M Reddish, grandson, aged 19  [10] 
    Marriage Note Both were living at Saltersford-cum-Kettleshulme when they married  [9] 
    Family ID F12  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Caroline HARDERN,   b. 1847, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1901, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 14 Apr 1869  St. Michaels, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Children 
     1. Fanny Sympson REDDISH,   b. Abt 1869, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1917 (Age 48 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     2. Laura Annie REDDISH,   b. 7 May 1873, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     3. Louisa Caroline REDDISH,   b. 25 Jan 1878, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1949, 45, Dovedale Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
     4. Gertrude Amy REDDISH,   b. 1879, Macclesfield, Cheshire Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Sep 1934, 37, Woodcroft Road, Wavertree, Liverpool Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F10  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 30 Jul 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1841 - Macclesfield, Cheshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptism - 30 May 1841 - St. Michaels, Macclesfield, Cheshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1841 Census - At 1841 Census, he is 1 (or 1 month) - - Derby Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1851 Census - At 1851 Census, he is 9, occ "scholar" - - 15, Derby Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1861 Census - At 1861 Census, he is 19, occ "?workhouse apartments?" - - 22, Derby Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1871 Census - At 1871 Census, he is 29, occ "silk manufacturer" - - 1, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google Maps1881 Census - At 1881 Census, he is 39, occ "silk manufacturer" - - 2, Riseley Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Apr 1869 - St. Michaels, Macclesfield, Cheshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 23 May 1889 - 8, Prestbury Road, Macclesfield, Cheshire Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • best match on birth is Apr qtr 1841, Macclesfield, vol 19, p191

      Several newspapers reported a court case where he was accused of soliciting in 1885. See below. The case was not pursued, so there is no evidence for the veracity or otherwise of the charge.

      The Supplement to the Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser of Sat November 14th 1885 is one of a number of papers:-
      Extraordinary Case at Macclefield
      Considerable sensation has been caused in Macclesfield by a prosecution which has been instituted by the Treasury, under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, the principal defendent being William Cooper Reddish, a silk manufacturer in the town, and who, at the Borough Police-court on Wednesday, was charged with unlawfully attempting to procure a certain girl named Annie Jackson, under the age specified in the Act, for immoral purposes. Mary Brooks, seamstress, was charged with detaining Annie Jackson for an immoral purpose, and against the will of her parents.

      (the report is on a page with a large number of similar reports that might be described as "tittle tattle")

      The Manchester Evening News of Weds Nov 25th 1885 reports on the conclusion:-
      Abandonment of a Treasury Prosecution
      At Macclesfield this morning the Town Clerk announced that the Treasury had decided not to proceed further in the charge against William C Reddish, silk manufacturer, Macclesfield, for prosecution for immoral purposes of a girl under the age of 18 years. The charge was laid under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, and several persons were charged with aiding and abetting Reddish. The defendants were discharged.

      The act was passed into law on 14 Aug 1885, so not long before this incident, but was the culmination of a number of different measures aimed at strengthening consent and placing boundaries on brothels etc.

  • Sources 
    1. [S13] 1881 Census :- 2, Riseley Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

    2. [S350] Baptism register :- St Michael's, Macclesfield (1841).

    3. [S19] 1841 Census :- Derby Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

    4. [S18] 1851 Census :- 15, Derby Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

    5. [S17] 1861 Census :- 22, Derby Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

    6. [S16] 1871 Census :- 1, Church Street West, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

    7. [S27] Marriage register entry :- William Cooper Reddish - Caroline Hardern (1869).

    8. [S15] Probate register :- William Cooper Reddish died 1889.

    9. [S22] Marriage transcript :- David Reddish - Betty Lowe (1831).

    10. [S20] 1871 Census :- 22, Derby Street, Macclesfield, Cheshire.


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