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Scroll Welcoming Anne Marsh Caldwell In 1860 Anne Marsh (nee Caldwell) came into possession of the home of her childhood, Linley Wood, Talke, Staffordshire. Gaining possession of the estate came about through the terms of the will of her late brother James Stamford Caldwell who had died in 1858 unmarried. The event was marked by a party at Linley Wood, 8 September 1860, and this was reported in the Staffordshire Advertiser the following week. Unfortunately Anne was not able to attend but was later presented with a scroll signed by all the tenants to mark the event. It was around this time that she changed her name to Anne Marsh Caldwell in compliance with the terms of her brother's will. For larger images, click here For transcription, see below.
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To Mrs Marsh-Caldwell Linley Wood
Madame
We your tenants and the inhabitants of Talk-on-the-Hill and its neighbours beg to offer our sincere and hearty congratulations on your arrival here to take up your residence amongst us. We venture to hope that your residence at Linley Wood whose delightful situation and beautiful grounds offer so many attractions to the lovers of nature may be permanent.
From the experience that we have already had of your willingness to assist us in all good and charitable works whether in promoting the education of the young or ministering to the necessities of our poorer neighbours we feel confident that the position and means which Providence has assigned to you and the influence for good which that position gives to its possessor will always be exercised with the wisdom and discretion that has hitherto guided it to the promotion of true Religion and the encouragement of virtue and to the honor and Glory of Him to whom you in common with ourselves are indebted for all earthly prospects. We have only to add that on our part we trust that nothing may be wanting that can in anyway contribute to render your residence here a source of unmixed happiness. May God have both you and your family in His Holy keeping.
Charles Eden, Gent.
M.W. Hutchins, Incumbent of Talk on the Hill
Samual Beardmore
George Barker
George Moore
James -
James Hargreaves
Samuel Taylor
Robert Mountford Arnold
John Freds
William Fryer
Edwin Fryer
Robert Ohapenary
J.V. Davenport
William Thomas
William Hancock
Joseph Whittle
James Gater
Thomas Maddock
Richard Calclough
Thomas Redfern
George Redfern
Peter Dutton
William Smith
Thomas Young
William Beckett
Sarah Barker
John Shufflebottom
Julia Barker
John Mayer
Henry Rothwell
Joseph Heath
William Fryer, Senior
John Peterborough
George Wakefield
Elijah Corbett
James Cliff
William Lowe
Joseph Hood
William Cliff
William Thomas, Snr
Thomas Beardmore
Jane Redfern
William Redfern
John Moses
Thomas Alcock
Thomas S Alcock
George Whittle
Seane Chadwick
Samuel Fryer
Thomas Skerratt
Thomas Colelough
William Warburton
Gilrain Marshall
George Jackson's mark X
Frederick Porter
Samuel Tremlow
James Barron
John Bosson
Moses Chadwick
George Bosson
John Earley's mark X
Thomas Sherwin
William Elsby
Samuel Sutton
Thomas Beresford
James Cotton
Charles Dunn
Joseph Burning
Thomas Ashbrook
Thomas Procter
William Soldbutt(?)
Hugh Caldwell
James Sutton
John Jenkinson
Samuel Dale
John Bosson
Elijah Boulton
Thomas Birks's mark X
James Higgins
Alfred Hancock
Samuel Sutton Junar
John Sutton
Elijah Bosson
James Bosson
Peter Bosson
Ralph Meyers
Joseph Ra
George Sherwin
George Hickson
James Bossan
James Wright
William Butler
Thomas Heath
Elijah Rigby
Jonathon Cotterill
Thomas Billington
George Sumner
Isaac Morris
William Davis
James Elsby
Richard Jackson
John Evans
William Young
Thomas Rigby
William (Fonnels?)
George Grainger
Sam Rigby
Thomas Poss (Pope?)
George Recgand
Thomas Rigby
Robert Rigby
John Rigby
Band
William Seabridge
John Breeze
John (Poctor, Hoctor?)
James Fryer
George Charlesworth
William Coldough
Joshua Johnson
Elijah Ray
John Dean
Alfred Hancock.
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