Notes for Samuel UNWIN There were two prominent UNWIN families in Bollington, and this was a member of the Catholic family.
In the early 1840s, Samuel was a cotton spinner and would probably have worked at one of the
main cotton mills in Bollington - Clarence, Higher, Lower, Rainow, Ingersley, Waterhouse or
Lowerhouse.
By 1848, Samuel was a shopkeeper in Bollington dealing in groceries and sundries and
described as a draper and tea dealer. In the 1851 census the family are recorded as living
at 14 Water Street.
By 1864, he owned a shop in Water Street, Bollington called \\\'Samuel Unwin & Son\\\'. The
son
was young Samuel aged 19 years old.
Sources | 52. | Email, Alan Gavin, 14 January 2011 |
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