Henry Carlton

Henry Carlton was a rich businessman who built Carlton Cottage in 1875. He was married to Elizabeth Ridings and was the father of John Junior Carlton and Jane Carlton.
=== Early Life ===
Henry Carlton grew up with his older brother, William Carlton, and his parents, John and Ann in their London Manor home named Carlton Corners Manor. He spent lots of time with his brother and the pair were both good at shooting, riding, and chess. He was known to be proficient at chess and was considered to be a Grand Master in the game. Henry moved away from Carlton Corners when he was twenty-five and married Elizabeth Ridings, a young woman he knew. He bought a house in Manchester and began his own mining business there.
=== Building Carlton Cottage ===
Henry Carlton decided to build the cottage in the early 1870s and it had been fully built by 1875 and he moved in with his wife. He had three servants at the time of moving in; a butler named Percy Jenkins-Baxter, a maid and a groundsman. He built the house so it had a ground floor and three upstairs floors. He loved the Cottage and named it after himself.
=== Main Life ===
Henry Carlton lived in Carlton Cottage from 1875 up until his death in 1901. He and his wife Elizabeth had their first child, John Carlton Junior, in 1883 and Elizabeth gave birth to another child, a daughter this time, in 1885.
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