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THE EARLY DAYS OF HORSE CABS IN WIGAN
The death of Mrs, Margarer Brookwell, who was
probably the onldest resisdent of the Wigan districe,
will bring may memories to the older generation
of a past chapter in the life of Wigan district.
Mrs. Brookwell, who died on Sturday week at the
advanced age of 93 years at Brock Mill Cottage,
Haigh, was the widow of the late Mr. James
Brookwell, who was a well known cab proprietor
in Wigan sixty years ago, before the age of motors
and tram cars. Her husband, Mr. Brookwell, came
from Rochester to Wigan nearly seventy years ago
to manage a cab business which had been formed
by Mr. Woodcock, Mr Nathaniel Eckersley, and
Mr. Lamb, well known business magnates of the
periosand which was known as the Wigan Cab
Co..As there were neither trams nor motors in
those days these gentlemen utilised the cab for
their own convenience in getting down to business
and back home, and the cabs, were also let out for
public use, the horses and cabs being kept at the
Victoria Mews, at the rear of the Victoria Hotel.
Later Mr Brookwell took over the business
and ran it on his own account, ultimately retiring
due to ill helath and selling the concern to ?????
Mr Brookwell, who was the ????
the public ??? in Wigan, had a town residence
near the ?? and NW Station
and also had a farm at Haigh. Mrs Brookwell,
who is survived by two sons and two daughters
was of Scotch descent her father was
John Wright being a ???? of Greenock Scotland and her mother being a
member of the ???? family of (brewers?) of
Annan, Scotland. The deceased lady was a
??? of the late Mrs. ??? ? Jardine
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Annan, Scotland
The funeral took place on Thursday, the interment being in the family grave at Wigan Cemetary.
There eas a private service, and the Rev. J. A..
Banks, pastor of St. Paul's Congregational Church,
was the officiating minister. Six Granchildren
acted as bearers
The mourners wer:1sst carriage, Mr. J Brookwell (son), Mr F. Brookwell (son), Miss Brookwell (daughter), Mrs. Waldron (daughter), Mrs. J.
Brookwell, and Mrs. F. Brookwell (daughters-in=
law; 2nd,Mr J. T. Wood (son-in-law), Rev J. A..
Banks, Mr. M. Bannon, and Mr. G. Bannon (nephews), Mr E. Phipps, and Mrs. Birch: 3rd
James Brookwell, John Brookwell, Fred Brookwell
Fred Waldron, Ben Brookwell, and Willie Brookwell (grandsons), who acted as bearers.
The floral tributes which convered the house, were
sent by: Polly and William (Mr. and Mrs. Scading) Milly, Beatrice, and Marjorie (Mrs. Percy,
Miss. Brookwell, and Grand daughter, Fannie (Mrs.
Waldron), Jack, Annie and family (Mr. and Mrs.
J. Brookwell, Fred, Dolly, and Children (Mr.
and Mrs. F. Brookwell), James and Ethel (Mr.
and Mrs. J. T. Wood, Bee and Gertie (Mrs. Dods
and Mrs. James. Will and Fred (Mr Scadding
May and Ernie (Mr. and Mrs. Phipps, Frances
and Bert (Mr. and Mrs. Birch), Mary and Tom
and Mrs Hilton, Hindle and Jack (Master H
and Master Jack Dodd, great grandchildren,
Miss M. Dodd, Mr. and Mrs. Leahy, Mr. and
Mrs. Waddle?, Friend of St Pauls Congregational
Church "In Loving Memory from the N ?????
"With deepest loss and regretfor the loss of a
dear friend", from Misses A. and M. Cars (?
???, Mr. and Mrs. Hodgkinson and Lilian