1. Charles Roe played an important part in establishing the silk industry in Macclesfield, Cheshire and later became involved in the mining and metal industries.
15 Facts About Charles Roe
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Charles Roe was born in Castleton, Derbyshire, the youngest of the eight children of Rev Thomas Roe, vicar of Castleton, and his wife Mary nee Turner.
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Charles Roe's father died when he was aged eight and the family moved to Stockport, Cheshire.
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Charles Roe then entered the button and twist trade and became a freeman of Macclesfield in 1742.
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Charles Roe started mining copper at Coniston in the Lake District in 1756 and around the same time at Alderley Edge, Cheshire.
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Charles Roe entered into partnership with Brian Hodgson of Buxton, who had coal-mining interests at Disley.
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Charles Roe then built brass-wire and rolling mills at Eaton near Congleton and at Bosley.
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Charles Roe later obtained possession of a colliery at Wrexham.
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Charles Roe ceased mining at Alderley Edge in 1768 and at Coniston in 1770.
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In 1743 Charles Roe married Elizabeth Lankford, daughter of a button merchant of Leek, with whom he had three children who survived infancy.
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Elizabeth died in 1750 and Charles Roe then married Mary Stockdale in 1752 with whom he had eight children.
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Mary died in 1763 and Charles Roe married Rachel Harriott in 1766, with whom he had one son.
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Charles Roe invited Rev David Simpson to Macclesfield and built Christ Church for him to undertake his ministry.
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Charles Roe was buried in the family vault in Christ Church.
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Charles Roe lived from 1753 until his death in 1781 in Charles Roe House in Macclesfield on Chestergate.