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John Hulton
John Meredith Hulton (8 January 1882 – 13 July 1942) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer. The son of Campbell Arthur Grey Hulton, he was born in January 1882 at Whalley Range, Lancashire and was educated at Charterhouse School. After completing his education, Hulton chose a career in the military. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the 5th (Royal Westminster Militia) Battalion, Royal Fusiliers, in September 1900. He immediately served in the Second Boer War, during which he was promoted to lieutenant in May 1901. Following the war Hulton transferred to the Royal Sussex Regiment in July 1903; because he was transferring from a militia battalion, he entered the Royal Sussex Regiment as a second lieutenant. Having returned to England, Hulton played three first-class cricket matches for the Marylebone Cricket Club in 1903 and 1905, playing against London County in 1903, and in 1905 Kent and Leicestershire. His three matches yielded him 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whalley Range, Manchester
Whalley Range is an area of Manchester, England, south-west of the Manchester city centre, city centre. The population at the United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 census was 15,430. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it was one of the earliest of the city's suburbs, built by local businessman Samuel Brooks (cotton manufacturer), Samuel Brooks. History Whalley Range, formally known as ''Whalley in the Range'', was one of Manchester's first suburbs; it was built by Manchester banker and businessman Samuel Brooks (railway pioneer), Samuel Brooks as "a desirable estate for gentlemen and their families." In September 1834, Brooks bought 39 Lancashire acres of land from Robert Fielden, called Oak Farm in Moss Side, also known locally as ''Barber's Farm''; he also bought 42 Lancashire acres from the Egerton Estate. This land is described in the deeds as being part of Hough Moss, but in the Egerton Estate's records as ''Fletcher's Moss''. It was also known locally as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
