Edward Byrom Explained

Edward Byrom (13 June 1724 – 24 April 1773) was a prominent figure in 18th-century Manchester and served for a period as borough-reeve.^{[1] [2]}

Life

He was the only son of John Byrom of the wealthy Byrom family. His eldest sister was Elizabeth Byrom who recorded her and her family's enthusiasm for the young pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie in 1745.^[3]

Edward Byrom co-founded the first bank in Manchester^[4] and ordered the construction of St John's Church in 1769.^[5] The church, demolished in 1931, was situated on Byrom Street, a street which was named after his family.^[6] He married Eleanora Halstead, who bore him four girls before her death in 1758: Ann Byrom (1751-1826), Elizabeth Byrom (1754-1754), Felicia Byrom (1755-1757) and Eleanora Byrom (1756-1838).^[7] His granddaughter was English philanthropist Eleanora Atherton.^[8]

Notes and References

1. Book: Shaw, William Arthur . William Arthur Shaw

   . Manchester Old and New . II . William Arthur Shaw . 1894 . Cassell . 119 .

2. Web site: Cobden House Chambers. Refers to Byron Heritage.
3. Elizabeth Byrom in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography . 2004-09-23 . Matthew . H. C. G. . 2023-05-22 . Oxford . 10.1093/ref:odnb/48929 . Harrison . B..
4. Book: The Three Banks Review. 1983. Royal Bank of Scotland Group. 51–2.
5. Book: Timperley, Charles Henry. Annals of Manchester ... from the earliest period to the close of the year 1839. 1839. Bancks & Company. 52.
6. Book: Lewis, Samuel. A Topographical Dictionary of England: Comprising the Several Counties, Cities, Boroughs, Corporate and Market Towns, Parishes, Chapelries, and Townships, and the Islands of Guernsey, Jersey, and Man, with Historical and Statistical Descriptions; Illustrated by Maps of the Different Counties and Islands; a Map of England ... and a Plan of London and Its Environs ... : in Four Volumes. 1831. Lewis. 243.
7. Web site: Edward Byrom. Records.ancestry.com. 24 August 2014.
8. Web site: Eleanora Atherton. www.ucl.ac.uk. 23 September 2017. en.