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CHAPTEE IV.— LOCAL CELEBEITIES. 



William Walker— John Eastham— Fanny Smith, a centenarian— William Corbridge — 

 Rev. W. Fisher-WiUiamBuck— Thomas Fleming— George ^V^little, "the maker" 

 of Longridge— William Marsden— Robert Smith, J. P.— William Smith— James 

 Gregory — R. H. Lightfoot — James Dilwortli- Robert Ascroft — H. B. Jones — Dr. 

 Eccles, senior— Harry Eccles — Dr. E. Eccles — W. Pestwich — Henry Hoole — R. B. 

 Dixon— James Tullis— Dayid Irvin, J.P. -David Nuttall— Grace Watson — George 



Banks- John Banks— Alderman B. Walmsley. Lotal Authors: W. Cottam, 



the i)oet — J. Halsall— J. Catlovv — Rev. Charles Boardman, D.D. 



William Walkee. 

 " At the Cluirch of Eibchester was interred, in all probability, the 

 last survivor of all who had borne arms in the war between Charles I. 

 and the Parliament; for in the Parish register is this entry : — ' 1736, 

 Jan. 13th, hurried William Walker, a cavalier, aged 122, de Alston.' 

 This man had a horse killed under him at the Battle of Edge Hill ; 

 how long he retained his mental faculties I do not know ; if nearly to 

 the close of life he must have been a living chronicle, extremely in- 

 teresting and curious." 



John Eastham. 



"On Sunday, Sept. 28th, 1826, died at Longridge, Mr. John East- 

 ham, aged 46. He was an out pensioner of Chelsea Hospital, having 

 been a Sergeant in the Eifle Brigade, and fought at the Battle of 

 Waterloo.'" 



Fanny Smith. 



" On Aug. 31st, 1826, died at Inglewhite, Mrs. Fanny Smith, aged 

 101, mother to Mr. H. Smith, of Preston. She was living in York at 

 the time the Duke of Cumberland passed tha-ough that city on his re- 

 turn from the Battle of Culloden, and assisted in cooking the dinner 

 of which H.E.H. partook.'" 



William Corbridge. 



" William Corbridge, died Nov. 21st, 1826, aged 39. Served in the 

 Eoeket Brigade at Waterloo.' 



Eev. William Fisher. 



"Nov. 1st, 1813, died at Stydd Lodge, Eibchester, aged 84, Eev. 

 William Fisher, Catholic Priest. The reverend gentlemen was at 

 Lisbon at the time of the great earthquake there, 1755.'" 



•From " Preston Chronicle." 



