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- St Chad's Churchyard, Over;
In Loving memory of John Eachus who departed this life September 1898 aged 75 years and interred at St Chad's Church Over September 24th. "Thy will be done"
from The Frederick Eachus Family History Papers (MC 2/23)
Census Listings:
1841 Over St, Over. age 15. Wheelrights Apprentice. (41-12)
1851: Over Township . Head (m). age 27. Wheelwright (51-34)
1861 13 Booth St, Newton in Makerfield. Head (m) age 38, Wheelwright (61-163)
1871 Pant Refreshment Rooms, Llanbeblig, Caernarvonshire, Head (m). age 48. Wheelwright. (71-236)
1881 574 High St, Over . Head (m). age 57. Wheelwright (9)
1891 576 High St, Over . Head (m). age 68. Wheelwright .(126)
Addresses:
1844 Castle Northwich (at marriage to Elizabeth)
1854 Middlewood Street, Salford.
Last Will & Testament 23rd May 1898 Copy (FW 1/41)
Archive;
photo (PIC 1/1)
Burial Card; The Frederick Eachus Family History Papers (MC 2/23)
- 1850
THAT POWERFUL THOROUGH-BRED HORSE
AMURATH
Late the property of the Right Hon. The Earl of Derby
Now the Property of Mr JOHN EACHUS of Over, Cheshire.
Thorough-bred mares at six guineas each, and ten shillings the groom;
Half-bred mares at three guineas each, and five shillings the groom: the
groom's fee to be paid at the time of covering.
AMURATH is of a rich dark chestnut colour, stands 16 hands high, with great
bone sinews,and fine action in all his paces. He was got by Langar the sire of
Ellis, winner of the Great St Leger, at Doncaster, in 1836:-His dam Armlda by
Rinaldo, grandam sister to Boz by Bussard- Bennington's dam by the Percy
Arabian-Herod-Snap-Shepherd's Crab.
At four years old at Chester, AMURATH, won 50 sovs added to a Sweepstakes
beating Mr Price's Stafford, Sir R W Buckley's Azalia, Mr Johnson's Lucifer,
Gen Yates Mersey, Mr Bowers Dovetail, Mr Shirley's Fury, Mr Barrows Burnley,
and Mr Critchley's b.c. by Memnon. At Liverpool he won the Croxteth Stakes,
Beating Mr Mostyn's Tom Shipman, Mr Nanny's Frier Tuck, Sir T Stanley's Jacob
Faithful, and Lord Kilburne's c.f. by Actaeon.
At Five years old at Liverpool he won the Aintree Stakes, also a sweepstake
and the Waterloo cup.
At Six years old after covering a great number of mares he won a plate at
Shrewsbury. At Heaton Park he won the Earl of Wilton's Plate of ?100.
AMURATH in the years 1838, 1839 and 1840 obtained the premium at the Lancaster
Agricultural Meeting for the best thorough-bred Stallion. Also at Preston he
gained the Agricultural Society's Premium for Four Years, viz 1838,1839.1840
and 1841, as the best bred stallion shown. His stock obtained the premiums at
Lancaster and other Agricultural meetings as being the best young stock got by
any horse. AMURATH has proved himself a sure foal-getter:-his stock are
remarkably good looking and of great size and very powerful:- He is the sire
of that celebrated horse ABDIEL (the property of Lord Stanly). And also the
sire of BOWSTRING (also the property of Lord Stanly)
AMURATH
Will attend the following places health permitting
Every Monday Morning by Weaverham Gate, through Aston to the Hare and Hounds,
Crowton, where he will stop till eleven o'clock thence by the Red Lion, Norley
through Woodside, Manly and Ashton, to the Royal Oak, Kelsall, where he will
stop till four, and thence to his own stable at Over, where he will remain all
night. TUESDAY through Wettenhall, by the High-way-side, to the WheatSheaf,
Four Lanes Ends, thence through Eaton and Little Budworth to his own Stable.
THURSDAY to the White Bear, Middlewich thence to Mr C Plant's Red Lion, Holmes
Chapel, where he will stop till Twelve. thence by Brereton Green to the
George Inn, Sandbach where he will stop till five, thence to his own stable.
FRIDAY through Davenham to the George and Dragon, Northwich, where he will
stop till four and from thence to his own stable. SATURDAY through Minshull to
the Coach and Horses, Bradfield Green where he will stop till twelve, thence
through Leighton to the Union Inn, Nantwich where he will stop till five,
thence to his own stable at Over, where he will remain untill Monday morning.
Any Mares tried by Amurath and coverd by any other horse will be charged full
price, unless understood by the Groom
All MONIES to be paid on or before the 24th June, or an extra charge of 10/-
will be made for collecting
poster printed by Eachus and son, printers, Sandbach
Copy of poster - The Frederick Eachus Family History Papers (MC 2/23)
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