Charles Roe
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Charles Roe was an English industrialist. He played an important part in establishing the silk industry in Macclesfield, Cheshire and later became involved in the mining and metal industries.
Profile of Charles Roe on a Macclesfield halfpenny dated 1758
Charles Roe House
Monument to Charles Roe in Christ Church, Macclesfield
David Simpson (priest)
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Rev David Simpson, M.A. was an Anglican priest who spent most of his career in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England.
Charles Roe
…children. Mary died in 1763 and Roe married Rachel Harriott in 1766, with whom he had one son. Charles Roe was an evangelical Christian. He invited Rev David Simpson to Macclesfield and built Christ Church for him to undertake his ministry. Roe was buried in the family vault in Christ Church. A memorial by John Bacon…
Monument to David Simpson in Christ Church, Macclesfield