---- Clough of Manchester at Swedenborgian conference 1792/3
James Clough 1784 silk & check manufacturere Cannon Street Manchester (maybe different from the merchant following) / 8.7.1786 John Clough son of James Clough of Manchester linen draper articled to Thomas Jones attorney of Manchester / James Clough 1788 Irish linen merchant & dealer in liquors 2 Bloom St Manchester / John Clough = 4.2.1798 Manchester Cathedral by lic Esther Whiteley / Manchester directory1800 James Clough wine merchant 3 Broom St, John Clough attorney 15 Queen St St Ann's, James Clough surgeon 17 Queen St, St Anne's / will PCC 21.2.1811 James Clough merchant of Manchester dated 29.8.1808 mentioned sons John & James, children of John & Esther Clough, servants Thomas Spence & Alice Spencer, execs John Hull & Thomas Barton, James Clough was buried Manchester Cathedral 21.1.1811 / will PCC John Clough mentioned father James dated York 21.3.1810 codicil exec Wm Claughton proved 1812 by Esther Clough widow (Claughton renounced). In guessing that one of this family was the Clough at the conference I'm influenced by my general impression of the social status of the Swedenborgians, usually respectable tradesmen, agents, merchants &c