Anthony Hailwood (4 July 1838 – 24 June 1922) was the first person to sell sterilised milk in the United Kingdom.

Early life

Hailwood was born in

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''1881 England Census'' and brought up in

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, where he worked as a milk boy from the age of four. He also worked as a tier-boy to a block printer for one shilling and sixpence (equal to 7½p) a week. At the age of 8, he worked for

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of Rochdale as a half-timer, whereby he spent some time at school, and worked in cotton mills until the age of 15.

Dairy industry

Hailwood entered the dairy industry in 1858. He was one of the founders of the Worleston Dairy Institute, the first of its kind in the UK, at

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, which closed in 1926. He later owned Rose Tree Farm, and Black Greyhound Farm with 85 acres, at

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, near

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in Cheshire.

Milk sterilisation

In 1894, Hailwood began the commercial sterilisation of milk in the UK, providing it under the name of the Cheshire Sterilised Milk Company. This meant that milk could be stored for a longer time.

Personal life

He lived at Victoria Lodge, on ''Lower Broughton Road'' in

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(near where the A576 crosses the

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). He was a member of the Salford Town Council for many years.

References

* ''Manchester Guardian'' obituary, 26 June 1922, page 9 {{DEFAULTSORT:Hailwood, Anthony 1838 births 1922 deaths People from Rochdale People from Broughton, Greater Manchester Dairy farming in the United Kingdom Councillors in Greater Manchester