George Haywood Courtis
- Born : 1819 Tavistock Devon.
- Baptism : 25 December 1819 at Tavistock.
- Marriage : 18 July 1841 to Maria Burslem at St Mary Parsonage Manchester.
- Died : 17 March 1886
- Burial : 22 March 1886 at Brooklands Cemetery
The son of Thomas Courtis, carpenter and builder, and his wife Elizabeth, George Haywood Coutis was born in Tavistock, Devon but had moved to Manchester by the time of his wedding in 1841. He first found work as a joiner and was still noted as such at the baptism of his first child in 1844, but by 1851 had taken the role of building and land surveyor. His activities from this date until the mid-1860s remain obscure. He does not appear in the 1861 Census, nor in the Street Directory of 1863 and he may possibly have emigrated during this period. He was again recorded in Manchester in 1867 and by 1871 was resident in Ashton-on-Mersey. From this time he designated himself architect and seemingly was sufficiently affluent to afford the move to the suburbs.
George Haywood Courtis died suddenly at his residence Park View, Heywood Grove, Ashton-upon-Mersey on 17 March 1886 and was buried at Brooklands Cemetery.
Address
1876 George Heywood Courtis, architect, 124 Welcomb Street (Stretford Road) Hulme
1877-1878 George Heywood Courtis, architect, 124 Welcomb Street (Stretford Road) Hulme
Residence
1820 Pepper Street Tavistock
1840 13 Flora Street Manchester
1844 Violet Street Hulme
1851 15 Moulton Street Hulme
1869 George H Courtis. 166 Stretford Road
1871-1886 Park View, Heywood Grove, Ashton-upon-Mersey
Death Notice Manchester Guardian Saturday 20 March 1886 page 8
Buildings and Designs
Building Name | District | Town/City | County | Country |
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48 Houses in Salford | Salford | GMCA | England | |
Two shops: 191 and 193 Oxford Street Manchester (Taking down and re-building) | Chorlton-on-Medlock | Manchester | GMCA | England |