Skerratt (1822-1901), daughter of James Skerratt of Wheellock House Sandbach. The couple had three sons and five daughters. When he died his eldest son William Roylance Court (1852-1917) inherited the estates. William Roylance Court (1852-1917) was a barrister as well as a landed proprietor. In 1883 he married Mary Carlaw Walker (1859-1933), daughter of Sir Andrew Barclay Walker of Osmaston Manor Derby. The couple had one son and two daughters. The 1891 census records the family living in the Manor with a governess, lady’s maid, butler, two footmen, a cook, two housemaids and a kitchen maid. William was a colourful figure. He played polo and was a member of the Cheshire Hunt. Their only son William Herbert Roylance Court (1885-1915) was a Captain in the 9th Lancers and was killed at Ypres in World War 1. When William died in 1917 his wife Mary continued to live at the Manor. When she died in 1933 their eldest daughter Evelyn Roylance Rolt inherited the property. Evelyn Roylance Rolt (1884-1941) had married Brigadier-General Stuart Peter Rolt in 1912 and the couple had six children. After Evelyn died in 1941 the house remained in the Rolt family for some time. From 1955 until 1984 it was in the occupation of the Willing-Denton family. See also Listed buildings in Middlewich References External links Manor Care Home, Middlewich website Houses completed in 1800 Country houses in Cheshire Grade II listed buildings in Cheshire Grade II listed houses Manor houses in England