ley ▁legacy ▁has ▁now ▁been ▁passed ▁down ▁to ▁Emma ▁Hart ley ▁who ▁is ▁currently ▁studying ▁in ▁Manchester . ▁She ▁is ▁following ▁the ▁tradition ▁and ▁making ▁her ▁own ▁jam . ▁ ▁Chron ology ▁ ▁( from ▁Pe ake , ▁Arthur ▁S . ▁( 1 9 2 6 ) ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁Sir ▁William ▁Hart ley . ▁ 1 st ▁ed . ▁H od der ▁& ▁St ought on ) ▁ ▁Born ▁at ▁Col ne , ▁ 2 3 ▁February ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁Edu c ated ▁at ▁the ▁British ▁School ▁and ▁the ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁Col ne . ▁Left ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁four teen . ▁Start ed ▁in ▁business ▁for ▁himself ▁in ▁Col ne ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁six teen . ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁twenty ▁married ▁Miss ▁Mar tha ▁H ors field ▁of ▁Col ne ▁on ▁Whit - M ond ay , ▁ 2 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 6 6 . ▁ ▁Death ▁of ▁his ▁mother ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁forty - six ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁ ▁Rem oved ▁to ▁Boot le , ▁ 1 8 7 4 . ▁ ▁V ow ▁to ▁dev ote ▁a ▁specific ▁proportion ▁of ▁income ▁to ▁religious ▁and ▁char itable ▁purposes ▁made ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 7 7 . ▁ ▁Of fer ▁of ▁£ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁if ▁the ▁deb t ▁of ▁the ▁Prim itive ▁Method ist ▁Mission ary ▁Society ▁was ▁paid ▁off , ▁ 1 8 8 4 .