Machin family Erdington

[Vivienne14]

George Machin was very involved in the Erdington community, owning many properties as well as playing a very active part in his role as churchwarden and a member of the local council. Examples of his activities;

Director of the First Aston, Handsworth, and Erdington Model Building Society in 1897.

The Machin family had a small brick making business. In 1890, G H Machin (named as brick maker) owned the Six Ways Tea Warehouse, Erdington for which he acquired a licence.

He was a businessman, so also had a vested interest in building projects and the financing of them

 

[Astoness]

george machin died in 1921 address given as stanley house erdington...left £18123.11s4d widow louisa

 

[Pedrocut]

Which brings us on to the Machin Family who must have had quite an influence in the history of Erdington.

The sale notice of 1915 suggests that the family were sorting out their investments. The Dr. Edward Spooner Machin had died in 1907 and represented by Execs. George Henry Machin, the brother of ES Machin, was still alive at the time. There were also properties still owned by their late father Charles Machin Junior.

Did GH Machin actually build the cottages in Easy Row ?

 

[Astoness]

the address for stanley house was in sutton road

 

[Vivienne14]

I think that's a serious possibility as the family had a brickworks (albeit small and not on the scale of Nocks) making small hand-made bricks and George was a director of an early building society. So presumably.could be instrumental in the financing of house building. Almost certain I would say.

 

[Vivienne14]

The Machins sold Stanley House in 1940. House was #48 Sutton Road.

 

[Astoness]

yes i agree ...ive gone back on all the census years for george machin and hes either a farmer or registrar of births marriages and deaths but in 1871 he is a builder employing 8 men and 2 boys..on the 61 he is living with his parents his father is charles occ farmer and builder

lyn

 

[Vivienne14]

There's a Machin Road nearby (and not far from the place we've been discussing), probably named after George and the family I guess. Look like WW2/post-WW2 properties I think.

 

[Vivienne14]

George Machin's view of Erdington before the railway arrived.. Machin was born in 1841, the railway arrived in Erdington in the 1860s.

 

[Pedrocut]

As mentioned the father of Edward and George was Charles Machin Jnr who was a farmer/ malster/builder employing 30 men. Living at Blythe House, Erdington.
In July 1877 the Warwickshire Yeomanry sword awarded to Sgt G Machin of Erdington, son of the late Quartermaster Machin who served upwards of 60 years in the Yeomanry.