The Legacy of Titus Salt and Saltaire Village

1. Titus Salt Owner of Salts Mill and founder of Saltaire (1st Baronet) Caroline Whitlam Wife of Titus Salt Born: 20th September 1803 Married: Caroline Whitlam on the 21st August 1830 Died: 29th December 1876 Born: 17th April 1812 Married: Titus Salt on the 21st August 1830 Died: 20th April 1893

2. Q. Which buildings have Catherine Salt’s initials on? Q. What shape did Titus Salt build the Mill in? Why?

3. William Henry Salt (2nd Baronet – he worked for his father’s business for over 25 years but then later moved to Leicestershire, to be a gentleman farmer) George Salt (He worked in the family business for many years) Born: 5th December 1831 Married: 7th December 1854 to Emma Dove Octaviana Harris Died: 7th July 1892 Born: 22nd April 1833 Married: 4th June 1885 to Jenny Louisa Fresco Died: 8th May 1913

4. Q. Which animals made Titus Salt a lot of money? Q. What did the Salts Mill make?

5. Edward Salt The 3rd son but he spent the longest time (about 40 years) working at the mill. When the mill went into liquidation, he lost his home. Picture taken from ‘Balgarnie’s SALT’, 2003 Amelia Salt (The first born – lived in North Parade, Bradford until the family moved to Crow Nest) Born: 3rd April 1837 Married: 2nd April 1873 to Mary Jane Susan Elgood 2nd Marriage: 1st November 1871 to Sarah Amelia Rouse Died: 24th October 1903 Born: 29th November 1835 Married: 2nd April 1873 to Henry Wright Died: 21st June 1914

6. Q. In which year did Titus Salt start and finish building the mill? Q. Why did Titus Salt move his family to Crow Nest and build Saltaire where he did, rather than in Bradford?

7. Herbert Salt (He took up farming rather than joining the textile business) Picture taken from ‘Balgarnie’s SALT’, 2003 Fanny Caroline Salt (Moved to Crow Nest when she was 3years old and died just before her 20th birthday) Born: 17th April 1840 Married: 29th January 1889 to Elizabeth Farrell 2nd Marriage: 11th February 1899 to Margaret Ann de Lacey Died: 21st July 1912 Born: 7th August 1841 Died: 4th August 1861

8. Q. Why do you think Titus Salt moved his family to Crow Nest, near Lightclifferather than Saltaire? Q. How was this still, in some way, following in the footsteps of Titus Salt?

9. Titus Salt Junior He worked in the family business until his death at the age of 44. He entertained royalty at Milner Field. Whitlam Salt (Whitlam was born at Crow Nest but died of measles, aged 4 years) Born: 28th August 1843 Married: 15th March 1866 to Catherine Crossley Died: 19th November 1887 Born: 20th October 1846 Died: 5th April 1851

10. Q. Why does it seem so unfair that Whitlam died? Why had Titus Salt moved his family to Crow Nest? Q. Which members of the Royal family, did Titus Salt Jnr entertain?

11. Mary Salt (Mary was born at Crows Nest but died when she was two, five weeks after her brother Whitlam). Helen Salt (She became Sir Titus Salt’s confidential secretary) Born: 19th June 1852 Died: 11th June 1924 Born: 30th April 1849 Died: 14th May 1851

12. Q. What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on the living conditions in cities, such as Bradford? Q. Why do you think Titus Salt named the streets after his children?

13. Ada Salt (The child who lived the longest!) Born: 18th November 1853 (born just two months after the opening of Salts Mill. Married: 11th July 1883 to Edmund Herbert Stevenson Died: 22nd November 1935

14. Q. Other than houses, what else did Titus Salt build in his village? Why did he think these things were important?