The Family of James and Elizabeth Hull: Newspaper Reports.

"FUNERAL OF MR. J. HULL, J.P., PRESTON - The remains of Mr. J. Hull, J.P., were interred in the Roman Catholic portion of the Preston Cemetery this morning, amidst many manifestations of regret. The hearse, containing the body, was followed from the deceased's house at West-Cliff to the cemetery by the deceased's private carriage; a second carriage, containing Robert, George, James, and Joseph Hull, sons of the deceased gentleman; In a third there rode W. Hayes, W. Swarbrick, R. Eatough, and J. Swarbrick; The forth, C. Blacow, T. Parker, W. Baines, and R. Westhead; The fifth, W. Banks, J. Parkinson, and W. Kenyon; And the sixth, Mr. Harman (Messrs. Gray and Co.) and Mr. Whiteside, the undertakers. The Cortege was joined En Route by several private carriages. The service was conducted by the Rev. Father Splaine, of St. Wilfrid's. The coffin was literally covered by 25 wreaths, including one very large one sent by the deceased('s) employees."

(from The Lancashire Daily Post, Thursday, Friday, 30 January 1891)

"DEATH OF THREE PRESTON TRADESMEN - On Monday morning, Mr. James Hull, J.P., of Preston, died at his residence, West-Cliff, after a severe illness. The deceased was the son of Robert Hull, a builder and contractor, of Edward-street, Preston, and he was brought up to his father's business. For a short time he was a builder and contractor on his own account, and he was one of the chief contractors in the erection of the Waggon-Works. About 1865, he opened a small brewery in Glover's-court, and gave up the building business. His brewery prospered, and he has gradually extended his works until they, at the present time, constitute one of the largest in the district. He, too, is the owner of a number of licensed houses in this town and the neighbourhood. He was elected one of the representatives of the Trinity ward on the Town Council on the 1st November, 1872, and was re-elected in 1875. At the meeting of the Town Council on the 30th of August, 1877, he tendered his resignation, and Mr. Wm. Gerrard was elected in his place. He was appointed a borough magistrate in 1880, along with Dr. Gilbertson. He was a warm conservative, and has always been a generous supporter of his party. He was a most energetic man of business. He was a member of the Roman Catholic church, and attended St. Wilfrid's. Mr. Hull married Miss Elizabeth Swarbrick, who survives, and to whom many expressions of sympathy have this morning been forwarded. There are four sons. Mr. Hull has not been well for some time past, but he was out a week ago, and nothing serious was then apprehended. He, however, worsened rapidly, and died from haemorrhage at nine o'clock on Monday. Mr. Hull was attended by Dr. Brown. Deceased was 60 years of age."

"Prior to the commencement of the ordinary business at the Preston Police Court on Monday, Mr. Walter Bibby, who was accompanied on the bench by Messrs. J. Healey and S. Simpson, said it was his painful duty to inform the court that they had lost one of the members of that bench - Mr. James Hull - who had been taken away from them that morning. On account of sickness he had of late been confined to the house, but previous to that, during the 10 or eleven (11) years he had been on that bench, he had ever been a consistent and judicious administrator of justice. - Mr. P.H. Edelston, on behalf of himself and the advocates of that bench, begged to express his hearty concurrence with all that had fallen from Mr. Bibby. He could say that for upwards of ten years he had had the pleasure of appearing before Mr. Hull in that court, and had not called to mind a single occasion when he had not extended to him and his colleagues the utmost courtesy, or decided a case without showing the utmost fairness and impartiality.

The remains of Mr. Hull..." [The remainder of this article is the same as the article that appeared in The Lancashire Daily Post on 30 January 1891, with the exception that the phrase "this morning" had been changed to "yesterday".]

(from The Preston Guardian, Saturday, 31 January 1891)

NOTES:
1:	The W. Swarbrick and J. Swarbrick mentioned in the first article were James Hull's brothers-in-law William and John Swarbrick.
2:	The W. Hayes mentioned in the first article was William, the husband of his wife's sister Mary.