I would like to know more about Alfred Tarbolton especially his descendants. My summary follows:

W Alfred Tarbolton was born in Chorlton-on-Medlock in 1861, the son of G S Tarbolton after which his parents moved to Whalley Range. He was educated privately and became a Manchester solicitor and was a Justice of the Peace for 30 years and a President of the Manchester Law Society, which he served for 33 years. He later became Commissioner of Income Tax in Altrincham District. In 1883 he married Hannah Elizabeth Jones who was also a solicitor and in 1885 they moved to Hale. The Tarbolton’s had a daughter Lilias who was born in 1887 and eventually grandchildren Patricia and Archie (Hepburn). In 1887 Hale Parish Council resolved to work towards local autonomy. In 1898 ratepayers met at the Bleeding Wolf, Ashley Heath and a committee was appointed including Tarbolton to co-operate with the Parish Council. In 1899 he was appointed gas lighting inspector for Hale and was elected as the first chairman of Hale Urbal District Council in 1900. He was initially responsible for preserving many of the old council etc records from the 17C to the 20C, which are now in the Chester Record Office. According to various directories, in 1886 the Tarboltons rented ‘The Lodge’, 247 Ashley Road, Hale from William Owen, architect and surveyor who lived at 249. They then lived at ‘Elmhurst’ (opposite to ‘The Old House’) on South Downs Road, Ashley Heath from 1898 to 1903. In 1904 he was appointed vicar’s warden at St. John’s Church. In 1903 they moved to ‘Athelney’, South Downs Road which he probably had built and which is in the Arts & Crafts style, and lived there to 1911. They then moved to Altrincham and were at ‘The Manor House’, Woodlands Road in 1929 and attended St. George’s Church. The Methodist Church is on the site of his house. In their final years the Tarboltons lived at the Brooklands Hotel, Brooklands. Alfred Tarbolton became interested in the nursing movement and became Vice-President and Chairman of the Altrincham and District Nursing Association from 1909 to 1922. He took a keen interest in local history and was an exceptional researcher. After a bad start spending some years searching for the mythical ‘Farmer Peel’ he did much to preserve the history of the development of Peel Causeway and Hale. He interviewed some of the older people from Hale and produced several publications including A Handy Book for Hale (1900), Chapters for Hale Fellows (1908 in the Altrincham Guardian), the History of Hale Methodist Church, Local Government in Hale (1908), Ringway Chapel before the Disruption 1515-1721 (1923), and The History of Peel Causeway (1929). He also lectured on the subject and in 1932 prepared a book on the complete history of Hale from Saxon times to the 1920s, the draft of which is in the Chester Record Office in two volumes (LUH4/1) and which was based on ‘Chapters for Hale Fellows’. Alfred Tarbolton died on 4 June 1934 and his death is registered at Manchester, reference 8d/102. He has a road named after him in Hale. Tarbolton is a unique surname and there were only 37 in the 1901 census. However there appear to be no other Tarboltons in the UK currently, but the name Tarbotton of which there are a fair number may be related. There is a small town near Ayr called Tarbolton, which is presumably where the name originated. The town is famous for its Robbie Burns connection where he lived c1780, and the Bachelors Club.
Thanks, David