Primary School:- Oliver's School, Lees-Road, Oldham.

Collage:- Liverpool College.

Below Obituary notice for George Hall Schofield:

Saddleworth district. The deceased gentleman, who was born in Lees-Road, Oldham, early began his successful business career. He was educated at Oliver's Schook, Lees-Road, Oldham, and the Liverpool College, but at the age of 15 years joined in business at the Hopwood Mills, Oldham, with grandmother, Mary Broadbent, (this is Mary Hall), who had also with her in partnership her son, Thomas Broadbent.

The grandmother died in 1853, but up to the present the firm of which Mr Schofield was the head still bears her name. Her husband was a cotton spinner, and was killed by a fall from the coach which in those days ran between Oldham and Manchester. That was in 1803. The widow carried on the business in her own name until joined by her son and Mr Schofield. In 1858 Mr Schofield and his uncle, Thomas Broadbent, purchased the Wellington Mill, Greenfield, which of course was not the building as we now see it. In 1861 the present large mill was erected.

That was in the days of the cotton famine, and the labor so found was a great boon to the neighborhood. Mr Schofield was the designer of the premises and, if any proof were wanted of his business foresight, it would be found in the fact alone, for, although built so long ago, in shape and accommodation it compares most favorably with the most modern cotton spinning place. On the death of his uncle in 1863, Mr Schofield became sole proprietor of the Wellington Mill. In 1867 he married Ann, daughter of Joseph Rowland of Orleans House, Oldham. There were four children of the marriage, with two survivors, Mr G. A. Schofield, on who the business cares of the Wellington Mill will now devolve, and Mrs Stancliffe, of Greenbank, Macclesfield. Mrs Schofield died on January 1st 1897, aged 63 years.

Deceased was made a justice of the peace in the west riding on October 7th 1892. He was a trustee of the Broadhurst Sunday Schook, one of the founders of the Greenfield Conservative Club, and for many years the treasurer, and for a long time a warden at Christ Church, Friezland. When his son Mr G. A. Schofield had command of the old Saddleworth Company, the deceased gentleman built at a cost of over a thousand pounds, the Drill Hall at uppermill, and, on the company being disbanded, this he handed over to the vicar of Saddleworth Church, the Rev. M. doig, and is now used as a parochial hall.

He was a man absolutely straight and fair in all he had to do, and, in business matters, had few equals. He was a considerate employer, and was held in high esteem by his workpeople. The only serious dispute which has ever occurred was in the early days of the concern, and this resulted in a number of workpeople being brought from Oldham. Some of these are still living, and many of their children still find employment at the mill.

Mr Schofield was a keen sportsman and excellent shot. His illness extended over a period of five years, and was brought about by a tour of France. For about five weeks he was so ill he could not be brought home, and he never thoroughly recover, though occasionally he had been seen about the village. His medical advisers were Drs Cambell and Price. Death took place at 2.35 on Monday afternoon.

The deceased gentlemans' pedigree is interesting. He was a decedent of George Hall, of Little Bank, Staleywood, who was born in 1742, and was married to Peggy Buckley in 1766. They had ten children, Mary Hall being the eighth child, she being born in 1783 and dying in 1853. She was married to Daniel Broadbent of Hopwood Mills, Oldham, and by him had two children, a son Thomas and a Daughter, who was the mother of the late Mr Schofield.

Marrage Details Below:

Married in the Parish Church, Oldham in the County of Lancaster George's profession at the time was a cotton Spinner and he resided at Oaklands, Friezland.
Anne was residing at Orleans House, Royton Street.
The ceremony was conducted according to the rites of the established Church by licence of Wm Walters in the presence of Joseph Rowland, (father of Bride), John Joseph Jones, Eliza Shiers and Alice Evans.