Rotherham Town Council, 1878-1879
The Mayor, Henry Wigfield
Aldermen
- John Guest - Retire 1883
- J. M. Habershon - Retire 1883
- J. C. Morgan - Retire 1883
- Henry Wigfield - Retire 1880
- William Harrison - Retire 1880
- B. E. C. Chambers B.A - Retire 1880
Councillors
East Ward
- Robert Marsh - Retire 1879
- William H. Gummer - Retire 1880
- E. Kelsey - Retire 1881
North Ward
- Joseph Brown - Retire 1879
- G. Wragg, Jun. - Retire 1880
- B. Sorsby - Retire 1881
South Ward
- Joseph Wells - Retire 1879
- William Saville - Retire 1880
- John Mason - Retire 1881
Masbrough Ward
- Henry Bray - Retire 1879
- Joseph Newsum - Retire 1880
- Thomas Tyler - Retire 1881
West Ward
- George Neill - Retire 1879
- A. Taffinder - Retire 1880
- Rupert Lomas - Retire 1881
Kimberworth Ward
- Mark Davy - Retire 1879
- Thomas White - Retire 1880
- Robert Jenkins - Retire 1881
Officers
- Town Clerk, George W. Hodgkinson, Esq.
- Assistant to the Town Clerk, Mr. G. J. Thurgarland.
- Borough Treasurer, John Gibbs, Esq.
- Borough Surveyor, Mr. George Jennings.
- Borough Accountant, Mr. C. H. Moss.
- Medical Officer of Health, Dr. J. Hardwicke.
- Collectors, Messrs. E. Cooper and R. H. Haggard.
- Sanitary Inspector, Mr. C. R. Parkin
- Clerk to Justices and to the Commissioners of Taxes, J. Oxley, Esq.
- Borough Analyst, Mr. H. H. Walker (of Sheffield).
- Water Works Manager, Mr. Luke Berry
- Gas Secretary, Mr. T. Bellamy
- Gas Manager, Mr. James Goodwin
- Gas Examiner, Mr. J. Wilkinson (of Grimesthorpe)
- Market Inspector, Mr. Joseph Makin
- Park Keeper, Mr. J. Albiston
- Town Crier, Mr. George Askew
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