He was the youngest son of John Brocklehurst, a silk weaver and Member of Parliament for Macclesfield, the younger brother of William Coare Brocklehurst, also Member of Parliament for Macclesfield, and the uncle of John Brocklehurst, 1st Baron Ranksborough.
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The family remained in residence until Edward Trafford Nicholls ( High Sheriff of Staffordshire in 1818) sold the estate to Sir Philip Brocklehurst Bt in 1832.