History of Tattenhall Captain James Hasler

There is a darker side to the history of Tattenhall”s residents.

James Hasler was a Mariner, Captain and part owner of several Slave Ships which operated out of the Port of Liverpool.

Upon the death of his first wife Lucy in 1834, James Hasler subsequently married Mary Kendall at the Parish Church in Wrexham (also in 1834). They moved to Tattenhall and took up residence at ‘Laurel Bank’, now known as ‘Flacca Lodge’, Burwardsley Road.

Of particular interest is the fact that James Hasler captained several vessels which were directly involved in the triangular slave trade traffic between Liverpool, Africa and the Americas, including the ‘Lively’, ‘Prince John’.

To read more about Captain Hasler – go to the Local History section at the base of the website page.

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