Max will tell you more about that. I think he did say something about the French origins of that name.
I think Molyneuxs had a connection with either Speke hall or Croxteth hall.
Apparently, The Molyneuxs were in the Liverpool castle and they had built a bridge (which would have been located somewhere by the Church st area).
The Whitfields & Marsh families had some problem with this and tore it down.
.. and something about they got back the 'council tax' money of the day for the people.
I was listening to Jean Grant this morning on Radio Merseyside, she was telling the story.
You may be able to hear it on 'Listen again' - - it was 7:20am, Tony Snell show.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainf...rseyside.shtml
Not sure if it will be on yet as I havn't checked.
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