Below is an article from mightyseas.co.uk

In Aldingham church, to the left of the altar is a stone commemorating the life of the Rev. John Stonard. He was born in Surrey in 1769, ordained 1794, became rector of Aldingham in 1814 and died in 1849. The Rev. Stonard was a wealthy man, he was building Aldingham Hall when he died, a place that would have been fit for an ironmaster, if ironmasters had better taste. He had a reputation for charity and scholarship, having published several books on theology and spent money freely on his church. In the last year of his life, he was awarded the North Lonsdale Agricultural Society’s prize for the best field of mangold wurzels, (again), he was painted in oils by Edward J. Schollick, and he saw EJS married to Margaret Jackson of Waterhead, Ambleside.

The story goes that the butler, Edward Jones Schollick had saved his master’s life when they were out on the sands, but in the court case of 1861, EJS said that he was adopted by John Stonard. The estate passed to E. J. Schollick, then aged 24. The estate included Aldingham Hall, land at Scales, Newbiggin and at North Scale on Walney. The Scales estate was rough grazing on the edge of Birkrigg Common. It included a limestone quarry, which was leased to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests from 1869 to 1902.

EJS subscribed to every public appeal in the next decade. His name appears below the Dukes, Ainslies and Wadhams and above the rest. The contributions include the Hoad monument, Walney church, Pennington parsonage, Lindal school and many more, but that did not prevent him from falling out with the churchwardens. He wanted five pews in Aldingham church, to see that his household was all present, but the churchwardens would only allow him three pews, seating eighteen. EJS took it to Carlisle court and lost.

Soulby’s Ulverston Advertiser reported a burglary in January 1851:

“…a small detached room at Tarn Cottage, Urswick, the residence of E J Schollick esq was burgulariously entered and a quantity of fine apples taken away. It is supposed that the thieves had been attracted to the premises in the hope of obtaining something better than apples. Mr Schollick had slaughtered two pigs the previous day…”.

In June, Tarn Cottage was up for sale. The butler, artist and butcher had moved into Aldingham Hall.

The article goes on to outline Schollick’s commercial enterprises.

The Schollick’s had shipbuilding interests on the Ulverston Canal. Alan Pearson’s recent book The History of the Ulverston Canal (2019) sold in aid of the Ulverston Canal Regeneration Group, makes reference on p26/7 to Samuel Shollick (sic) and E. J. Shollick. “Mr. Samuel Shollick started a shipbuilding establishment at Canal Foot, but this yard did not last long. It is possible it was taken over by Shollick’s foreman Mr. John Wilson ….”