Railway cashier William Wannop was 34 years old when he bought Laburnum Cottage (no:9) in 1873 with his wife Emily. Still resident at no:9 in 1881 with his widowed mother Fanny Wannop in no:19; they then appear to have moved to Stockport renting out Laburnum Cottage. They returned after his retirement in the pre-WW1 period. Emily died in 1906, William remained as a widower until he died on 30 Jan 1915 aged 73?yrs.

Their only recorded daughter Ann Eliza was born in 1874 presumably in the Park and she married Captain Alfred William Vincent Trant OBE, a master mariner who reputedly captained ships mainly sailing in the Far East. No relationship has been established between him and the Captain Edgar J Trant of the Majestic which replaced the Mauretania. By all accounts though Alfred fitted the image of the sea captain and Joan Compston recalls his parrot pecking her as she passed it.

Captain Trant and Ann Eliza then took over Laburnum Cottage post WW1. He appears to have been a well known character around the Park although frequently away at sea. He bought the vacant plot opposite from Dicksons and reputedly grew vegetables. He died 9 April 1934 and is buried in the family grave in Upton church.

Trant had two sons Vincent and Roger (d.1925) and two daughters - who both remained spinsters. The two sons were not really known as members of the Park but the two sisters were around for many decades. Margaret Patricia had the 'housewife' role and Mary Vincent the organised 'military' breadwinner. Mary was Trant's daughter from a previous marriage and had been a Colonel in the ATS during WW2 and returned home after the war to look after her ailing step-mother. A formidable woman; she is remembered as having an 'Eton crop' and having had a senior post in the Red Cross. She had a car which at that time was quite unusual for a woman. In 1959 she caused quite a stir by erecting two garages without prior consultation with the committee. A proposal for a legal challenge over her breaching the covenant was defeated. It is rumoured that the younger elements in the Park sided with her but many of the old guard were not sympathetic.

There are many stories about them being exceedingly poor having known better times. The rumours were that investments had been tied up in the Far East and these were lost at the outbreak of hostilities with Japan.

Mary needed an income and set up a weaving loom in their coachhouse. She sold the cloth and Margaret Millet recalls buying some for making a costume.

They had two Pekinese dogs called Romulus & Remus.

Miss Mary Trant chaired UPPA for 1967 & 1968 stepping down in the belief that every resident should do their share in the running of the Park. She stayed active in Park affaires and is last recorded as attending the 1970 AGM. She died in 1972 aged 80yrs - leaving nearly 100 years of the family's association with Laburnum Cottage.