The entries for people & families with the surname Aked are gathered together in this SideTrack.
This Page does not include people with other forms of the surname.
The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
He was engaged to Miss Everett of 46 Lower Hope Street,
Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He died 23rd October 1918 (aged 20).
He was buried at the Inchy Communal Cemetery Extension, France [B 39].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel
Surgeon at Luddenden.
He was Medical Officer for Warley [1845]
He was
He lived at Harewood Villa, Warley Road, Halifax [1914].
In 1914, he enlisted for 4 years in the Territorial Force.
He
served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died following a German gas attack at Ypres [19th December 1915] (aged 29).
He was buried at the Talana Farm Cemetery, Belgium [IV 1 24].
There is a memorial to him in Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 92].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross,
on the Memorial at Campbell Gas Engine Company Limited,
and on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Boys' School, Halifax
Born in Halifax.
Baptised 16th January 1766.
He lived in Brigg, Lincolnshire, where he was in partnership
with Charles Young, corn merchants.
He was (possibly) a member of the Brigg Independent Volunteer
Armed Association or Nelthorpe Militia.
He married Sarah.
Children:
He died 24th February 1858 (aged 93).
When he died, he was a Poor Brother of Charterhouse
He took over the family belt and brace business on his father's death.
Around 1893, he built new premises at Dunkirk Mills, Halifax.
In 1952,
was listed
He was a journeyman card maker [1851].
In 1890, they employed 20 workers.
The business was taken over by his son, George, who built
new premises at Dunkirk Mills, Halifax.
In 1895, the business was listed as Herbert Aked.
In [Q3] 1848, he married Mary Day [1823-1886] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Aked's Yard, Gibbet Street, Halifax [1851].
George died 26th November 1878.
One source records
and another records
Question:
Does anyone know the circumstances and whereabouts of his death?
Mary died 16th February 1886.
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 2872]
See
Edward Bromley
He lived at Hebble House, Wheatley [1845]
He was an accountant [1907].
In [Q4] 1907, he married Florence Turner in Halifax.
Children:
The couple died in Halifax:
Henry Charles [14th January 1948];
Florence [] (aged 1973)
Born in Halifax.
He was a leather brace maker employing 6 men & boys [1881, 1891].
In 1895, the family business at Dunkirk Mills, Halifax was listed
as Herbert Aked.
In 1880, he married Sarah Moss [1857-1???]
at Christ Church, South Ossett.
Children:
The family lived at
Herbert died in 1900 (aged 46).
His widow Sarah carried on the business, and was listed as
Question:
Is he the same person as
James Aked?
Question:
Is he the same person as
James Aked?
He was a tanner in Midgley.
He took on his father's woollen business at Kershaw House
On 15th December 1802, he married Elizabeth Milne at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at Kershaw House, Midgley [1841]
He took over his father's woollen business at Kershaw House in
partnership with brother Josiah.
About 1846, they commenced business as power-loom weavers at Bailey Hall, Halifax
The partnership was dissolved [1867], and Josiah took on the
business, including all debts.
He established James Aked & Sons.
On 12th May 1864, he married Margaret.
They lived at Kershaw House [1845, 1850]
Halifax solicitor.
He qualified in May 1896
Partner in Dickons & Aked [1934].
In 1875, he married Sarah Tuley in Halifax.
Children:
Some of the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 3574]
with their Aked grandparents
She never married.
She lived at Kershaw House, Luddendenfoot [1874, 1894].
She died at Kershaw House [17th August 1894]
Probate records show that she left an estate valued at £18,000
Baptised 2nd March 1739.
He was a wine merchant in Halifax.
On 20th August 1764, he married Mary Vincent in Leeds.
Children:
In December 1766, he leased Heath Hall, Halifax from Mrs Greame
On 16th October 1783, he married Mary Holdsworth at St Peter's Church, Leeds.
They lived at Willow Hall
Around 1701, he carved the figure of Old Tristram which stands in
Halifax Parish Church.
In 1705, he produced the Queen's Arms for which he
received a part-payment of £16 15/-.
He was also responsible for the upkeep of the Clock.
In 1717, he carved The Ten Commandments in Elland Parish
Church.
In 1725, he was paid 14/- for work done on the Royal
Arms in the Church.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Baptised in Halifax [10th October 1731].
About 1760, he took over Kershaw House and its tanning business
from the trustees of John Holroyd.
He began putting-out work to local weavers.
He married Mary [1737-1796].
Children:
John, Mary & son Robert were buried at St Mary's Church, Luddenden
He lived at King Cross Lane, Halifax.
He owned land where Aked's Road was later made.
He married Unknown [17??-1809].
Children:
He was buried in Halifax [20th April 1810].
On 21st April 1810, The Leeds Mercury announced his death
He took over the family tanning business and moved to Ellen Royd, Midgley.
On 16th January 1798, he married Sarah Foster [1771-1847] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
daughter Ellen died at Ellen Royd [16th February 1877].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at under £10,000.
The will was proved by her brother William
daughter Ann died at Ellen Royd [30th September 1887].
Probate records show that she left a personal estate valued at £8,774 12/5d.
The will was proved by Henry Williams of Harrogate
They had a servant Mary Horsfall [1823-1905] who served the
family from at least 1841 until Ann Aked's death in 1887
On 14th June 1840, he hanged himself in his workshop
He lived at 3 High Street, Halifax [1897].
He died 29th December 1897 (aged 76).
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
[J 318 C]
Baptised at Mount Pellon [4th August 1895].
He was
an oiler in a worsted mill [1911] /
employed at Dean Clough.
He lived at 10 Oak Street, Hanson Lane.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/5th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action at Ypres [14th August 1915] (aged 20).
He was buried at the Colne Valley Cemetery, Belgium, Boesinghe [C 13.]
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross,
on the Memorial at Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel,
and on the Memorial at Crossley's Carpets
In 1728, he was paid £1 6/7d for work on the Royal Arms in Elland Church.
He was a worsted manufacturer.
He learned his trade at W. Appleyard & Sons.
He took over his father's woollen business at Kershaw House in
partnership with brother James.
About 1846, they commenced business as power-loom weavers at Bailey Hall, Halifax
The partnership was dissolved [1867], and Josiah took on the
business, including all debts.
He built a large mill in Pellon Lane, Halifax – (possibly) Aked's Mill – [around 1860].
He was
a worsted manufacturer [1851] /
a manufacturer employing 250 [1861] /
a manufacturer [1871] /
a manufacturer employing 350 [1881]
He bought Trimmingham Mansion [1867].
On 14th July 1847, he married Charlotte Farrar in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
He died 25th January 1883.
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 192]
See
Hugh Bakewell Bennett and
Thomas Calvert
He was
an improver (worsted drawing) [1911] /
a weaver at Dean Clough.
In [Q2] 1912, he married Jane E. North [1890-19??] in Halifax.
They lived at 18 Horsfall Street, Savile Park [1917].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 15th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment.
He was reported missing [3rd May 1917], but his wife later received a
postcard – dated 28th May 1917 – saying that he was a POW at Dulmen,
Germany.
His brother-in-law Herbert Ernest Sutcliffe was killed in
World War I [4th October 1916]
He married Elizabeth Maw [17??-1???].
Children:
Born in Halifax.
He was
a worsted manufacturer [1851, 1865] /
a retired worsted manufacturer [1881].
On 14th May 1836, he married (1) Mary Appleyard [1814-1846] at Halifax Parish Church.
He married (2) Ann [1816-1896].
They lived at
Richard died at Balmoral Place [10th April 1881].
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at under £14,000.
The will was proved by
his brothers Thomas & William, and Henry
Williams (surgeon of Blackburn).
Ann died at 23 Savile Crescent, Halifax [14th January 1896].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £45,746 11/5d.
[Resworn £45,521 18/7d].
Probate was granted to Francis Beaumont Ellison (mining engineer).
See
John Appleyard
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was buried at Halifax [3rd February 1774]
He lived at
See
Buzzer & Whistle Nuisance [1873]
He farmed at Wood Lane Hall
On 23rd April 1845, he married Amelia.
On 5th November 1751, he married (1) Dorothy Dyson in York Minster.
They had no children.
On 25th July 1754, he married (2) Barbara Fawcett in London.
Children:
In 1852, he married Kezia Weare in Halifax
He lived at Spofforth, Wetherby
He was
a worsted combing overlooker [1881] /
a combing overlooker [1891] /
a wool comber [1901].
In [Q3] 1871, he married Elizabeth Howarth [1849-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Thomas died in Halifax [Q2 1901]
Living with them [in 1901, 1911] was grandson Harold Aked [b
1894]
He was
a tailor and his wife was a maker of stays [1851] /
Superintendent at Park Road Baths, Halifax [1874, 1881, 1887].
In 1846, he married Ephalina Greenwood [1824-1912] in Halifax.
She was matron at the Baths
Children:
The family lived at
In the 1881 census, they had 2 lodgers:
Mary Bentley [aged 43] who was matron of the baths,
and
Jane Clarkson [aged 48] who was assistant of the baths.
He died of Bright's disease [16th February 1889] (aged 65).
His obituary in the Halifax Courier described him as
Ephalina died 15th October 1912 (aged 88).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 3574].
He is recorded as having hunted with Lady Ligioner.
He served at Garton in Holderness with Grimston [1789-1792] and
Humbleton with Elsternwick [1792],
before becoming
returning to Southowram where he died [29th November 1792]
In 1776, he married Mary Fawcett
Born in Midgley.
He was a farmer of 16 acres [1881].
He never married.
They lived at Ellen Royd, Luddendenfoot [1881].
He died 9th October 1881.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £2,273 19/1d.
Probate was granted to his brother Thomas
He was an overlooker [1893].
On 2nd October 1893, he married Eliza Evans [1874-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Aked, Geo, Belts, Braces, Warley Road
Mary was born in Liversedge
he died of sunstroke during a business trip
he died of apoplexy and was buried at Halifax 3 days after he died
Florence was the daughter of Walter Turner
Sarah was the daughter of Emma and William Moss
of Ossett
Elizabeth, was the youngest daughter of Thomas Milne
Margaret was the widow of his cousin Charles Milne
Sarah was the daughter of Thomas Tuley
On Monday, aged 52 at his house in Halifax ... He was the architect
and proprietor of that elegant pile of buildings in King Cross Lane,
Halifax, called Aked's Row
Charlotte was the daughter of Samuel Farrar
Jane was the daughter of George Edward North
Mary was the daughter of William Appleyard
Ann was the daughter of William Appleyard, sister of
his first wife, and widow of Mr Field
Amelia was the daughter of either John Turner or
Abraham Turner
Barbara came from Illingworth
Elizabeth was born in Barkisland
Ephalina was born in Hebden Bridge.
an earnest politician, of Advanced Liberal ideas, oldest member of
the liberal Association, and an executive for his ward.
Although a householder for more than 40 years, he was never permitted
to exercise the privilege of a parliamentary vote for the borough,
until the adoption of Mr Gladstone's service franchise – in former
days because he was not rated sufficiently high to have the
qualification, and later by reason of his position as a public servant
Eliza was born in Macclesfield
John Aked was an early member of family.
See
Aked surname
George Redmonds writes that
By the late 1500s, there were Akeds in Bradford, and the name came,
via Shelf, to Willow Hall and Kershaw House
John Aked was an early member of family locally.
There are over 30 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Aked,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Aked:
the surname comes from the Cumberland place name Akehead.
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