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He married Unknown.
Children:
Born in Ovenden.
He was
a plasterer (master employing 25 men) [1851] /
a partner in Joseph Bancroft & Son /
a plaster employing 43 men [1861] /
a plasterer employing 70 men & 15 boys [1871] /
a plasterer & slater employing 2 men & 6 boys [1881] /
a plasterer & slater (master) (employer) [1891].
In 1841, he married Sarah Ann Ingham [1821-1895] from
Salterhebble, in Halifax.
Sarah Ann was a
a straw bonnet maker employing 2 women [1851],
a straw bonnet maker [1861],
a bonnet maker [1871],
a straw bonnet maker [1881],
and
a retired milliner [1891]
Her daughters were also bonnet makers and dressmakers.
Children:
The family lived at
In 1871, living with the family were son-in-law Michael,
daughter Eliza and granddaughter Edith.
In 1881, Michael was elsewhere but Eliza
and Edith were still at 22 Winding Road.
Michael was dead by 1891 when the widowed Eliza
and Edith were still living with the family at 22 Winding Road.
In 1891, sister-in-law Eliza Bancroft [aged 62] who was a
general servant was also with the family.
Alfred and Sarah Ann were buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery.
Alfred is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1898.
Born in Wadsworth.
She was landlady of the White Hart, Todmorden [1861, 1871]
In 1861, living with Ann at the pub, was her unmarried
sister Charlotte who was a house servant.
In 1871, living with Ann at the pub, were her nieces
Martha A Brownbridge [aged 20] who was a barmaid, and
Margaret Brownbridge [aged 18] who was a waitress
In 1844, he went to America with his family.
By 1851, he and his parents had returned to England.
He was
druggist in Halifax [1851] /
a chemist and druggist [1861, 1862] /
a partner in the Halifax Union Bank [1860-1864].
He continued with the family business on Harrison Road, Halifax
[1861].
In April 1875, he was fined £2 10/- for having 5 deficient
weights
On 8th January 1856, he married Sarah Brearley [1834-1903] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
He died at 35 Harrison Road, Halifax [27th March 1876].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £16,000.
Probate was granted to
his widow Sarah, Alfred Ramsden, Alfred Brearley of
Southowram (currier & farmer).
Sarah died 19th March 1903.
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 571]:
Anthony [31st March 1876];
Sarah [23rd March 1903].
Daughter Julia is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1905
when she died at 35 Harrison Road, Halifax
In [Q3] 1880, he married Jane Oxtaby Slee [18??-1???]
in Knaresborough.
Children:
The family lived at Darcey Hey, Halifax
In January 1896, he was declared bankrupt
He was a tailor [1891, 1901, 1911].
In 1890, he married Elizabeth Thompson [1864-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Halifax.
He was
a confectioner at Halifax /
a confectioner's workman [1871].
He started making toffee in his cellar and then went on to sell it
around the streets from his horse and cart.
Family stories tell how he liked a drink, and that the horse was left
to take Charles back home.
He married Fanny Bancroft [1842-16th July 1912]
Children:
The family lived at
Charles died 29th December 1888.
After his death, the family sold his business to Mackintosh's.
Fanny died 16th July 1912.
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 2479].
See
Walter Bancroft and
Bancroft's Confectioners
Born in Halifax.
In February 1899, he emigrated to Canada, sailing from Liverpool on
the SS Scotsman, and landing at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
He travelled throughout Canada and the western part of the North
America, Utah, Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, California,
Mexico and Alaska.
He became a wheat farmer, cattle rancher, hunter and gold miner, and
was said to have been and expert shot and first class horseman.
He worked for the Government on surveying expeditions in the Hudson
Bay area of Canada.
In 1915, he was gold mining in Alaska.
Later that year, he left for California then to Victoria BC, to enlist
with the 102nd Battalion
Canadian Expeditionary Force [18th April 1916].
After enlisting, he travelled over to England, and in late July 1916,
he visited his family in Halifax before going to France.
He died during the assault on Regina Trench, France
[21st October 1916].
He was buried at Courcelette British Cemetery, France.
He is remembered on the Vimy Memorial, France,
and on the family grave at Christ Church, Pellon
He lived at Darcey Hey, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with D Company
1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 3rd September 1916 (aged 34).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [6A & 6B],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Trinity Road Baptist Church, Halifax
He was
a grocer master employing 1 boy [1851] /
a grocer [1861, 1871, 1881, 1901].
In 1848, he married Sarah Scott [1829-1890] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
In 1891, Daniel Bancroft, a widower grocer [aged 72], born in
Ovenden, was a visitor at a hydropathic establishment in Scarborough
Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
Born in Halifax.
On 10th February 1906, he married Sarah Jane Hainsworth [1880-1916]
at St Peter's Church, Rawdon.
The family lived at 19 Moorfield Place, Idle.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/5th Battalion
Notts & Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment.
He died 26th September 1917.
He was buried at Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Belgium [V A 9].
Sarah died at the Royal Infirmary, Bradford [1916], and is
buried at Holy Trinity, Idle
Born at Highroad Well.
Brother of William Henry Bancroft.
He was
a brush maker [1861] /
an apprentice to Mr Sutcliffe [1865] /
a brush maker at Bull Close Lane [1866] /
a brush manufacturer employing 3 men & 7 girls [1871] /
a brush manufacturer employing 23 men, 7 boys & 19 women [1881] /
a partner in Bancroft & Fawthrop /
a partner in Bancroft Brothers /
a Liberal /
a councillor for West Ward, Halifax [1894].
In 1874, he married Emma Morris [1854-1918] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1895.
Probate was granted to son George William
Son of James Bancroft.
He was
(possibly) landlord of the Great Northern Hotel, Halifax [1905] /
landlord of the Hole in the Wall, Hebden Bridge [1911]
In 1879, he married Hannah Mitchell [1859-1939] at Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 5 Spindle Point, Illingworth [1881].
They moved to Lancashire where they both died
Halifax solicitor with Marshall, Huntriss & Company [1934].
He qualified in April 1925
He was
a teacher of music (piano & cornet) [1896, 1911] /
a well-known brass bandsman /
a teacher of music [1917].
In 1896, he married Lavinia Bottomley [1870-1938] in Halifax.
The children were born in Sowerby Bridge.
The family lived at 8 Wakefield Road, Sowerby Bridge [1911]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a brush maker's apprentice to Mr Shellser [1851] /
a commercial traveller in brushes [1881]
He married Emily from Devon.
Children:
In [Q4] 1870, he married Sarah Ann Whiteley in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Clay House, Soyland.
Members of the family were buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones
In 1895, he married Mary Ann Fretwell [1856-1936] in Halifax.
They lived at 1 Stretchgate Lane, Halifax [1912].
The couple were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
He was
a brush works manager [1895] /
a member of Bancroft Brothers.
After his father Frederick died, the business went bankrupt
[1895-1899].
George William emigrated to Saskatchewan, Canada.
He worked in a lumber camp at Moose Mountain Park.
He married Lucy Wormald in Winnipeg.
He married (1) Annie [1866-1926].
In 1931, he married (2) Louisa (Louie) Wolstenholme in Halifax.
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
In May 1892, he filed a patent for
He was an estate agent in Halifax.
In [Q3] 1906, he married Alice Eastwood in Halifax.
Children:
They moved to Worcester [1914].
The family lived at
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/7th Battalion
Worcestershire Regiment.
He died 17th August 1917 (aged 37).
He was buried at Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3, Belgium [I A 24].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
On 22nd February 1911, he was arrested for begging, and imprisoned
for 14 days.
He had only 3½d and had begged money from a plain clothes
policeman in Keighley
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 29th January 1917.
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
[F C 110].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Wheatley [27th Jun 1886].
In 1915, he married Edith May Oakshott [1896-1???]
in Portsmouth .
Children:
The family lived at 41 All Saints' Road, Portsmouth.
In June 1904, he joined the Royal Navy for a 12-year period.
During World War I,
he served as an Able Seaman
with the Royal Navy
aboard
HMS Hampshire.
He died [5th June 1916] when his ship, on its way to Russia, struck a
German mine, and sank with heavy loss of life.
Those on board included the Secretary of State for War, Field Marshal
Lord Kitchener
and his staff who were on the way to a military meeting in Russia.
Of the 655 men and 7 passengers, only 12 men survived.
100 officers and men were recovered and buried in a common grave at
at Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Hoy, Orkney.
550 bodies were not recovered.
He was buried at Lyness Royal Naval Cemetery, Hoy, Orkney, when perished who those are here buried those Amongst [F 38A].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Providence Congregational Church, Ovenden
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Lightcliffe Old Church Graveyard
He married Martha [1765-1841].
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
He married Sally [1796-18??].
Children:
Born in Southowram.
Baptised at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge [19th February 1797].
He was
a weaver [1818] /
a porter/chemist living at the Halifax Infirmary & Dispensary [1841] /
a druggist in Halifax [1851, 1853] /
a member of the Halifax Union Bank [1860-1864].
He had business on Harrison Road, Halifax.
He married Ann Walker [1797-1861] at Halifax Parish Church
[31st May 1818].
Children:
Eldest son William emigrated to the US in 1842.
He was followed by James and the other members of his family,
together with the wider group of the Emigration Society, who sailed
from Liverpool aboard the Patrick Henry, landing in New York
on 27th May 1844.
By 1851, James, Mary and son Anthony were back
in the UK.
The family lived at 4 Barum Top, Halifax [1851].
In 1861, James was an Independent Gentleman and living
with his daughter Mary and her husband William Smythies
at 269 Hirst Mill, near Huddersfield.
Ann died 26th January 1861.
James died at Crossley Terrace, Halifax [25th August 1862].
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 483]:
Ann [31st January 1861];
James [28th August 1862].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £1,000.
Probate was granted to
son Anthony and Barnard Hartley of Hanson Lane (wire
drawer).
See
Joseph Hilton and
Dr Alfred Wainhouse
In 1848, he married Mary Murgatroyd [18??-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
He was a confectioner [1851, 1871].
He established Bancroft's Confectioners.
He married Ann Hutchinson.
Children:
He was
a pharmaceutical chemist manufacturer [1876] /
a retired pharmaceutical chemist [1891].
He carried on the family business at Harrison Road, Halifax [1876].
His advertised products included
The family lived at Barum Top / 35 Harrison Road, Halifax
[1876, 1891].
Living with them [in 1891] were his widowed mother Sarah and
unmarried sisters.
James subsequently moved to the Midlands.
In [Q2] 1904, he married Martha Johnson
in Alcester, Warwickshire.
They lived at Rooklands, Headless Cross, Redditch [1924]
Born at Heptonstall.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 21st Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 8th April 1917 (aged 27).
He was buried at Octagonal Methodist Chapel, Heptonstall
[C 20].
He is remembered on the War Memorial at Heptonstall Octagonal Methodist Chapel
He was a painter & decorator [1874].
On 28th December 1874, he married Isabella Walker [1852-1920]
at Bradford Cathedral.
Children:
James died in the North Bierley Union Workhouse, Clayton [2nd June 1914]
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was a flour miller's clerk [1911].
In [Q3] 1909, he married Emilie Ridehough [1877-1964] from
Wadsworth, in Todmorden.
Children:
The family lived at 41 Cobden Street, Halifax [1911].
The couple were buried at Boulderclough United Methodist Chapel
with Joe's family
He lived at Old Lane, Halifax.
He died 24th May 1865 [aged 69].
He was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
Recorded on 16th September 1859, when
he registered a patent for
He married Mary Lees [1815-1853].
Children:
John died 3rd December 1858 (aged 55).
Mary died 14th October 1853 (aged 38).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 4350]:
John [7th December 1858];
Mary [20th October 1853]
He married Martha Blagbrough.
Children:
He married Martha.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
He married Mary [1824-1891].
Children:
John and Mary died 3 days apart: John [27th
April 1891] and Mary [30th April 1891].
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
On 18th October 1845, the Leeds Mercury reported that
Born in Sowerby Bridge [10th August 1896].
He was
a member of Bolton Brow Wesleyan Sunday School /
a bobbin taker-off for worsted spinner [1911] /
an assistant overlooker in the spinning mill of Alfred Brearley & Company [1914] /
a Territorial.
During World War I,
he was called-up [14th August 1914], and
served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He sailed from Folkestone [14th April 1915].
He was reported missing and assumed to have died in a failed attack on Schwaben Redoubt [3rd September 1916].
His family heard about his death in June 1917.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [6A & 6B],
and on the Roll of Honour at Bolton Brow Wesleyan Sunday School
He was
a worsted bookkeeper (living with his grandmother at Greetland) [1861] /
a bookkeeper & cashier [1871] /
a bookkeeper [1881, 1891] /
a retired cashier [1901].
In 1862, he married Sarah Benn [1841-19??] in Halifax.
Sarah was mistress at an Infant School [1871].
Children:
The family lived at
He died 23rd September 1908.
In 1911, living with the family were son-in-law Walter Longbottom and family
In 1835, he was on the List of Electors
for the Ovenden Township of the Halifax Polling District
in the election for the MP for the West Riding.
He married Hannah [1761-1845].
Children:
The family lived at (Possibly) Rocks [1835].
Jonathan died 23rd October 1841 (aged 72).
Hannah died 18th May 1845 (aged 84).
The couple were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
Son of Jonathan Bancroft
He married Unknown.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
He was a machine maker [1851].
On 1st July 1845, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Broadhead [1820-1873] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The children were deaf and dumb.
The family lived at
The family were recorded in June 1856, when daughter Emma was
awarded a Fenton Free Scholarship to the Yorkshire
Institution for the Deaf & Dumb.
It was recorded that both parents were former pupils at the
Institution, and their 4 children were deaf and dumb.
Jonathan died in 1860.
In 1861, Betty & daughter Elizabeth were in an
institution in Halifax, and James Oswald was in the Deaf &
Dumb Institution in Bennetthorpe, Doncaster.
In 1871, Betty, James Oswald & Maria Louisa were
living in Shipley.
Betty was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
[14th January 1873]
He married Unknown.
Children:
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [24th June 1832]
Born 26th August 1823.
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [4th December 1823]
Born in Ovenden.
He was
a fireman [1891] /
a stoker [1894].
He had an extensive criminal record which included
In 1891, he tried to join the West Riding Regiment.
On his Attestation Paper, in response to the question as to whether
he had ever been sentenced to a term of imprisonment, he
answered No.
When this falsehood was discovered, he received a further term of
imprisonment of one month for Giving false answer on
attestation
He used several aliases: Joseph Ackroyd, John Smith
and William Roberts.
Martin died on the Isle of Wight [1920] (aged 49)
In [Q1] 1904, he married Lavinia Farrar in Halifax
Born in Lightcliffe.
He was
a farmer in Lightcliffe [1841] /
a woolcomber at Rastrick [1851] /
a widower, an ag.lab and living alone at Cleckheaton [1861] /
an inmate at the North Bierley Union Workhouse in Clayton [1871].
In 1832, he married Mary Sucksmith [1814-1860] in Halifax.
Children:
Philemon must have been a rather unpleasant character as far
as his family were concerned as he appears to have started a six
month prison sentence shortly before his wife died at the early age
of 46 years because he inhumanely treated her.
Mary's death certificate gives her cause of death as
The Leeds Mercury [15th November 1860] reported the Inquest into
Sarah's death
One can only speculate whether her early death was due to having ten
children and then the cruel treatment at the hands of her husband.
Philemon ended his days in the North Bierley Union Workhouse
in Clayton and he is shown as being of sound mind and body.
He died of gangrene on 24th January 1873.
His listed occupation at the time of death as a schoolmaster
must have been a mistake, and this possibly referred to the informant
who was the Workhouse Manager, but a few years later, his
son Edwin lists his deceased father's occupation as this on
his marriage certificate.
Philemon is buried in the family grave at Lightcliffe Old Church Graveyard
[28th January 1873]
He married Hannah [1866-1940].
Children:
They lived at 26 Ovenden Road, Halifax.
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
He was
a silk weaver.
On 23rd May 1886, he married Ann Broadbent [1860-1894] in Halifax.
Children:
Children:
Born in Ovenden.
He was
a joiner [1891] /
a pavior [1892].
On 19th October 1869, he was charged with assaulting his father,
mother and sister.
The local paper reported
The prisoner was fined £2 5s, or else 2 months in prison
In 1890, he married Mary Ann Ramsden.
The family lived at
On 10th March 1892, Samuel died suddenly at the Ovenden Cross Public House.
The Yorkshire Post [12th March 1892] reported
The Jury gave a verdict of death through natural causes
He was
a rag grinder [1881].
In 1872, he married Sarah Ann Beevers [1845-1906] in Halifax.
They lived at
Sidney died in 1892.
In 1899, Sarah Ann married Samuel Roebuck in Halifax.
Sidney & Sarah Ann were buried at Holywell Green Congregational Church
He married Grace [1780-1828].
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Booth Independent Church
In [Q1] 1853, he married Sarah Cockroft in Halifax.
Thomas died [Q1] 1858.
In 1859, Sarah married John Varley
He married (1) Jane [1806-1857].
Children:
In 1866, he married (2) Betty Earnshaw [1808-1893].
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
He was a surveyor of highways [1841, 1851].
On 22nd May 1825, he married Jane Jagger [1804-18??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Park Lane End, Ovenden [1851]
He was
a weaver [1851] /
a carpet weaver [1861] /
a worsted weaver [1871].
He married Ann [1818-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Son of William Bancroft, weaver.
He was a weaver [1850].
On 24th November 1850, he married Martha Kershaw at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Steep Lane Baptist Chapel, Sowerby
In 1861, he married Mabeth Smith [1840-1903] in Halifax.
The couple were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
Children:
Born in Halifax [13th February 1778].
Sowerby Bridge clockmaker [1809, 1822, 1834, 1838].
He built the clocks for several local churches, including
St Thomas à Becket, Heptonstall [1809],
Holy Trinity Church, Halifax [1818],
All Hallows' Church, Almondbury [1823],
and
Skipton Parish Church [1835].
He died in Halifax [17th May 1839].
He was buried at Halifax Parish Church
On 2nd July 1900, he was one of the jurors sworn on the Grand Jury at
the Midsummer Quarter Sessions for the West Riding at the Bradford
Court House
Son of Samuel Bancroft.
He was
a yarn carrier [1871] /
a tapestry overlooker [1881] /
a tapestry weaver [1891].
In 1878, he married Clara Adelaide Dennis.
Children:
The family lived at 23 Collin Street, Halifax [1911]
Born in Holowfield, Yorkshire.
He became a wholesale confectioner at Victoria Road, Halifax.
In 1898, he married Clara [1879-19??].
Children:
They lived at 25 Jubilee Street North, Ovenden [1911].
See
Charles Bancroft and
Bancroft's Confectioners
Born in Halifax.
He was a mechanical engineer's apprentice [1881].
He died in Wharfedale [20th July 1901]
He was buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
with his sisters Judith Ann and Ann, and their
niece Edna Brearley
Son of Arthur Bancroft.
He was born in Halifax but spent much of his life in Lincoln.
He was
a moulder [1911] /
employed in a Lincolnshire foundry.
He lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted from Southowram [October 1914], and
served as a Sergeant
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was sent to France [April 1915].
He was treated for rheumatism [November 1915].
He was appointed
Lance Corporal [9th March 1916],
Corporal [April 1916],
and
Sergeant [May 1916].
He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal
[14th March 1916] for
The men in the trenches were in danger of being annihilated, and the
only way to save them was to get a message to HQ.
Private Bancroft prevailed upon the officer to let him take the
message.
It was a dangerous journey;
he had to run a considerable distance, and cross the Yser river on a
plank bridge;
it was daylight, and the Germans fired at him with rifles and machine
guns.
He arrived at HQ unharmed
He was home on leave [17th January 1916], and – as Southowram's first
DCM winner – he was honoured by the people of Southowram at a
gathering at the Mechanics' Institute, when Rev J. M. Walton presented him with a watch, a brush & comb case, a
pocket wallet, a cigarette case and a pipe.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died [3rd September 1916].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [6A & 6B],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Anne's Church, Southowram
Children:
William died in Elland [1838].
After his death, the authorities tried, but failed, to
have Ann and the children removed from Hipperholme to
Keighley – presumably because she was a burden on the community;
there is no evidence that she came from Keighley
Question:
Does anyone know anything more about Ann?
Born in Halifax [21st March 1821].
He married Caroline Earnshaw [1827-1909] from Huddersfield.
He emigrated to the US in 1842.
He was followed by his father James and the other members of
his family, together with the wider group of the Emigration Society, who sailed from Liverpool aboard the Patrick Henry,
landing in New York on 27th May 1844.
They settled in Dover, Racine, Wisconsin.
William died [18th April 1887].
Caroline died [28th September 1909].
The couple are buried in the English Settlement Cemetery in
Burlington, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
In 1865, he married Betty Sutcliffe [1834-1902] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Hipperholme [1889].
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
In 1871, he married Sarah Ann Farrar [1848-1883] in Halifax.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Boulderclough United Methodist Chapel
with William's sister Hannah [1859-1930]
In 1922, he married (2) Frances Button in Halifax.
The family lived at 6 Hill Park Mount, Triangle [1956].
They were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
Elizabeth was born in Hykeham, Lincolnshire
Sarah came from Holdsworth
Sarah was born in Calverley
Emma was born in Halifax
Lavinia was born in Sowerby Bridge
Sarah Ann was the daughter of Richard Whiteley
Lucy had emigrated from Halifax in 1903
improvements in fasteners for cupboards, wardrobes, cabinets, and
other like articles of furniture having single or folding doors
Edith May was born in Emsworth, Hampshire
Isabella was born in Idle
improvements in the manufacture of fabrics adapted to be used for
curtains, covering of furniture, table covers, and such like uses
John Bancroft (19) stole a lock & key, also two handkerchiefs,
the property of Henry Parker and was sentenced to
be transported for seven years
Betty was a dress maker [1851, 1871]
Mary was the
daughter of Frances & James Sucksmith,
a farmer from Norwood Green
Sub Acute Bronchitis – evidence not sufficient to determine if death
was accelerated by ill treatment
On Monday evening [12th November 1860], an inquest was held at the
Fleece Inn, Carr Lane, Low Moor, on the body of Mrs Bancroft,
wife of Philemon Bancroft.
The deceased had undergone much hardship and been inhumanley treated
by her husband, who was a few days ago sentenced to six months
imprisonmeny for his cruelty.
Her death was very sudden.
The Jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes
Ann was born in Southowram
When the prisoner had gone home, he struck his mother and dragged his
sister about by the hair on her head.
The father was assaulted when he interfered, and stated that his son
was a
drunken, lazy and dissolute fellow
Samuel Blagborough Bancroft, a pavior, was in the inn, last
Thursday at 2 o'clock, and called for a pint of beer, which was
supplied him.
About 4 o'clock, the landlord brought in a quart jug full of rum and
water, and a tot glass was handed to everyone present.
The company at that time numbered five or six.
Subsequently, the jug was left on the table, and the deceased helped
himself to two or three glasses more.
The drink appeared to take some effect on him, and later, an attempt
to leave caused him to fall on the fender, and rolled off with his
face to the floor.
He was assisted up and guided to a chair, where he was still seated
when witnesses left the house.
It would be about 6 o'clock when the man fell.
On his return, shortly before 8 o'clock, Fred Tasker, the
landlord, found the deceased on his knees in the room, with his head
on the chair, dead.
There was no one else in the place.
Dr Montgomery, who was called in, attributed the death to an
apoplectic fit.
Sarah Ann was born in Holmfirth
Sarah, of Ovenden, was the daughter of James Cockroft,
weaver
Jane was born in Ovenden
Ann was born in Erringden
Martha, of Warley, was the daughter of Sutcliffe Kershaw, weaver
Clara Adelaide was the daughter of Joseph Dennis
conspicuous gallantry [19th December 1915] when, during the gas
attack and under heavy fire, he went back over the open from the
front trench to his Commanding Officer to report the state of affairs.
Ann was born in either Elland or Lightcliffe
Frances was the daughter of Isaac Button