The entries for people & families with the surname Clayton are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
Children:
Mary and William Ralton are mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1895
He was
a wire dresser [1911] /
(possibly) landlord at the Duke of Edinburgh, Brighouse [1913]
Around 1888, he married Emily [1869-19??] from Rastrick.
Children:
The family lived at Westgate, Clifton [1911]
He married Sarah Green [1894-1954].
Children:
In July 1936, he was charged with murdering his wife, Sarah,
by strangling her with a handkerchief.
He replied
Born in Luddendenfoot.
He was
a mechanic of Sowerby Bridge [1887] /
an iron turner [1891, 1901] /
a machine tool maker [1911]
In 1887, he married Roseanna Linney [1868-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Benjamin died in Lancaster [Q4 1915] (aged 48)
He was
educated at Lee Mount School /
a player with Ovenden Junior AFC /
employed by F. Pratt & Company.
During World War II,
he served as a Stoker 2nd Class
with the Royal Navy
aboard the cruiser HMS Charybdis.
He died 23rd October 1943 (aged 22)
when his ship was hit by the German torpedo boats T-23
& T-27 and sank within half an hour in the Bay of Biscay with
the loss of 452 crew.
He is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial [82 1],
and on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was a railway labourer [1911].
In 1886, he married Jane Haigh [1867-1939] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
The family lived at Grave Lane, Clifton.
Sons Harry & Ralph died in World War I
Born in Mytholmroyd.
He was
a machine wood worker [1911] /
an engineer at Trafalgar Works /
a Territorial.
He lived at 73 North Parade, Halifax.
During World War I,
he was called-up [August 1914], and
served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He died from gas poisoning at Ypres [19th December 1915] (aged 24).
He was buried at the Bard Cottage Cemetery [I A 20].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Pellon Lane Particular Baptist Church,
and on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax
He was
landlord of the Railway Hotel, Hebden Bridge [1888, 1890, 1894].
An advertisement for the business announced
In 1876, he married Hannah Swift in Halifax
He was
a journeyman plumber [1891] /
a plumber [1901] /
a plumber journeyman [1911]
In 1887, he married Emma Hawkins [1864-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Son Herbert was killed in action in the Persian Gulf [12th December 1915] (aged 27).
Fred, aged 50, had been seriously ill for several months, and
died shortly after being told his of his son's death
During World War I,
he served as an Able Seaman
with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
aboard the steamer HMS Stephen Furness.
He drowned 13th December 1917 (aged 19)
when his ship was torpedoed by German Submarine SM-64 and
sank off the coast of the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea
with the loss of 101 crew.
He is remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial [27],
on Clifton War Memorial,
and in the book Clifton War Memorial
He married Grace [1816-1854].
Children:
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
In [Q3] 1897, he married Lydia Ann Law [18??-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Whitaker Pits Farm, Clifton
He was employed by Riley Brothers (Halifax) Limited at Kingston Toffee Mills.
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1914], and
served as a Gunner
with C Battery
62nd Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He was wounded [1916].
He died of pneumonia in hospital [7th December 1918] (aged 34).
He was buried at the Etaples Military Cemetery [XLVII B 12.]
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
and in King Cross Cemetery
Born in Clifton.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment.
He died 19th September 1917 (aged 28).
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial [52, 54 & 162A],
on Clifton War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Saint John's Church, Clifton,
and in the book Clifton War Memorial.
His brother Ralph also died in the War
He preached at Salendine Nook before Salendine Nook Baptist Church was established.
He was chosen as Minister when the chapel opened in 1743.
He held the post for 33 years until his death
Son of Joshua Clayton.
In 1821, he and his brother Jack were convicted at
York Assizes for robbing James Knight's warehouse in the field at
South Parade.
He was sentenced to transportation to Tasmania for 7 years.
He was one of 171 convicts who left England on the Malabar
[18th June 1821].
2 other men with them were also transported for the same offence
He was receiving parish relief [1851].
On 24th September 1826, he married Hannah Helliwell
[1805-1861] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at 34 Trafalgar Square, King Cross [1851].
Henry & Hannah were buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross:
Henry [27th June 1852];
Hannah [18th October 1861]
He was
educated at St Augustine's School /
a plumber with his father.
He enlisted
with the 1st Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
In 1907, he went with his Regiment to India.
He worked on the Government Railways in India..
During World War I,
he was called up [August 1914], and
served as a Lance Corporal
with the 1st Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
attached to the 2nd Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment.
He was killed in action in the Persian Gulf [12th December 1915] (aged 27).
He was buried at the Kut War Cemetery [M 22].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint Matthew's Church, Northowram
His father died shortly after being told his of his son's death
Born in Islington.
He was an oiler for twisting frame with William Morris & Sons Limited at Corporation Mills, Sowerby Bridge [1911].
He lived with his aunt Mrs Elizabeth Ann Scott at 63
Albert Road, Sowerby Bridge
During World War I,
he volunteered and enlisted in Halifax, and
served as a Private
with the 18th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He went to France [29th January 1916].
He had been missing since the 15th April 1917.
He died as a POW [20th April 1917] (aged 21).
He was buried at the Le Cateau Military Cemetery [V G 16].
His brother John William also died in the War
On 20th August 1827, he broke into James Akroyd's warehouse
at Brookhouse and stole a quantity of worsted warps and weft.
On the following night, the local constables saw him climb on to the
roof of Illingworth Gaol – or towser – where he removed some of the
slates and, after whistling to call his confederates, entered the
gaol.
The constables apprehended Clayton and found the goods stolen
from Akroyd hidden in the lobby at the gaol.
His partners were known to the police
In December 1862, he was declared bankrupt
Son of Joshua Clayton.
In 1821, he and his brother Harry were convicted at
York Assizes for robbing James Knight's warehouse in the field at
South Parade.
He was sentenced to transportation to Tasmania for 7 years.
He was one of 171 convicts who left England on the Malabar
[18th June 1821].
2 other men with them were also transported for the same offence
He married Sarah [1796-1875].
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
He was
a member of St Andrew's Church, Brighouse & Sunday School /
a Territorial /
a twiner piecer at Barker's, Owler Ings, Brighouse.
He married Unknown.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
Cheshire Regiment.
He was killed in action [5th September 1916] (aged 27).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial [3C & 4A],
on Brighouse War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Brighouse Parish Church
He was a compositor (print) [1901].
In 1888, he married Caroline Cook [1868-1915]
in Spalding, Lincolnshire.
Children:
The family lived at
Caroline was widowed by 1911.
Caroline died in Halifax [1915] (aged 47)
Sons John William & Herbert Thomas died in World War I
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was reported missing and assumed to have died at Arras [3rd May 1917].
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial [6],
and on Coley War Memorial
He was
a cotton spinner with Shepherd & Blackburn [1911].
He lived at Charlotte Street, Sowerby Bridge.
During World War I,
he enlisted [November 1915], and
served as a Private
with the 13th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment.
He died instantaneously after being hit in the face & side by a shell
which burst on the machine gun post
[21st July 1917].
He was buried at the Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-le-Grand [I D 11].
His brother Herbert Thomas also died in the War
He was President of the Brighouse District Industrial Society Limited.
He was a local preacher and was connected with Park Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Brighouse.
He married Unknown.
Children:
In 1819, he was charged with uttering forged notes on Briggs's Bank at Halifax.
His father Joshua was hanged at York in April
1820 for similar offences.
Joseph was transported to Van Diemen's Land for life.
He was one of 157 convicts who left England on the Maria [26th
July 1820]
He was one of the original settlers of Perth, Tasmania [from 1827].
In Tasmania, he became a fellmonger, quarry owner, shop-owner and
land-owner and also financed a number of business ventures for his
acquaintances.
On 11th March 1822, he married Mrs Mary Gray, from York, wife
of a Hull shoemaker, Peter Gray.
Mary had herself been transported to New South Wales for 7
years for stealing ribbon.
She was one of 103 convicts who left England on the Providence
[6th June 1821].
She and others on the Providence continued on the Hobart,
Tasmania.
By 1835, Joseph had been granted a conditional pardon, which
was followed by a full pardon five years later.
The pardon recognised that Joseph and Mary had assisted
the poor.
Mary died at the age of 85.
Earlier, Mary's mother had also been transported.
Children:
Many of the family were buried at St Andrews Cemetery, Perth.
Educated at Emmanuel College Cambridge.
He was Assistant Master at Heath Grammar School [1876]
Born in Halifax.
He was a dyer's labourer [1911]
In [Q1] 1907, he married Emma Jane in Halifax.
They lived at 22 Albert Street, Halifax [1911]
He married Unknown.
Children:
Claytonaws tried at York Assizes [4th March 1820].
In April 1820, he was hanged at York for uttering forged notes on
Briggs's Bank at Halifax.
His son Joseph was transported for similar
offences [1820].
Sons Jack and Harry were
transported for robbing James Knight's warehouse in the field at
South Parade [1821]
He was educated at Barker's School, Halifax.
He was
a mill hand /
a stuff warehouseman [1851] /
a silk spinner [1888].
Around 1870, he joined a small silk firm in Brighouse.
He was one of the founders of the business which became Clayton, Murgatroyd & Company Limited.
He was
a member of Halifax Town Council [1886];
a member of the Council of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce [1886];
Vice-President of the Halifax Chamber of Commerce;
a member of the Literary & Philosophical Society;
one of the co-founders of Bankfield Museum [1887].
He never married.
He travelled extensively [from around 1881] and collected a large
number of curios, which became some of the first exhibits in the
Museum.
It is said that
In later years, he was not in good health, and occupied rooms at the
White Horse Hotel, Halifax [1888].
He died very suddenly at the White Horse Hotel [30th January 1894].
He was buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross
[2nd February 1894].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £59,743 12/-.
The will was proved by
his nephew John Henry Murgatroyd.
The will left bequests of 50 shares in Clayton, Marsden & Company Limited each to the Company's Sick & Burial Fund, and the Crossley Orphanage.
He left other shares & bequests to members of his family.
He was a postman [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with B Company
1st Battalion
Lincolnshire Regiment.
He was killed in action [14th September 1914] (aged 29).
He is remembered on the La Ferte-sous-Jouarre Memorial,
He is remembered on the Memorial at Brighouse Parish Church
An obituary in The Methodist Magazine recording his death on
2nd June 1884, reported that
He was
a member of Trinity Wesleyan Chapel, Halifax & Brotherhood /
employed by Campbell Gas Engine Company Limited.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He died 27th September 1918 (aged 26).
He was buried at the Chapel Corner Cemetery, Sauchy-Lestree [C 16].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His death was reported in the Halifax Courier [26th October 1918]
He lived at Lee Mount Road [1905]
On 7th March 1916, he married Annie Armytage Sykes at Halifax Parish Church.
He was a resident of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
He died as he was passing through Halifax on his way to Malvern where
he hoped to find a cure for his ill health.
He was buried at Halifax Parish Church.
The epitaph on his memorial
in Halifax Parish Church is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions
Born in Clifton.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 20th October 1918 (aged 19).
He was buried at the Quievy Communal Cemetery Extension [C 61].
He is remembered on Clifton War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Saint John's Church, Clifton,
and in the book Clifton War Memorial.
His brother Harry also died in the War
During World War II,
he served as an Able Seaman
with the Royal Navy
aboard HMS Sea Devil.
He died 21st August 1945.
He was buried at the Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery [F 138].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Clifton.
He was
innkeeper at West Gate, Clifton [1841] /
innkeeper of Clifton [1847] /
a farmer [1851] /
farmer & publican at the Black Horse Inn, Clifton [1861] /
a retired farmer [1871].
In 1847, he married Hannah Pickles, at All Saints' Church,
Dewsbury.
The family lived at
Living with him [in 1841] were Mary Clayton [aged
40], Benjamin Womersley [aged 25] (Ag lab), John Berry
[aged 15] (wire drawer's apprentice) and Ann Clayton [aged 15]
(F.S).
Living with them in 1851, 1861 and 1871 was Hannah's
sister Elizabeth Pickles [1799-18??].
Also with them in 1871 was niece Mary Wilkinson [aged 12].
He died in Dewsbury [1879]
In December 1773, William Sunderland of Bradford, who had been
charged with uttering counterfeit silver coins, gave Clayton's name
to the authorities and he was arrested.
He escaped from the Bailiffs with his irons on, and in January 1774,
The Leeds Mercury published an advertisement offering 10 guineas
for his capture.
In March/April 1774, he was arrested in Liverpool
The informer, James Broadbent, led William Deighton
to Clayton, but he had fled.
This failed attempt to arrest one of the coiners led David Hartley to pursue Deighton.
The official notice of 1769 for his arrest described him as
Clayton returned to the district and began his coining activities
again.
He was arrested in January 1773 but managed to escape from the bailiff
and was re-arrested in April in Liverpool.
Clayton claimed to have accompanied Matthew Normington and
Robert Thomas when they murdered Deighton.
After the acquittal of Normington
and Thomas, Clayton gave fresh evidence which led to
their execution for highway robbery
Around 1883, he moved to 20 Commercial Street and then into adjoining
premises where he opened a large carpet shop and his Central Mart.
He also had property in front of the Borough Club and a
3-storey warehouse in Nettleton's Yard.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married (2) Laura Inman.
Children:
The official notice of 1769 for his arrest described him as
Recorded in 1895, when
he was Chairman of what became Thornhill Briggs Working Men's Club, Brighouse
He lived at Oddfellows Street, Brighouse
Sarah was the daughter of William Green
All I can say is that I did it.
No one else did
Roseanna, of Tuel lane, was the daughter of John Linney,
labourer
Jane Clayton was born in Mirfield
His tap's the choicest to be had,
The best food's on his shelf;
Call at the Railway Inn, my lad,
If you'd enjoy yourself
Emma was born in Halifax
Caroline was born in Spalding, Lincolnshire
Emma Jane was the widow of Frederick Robertshaw
In 1886, he acquired a stone carving of a baby from the Higashi
Honganji temple at Kyoto, Japan.
These stone figurines were intended to bring luck to childless women,
and it was not appropriate for him to take one home,
but Clayton convinced the authorities to allow him to have
one, after insisting that he was not a missionary
[He] had been a member of Wesleyan society 50 and a Local Preacher
nearly 40 years.
He was at Halifax Market on the day previous to his death, and on the
Sunday morning was preparing to take his Sabbath appointment.
He had often been employed in the interment of the dead in the
burying ground connected with Illingworth chapel, where his remains
have now their resting place;
and only a few days before, standing on the margin of the grave, he
spoke of his departure as probably being at no great distance, and
also of the joyous hope with which he anticipated it.
He died suddenly but safely
Annie was the widow of Mr E. Sykes, electrical engineer
Hannah, of Cleckheaton, was born in Skipton, the daughter of
innkeeper Thomas Pickles
THOMAS CLAYTON, late of Turvin in the Township of Sowerby, and
Parish of Halifax, Stuff-Maker, aged about Forty, and about five feet
seven inches high, is slenderly made and round shouldered. has
light-coloured Hair, is thinnish visaged, and of a fair
complexion. He used to wear brown coloured Cloaths, and was but
indifferently dressed
with his irons on
A family story tells that the shop existed into the 1950s, and that
he lost the business through guaranteeing a loan to a business partner
Laura was the daughter of John Inman
WILLIAM CLAYTON, late of Sowerby, in the same Parish, Weaver, aged
near 40, about five feet seven inches high, broad-set,
flaxen-coloured Hair, which curls a little, is fresh-coloured, and
generally wears dark brown Cloaths, sometimes a Crimson Shag Waistcoat
Unattached BMDs for Clayton:
Marriages
1891,
1899,
1907,
1913,
1914,
1926
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