The entries for people & families with the surname Copley are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
Born in Copley.
He married Jane from Oxenhope.
Children:
Adam and Jane died in Batley
He married Unknown.
Children:
He died in Dalton
Born in Pellon.
He was
a cabinet maker [1871, 1881, 1891] /
a pianoforte maker [1901, 1911].
In [Q4] 1871, he married (1) Martha Sladdin at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Martha Ann died in 1878 (aged 32).
In 1881, Alvin was a lodger with the Broadbent family in Oak
Street, Halifax, and son John Edward was with his Sladdin
grandparents.
In [Q2] 1881, Alvin married (2) Mary Ellen McGregor [1857-1???].
Children:
The family lived at 6 Hare Street, Halifax [1891, 1901, 1911]
Alvin died [Q2] 1911 (aged 62)
He was
an engineer, engine maker [1891] /
an engineer's tool maker [1901] /
an engine fitter [1911].
In 1889, he married Sarah Willmott [1856-1???]
in Ecclesall Bierlow.
3 of their children were born before the marriage
Children:
The family lived at
He was
an apprentice to iron turning [1911] /
an employee of C. Redman & Sons Limited.
He lived at Shepherds' Rest, Sowerby Bridge.
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1914], and
he served as a Private
with A Battery
1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
He was killed in action, whilst on a working party near the firing
line, he was struck by a bullet, which went through his heart, and he
died immediately
[16th June 1915].
He was buried at the Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier [D 41].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
See
Horace Boocock
Children:
Hannah Isabel died in Cranleigh, Surrey [1959]
Born in Copley.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was a slater's labourer [1891].
On 1st October 1892, he married Lizzie Whitaker [1872-1948] at
All Souls' Church, Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Copley.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He died in Huddersfield
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He died on 19th June 1875, his wife, Unknown [1837-1875], died
on 23rd December 1875
From 1899, when their mother died, he and his siblings lived with
their grandparents in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a member of the Spiritualist Progressive Lyceum, Sowerby Bridge /
an engine cleaner (loco works) [1911] /
a fireman on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company at Sowerby Bridge [1913].
During World War I,
he enlisted during the first week of the War, and
served as a Private
/ Drummer
with the 7th Battalion
Bedfordshire Regiment.
He was killed in action in France [17th February 1917].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [2C]
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On 21st August 1749, she married Joseph Archer in Halifax.
Joseph's family came from Heymoor House, Shepley.
Children:
On 30th May 1752, Judith was buried at Kirkburton Church.
Joseph and Betty moved to Huddersfield,
where Joseph remarried
Born in Copley.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was Bishop of Lincoln [1235].
He had several quarrels with the Pope and was suspended in 1252
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Unknown.
Children:
Born in Copley.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Around 1861, he married Elizabeth [1841-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1901, 1911] were the children of son
Walter
Thomas died in 1913 (aged 72)
Born in Halifax.
He was
an iron founder in Sowerby Bridge [1861] /
a tin plate (worker) [1881] /
a core maker (moulder) [1891] /
an iron moulder's core maker [1901] /
an iron core maker [1911].
In 1886, he married Rebecca Garnett [1863-1899] at Christ Church, Pellon.
Children:
The family lived at
Rebecca died in Dewsbury [1899] (aged 36).
In 1901 & 1911, the family were living with Walter's parents.
In 1911, Walter was a boarder in Newcastle upon Tyne
Born in Sowerby [9th April 1899].
He was a cotton spinner [1917].
During World War I,
he enlisted [10th April 1917], and
served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Notts & Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment.
He was posted missing [14th April 1918] and was later confirmed dead
[9th May 1918].
He was killed in action [14th April 1918].
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial [99-102 & 162-162A],
and on the Memorial at Saint George's Church, Sowerby
Born in Copley.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Unknown.
Children:
Born in Dalton.
He married Agnes [1350-1???].
He died in Dalton
Born in Heckmondwike.
His Copley family originated in the Halifax district, but moved
away.
William returned and bought Cinder Hill, Coley.
He married (1) Unknown.
Children:
He married (2) Unknown.
Children:
He died at Coley, and was taken back to Birstall where he was buried
in the family grave
In [Q4] 1859, he married Caroline Emily Ramsden in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
He was
a cabinet maker (apprentice) [1901] /
a cabinet maker [1911] /
employed by Blackburn's, Gibbet Street, Halifax.
He had a sweetheart Miss Bentley.
During World War I,
he enlisted [January 1916], and
served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Durham Light Infantry.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died [15th October 1916] (aged 32).
It took several months for his death to be officially confirmed.
He was buried at the Bancourt British Cemetery [VIII H 9].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
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Martha, of Halifax, was born in Ovenden, the daughter of Edwin Sladdin
Mary Ellen was born in Pellon Lane, Halifax
Sarah was born in Penzance, Cornwall.
Hannah Isabel was the daughter of Horace Thomas Vere
Rebecca, of Holmes Terrace, was born in Luddenden, the daughter
of John Garnett, stone mason
Caroline Emily was the daughter of John Ramsden
Thomas de Talvace changed his name to Copley.
The Copleys and the Saviles intermarried.
See
Copley,
William Copley,
Roger Dodsworth and
Talvas family
Thomas de Talvace took the name Copley when he succeeded his
father's property around 1233.
Hugh de Coppelay is recorded at Skircoat in 1246,
William de Coppeley is recorded in 1331,
John de Coppeley is recorded in 1333 and
Hugh de Coplay is recorded at Skircoat in 1379
See
Copley family and
Talvas family
There are over 30 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Copley,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Copley:
Marriages
1888,
1907
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