The entries for people & families with the surname Denham are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
Children:
The family lived at New Street, Southowram [1891].
Living with them [in 1891] were widowed daughter Mary Ann and
children Lily, Lottie and Harry
He married Hannah.
Children:
Born in Rastrick.
He was
a stone labourer [1881] /
a general labourer [1891].
In 1850, he married Elizabeth Sykes [1817-1???].
She had a daughter (father unknown) Savina/Sabina Sykes [b
1845]
Children:
The family lived at
Son of John Denham.
He was
Mayor of Brighouse [1925-1928]
In [Q4] 1882, he married Mary Ellen Stott [1861-1947] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Holme Cottage, Lightcliffe.
Denham Street, Brighouse was named for him
Albert Marsden died 10th October 1937 (aged 73).
The couple were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
Son of Albert Marsden Denham.
He was educated at Rastrick Grammar School.
He began work at the London & Yorkshire Bank and worked for
several banks
before becoming
He bought Lower Crow Nest Farm, Lightcliffe about 1920.
He married Lucy Hartley.
Children:
He held several public offices in Hipperholme and Brighouse.
He was Chairman of Hipperholme UDC [1930].
He was Chairman of J. Blakeborough & Sons Limited [1954].
He was active in the acquisition of land for The Stray.
He lived at
Priestley Green.
See
Northedge Park, Hipperholme
She never married.
In 1861, she ran a school in Brighouse
In January 1870, the business was advertised for sale in The Leeds Mercury
In December 1880, he had gone into liquidation
In [Q2] 1856, he married Jane Cliffe [1835-1918] in Halifax.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
He was
a stone merchant [1871] /
a director of the Halifax Stone Working Company /
a director of the Halifax Equitable Benefit Building Society [1872]
On Good Friday 26th March 1875, he laid a date stone for Elland Wesley Chapel.
In August 1884, he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for
uttering false balance sheets declaring large dividends.
In [Q2] 1865, he married Sarah Elizabeth Crook [1841-1???]
in Hackney, London.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
The family lived at 7 King Cross Street, Halifax [1871].
A Charles H. Denham died in Croydon, Surrey [Q4 1912] (aged 71)
He was
a butcher [1926] /
a general butcher (employer) [1901] /
a butcher [1911].
He married Mary [1882-19??].
Children:
The family lived at
Charles Wilfred died 13th October 1955.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £4,205 5/6d.
Probate was granted to
children Marion
and
Arnold
In [Q1] 1854, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Nelson [1824-1904] in Halifax.
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
He lived at 14 Vale Street, Brighouse.
He was educated at Rastrick Grammar School.
During World War I,
he enlisted [March 1917], and
served as a Private
with the 5th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment.
He died 27th May 1918 (aged 18).
He is remembered on the Soissons Memorial,
on the Memorial at Rastrick Grammar School,
on Brighouse War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Bethel Chapel, Brighouse
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 48th Battalion
Australian Infantry (Australian Imperial Forces).
He died 12th October 1917 (aged 31).
He was buried at the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery [I H 21].
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial
He was a retail draper [1911].
In [Q3] 1903, he married Fanny Priestley Russell [1880-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 63 Lightcliffe Road, Brighouse [1911]
Born in Elland.
He was
educated at Elland Grammar School /
a draughtsman with Dempster's.
He lived at Hullen Edge Gardens, Elland.
During World War II,
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died in East Africa [1st June 1942].
He was buried at the Nairobi War Cemetery [2 G 4].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Southgate Methodist Chapel, Elland,
and on the Memorial at Brooksbank School, Elland
In April 1898, he was declared bankrupt
In [Q3] 1900, he married Emily Balmforth [1869-1955] in Halifax.
Children:
Harry died 2nd October 1926 (aged 67).
Emily died 20th February 1955 (aged 86).
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
He was
a weaver [1841] /
a hand loom weaver [1851] /
a wool weaver [1861].
In 1814, he married Sarah Brierley 1793-1860 at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was Sally Sykes [b 1836]
Sarah died 11th January 1860 (aged 67).
James died in Brighouse [18th July 1869] (aged 73).
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
During World War I,
he served as a Lance Corporal
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 13th April 1918.
He was buried at Brighouse Cemetery
[F U 420].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Bethel Chapel, Brighouse
In 1846, he married Martha Haigh [1820-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
James (possibly) died in 1889
He was a shopkeeper [1911].
In [Q4] 1900, he married Jane [1879-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 4 Bradford Road, Brighouse [1911]
Children:
He married Nanny [1788-1863].
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
He was a stone merchant of Clifton Road, Brighouse.
He married Sarah [1802-1874] from Brighouse.
Children:
The family lived at Wakefield Road, Hipperholme [1861].
In 1871, the widowed Sarah was living with
daughter Maria and son-in-law Charles Farrar at
Chancery Buildings, Southowram.
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
He was choirmaster at Bridge End Congregational Church, Rastrick,
where he met and was an early tutor for Mrs Susan Sunderland
Question:
Does anyone know which beerhouse this may have been?
Born 20th April 1815.
He married Sarah [1829-1910].
Children:
John died 20th October 1880.
Sarah died 14th December 1910.
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
(Possibly) son of John Denham.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
He was a director of the Halifax Building Society [1953].
In 1935, he married Kathleen Mary Whittaker in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Kingston, Lightcliffe which had been built
for Kathleen Mary
He married Agnes Skene Wooler.
Children:
They lived in Leyland, Lancashire [1942]
He was a refreshment house keeper (own account) [1901, 1911].
In 1888, he married Sarah Elizabeth Hudson [1866-19??].
Children:
The family lived at 36 Thrum Hall Lane, Halifax [1901, 1911, 1920].
Sharlington died 23rd April 1920.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £625.
Probate was granted to his widow Sarah Elizabeth
Son of James Denham.
He was
an iron moulder [1851] /
a mechanic [1852] /
an iron moulder [1861] /
a moulder [1871] /
partner in T. Denham & Sons /
a master iron founder employing 9 men and 5 boys [1881] /
an iron founder [1891].
In 1852, he married Mary Green [1835-1???] in Halifax.
She was a dressmaker [1881, 1901, 1911]
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were 3 grandchildren:
James Alfred,
Herbert Stanley,
and
Mary Gladys,
the children of son William.
Living with them [in 1881] was boarder Ann Wood [b 1851].
Thomas died [Q4] 1891 (aged 62)
On 8th November 1890, he married Sarah Hollas at St Martin's
Church, Brighouse.
Children:
Born in Southowram.
He was
a bookkeeper [1871, 1881] /
an insurance agent [1891, 1901] /
Registrar of births, marriages & deaths [1891, 1901, 1911]
In [Q3] 1876, he married Emma Barstow [1851-19??].
Children:
The family lived at
Tom died 6th August 1926.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,861 4/5d.
Probate was granted to
son Charles Wilfred
and
Albert Edward Helliwell (joiner)
He was
an iron moulder [1881] /
a foreman iron moulder [1901] /
an iron moulder [1911].
In [Q3] 1878, he married Emily Wood [1856-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Southowram.
He was
a cabinet maker & french polisher /
a billiard table maker [1884, 1891] /
a French polisher [1901] /
a French polisher, patent filler manufacturer & billiard table maker [1905] /
a billiard table maker & french polisher [1911].
In 1884, he married Elizabeth Ann Squire [1861-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
He married Elizabeth Ann [1862-1942].
William died 5th September 1913 (aged 56).
Elizabeth died 2nd August 1942 (aged 80).
The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
He married (1) Unknown.
In [Q4] 1911, he married Edith in Halifax.
Ellen was born in Southowram
Elizabeth was born in Southowram.
Lucy was the daughter of John Hartley
reasons given for leaving off business
Sarah Elizabeth was born in London
Fanny came from Brighouse
Martha, of Southowram, was the daughter of John Haigh,
delver
Agnes was the daughter of William Henry Wooler
Mary was the daughter of James Green, stone merchant,
of Brighouse.
Sarah was the daughter of Jabez Hollas
Emma was born in Skircoat
Elizabeth Ann, of Heath Royd, Skircoat, was born in
Manchester, the daughter of William Squire, contractor
Edith [née Marsden] was the widow of Charles James Pinchin
Unattached BMDs for Denham:
Marriages
1877,
1888,
1892,
1920
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