The entries for people & families with the surname Drake are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
In 1844, he married Maria Kershaw [1825-1892] in Bradford.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Lightcliffe Old Church Graveyard
Son of George Drake.
In 1852, he married Elizabeth Naylor in Halifax.
He and his bride emigrated to America.
Children:
In [Q2] 1887, he married Hannah Stockton [1860-1933] in
Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Norland.
The family lived at
Surgeon.
There is a memorial to him in Halifax Parish Church
He married Unknown who predeceased Charles.
Children:
He was buried at Hartshead Church
He was a grocer's shop assistant [1911].
He lived at Listerhills [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 17th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died of wounds [23rd October 1916] (aged 26).
He was buried at Avesnes-Le-Comte Communal Cemetery Extension, France [II B 9]
He married Mary Dixon.
There is a memorial to him in Halifax Parish Church
Recorded in 1834, when she was
a linen draper, silk mercer & haberdasher at Southowram
He married Unknown.
Children:
She married Sir Gillery Piggott.
Frances Street, Brighouse is named for her
He was Curate/Vicar at Kirk Smeaton
and Curate at Darrington.
He lived in Halifax.
In 1760, he published
Printed by Pressic Darby.
He died unmarried in Halifax.
There is a memorial to him in Halifax Parish Church
A member of the Drake family of Northowram.
He owned property at Horley Green.
He was
a surgeon /
an antiquarian.
He wrote a large and celebrated work entitled Eboracum which
was published in York in 1736.
He drew up a family tree for the Drake family
Died at the age of 102 [13th July 1801].
See
Longevity
He married Nanny [1799-1871].
Children:
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
Director and Joint general manager of Drake's Limited [1949].
He was also a Director of John Morton (Fireclay, Thornton)
Limited.
In [Q3] 1936, he married Katherine Mary Casson in Halifax.
He was a minder (woollen spinning) [1911].
In [Q2] 1909, he married Clara Annie in Halifax.
She was a blanket weaver [1911]
Children:
They lived at 7 Sunny Bank Terrace, Wheatley, Halifax [1911]
During World War II,
he served as an Aircraftman 1st Class
with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He died of leukaemia [2nd May 1944] (aged 21).
He was buried at Heywood's Chapel.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Matthew's Church, Northowram
Children:
In 1852, the family emigrated to the USA
Born in Northowram.
He was
beerseller at the Junction Inn, Charlestown, Halifax [1879, 1881] /
landlord of the Junction Inn, Charlestown, Halifax [1891, 1898].
On 18th January 1846, he married (1) Hannah Fielding
[18??-1851].
Children:
On 28th April 1851, he married (2) Ruth Riley [18??-185?].
On 23rd March 1858, he married (3) Caroline Glover [1831-1890]
from Mirfield.
Children:
He died 20th February 1898.
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1898
During World War II,
he served as a Trooper
with the Royal Armoured Corps.
He died 6th September 1944 (aged 18).
He was buried at Brighouse Cemetery
[E C 870]
Clothier of Northowram.
In 1563, he married (1) Sibil Bird.
Children:
and others.
He married (2) Judith Beck
Children:
The children were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
Born in Elland.
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the 1st/6th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 1st November 1918.
He was buried at Preseau Community Cemetery Extension, France [D 9]
He was
a shoe maker [1861] /
a boot & shoe manufacturer [1881].
On 7th August 1849, he married Emma Kershaw [1828-1885] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1861] were
Henry's widowed mother Elizabeth Drake [b 1790],
nephew Frederick Drake [b 1842] (wool sorter),
lodger William Binns [b 1785],
and
lodger James Parker [b 1821] (shoe maker from Harrogate)
Living with them in 1881 were daughter Frances and family.
Henry died at the Old King Cross Inn [21st December 1898].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £2,050 19/10d.
Probate was granted to his grandsons
Harry & Herbert Helliwell.
The couple were buried at Christ Church, Pellon:
Emma [7th August 1885];
Henry [23rd December 1898]
He moved to London.
In 1863, he married Charlotte Simson.
Children:
The children were born in London
He was a commercial traveller.
He married Hannah.
Children:
Her first husband was Michael Ward.
Her second husband was her cousin, Humphrey Drake
Halifax scrivener between 1590-1631.
In 1616, he married his cousin, Hester Drake.
Children:
He lived in a house at Clark Bridge, Halifax which he bought from
Sir Arthur Ingram in 1610.
See
Edward Ackroyd
He bought Northowram Hall [1924].
He rebuilt the Hall after it was destroyed by fire in December 1925.
He served on Halifax Town Council [1930]
Recorded in 1834, when
he was a wheelwright at Northowram
He was responsible for selling the family home which had been in the
family for over 530 years.
Around 1780, he built Spa House for the accommodation of
invalids at Horley Green Spa.
In 1769, he married Jane Atkinson.
Children:
He was buried at Thorp Arch, near his wife and son.
There is a memorial to members of the family in Halifax Parish Church
He was a cart driver [1871].
Around 1859, he married Ellen [1838-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 21 Haley Hill, Halifax [1871].
Joseph Lawton was charged with the manslaughter of their
son Arthur at Halifax on 3rd July 1876.
Question:
From similar cases, it is possible that Lawton was an
overlooker at a mill – such as Crossley's Carpets – and
that Arthur was a young worker who died after being physically
assaulted at his work.
Does anyone know the story behind Arthur's death?
At the Leeds Assizes [26th July 1876], Lawton was discharged,
the Grand Jury having ignored the bill
He married Mary Rooksby [1689-1767].
There is a memorial to the couple in Halifax Parish Church
Born 22nd December 1851.
In [Q1] 1874, he married Sarah Ann Irving [1852-1891] in Halifax.
Children:
Sarah Ann died 1st March 1891.
Jim died 29th December 1903.
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
Recorded in 1834, when
he was a retailer of beer at King Cross, Halifax
Question:
Does anyone know which beerhouse this may have been?
Recorded in 1837, when
he was a shopkeeper at Swine market, Halifax
He married Grace Bairstow.
Children:
There is a memorial to members of the family in Halifax Parish Church
In 1626, he was required to pay composition.
He married Mary Hoyle
He became subdean of Ripon, and Rector of Dinnington, near York.
He was buried there.
He married Grace Foxcroft
He went to Canada.
In 1915, he married Jane (Jeannie) Mclachlan
in Vancouver.
They lived at 3342, 26th Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada.
During World War I,
he served as a Sapper
with the 9th Battalion
Canadian Railway Troops.
He died of wounds at the Western General Hospital, Manchester
[14th December 1917].
He is remembered at Brighouse Cemetery
[D C 327],
and on Brighouse War Memorial
He was
general manager of Drake's Limited [1935] /
Chairman and Managing Director of Drake's Limited [1949] /
director of John Morton (Fireclay, Thornton) Limited /
director of F. C. Construction Company Limited.
In [Q4] 1874, he married Maria Green [1854-1926] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Heath Lodge, Halifax [1913].
John died 4th July 1913.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £36,966 15/6d.
Probate was granted to
sons William Armitage,
& Jonas Wilfred Drake,
and
John Henry Helliwell
Born in Halifax.
He was
a member of Illingworth Church, the Choir & the Church Lads' Brigade /
a member of Mixenden AFC /
a travelling draper [1911] /
a cabinet maker.
During World War I,
he enlisted [March 1916], and
served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died in Halifax of double pneumonia [15th April 1916].
He was buried at Illingworth Church.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth
He was a stone mason [1861].
He founded Drake's of Shay Lane.
In [Q4] 1850, he married Bridget Ann Penn [1832-1896] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Jonas died 21st February 1899.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £8,550 14/4d.
Probate was granted to
Joseph William Daniels
and
Frank Crabtree (clerk)
He was
Chairman and Managing Director of Drake's Limited /
director of B. R. Finance Company Limited.
He married 1909 Annie Alberta Bancroft.
Children:
The family lived at Jumples House, Mixenden.
Jonas Wilfred died at Jumples House, Mixenden [29th September 1939].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £27,826 1/10d
[Resworn £29,857 6/11d]
Probate was granted to
his widow Annie Alberta,
Marcellus Ted Thompson (company director),
and
Gladys Gledhill (spinster)
He was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
He was a stuff merchant's clerk [1911].
In [Q4] 1891, he married Lucy Wood [1866-19??] from Bingley,
in Keighley.
Children:
The family lived at 6 Trinity Place, Halifax [1911]
Son of William Drake.
He owned Shibden Mill.
He lost large sums of money in legal debts through taking tenants to
court for not grinding their corn at his mill.
He married Ann Ward.
Children:
In 1626, he was required to pay composition
On 18th October 1674, he married Margaret Holt at Elland.
Children:
He married Mary [1798-1861].
Mary was buried at Mount Zion Chapel, Lightcliffe
Baptised 15th April 1745.
On 7th August 1764, he married Dinah Heap [17??-1818].
Children:
He died at Sowerby [9th November 1833].
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
[19th November 1833]
On 8th August 1819, he married Ann Clayton.
Children:
He died at Charlestown, Halifax [24th April 1879].
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at under £100.
His will was proved by his son George Drake and
grandson Henry Clay of Cross Hills (twister-in on a worsted
manufactory)
In May 1863, he was declared bankrupt
In 1868, he married Harriet Jane Bateman in London.
Children:
He married Ann [1842-19??] from Brighouse.
Children:
The family lived at 75 Bradford Road, Brighouse [1911].
In 1911, the widowed Ann was a coal merchant
He was tenant at Dam Head, Shibden.
He was a Royalist Captain during the Civil War, he had to pay
decimation.
He wrote a diary account of the Siege of Pontefract [1645].
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at Godley
He was educated at Brasenose College Oxford.
He had no children
He married Mary [1830-1???].
Children:
The family lived at Dawson Farm, Ovenden [1881]
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 5th May 1915 (aged 23).
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [20],
on Clifton War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Saint John's Church, Clifton,
and in the book Clifton War Memorial
After his death, Ada married Mr Bell, and lived at 19
Gathorne Street, Brighouse.
He was a spindle & fly maker [1885].
On 26th August 1885, he married Sarah Hannah Skelton [1859-1938] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 13 Hays Lane, Mixenden [1911].
Members of the family were buried at Illingworth Church
There is a memorial to him in Halifax Parish Church
Son of Nathan Drake.
He was expelled from St John's College Cambridge for refusing to take
the covenant.
He fought in the Royalist army during the Civil War, and took
part in the Siege of Newark.
He had to pay decimation.
At the Restoration, he was created DD and became Vicar of Pontefract
In April 1857, he was charged by Sarah Elizabeth Kitchin [aged
22] on 2 charges:
He had paid his addresses to her between 6 and 7 years, made promises
of marriage, seduced her from the path of virtue, and a child, born
in March 1857, was the result.
He had earlier induced her to meet him near Holdsworth's Mill, Halifax with a view to killing the unborn child.
She clung so tightly to him that he could not shake her off.
She threatened to inform of him, but her begged her not to do so, and
again promised to marry her and give her some houses after
confinement.
He put 20 sovereigns into her hand, a gold chain round her neck, and
a gold watch in her bosom.
He wrote several love letters to her and asked to meet her on the
following Sunday, even though, at the time of writing them, he was
He was ordered to pay £3 4/6d for expenses and 2/6d per week
afterwards for the support of the child.
Sam took over as beerhouse keeper at the Victoria & Albert, Boothtown [1909, 1911, 1913].
Hannah Rebecca died on 2nd November 1909.
On 25th February 1913, Sam married (2) Martha Emma
Bower [1888-1962] at Halifax Parish Church.
Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
1 married Joshua Witton.
2 married Michael Whiteley.
3 married Francis Priestley
She married Isaac Oates
He became Rector of Thornton-in-Craven
He married Mary Wilkinson.
Children:
There is a memorial to members of the family in Halifax Parish Church
In 1799, he sold land at Stoney Hey, Wainstalls to Michael Tillotson
He lived at Ashday Hall, Southowram which he inherited from his
maternal grandfather Thomas Holdsworth.
He married Mary [1745-1799].
Mary died 14th April 1799 (aged 54).
Thomas died 6th June 1819 (aged 76).
His will requested that he be buried next to his parents.
Ashday Hall passed to his nephew, Thomas Drake
He was one of the chief landowners in Southowram [1861].
He inherited Ashday Hall from his uncle, Thomas Drake.
He gave the land on which Ashday Lane Methodist Sunday School
was built [1825].
On 2nd July 1803, he married Sarah Briggs [1773-1853]
at St Martin in the Fields, London.
Children:
Sarah died 14th March 1853.
Thomas died 10th September 1862.
The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
On 8th October 1829, he married Anna Waddington [1809-1895].
Children:
The family moved to Newington, Surrey where all the children were
born.
He died and was buried in London
all born in Illinois, USA
Mary was the daughter of Anthony Dixon
The nature of lying and of moral truth, set forth in 2 sermons from
Ephesians IV 25 preached in the church of Halifax
Katherine Mary was the daughter of George Frederick Casson
Clara Annie was born in Huddersfield, the daughter of
Frederick Robertshaw.
Harriet was the daughter of David Collins
Hannah was born in Brearley
Jane was the daughter of Rev Christopher Atkinson
Ellen was born in Northowram
Mary was the daughter of Robert Rooksby of Melton near
Hull
Grace was the daughter of John Bairstow
Mary was the daughter of John Hoyle
Bridget Ann was born in Kingswinford, Staffordshire
all born in London
Sarah Hannah was born in Halifax
united in matrimony at the register office to another female
Joshua was the father in law of Mr Witton, parson of
Thornhill