The entries for people & families with the surname Fleming are gathered together in this SideTrack.
This Page does not include people with other forms of the surname.
The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
During World War II,
he served as a Leading Aircraftman
with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He died on active service [21st March 1941].
He was buried at the Hatfield (Woodhouse) Cemetery, Doncaster [DD 18]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a card clothing/leather goods & belting manufacturer employing 30 hands [1881] /
a card & belting manufacturer [1901].
On 18th September 1867, he married Jane Worrall [1847-19??]
in Dundee, Scotland.
Children:
The family lived at
In 1891, there is no mention of the parents, and the children were
living at 23 Savile Road, Halifax.
Francis died 9 Regent Road, Birkdale, Southport [4th December 1913].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £6,408 10/11d.
Administration was granted to his widow Jane.
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 389]
He was educated at Heath Grammar School & Bradford Tech, where he
studied dyeing.
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1914], and
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
His grandfather fought with the same regiment at Waterloo.
He was too young to go overseas until September 1915.
He died following a German gas attack [20th December 1915] (aged 19).
He was buried at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery [II A 13].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Halifax Parish Church Church Members (WWI) Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Heath Grammar School
Born in Ovenden.
Baptised at Illingworth Church [1829].
He was
a worsted twister [1841] /
a corn dealer's assistant [1851] /
a bookkeeper [1854] /
a partner in Gaukroger & Fleming [until 1863] /
a corn dealer [1871] /
a corn merchant employing 5 men & 1 boy [1881] /
a corn merchant [1891] /
a partner in F. G. Fleming & Son [until 1897] /
a retired grain merchant [1901].
He established F. G. Fleming & Sons with his son Frederick William.
He was a director of the Halifax Equitable Benefit Building Society
[1872].
In 1854, he married Mary Gledhill [1831-1897] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
In 1901, he was living with his daughter and son-in-law George Milligan
Born in Halifax.
He was
an assistant to the corn trade [1881] /
a corn miller & merchant [1883] /
a grain miller & merchant [1891] /
a partner in F. G. Fleming & Sons [until 1897] /
a grain merchant warehouseman (employer) [1901] /
a grain merchant [1911].
In 1883, he married Emily Blanche Greenwood [1860-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
He worked in a mechanics' shop in Boothtown.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
[August 1914], then
served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He died 16th April 1918 (aged 21).
He was buried at the Kortrijk (St. Jan) Communal Cemetery [C 31].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church
In [Q2] 1933, he married Dorothy V. Mellowship
in Lewisham.
They lived in Elland.
During World War II,
he served as a Private
He died 25th January 1945 (aged 41).
He was buried at Greenwich Cemetery [G 96] / Screen Wall [2]
He was
a corn miller [1841] /
a corn miller/farmer [1851] /
a farmer of 33 acres [1861] /
a farmer of 56 acres [1881] /
a farmer [1891]
On 19th November 1842, he married Mary Maude [1818-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were grandson Archibald Fleming Murgatroyd,
granddaughter Mary Murgatroyd [aged 12],
and visitor Elizabeth Fleming [b 1826] (charwoman)
He married Unknown [d 1835]
He was
a tailor in Skircoat [1823] /
a tailor [1841, 1851]
He served with the 33rd Regiment of Foot.
He was awarded the Waterloo Medal.
In 1823, he married Harriet Crossley of Halifax, at Halifax
Parish Church.
Children:
James was widowed by 1841.
The family lived at
He was
a farmer on own account [1901]
and
a farmer [1911].
He lived at Binn Royd, Norland [1901, 1911].
Living with them in were
sister Alice Maud Mary [1901, 1911],
nephew Archibald Fleming Murgatroyd [1901, 1911],
niece Mary Murgatroyd [1901, 1911],
aunt Elizabeth Fleming [aged 75] [1901]
and uncle Henry Marsden [aged 63] (cowman) [1901]
In 1317, he acquired Hartshead Hall from Richard Radclyffe.
He married Unknown.
Children:
John was Lord of Clifton and Westeby, probably Lord
of Wath, held lands in Dewsbury.
An entry in Wakefield Court Rolls [1419] records:
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Elizabeth Ann [1820-1895].
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery.
David Scholfield,
Elizabeth [1844-1904] who married James Jacobs.
are mentioned on the headstone
Born in Southowram.
He was
a shoemaker [1841] /
a master cordwainer [1851] /
a boot & shoe maker employing 15 men & 6 boys [1861] /
a master boot & shoe maker employing 20 men, 1 woman, 3 boys & 2 girls [1871] /
a retired boot maker [1881]
In 1838, he married Sarah Thomas [1817-1884] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was lodger William Caton [aged 34]
(cordwainer).
Living with them in 1871 were niece Hannah Thomas [aged 16].
Both Sarah and John Helliwell Fleming died in Ormskirk
Her father, Derek, appeared on national TV, making a tearful
appeal for information the killer, and won public sympathy.
Linda's battered body was found 9 days later in a ditch on moorland
at Scammonden.
In February, Derek was arrested and in January 1994, he was
sentenced to life imprisonment at Leeds for the murder
He was
a quarry man [1851] /
a stone delver [1861, 1871].
He married Elizabeth [1817-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
He was
a fancy weaver [1837] /
a silk weaver [1841] /
a worsted weaver [1851] /
a botanist [1861] /
a herbalist [1869] /
a galvanist [1871] /
a herbalist (sub med) [1881] /
a herbalist [1891] /
a damask weaver
In 1837, he married Patience Woodworth [1817-1880] at Halifax
Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was widowed mother-in-law /
grandmother Sarah Woodworth [b 1777].
Living with them in 1871 were daughter Harriet and her
husband Thomas Oaks.
Samuel died (of senile decay) [7th March 1895] (aged 77)
Born in Norland.
He was
a worsted mill hand [1871] /
a carter [1882] /
a hostler [1891] /
a stableman at flour mill [1901] /
a horse keeper [1911].
In 1882, he married Ellen Howarth [1860-1???] at Elland Parish
Church.
Children:
The family lived at 6 Walton Street, Sowerby Bridge [1891, 1901,
1911].
Living with them [in 1891] 1901 was Samuel's
brother Richard Fleming carter [1891], drayman teamster [1901]
See
Fleming Brothers
Thomas Fleming
He was a brush maker with a shop at Northgate, Halifax.
In 1882, the business was awarded a medal at the Halifax Fine Art & Industrial Exhibition
He married Mary Shaw.
They had several children, including
See
Fleming Brothers and
Thomas Fleming
He was
a card maker and general warehouseman employing 63 hands [1851] /
a card maker employing 2 men and 4 women [1861] /
a retired card maker [1871].
He married Susannah [1813-1871] from Pilsworth, Lancashire.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with the widowed Thomas in 1871 were his unmarried
sister Martha Fleming [aged 44] and his nephew Samuel
Fleming [aged 19] (wire drawer)
Born in Halifax.
He was
a card & leather belting manufacturer [1891] /
a foreman (card department) [1901].
During World War II,
he served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was reported wounded & missing at Suvla Bay [12th August 1915].
He is remembered on the Helles Memorial [117-119],
on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Park Congregational Church,
and on the family grave at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 389]
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on Wadsworth War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Old Town Methodist Chapel, Wadsworth
He was
an apprentice tool maker (fitter) [1901] /
a turner (iron) [1911].
He lived at Walton Street, Sowerby Bridge with his parents [1907,
1911].
He was injured – fractured arm and cut head – in the Pye Nest Tram Disaster of 15th October 1907, and was detained at Halifax Infirmary
Children:
In 1343, he inherited Hartshead Hall
He was Lord of Clifton and held lands in Dewsbury.
On 8th October 1434, he went to the Wakefield Great Court and
acknowledged that he held the lord of the manor of Clifton with
appurtenances in socage by fealty and service.
He entered the manor by hereditary right after the death of his
father John.
He also acknowledged that he held of the lord certain lands and
tenements in Dewsbury in socage.
He married Unknown.
Children:
A Deed of Gift [dated 12th May 1460] records:
On 6th September 1807, he married Susannah Fleming.
Children:
The family lived at Hollas Field, Norland [1841]
In [Q3] 1895, he married Martha Ann Brayshaw in Halifax.
They lived at 3 Uttley Square, Ovenden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 13th December 1918 (aged 47).
He was buried at Illingworth Moor Wesleyan Chapel
[Old Ground 6 48]
He married Jessie.
Children:
Mary was the daughter of Samuel Gledhill, a dyer
Emily Blanche was the daughter of tailor William
Greenwood and lived at Clare Villa, Halifax
Mary was the daughter of Thomas Maude
Thomas Fleming, knight, who held of the lord the lordship of
Clifton and Westeby in socage is dead, and John his son and
heir paid 20s relief
Patience was the daughter of stay-maker William
Woodworth
Ellen, of Norland, was the daughter of James Howarth,
fuller
for the manufacture of brushes by the blind
Mary came from Halifax
from William Fleming the elder of Wath, Esquire to John Stansfeld of Hartshead and Geoffrey Stansfeld, his son.
Rent from the demesne land in Clifton
In 1469, William Fleming, Esq. conveyed Clifton Manor after the
death of Thurstan Banaster who held it for life, to
Henry and John Sothill, Esquires, which lands were John
Fleming's, Knight, father of Thomas Fleming, Knight
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