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Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [24th January 1836]
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was
a gas fitter [1891] /
a labourer at gas works [1901] /
a service man (corporation gasworks) [1911].
He married Mary Ann Greenwood [1866-19??].
Children:
The children were born in Brighouse.
The family lived at
He was a farmer [1902].
He married Unknown.
Children:
2 brothers married 2 sisters.
They lived at (possibly) Lower Crow Nest, Lightcliffe
In [Q3] 1908, he married Ellen (Nellie) Sykes [1888-1963] in Halifax.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Rastrick Cemetery
He was Halifax Chief Librarian [from 1906].
He reorganized the Library Service, introducing open access at the
Central Library, having already done this at
Bankfield.
He served on the Council of the Library Association and was Honorary
Secretary of the old North Central Branch of the Association.
In 1913, he was one of the subscribers to The Old Halls & Manor Houses of Yorkshire.
After the death of John Lister, he and his daughter
Muriel took on the task of cataloguing Lister's collection
of books, papers, and letters.
He married Unknown.
Children:
In a tribute to him, Dr Phyllis Bentley wrote
In 1895, he, John Keleher and Tom Oldfield, invented a
He lived at Fernfield Terrace, Boothtown [1895]
In [Q3] 1935, he married Thora Rycroft in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 17 Belmont Street, Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as a Leading Aircraftman
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He was killed in a road accident in the Home Counties [24th October 1942] (aged 28).
He was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
[E 668].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
During World War I,
he served as a Rifleman
with the 8th Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died 21st March 1918 (aged 24).
He is remembered on the Pozières Memorial [61-64]
Born in Luddendenfoot.
During World War I,
he served as a Rifleman
with the 8th Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died 21st March 1918 (aged 24).
He is remembered on the Pozières Memorial [61-64],
and on Luddendenfoot War Memorial
He was
a schoolmaster in East Ham, Essex /
a Territorial.
During World War I,
he enlisted
served as a Private
with the Artists' Rifles (28th London Regiment)
at the outbreak of War, and after going to the Front [October 1914],
he took a commission and
served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 1st Battalion
Lincolnshire Regiment.
He died 17th June 1915 (aged 25).
He was
a worsted doffer [1891] /
a stone quarryman (dresser) [1901] /
a delver in stone quarry [1911] /
employed by Brear & Brown Limited at Hipperholme.
He lived at Westercroft, Northowram.
During World War I,
he enlisted [24th March 1916], and
served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died at No.49 Casualty Clearing Station of multiple gunshot wounds to the chest, knee & thigh [18th April 1917] (aged 38).
He was buried at the Achiet-le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension [I C 17].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Matthew's Church, Northowram
He was
a plumber of Bedford Street, Halifax [1885] /
a plumber [1891, 1901] /
a plumber and glazier [1911] /
landlord of the Anchor Inn, Bull Green [1947].
In 1885, he married Emma Jessop [1865-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax
The family lived at
Living with them in 1911 was grandson Joseph Green [b 1910].
Emma died 5th October 1929.
Frederick Charles died at the Anchor [29th March 1947].
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
[3 A 77]
He married Eliza [1831-1901].
Children:
The children were born in Brighouse.
Members of the family were buried at St John the Evangelist, Clifton
Born at Cock Walk Farm, Clifton.
He was
a worsted doffer half-time at Copley Mill [1901] /
a gardener (domestic) [1911] /
a gardener and poultry man for Thomas Hoyle of Savile Royd, Halifax [1914].
He lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted [15th October 1914], and
served as a Bombardier
(Acting)
with C Battery
246th Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He was killed when an enemy shell burst at Thiepval, Somme
[14th August 1916]
He was buried at the Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension [III E 14].
He is remembered on Copley War Memorial,
on Elland War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland
He was educated at Oxford
before becoming
Curate at Illingworth [1893-1899].
He had charge of St Andrew's Mission Church, Holmfield [1897].
He went on to become Prebendary of White Lackington in Wells
Cathedral, Chaplain of Christ Church, Oxford and Head Master of the
Cathedral Choir School, and a Minor Canon at Wells Cathedral
Footballer.
He played for Halifax Town before moving to Bradford Park Avenue then
Bradford City.
He played for Charlton Athletic, Luton Town and Watford before moving
to South Africa
He was
a member of St Paul's Church, King Cross /
a postman [1911] /
a telegraph messenger then a postman at the Post Office.
On 20th May 1911, he married Rebecca Barraclough [1890-19??] at St Paul's Church, King Cross.
Children:
The family lived at 9 Wainhouse Terrace, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was struck by a shell fragment which passed through the paybook in
his left breast pocket and through the chest, killing him instantly
[5th August 1917] (aged 28).
He was buried at the Ramscappelle Road Military Cemetery [I BA 5].
His younger brother Joe witnessed the burial.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Post Office
He was
a coal hurrier [1891] /
a deputy in a coal mine [1901] /
a gold miner of Lower Place Farm, Southowram [1911].
In [Q3] 1911, he married Margaret (Maggie) Smallwood at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was injured and discharged as unfit to fight [March 1918].
He caught flu and died of pneumonia [14th July 1918].
He was buried at Brighouse Cemetery
with his parents, and he has a War Graves headstone [C C 322].
He is remembered on Clifton War Memorial,
and in the book Clifton War Memorial
He was one of the subscribers to John Horner's book Buildings in the Town & Parish of Halifax [1835]
On 30th December 1816, he married (1) Mary Hannah Farrar at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
On 10th March 1819, he married (2) Elizabeth at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
He died 6th June 1865
Isaac died 6th June 1865.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £2,000.
Probate was granted to
daughter Elizabeth Jane and her husband John Aitken
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas the Apostle, Claremount:
Elizabeth [20th December 1860];
Isaac [10th June 1865];
Eliza Garlick [30th June 1875]
He is remembered on a stone inside the west door of Halifax Parish Church
Around 1860, he was commissioned to design Todmorden Town Hall.
When the project was abandoned, he successfully sued the Todmorden Town Hall Company in March 1865 for the work he had done on the town
hall and the market
The official notice of 1769 for his arrest described him as
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a moulder of Norland [1867] /
an iron moulder [1871, 1881, 1891]
In 1867, he married Sarah Ann Southwell [1845-1???] at Halifax
Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Rastrick.
He was
a teamer [1891] /
a waggon driver [1901] /
a carter [1911] /
landlord of the Royal Oak, Elland [1913-1917].
Question:
In 1913, a Jack Green is recorded as landlord of the Royal Oak, Elland.
Does anyone know if Joah was also known as Jack, or if
the 1913 name is a mis-transcription?
In 1885, he married Jane Parkin [1863-1937] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Sons Edgar & Harold served in World War I.
Joah & Jane both in died in 1937.
Members of the family were buried at St John the Evangelist, Clifton
He was held in York Castle for a year
Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [3rd March 1786]
In [Q4] 1851, he married Hannah Barraclough [1830-1910] in Dewsbury.
Children:
The children were born in Clifton.
Members of the family were buried at St John the Evangelist, Clifton
He married Jane [1827-1917].
Children:
John died 18th February 1892 (aged 63).
Jane died 18th March 1917 (aged 89).
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery.
Sons
Joe,
Sam,
Richard,
Fred,
and Frank
were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a clogger [1891] /
a clogger, boots & shoes repairer [1901] /
a clogger [1911]
In 1892, he married Martha Helm [1871-1???] at St John the
Evangelist, Warley.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them in 1901 was widowed mother-in-law Harriet
Helm [aged 69].
On 5th August 1907, daughter Florrie was playing near the
Assembly Rooms in Sowerby Bridge when she fell and sustained injuries
from which she died the following morning
In 1910, he married Marion Isabella Binns [1892-1975].
Children:
He was a coach painter [1880].
On 7th Jun 1880, he married Mary Ann Lawton in Halifax.
Children:
Born in Clifton [22nd March 1889].
He was
a doffer in silk mill [1901] /
a silk dresser [1911] /
a soldier in Hexthorpe, Doncaster [1915].
In [Q2] 1915, he married Ethel Robson [1888-19??] at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
In 1909, he joined the
4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
At the outbreak of World War I, he volunteered for foreign service.
He served with the Expeditionary Force in Frances and Flanders
[from 14th April 1915].
He was killed in action at Talana [14th October 1915].
He was buried at the Talana Farm Cemetery
Born in Halifax.
He was
a coal hurrier [1861];
a coal miner [1881];
a mining under manager [1891];
an under manager in coal mine [1901];
a under collier manager [1911].
Around 1873, he married Harriet [1847-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Bethesda Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bank Top
Born in Southowram.
He was
a carter of Northowram [1871] /
a waggoner [1871] /
a coachman (domestic) out of employ [1881] /
a carter [1891] /
a stone quarryman (hewer) [1901] /
a stone quarryman [1911].
In 1869, he married Eliza Taylor [1848-1916] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1871] were widowed mother-in-law Susannah
Taylor [b 1816] (washer woman) and sister-in-law Sarah
A. Taylor [b 1856] (worsted spinner).
Living with them [in 1901, 1911] was granddaughter Gladys
Green [b 1898] who was a burler (worsted) [1911].
Eliza died 25th December 1916
Baptised at St Martin's Church, Brighouse [26th February 1826].
He lived at Brighouse Wood.
He died in 1849 (aged 23).
He was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
[21st August 1849] (U43)
She had been charged with cutting a man's eye out at Barnsley, and in
default of payment, she was being taken to Halifax Gaol.
On Saturday, 9th March 1867, while she and the county court bailiff
were waiting at Elland Station for the train to
Halifax, Green escaped
She died at Lancaster, Ohio, USA
He was
a warp dresser (worsted) [1881] /
a worsted warp dresser [1891].
In [Q4] 1861, he married Ann Fleming [1841-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were daughter Emma and family
She became a local author & librarian.
After the death of John Lister of Shibden Hall, Muriel and her father took on the task of cataloguing
Lister's collection of books, papers, and letters.
Arthur Burrell told her about Anne's journals and gave her the
key to the code.
She wrote accounts of these in an academic dissertation, in a series
of articles for the Halifax Courier [1936], and in her books
She died in London
He was
a timber merchant manager [1905].
In 1905, he married Mary Aaron in Halifax.
They had no children.
They lived at 9 Pratt Street, Halifax [1911].
Joseph Green timber merchant operated from the Pratt Street
address in [1936]
He lived at Chester Road [1905]
He was
a delver [1851] /
a stone merchant [1871].
He and his nephews John Farrar Shackleton and Joe Dixon Shackleton were in partnership with Rufus Cook, trading as
Samuel Green & Company [until 1867].
He and his nephews John Farrar Shackleton and Joe Dixon Shackleton were in partnership, trading as Shackletons & Green
[until 1870].
He married Ann, daughter of Edmund Garside.
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was nephew John Farrar Shackleton.
Living with them in 1871 was mother-in-law Mary Garside
He was a coal miner [1851].
He married Francis Horsfield? [1822-1???] from Southowram.
Children:
The family lived at Pump Farm, Southowram [1851].
Living with them [in 1851] was father-in-law William Horsfield
[aged 59] (ag.lab), and niece Ruth Smith [aged 15] (twister at
factory)
He was a goods clerk of Aufhole, Soyland [1887].
In 1887, he married Grace Hartley at Halifax Parish Church.
He wrote under the pen-name Michael Ramsay.
With Henry William Harwood, he wrote a booklet on Country
Walks around Halifax
He was
a creeler (carpet weaving) [1911] /
an employee of Messrs Lees, New Road.
He married Elsie.
They lived at 25 Clement Street, Pellon Lane [1916].
During World War I,
he enlisted soon after War was declared and
served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died following a German gas attack at Ypres [19th December 1915].
He was buried at the Talana Farm Cemetery [III H 2].
He is remembered on the family grave at Christ Church, Pellon
[3A 77],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at United Reformed Church, Carlton Street,
and on the Memorial at Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel
He married Sarah [17??-1783].
Children:
The children were all born at Cock Walk Farm, Clifton
Members of the family were buried at Hartshead Church
He married (1) Mary [17??-1739].
Children:
Mary died in 1739.
He married (2) Mary [17??-1799].
Members of the family were buried at Hartshead Church
Born in Clifton.
He married Ann [17??-1757].
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Hartshead Church
He was a farmer at Cock Walk Farm, Clifton.
He married Hannah [1776-1859].
Children:
All the family were buried at Hartshead Church
He married Mary [1805-1878].
Children:
Mary died at Cock Walk Farm, Clifton [1878].
William died in 1885
A labourer of Heptonstall.
He was a suspect in the murder of James Smith in 1850
because he had been seen near the toll house around midnight, and
blood was found on his pillow at home.
It transpired that the blood was from a nose-bleed
In [Q2] 1862, he married Bridget Swallow [1838-1884] in Halifax.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at St John the Evangelist, Clifton
In 1883, he married Mary Jessop [1862-1944].
Children:
The family lived at 8 Armytage Road, Brighouse [1918].
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
He was a postman [1901, 1911].
In 1917, he was said to be the oldest postman in Halifax (aged 62).
In 1901, he married Mary Ann Whaley [1867-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Mary Ann Greenwood came from Brighouse / Siddal
He cared deeply for the welfare of all his readers, and his genial
friendly countenance beamed with delight when he was able, by the
provision of some much-needed book, to do one of them a service.
He made the Halifax library system an active force in the cultural
life of the town, and gave it a tradition of eager helpfulness
machine for cutting meat or other foodstuffs
Emma, of Salterhebble, was the daughter of James Jessop,
carter
Eliza was born in Rastrick
Rebecca, of 3 Wainhouse Terrace, was the daughter of
John Barraclough, plumber
Margaret / Maggie was the daughter of Jonathan Smallwood
Elizabeth [née Hey] was the widow of Thomas Garlick
JAMES GREEN, late of Halifax, Heald-striker, aged about Twenty-five
or Twenty-six, is about five Feet three Inches high, a broad sett
man, wears his own Hair, which is black and bushy, and is of a
blackish Complexion, pale looking, and a little mark'd with the Small
Pox; he used to wear a Scarlet Stuff Waistcoat, and a blue Cloth Coat
Sarah Ann was born in Norland, the daughter of James
Southwell, cart driver
Jane was born in Clifton
on suspicion of being a papist and a person disaffected to His
Majesty's Person and Government
Martha, of Chapel Lane, Sowerby Bridge, was the daughter
of Brian Helm, mason (deceased)
Mary Ann was the daughter of Benjamin Lawton
Ethel, of 8 Stead View, Brighouse, was the daughter of
James Robson, groom
Harriet was born in Halifax
Eliza was born in Northowram, the daughter of Joseph
Taylor, comber
Ann was born in Skircoat
Mary was the daughter of Henry Aaron
Grace was the daughter of Francis Hartley
Bridget was born in Rastrick
Mary was born in Brighouse
Mary Ann was born in Waskley Park, Durham
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Malcolm Bull 2017 /
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