The entries for people & families with the surname Halliday 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.
In 1853, a Mr Halliday ran a boarding school in
Halifax
Question:
Can anyone confirm that these 2 gentlemen are one and the same?
He managed Howcans Fine Clay Works with his brother
George while his brother Isaac ran
the Howcans mine and original Bateain Pottery.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He and his brother George controlled Howcans Pottery.
In 1835, he was on the List of Electors
for the Northowram Township of the Halifax Polling District
in the election for the MP for the West Riding.
The pottery passed to his descendants.
He was
a potter [1841] /
a journeyman potmaker [1851] /
a potter [1871] /
a brick maker.
He married Elizabeth Scott [1820-1890] from Ovenden, at
Halifax Parish Church [1836].
Children:
The family lived at
There were visitors, lodgers and boarders with the family:
Joseph Robertshaw [b 1835] (a journeyman potmaker) [1851];
Richard Halliday [b 1865] (grandson) [1881]
Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [18th March 1828].
He was a brewer at Ann Street, Halifax [1874, 1880].
On 28th December 1847, he married Mary Ann Morris [1829-1880]
at St Peter's Church, Gildersome.
Children:
Abraham died 2nd March 1880.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at under £1,500.
The will was proved by
John Henry Wood of Savile Row, Halifax (woolstapler).
Mary Ann died 23 days later [25th March 1880]
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 431]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a labourer at Halifax Station Goods Yard [1911] /
a labourer at a Halifax dyehouse.
In [Q2] 1913, he married Ellen Butterworth in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 4 / 14 Bracken Hill, Pellon.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment.
He died of pneumonia in a General Hospital in France [4th March 1917] (aged 27).
He was buried at the Calais Southern Cemetery [F 4 13].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
His brother Arthur also died in the War
He married Emma.
Children:
Born in Halifax.
He was a printer (carpet works) [1901].
He married Nancy.
They lived at 19 Lee Bridge, Halifax
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was reported missing and assumed to have died at the Battle of Arras [25th April 1917] (aged 36).
He was buried at the Vis-En-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt [II E 4].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
His brother Anthony also died in the War
Born 8th December 1910.
He married Anne Mattinson [1909-19??].
Children:
He was
a physical sciences teacher [1881] /
he and his brother John Stott Halliday were worsted manufacturer's clerks [1891] /
a brick manufacturer and an employer [1901] /
manager firebrick works [1911] /
Borough Treasurer's Clerk [1934].
On 30th March 1892, he married Louise Jane Sykes at St
Thomas's Church, Claremount.
Children:
The family lived at
Charles William died at Howcans of cerebral thrombosis / arteriosclerosis [20th June 1934].
Louisa Jane died at Howcans [9th August 1953]
Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [3rd July 1774].
He became a pot maker at Northowram.
He married Mary Priestley at Halifax Parish Church [13th April
1795].
Children:
The children were baptised at South Parade Wesleyan Chapel
Baptised on 29th November 1835 at Illingworth.
He was
a bobbin turner [1851] /
a shoe maker [1861] /
a master boot and shoe manufacturer employing 12 men, 3 boys and 8 girls /
a woollen manufacturer employing 57 persons [1881] /
a Councillor [1881] /
a partner in Halliday & Midgley /
a gardener [1901].
He married Ellen Hanson in Halifax [1857].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was lodger William Sykes [b 1855]
(nephew)
He was
a wood yard labourer [1881, 1891] /
a cart driver [1901].
In [Q4] 1880, he married Eunice Haslam [1860-1908] in Halifax.
She was a wire worker [1881]
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
The family lived at
Eunice died in 1908 (aged 48).
Edwin died in 1910 (aged 54).
Living with the family [in 1911] were Emma, her
husband Thomas & son Edwin.
Sons Arthur & Anthony died in World War I
He lived at 11 Cross Street, Winding Road, Halifax.
He married Ada.
During World War I,
he served as a Gunner
with the 2nd/5th Battery 2nd West Riding Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He died 23rd May 1915 (aged 21).
He was buried at Bawtry Cemetery [L 23].
Ada married Mr Wynne.
They lived in Liverpool
Born in Halifax.
Baptised at Elland Parish Church [12th January 1904].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He died 15th October 1918 (aged 20).
He was buried at the Highland Cemetery, Le Cateau [III F 22].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on Elland War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Bethesda Methodist Sunday School, Elland
Baptised at Illingworth Church [25th December 1756].
He was a potter in Northowram [1778, 1808].
He married Mary Bark [17??-1823] at Halifax Parish Church
[27th December 1778].
Children:
The family lived at
Mary was listed as an earthenware manufacturer at Northowram
[1822].
Her will and admon – dated 10th July 1823
record her children
Also mentioned are
George Moss – of the township of Ovenden, Cotton Manufacturer – possibly George Moss, (executor),
Thomas Sutcliffe – of Wheatley (?), Fustian Cutter, (executor),
Abraham Halliday (witness to the will),
Thomas Edwards (witness to the will),
and
James Franks (surrogate)
He and his brother Abraham controlled Howcans Pottery.
Partner in George & William Halliday Limited
He was a brewer at Ann Street, Halifax [1828, 1830, 1841].
On 12th November 1826, he married Elizabeth Smithson [1797-1845] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The children were baptised at Halifax Parish Church:
Abraham Smithson [18th March 1828];
Elizabeth [5th September 1830]
Born in Northowram.
He was a pupil at Barkisland School [1841].
In 1851, George, his widowed mother Alice, and his
brother William, were listed as fire brick and
earthenware manufacturers at Howcans.
He was
fire brick and earthenware manufacturer [1851] /
earthenware and fire brick manufacturer and farmer [1861] /
fire brick manufacturer [1871] /
partner in George & William Halliday Limited [1874] /
manufacturer of common brick (earthenware) and fire brick [1881]
In 1853, he (possibly) married Mary Eliza Stott [1829-1904]
from Fartown, in Huddersfield.
Children:
The family lived at
There were visitors, lodgers and boarders with the family:
his brother William [1861];
Joseph Parkinson [b 1851] an architect from Cockerham, Lancashire;
Richard B. Holdsworth [b 1851] a woolstapler from Clifton [1871];
George Powell [b 1835] a commercial traveller in woollen cloths [1881]
Born April 1858.
He married Mary Anne.
Children:
He was an engineer and motor cycle designer and designed
the Douglas Dragonfly motor bike.
He married Lily Kitchenman at Illingworth Church [29th January
1916].
Children:
Born in Elland.
He was
a cotton warper (living with his parent in Stainland Road, Elland-cum-Greetland) [1871],
a fruit merchant (lodging with the Davies family in Toxteth Park, Lancashire) [1881],
an assistant cotton spinner [1891],
a cotton spinner employing 200 people [1898],
and
an insurance agent [1901]
He ran Atlas Mill, Brighouse at the time of the disastrous fire of
21st December 1898.
He married Annie Appleyard [1860-1???] from Driffield, in
Selby [1881].
Both George Henry and Annie were lodging with the
Davies family in Toxteth Park, Lancashire [1881].
Children:
The family lived at
Baptised at Illingworth Church [6th April 1755].
A member of the Halliday family of potters.
Isaac ran the Howcans mine and the families original second
Pottery at Bateain while his brothers George and
Abraham were in charge of the newer pottery at
Howcans.
In 1775, he married Sarah Horner.
Children:
Isaac died before his eldest son Jonathan was
old enough to inherit the mine, and his wife Sarah sold the pits to
a Mr Holt who owned pits at Boothtown
He was
a potter [1826, 1841, 1851] /
a farmer of 13 acres [1861].
When his father died [1855], he inherited the family's coal mines at
Howcans and the pottery at Bateain.
He married Sarah Maude [1811-1???] from Northowram, in Halifax
Parish Church [26th June 1826].
Children:
The family lived at
When Isaac died, Sarah remarried.
She sold the coal mines to Mr Holt
He was Second House Surgeon at the Royal Halifax Infirmary [1905]
Baptised 26th January 1687.
On 18th October 1713, he married Elizabeth Clark.
They had no children.
They lived at Scout Hall, Shibden.
He died at Baxter House
In October 1768, he married Susan Horner.
Children:
He married Unknown.
Children:
Baptised at Illingworth Church [22nd January 1748].
On 16th November 1765, he married Sarah Whitham.
Children:
After John's death, Sarah married Isaac Cockcroft.
Question:
On 30th January 1778, John Halliday, son of Richard Halliday, signed
an oath of obligation to carry out the terms of his father's will.
Does anyone know whether I have confused 2 people called John son
of Richard Halliday?
He was
an early member of the Halliday family of potters at Howcans Pottery /
apprentice in pot making to his uncle George; [1789] /
a potter [1841] /
a potmaker and farmer [1851].
In 1835, he was on the List of Electors
for the Northowram Township of the Halifax Polling District
in the election for the MP for the West Riding.
He was deaf [1851].
In 1797, he married Nancy / Ann.
Children:
The family lived at Bateain, Northowram [1841].
He appears to have been a poor employer and there are records of
several disputes with his employees.
Around 1833, one dispute led to the dismissal of a thrower.
Halliday set off to search for a replacement in Lancashire saying
that he
He engaged Robert Taylor.
Taylor's 3 sons also worked at Howcans.
In 1853, there was another dispute, said to be a consequence of
in which Taylor refused to dismiss the mischief-makers.
Halliday discharged Taylor and his 3 sons
In 1851, the widowed John was living at Bateain with
his son, Isaac and family.
Abraham and George controlled Howcans Pottery,
and
Isaac controlled the coal mines at Howcans and
the Bateain pottery
He was
a cabinet maker [1808] /
a potter at Howcans [1823] having taken over from his uncle George Halliday at Howcans in 1808 /
a pot manufacturer [1841]
He married (1) Sarah / Sally Halliday, at Halifax Parish
Church [26th December 1808].
Children:
He married (2) Sarah's sister Alice [4th August 1823].
Children:
The family lived at
John was dead by 1851
In 1851, Alice and sons George and
William, were listed as fire brick and
earthenware manufacturers at Howcans.
Living with them [in 1851] was Sarah Tidswell [aged 11], who
was possibly the child of Alice's daughter Sarah
In June 1893, he was declared bankrupt
He married Hannah
Children:
The family lived at 67 Clare Road, Halifax [1901, 1911].
In 1901, 1911, Eliza Rhodes was a servant with the family
In 1854, he married Sarah Ainsworth [1829-1884].
Children:
He was
a pupil at Missionary College, Islington [1861] /
a schoolmaster at Raggles, Queensbury /
a schoolmaster at Nottinghamshire /
a schoolmaster at St Augustine's, Halifax
He married (1) Susannah Hanson in Bradford [1860].
Children:
In 1885, John married (2) Elizabeth Walker [1858-1???]
from Leeds, in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Northowram.
He was
a worsted doffer [1871] /
an inn keeper living at 4 York Street, Northowram [1881] /
a cellar man [1883] /
landlord of the Albion Hotel, Claremount [1887, 1891] /
a hawker of washing creme [1901] /
a general carrier [1911]
Question:
Does anyone know which [1881] inn this may have been?
He married (1) Lucy Sharp at Halifax Parish Church [Q4 1883].
Lucy died in 1890.
He married (2) Laura Sharp in Halifax [Q4 1891].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with him [in 1881] were his sister Sarah Ann and 2
boarders.
Living with him in 1891 were his sisters-in-law Laura Sharp
and Louisa Sharp who both worked as barmaids at the
Albion
He was
a field fence waller [1851] /
a stone mason [1861] /
a mason [1871] /
a stone waller [1881].
He married Mrs Grace Jackson [1821-1???] from Wadsworth, in
Halifax [1860].
They had no children.
The family lived at
He married Mary [16??-1694].
He was buried at the Quaker Burial Ground, Halifax
[Grave 2]
He was buried at Halifax Parish Church
[7th February 1699]
He married (1) Margret Kaye.
Children:
He married (2) Rachel Balmford in Halifax [3rd February 1799].
Children:
Children:
The family lived at Northowram.
Joseph was buried at Halifax Parish Church
[13th September 1697].
Heywood records that
He was one of 26 founding members of Bethesda Methodist New Connexion Chapel in Elland [1824].
In May 1866, his executors advertised his machinery and equipment for
sale at auction
He was
a journeyman blacksmith [1851] /
a blacksmith employing 1 man and 2 boys [1861] /
superintendent of fire brigade [1861] /
cotton spinner employing 103 hands [1871] /
a partner in several businesses: Horsfall & Halliday and James Nutton & Company
He established a cotton-spinning business at Atlas Mill, Brighouse.
In 1889, he was summoned for 10 cases in breach of the Factory Act.
At 6:22 am on the 10th January 1889, the Inspector, Mr
J. D. Prior, visited the mill and found a number of women already
at work, ahead of the rules that they do not begin until 6:30 am.
It emerged that Halliday had been working his hands 10 hours
and 5 minutes per day, contrary to the Act.
In Halliday's defence, it was stated that the hands had agreed
to start work 5 minutes earlier each morning and then stop work
half-an-hour earlier on the Saturday.
The Bench held that the Act had been infringed, and
fined Halliday 19/- in each case plus costs, a total of
£9 10/-
In 1847, he married Sarah Battye [1828-1913] in Huddersfield
[1847].
Children:
The family lived at
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Ann Rushworth from Northowram, at Halifax Parish
Church [27th December 1779].
Children:
He was a potter.
He had coal mines at
Bateain,
Swales Moor Pit,
and
Boyes Bank Pit
He married (1) Martha Ainsworth or Acksworth [14th
April 1746].
Children:
In 1768 [?], he married (2) Judith Hainsworth [17??-1814].
Children:
The 2 younger children were (probably) illegitimate.
They were mentioned as
Abraham Hainsworth Martha Hainsworth and Joseph
Hainsworth in Richard's will, where he asked that
son John
The family lived at North Holkans, Northowram.
Richard died 29th January 1778.
Judith was named as Judith Hainsworth
in Richard's will [1778], where he left her £30 to be
paid at the rate of 2/- per week.
She was buried as Judith Halliday [1814]
Question:
A Judith Hainworth, daughter of John Hainworth, was
baptised at Illingworth Church [25th February 1727].
A Judith Halliday of Ovenden (aged 89), was buried at
Illingworth Church [23rd January 1814].
Can anyone confirm that either / both of these were Richard's
wife?
Baptised at Illingworth Church [22th June 1753].
In 1778, he married Susan Baines.
Children:
Born 22nd March 1811.
Baptised at South Parade Methodist Chapel [10th June 1811].
A member of the Halliday family of Howcans Pottery, Ovenden.
Around 1837, he left the family business and set up on his own at
Cinderhills Fire Clay Works, Siddal.
He married Hannah Greenwood [1810-1892] from Northowram, at
Halifax Parish Church [19th April 1835].
Children:
Members of the family were baptised and buried at Methodist churches.
The family lived at
He was buried at Nursery Lane Wesleyan Methodist Church, Ovenden
His wife and sons John and David broke away from the
firm of George & William Halliday Limited to set up their own
business – Cinderhills Fine Clayworks – at Siddal.
After Samuel's death, his wife and children moved back to
Howcans and sold Cinderhill to John Morton, a former Halliday
employee at Howcans
He married Ray.
Children:
He married Gertrude Butterworth in Halifax [1909].
Children:
In 1821, he and
Rev Jeremiah Gilbert
came from Barnsley to preach at the well at Lindwell.
Over 10,000 people attended a gathering on Greetland Moor.
A Primitive Methodist Society was formed.
Lindwell Primitive Methodist Chapel was built by the
Society
Born 18th January 1805.
He married Hannah [1811-18??].
Children:
Born in Howcans [10th December 1830].
In 1851, George, his widowed mother Alice, and his
brother George, were listed as fire brick and
earthenware manufacturers.
He was
fire brick and earthenware manufacturer [1851] /
member of the Northowram Board of Guardians [1869] /
tile manufacturer [1871] /
partner in George & William Halliday Limited [1874] /
fire brick and earthenware manufacturer and farmer of 50 acres [1881] /
fire brick and earthenware manufacturer and farmer [1891] /
retired brick maker and farmer [1901].
He was the last owner of the fire-brick and retort factory which
evolved from Howcans Pottery, Ovenden.
He was
a member of the Northowram Local Board;
a member of the Halifax Board of Guardians;
a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Connexion;
an active officer of the Nursery Lane Wesleyan Methodist Church, Ovenden
He married Sarah Batty [1828-1???] from Holmfirth, in
Huddersfield [1847].
Children:
The family lived at
He died 3rd August 1916.
He was buried at Nursery Lane Wesleyan Methodist Church, Ovenden
Mary Ann came from Bradford
Louisa Jane was the daughter of John Sykes
Ellen was the daughter of William Hanson
Eunice was born in Halifax.
Mary Halliday of Holkans in Northowram, widow (now deceased,
died 4th May 1823)
Elizabeth was born in Halifax
Lily's address was 98 Watkinson Road, Illingworth
Elizabeth was the daughter of Thomas Clark
Ann was his cousin, and the daughter of his uncle Richard Halliday
would find a good thrower before he returned or he would ride his
horse until his tail came off
deep plotting by [Halliday's] adversaries
Sarah was John's cousin, the daughter of his uncle
George Halliday
Susannah was the daughter of Amos Hanson
Lucy was the daughter of Wilson Sharp
Laura was the sister of his first wife, and the daughter of
Wilson Sharp
Grace had 2 children by her previous marriage: Sarah [b
1837] and Richard [b 1843]
Elizabeth was the daughter of Jeremiah Baxter
Elizabeth, widow Haliday, died at London of a few
days' sickness [19th May 1728]
Sarah came from Holmfirth
behave as a father to the 3
1741 Mr Wm Haliday minr at Bullous
[Bullace] died in Halifax Dec 11 of a few
hours illness
Around 1640, John, Richard, Abraham
and George Halliday arrived in the district and started Pule
Hill Pottery.
Around 1655, they moved to Bateain, Northowram.
In 1775, they established Howcans Pottery.
The family had the tradition of serving their employees a stew for
breakfast on Christmas morning.
Significant members of the family included
John Halliday
and
Isaac Halliday.
See
G. & W. Halliday Limited,
Titus Kitson and
The Churn
It was probably given to someone who was born on Christmas Day,
Easter Day or some other holy day or feast day
There are over 50 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Halliday,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Halliday:
Marriage
1912
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