The entries for people & families with the surname Hepworth 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.
He moved to Calder Dye Works, Rastrick and traded variously as
Burgess & Sons,
Thomas Burgess,
and
Rhodes Sowden.
In 1888, the business was acquired by W. Grandage & Company
Son of Albert Hepworth.
He may be related to Isaac Hepworth who emigrated to
Australia.
Followed his parents as landlord of the Sportsman, Rastrick
[1897-1899].
He was landlord of the Railway Hotel, Hebden Bridge [1905,
1908].
In 1885, he married Sarah Ann Kenyon [1869-1905] from
Brighouse, in Halifax.
Children:
Question:
Does anyone know how Elsie came to be born in Australia?
Sarah Ann died 10th January 1905.
Albert died in 1908.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £2,323.
Question:
Does anyone know how Albert acquired his wealth?
He served in World War I.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Crossley & Porter School, Halifax
Born in Leeds.
He was
a racing driver /
winner of the British Hill Climb Championship [1969, 1971] /
in business at Princess Works, Rastrick.
In 19??, he bought Calder Bank Mills, Rastrick and used it for his
businesses
There is a family story that he made his own washing machines under
the name of GayDay
He bought Cliffe Hill, Lightcliffe [19??]
He married Margaret Shaw.
Children:
Margaret and David divorced.
David died 2nd May 1992
He was charged with having his house open during prohibited hours on
Sunday 20th November 1892, after Sergeant Copping and PC Morley found George Bancroft seated in the beerhouse
with a pint of beer in front of him.
Hepworth was fined £1 13/- plus costs
Children:
Frank died 20th June 1977.
Anne Kathleen died 8th July 1988
In 1899, he pleaded guilty to forging and uttering 2 claims on
the Royal Liver Friendly Society.
He had submitted 2 proposals forms for the life of one Walter
Walker.
It was said that Walker was living in a house in Elland,
whereas he was, in fact, a man of intemperate habits living in the
Halifax Workhouse.
When Walker died, Hepworth received payment on the
first policy, and subsequently repaid it to the Society.
Hepworth was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment with hard labour
Architect and surveyor.
He was essentially the
He established a practice which became Hepworth & Son.
In 1830, he married Elizabeth [1810-1877] from Nottinghamshire.
Children:
The family lived at Church Lane, Brighouse [1851].
He died 1st January 1875.
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.
Probate records show effects valued at under £2,000
Born in Brighouse.
Brighouse-based architect and partner in Hepworth & Son.
He was an artist and drew a couple of postcards depicting life in
Brighouse in the early 20th century.
He was a keen photographer, and a founder member of the Brighouse
Photographic Society, and left an excellent record of parts of
Brighouse in the 1880s.
In 1885, he wrote Brighouse, its scenery & antiquities.
A collection of his glass photographic plates were held at Brighouse
Museum.
He (possibly) married Elizabeth.
They lived at
Probate records show effects valued at £5,355 19/2d
He was
innkeeper at unidentified premises at 25 Holywell Green [1851] /
(a farmer of) 3 acres of land at Holywell Green [1851].
Question:
Does anyone know which inn this may have been?
He married Hannah [1815-18??].
Children:
Born in Halifax.
He was
a railway warehouseman [1871] /
a waiter of Halifax [1875] /
an upholsterer's salesman [1881] /
hotel proprietor at the Temperance Hotel, Northgate [1891] /
a furniture salesman [1901, 1911].
In 1875, he married Emma Addison [1856-19??] at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax.
She took over from her husband as hotel proprietor at the Temperance Hotel, Northgate [1901]
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was brother John William Hepworth
[b 1861] (painter).
Living with them [in 1901] was daughter Annie Dean and
granddaughter Mona Dean.
Living with them [in 1911] was daughter Annie (restaurant
waitress) , and granddaughters Mona Dean [b 1900] Emnie
Dean [b 1905]
He was a butcher [1908].
On 1st June 1908, he married Maude Platts [1878-19??] in
Chapeltown near Ecclesfield
Children:
The children were born out of wedlock
Born in Batley.
He may be related to Albert Hepworth.
He emigrated to Australia, arriving in New South Wales on the
assisted immigration program on 1st March 1883.
He may have followed his brother Benjamin who emigrated
earlier.
On 17th February 1886, he married Annie Macdonald [1865-1929].
Children:
Isaac died in East Maitland, Australia [22nd February 1926]
In [Q3] 1876, he married Rose Anna Dyson in Huddersfield.
Children:
James died 21st February 1881 (aged 51).
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
He was a mason's labourer [1911].
Around 1887, he married Janey [1868-19??].
Children:
The family lived at
In 1790, he shot a stag at Lightcliffe.
In 1948, the Hepworth family presented the antlers to the
Brighouse Art Gallery
Children:
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
He married Elizabeth [1812-1852].
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
He was
brass finisher/innkeeper [1874] /
beerhouse keeper at the Freemasons' Arms, Brighouse [1881]
In October 1881, he was fined 19/6d for serving beer to a drunken
person, John Greenwood, delver of Southowram.
Witnesses said that Greenwood was not drunk, but was of weak
intellect.
Greenwood was ordered to pay 18/6d or go to prison for 14 days
On 16th April 1874, he married Jane Dawson [1858-1912] in
Brighouse.
Children:
Born in Halifax.
He was a pattern maker [1897].
In 1897, he married (1) Ellen Laura Daws [1873-1909] in
Halifax.
Children:
Ellen Laura died 15th June 1909.
She was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
In 1910, he married (2) Sarah Ann Wood [1879-19??] in Worksop
[1910]
Born in Huddersfield.
He was
a railway station master [1861] /
a railway goods agent [1871] /
a railway official [1875].
He married Rachel [1839-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
He was a model maker.
In 1869, he married Dorothy Bottomley Boocock in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
Dorothy died in Halifax [6th November 1920].
She was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
Jonathan died in Halifax [8th August 1931].
He was buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
He married Rebecca [1814-1889]
Children:
Joseph died 11th April 1854 (aged 41).
Rebecca died 28th March 1889 (aged 75)
Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland.
There is a transcription of the epitaph [number 2] at Stainland in Alan Shaw's CD Monumental Inscriptions in the Ripponden Area
He was
an iron moulder [1871] /
landlord of the Sportsman, Rastrick [1867-1871].
In 1847, he married Ann Hirst [1828-1897] of Southowram, in
Dewsbury.
Children:
He died 29th January 1871.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £100.
Probate was granted to his widow Ann.
After his death, his wife Ann took over at
the Sportsman [1871-1890],
then Sam Eastwood,
then the Hepworth's son Albert [1897-1899]
He was labourer in the gas works [1897].
On 12th August 1897, he married Kate Ethel Bentley [1876-1944]
of Brookfoot, at St Matthew's, Rastrick.
Children:
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 15th/17th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 12th April 1918 (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial [3 & 4]
She was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
(grave L19) [14th May 1863]
The official notice of 1769 for his arrest described him as
He married Unknown.
Children:
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment.
He died 12th July 1916.
He was buried at the Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbé [II B 12],
on Brighouse War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Zion Methodist Free Chapel, Hove Edge
In [Q3] 1886, he married Selina Robertshaw [1867-1923] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 309 Mason Terrace, Hove Edge, Lightcliffe
He was
a member of St Paul's Church, King Cross & cricket club /
educated at Trinity School & Heath Grammar School /
educated at Holy Trinity School & Heath Grammar School /
a member of King Cross Constitutional Club /
a cabinet maker [1911] /
apprenticed to Walter Denton's of Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted [October 1914], and
served as a Corporal
with the 1st/5th Battalion
King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment).
He was killed by a shell at Passchendaele
[31st July 1917] (aged 24).
He was buried at the Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery [II C 18].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross,
on the Memorial at Heath Grammar School,
and on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Boys' School, Halifax
He was a cotton machine minder [1872].
In 1872, he married Rachel Hollas in Halifax
Children:
The Jury found McGowan guilty of unlawfully wounding.
He was sentenced to 2 months' imprisonment.
Hepworth died in Halifax [Q1 1882] (aged 39)
Born in Credit Forkes, Canada.
He was
a factory doffer [1911] /
employed by Hartley & Sugden Limited.
He lived at 20 Back Street, Halifax [1916].
During World War I,
he enlisted [31st August 1914], and
served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment.
He was wounded in France and hospitalised in Newcastle.
On recovering, he was sent to Egypt, then to France.
He was killed whilst getting his breakfast [10th October 1916] (aged 20).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [3A & 3B],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Halifax Parish Church Church Members (WWI) Memorial
In 1905, he married Annie Gooder in Halifax.
Children:
Margaret was from Cleckheaton
Builder of Brighouse
In 1878, H. Kershaw – possibly Henry
Kershaw – and George Hepworth drew up plans for Bradford
Council's
Bowling Park, Bradford.
Theirs was the winning entry
Hannah was born in Thornhill Lees
Emma, of Halifax, was born in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, the
daughter of James Addison, sailor.
Maude was born in Chapeltown
Janey was born in Salterhebble
Ellen Laura was born in Thursford
Sarah Ann was born in Whitwell
Rachel was born in Halifax
Dorothy was the illegitimate daughter of Hannah Boocock
MATTHEW HEPWORTH, late of Ovenden, in the same Parish, Butcher, about
40 years old, 5ft 7 ins high, rather slender, a little pock-broke,
wears his own Hair, which is of a reddish Colour, and almost straight
Quoting the letter received by his parent, the Halifax Courier
reported that he was killed on the 2nd of August
Rachel was the daughter of Thomas Hollas
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Malcolm Bull 2017 /
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