The entries for people & families with the surname Hall 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 was
Constable of Northowram Township [1672] /
Overseer for Northowram [1680]
He purchased Boothtown House, built by John Priestley, from Priestley's widow Betty, and her daughter.
In 1704, he paid land tax of £5 7s/6d plus £2 3s/0d
His mill was used for the fulling and finishing of cloth and was
situated on the Ovenden / Lee Brook.
He was one of the executors of the will of Joseph Furness.
In 1661, he married Phoebe Lister.
Children:
He was
Surveyor of the Highways in Northowram Township [1705],
Churchwarden [1712],
and
operating Old Lane Fulling Mill [1712].
In 1696, he married Jane Beaumont.
He lived in a house on the Moorfalls Estate, Northowram.
He sold Boothtown House to Jonathan Nicholl.
He worked as a house painter with Mr Dinsdale [1911]
During World War I,
he enlisted [November 1914], and
served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He served in the Dardanelles for 20 months before being sent to the
Front.
He died of wounds in Hospital in France [26th April 1917] (aged 27).
He was buried at Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun, France [III F 43].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Hilda's Church, Halifax
His brother Walter also died in the War
He lived at Gibbet Street, Halifax
He was
a blacksmith [1891, 1901] /
a grocer & general dealer [1911].
In [Q4] 1889, he married Jane Elizabeth Guest [1855-1???] in
Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
He was injured – fractured ribs, severely lacerated hand and scalp
wounds – in the Pye Nest Tram Disaster of 15th October 1907, but
was treated at home
Born in Maidstone, Kent [31st October 1824].
He was the first Minister at Luddendenfoot Congregational Church
[July 1859].
In 1863, he moved to Tottenham Chapel, London.
In 1862, he married Ellen Jane Craig [1838-1927] in London.
Children:
He died in Hastings, Sussex [30th March 1919].
See
Luddendenfoot Floral & Horticultural Society
Born in Luddenden.
He trained at Cheshunt College
before becoming
Minister at Scarborough Congregational Church.
He wrote a collection of poems [1889].
In 1892, he was Minister at Claremont Congregational Church, Cape
Town.
He published a collection of pictures and poems entitled Table
Mountain [1898], and a collection of pictures and poems
entitled England Revisited [1900]
He married Kittie.
Children:
He was dead by 1917.
Kittie married Mr Lister
They lived at 11 Hampden Place, Halifax
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the 10th Battalion
Lincolnshire Regiment.
He died 9th April 1917 (aged 22).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [3 & 4]
He was a plasterer [1913].
In 1913, he married Sarah Huby [1886-1953] in Halifax.
Children:
Born in Hauton [?], Lancashire.
He was a corn miller & grocer [1851].
He married Mary Pickles from Warley.
Children:
The family lived at West Green / Well Green, Warley [1851].
Living with them [in 1871] was Mary's widowed
mother Hannah.
Mary was widowed by 1881.
She was a farmer of 7½ acres at Butts Green, Warley and living
with son James
Concert pianist, musician and entrepreneur who – with Jonathan Silver – bought Dean Clough in 1983 to establish Dean Clough Galleries and Dean Clough Industrial Park.
See
Mill Bank
On 30th March 1909, he married Minnie Greenwood
He married Mary E.
They lived at 80 Halifax Road, Todmorden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 13th Battalion
Devonshire Regiment,
then
with the Labour Corps.
He died 8th February 1919 (aged 42).
He was buried at Janval Cemetery, Dieppe, France [II D 5]
He is remembered on Todmorden War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Oddfellows' Hall, Todmorden,
on the Memorial at York Street Wesleyan Methodist Church,
and on the Memorial at York Street Wesleyan Methodist Church
Born in Rastrick [Q2 1893].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 75th Company
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
He died in Belgium [9th June 1917] (aged 24).
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [56],
on Clifton War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Saint John's Church, Clifton,
and in the book Clifton War Memorial
He was a bobbin carrier in worsted mill [1911].
On 26th September 1925, he married Hilda Armitage [1901-19??] at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden.
Baptised 1st March 1825.
He was
curate of Lesbury [1851].
before becoming
Lecturer at Halifax Parish Church.
He published a number of sermons delivered between 1863
and 1867.
In [Q3] 1848, he married Ellen Green [1822-1900]
in Durham.
Children:
The family lived at
He married Hannah [1791-1859].
James died 10th December 1859.
Hannah died 24th December 1859.
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
He was
an upholsterer [1911] /
an apprentice with Moss Brothers /
employed by Sutcliffe & Eastwood.
During World War I,
he enlisted [May 1915], and
served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He went to France [10th January 1917].
He was killed by shellfire at an outpost [17th March 1917].
He was buried at Adanac Military Cemetery, Miraumont, France [IV C 39].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Physician.
Son of Reuben Hall.
He was educated Heath Grammar School and in Dublin.
He built a house in Limerick where lived and died.
After his death, he bequeathed his house to become a school and a
hospital for the elderly.
His will provided for the Hall Street Almshouses, Boothtown, the
Jeremiah Hall Charity.
See
Abraham Hall,
Joseph Hall and
Robert Wood
He married Edith Northend.
In 1674, Field House, Shibden passed to him
In 1844, he married Mahala Wilkinson [1813-1884].
Children:
John must have died before 1861.
Mahala was
a farmer [1844];
a farmer of 20 acres [1861];
a farmer of 25 acres employing 2 men and 1 boy [1871];
a farmer employing 2 men [1881]
The family lived at Upper Green, Lightcliffe [1861,
1871, 1881].
Living with them [in 1861] was [possibly John's
brother] Joseph Hall [aged 49] (a servant & a carter)
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at Moor Royd, Halifax.
John died 13th August 1894
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery
Only son of John Hall
He was at Hatfield Hall, Durham
before becoming
Vicar of St Augustine's Church, Pellon [1878-1892].
He lived at
Moor Royde, Halifax.
In 1889, he married Mary Josephine Tolson [18??-1939].
In March 1920, he preached a sermon entitled
Question:
In some sources, there are references to Rev J. Wesley Hall.
Are they one and the same person?
He was apprenticed to an upholsterer.
He went to work in London [1701] where he sold cloth produced by his
brother Joseph.
He subsequently returned to live in Elland.
He married Miss Daws.
They had no children
In his will [1773], he left £100 to his niece Sarah Daws
on condition that, if she did not use it in her lifetime, it was to
be returned to the Hall family.
He owned property in what was to become Hall Street, Boothtown
and other property in Boothtown which was subsequently converted into
a school room – see Dr Hall's School – and almshouses – see Hall Street Almshouses.
He was a Governor of Heath Grammar School and supervised the will
of Joseph Furness.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Heywood comments that he
in 1688.
Daughter Judith was his sole heir and fulfilled her father's
obligations under the will of his cousin Jeremiah Hall
He was
Constable of Northowram Township [1667] /
Churchwarden [1680] /
Surveyor of the Highways [1680].
He owned Northowram Green and property at Boothtown.
In 1680/1693, he gave 10 square yards of land which he owned in
Northowram Village on which Oliver Heywood built a
school.
In 1675, he pulled a house down in Northowram which Heywood
described as
He married Anne
Cloth manufacturer.
He managed the affairs of his brother Jonathan, after
his death.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He lived at Butterworth End, Norland.
In his old age, Joseph lived at Lower Brear and then
Coldwell Farm
Curate at Sowerby Bridge [1863],
Minister-in-Charge of Norland [1863, 1874],
and
Vicar of Bradshaw [1875]
On 2nd October 1857, he was fined £2 plus
£2 12/- expenses for being drunk in a carriage of the
Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company on 26th September.
He could not pay and was sent to the house of correction for 6 weeks
He had his own green grocery business at 113 Haugh Shaw Road,
Skircoat.
After his death, the business was carried on by his son Joseph
Whiteley Hall.
On 6th January 1850, he married Sophia Foster [1830-1898] at Hanover Chapel, Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
He was a moulder in iron foundry [1911].
In July 1916, he married Lillie Lyon [1896-1971] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at 2 Bruce Street, Parkinson Lane, Halifax
Baptised at Lightcliffe [10th September 1762].
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at Upper Green, Hove Edge [1841]
Born in Lightcliffe.
He was
a lawyer's general clerk [1871] /
a solicitor's general clerk [1881] /
a solicitor's clerk [1891, 1901, 1902].
In 1873, he married Hannah Brook [1852-19??] in Halifax.
In 1891, she is shown as stone merchant/farmer
Children:
The family lived at Nether House [1881, 1891, 1901].
Living with them [in 1881] was Hannah's sister Frances
Brook [aged 20] (dress maker).
Living with them in 1891 was Joshua's sister Martha
[aged 41]
In [Q2] 1904, he married Edith Greasby
in Doncaster.
They lived at 24 Clark Avenue, Carr House Road, Doncaster
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
Cheshire Regiment.
He died 17th February 1917 (aged 36).
He is remembered on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium [4 & 5]
Born in Halifax
He was
a worsted overlooker [1883] /
a worsted weaving overlooker [1911].
On 2nd September 1883, he married Mary Boocock in Halifax.
Children:
The children were all born in Halifax.
The family lived at 2 Bruce Street, Parkinson Lane, Halifax [1911].
Sons Albert Edward & Walter died in World War I.
Lockwood died 10th October 1922.
He was buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross
In [Q2] 1938, he married Margaret Battle
in Gipping, Suffolk.
They lived in Ovenden.
During World War II,
he served as a Leading Aircraftman
with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He died 3rd August 1945 (aged 37).
He was buried at Stowmarket Cemetery [R 401]
In July 1616, he married Helen Smithes.
Children:
In 1576, Isabel Saltynstall was accused of calling Marjory
In retaliation, Hall called Isabel a whore.
The judge found in Isabel's favour and fined Hall
50/- for his
He was President of the Halifax Orchestral Society for 40 years
In 1635,
was one of the subscribers to a fund established to buy land for the
grammar school in Halifax.
In 1638, he bought Boothtown Hall from the Booth family, and
in 1640, he carried out extensive alterations.
In 1641, along with others, he was invited to make a contribution of
28 shillings to the King's Parliament.
In 1642, he witnessed the will of Nathaniel Waterhouse.
In 1651, he was appointed one of the Commissioners of the Pious Uses Commission.
In 1665, he paid Hearth Tax on a property with six fireplaces, one
of the largest houses in Northowram Township at the time.
Question:
Was this Boothtown Hall?
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was educated at Crossley & Porter School.
During World War II,
he served as a Lieutenant
with 42 R. M. Commando
Royal Marines.
He was killed in action in Burma [31st January 1945] (aged 22).
He was buried at Taukkyan War Cemetery, Burma [11 A 2].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Crossley & Porter School, Halifax
He married Mary [1692-1761].
Children:
Members of the family were buried in Halifax Parish Church where an inscription reads
He lived at Exley House, Exley Bank [1845]
Born in Pentney, Norfolk.
He was
a confectioner of Swine Market, Halifax [1885] /
a baker & confectioner [1891, 1901] /
a confectioner & baker [1911].
In 1885, he married Clara Jessie Goodwin at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were widowed mother-in-lawMary
Goodwin [b 1821] & sister-in-law Sarah Goodwin [b 1859]
During World War II,
he served as a Gunner
with the Royal Artillery
151 (The Ayrshire Yeomanry) Field Regiment.
He died 25th March 1942 (aged 24).
He was buried at Sowerby Bridge Cemetery
[D C 341]
The children were all born in Halifax
He was a pawnbroker's shop assistant with Brookes in
Woolshops [1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted [April 1915], and
served as a Corporal
with the 21st Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died of shock & loss of blood in hospital at Etaples [29th March 1918] (aged 22).
He was buried at Etaples Military Cemetery, France [XXXIII A 6A].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Hilda's Church, Halifax
His brother Albert Edward also died in the War
In January 1800, he was declared bankrupt
He married Unknown.
Children:
He died at his lodgings in London after a short illness [December
1802]
In 1859, his body was found with a rope tied around his neck and
covered by a carpet.
He had been robbed.
The inquest concluded that there was insufficient evidence to prove
wilful murder, and no-one was ever charged with the crime
He married Susannah Broadbent [1851-1???] from Norland.
Children:
The family lived at Butts Green, Warley
He worked for R. & J. Holroyd Limited at Holywell Brook.
He lived at Meltham, then at Old Earth, Elland.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the West Riding Regiment,
then
served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He was killed in action in France / Flanders [8th October 1918].
He was buried at Glageon Communal Cemetery Extension, France [II D 8].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Methodist Church, Elland
for mills and land
Phoebe was the daughter of John Lister
Jane was born in Barnsley.
She was a grocer & draper (shopkeeper) [1901], a grocer & general
dealer [1911]
Sarah was born in Halifax
Mary was the daughter of William Pickles
Minnie was the daughter of James Greenwood of
Whitehaven Villas, Cornholme
Hilda was born in Ripponden
Ellen was born in Durham
Mary Josephine came from Ilkley
The grave dangers of Commercial Street
died rich
the ancientist house in Northowram, if not the county
Lillie was born in Liverpool
Hannah came from Rastrick.
Mary was the daughter of Titus Boocock
Gregory Waterhouse's whore
vexatious accusation
Robert Hall of Boothe Town
Here lie interred the remains of Samuel Hall
of Halifax, mercer, who departed this life the
5th day of March 1753 in
the 63d year of his age.
Also Mary, the wife of the
above Samuel Hall, died
Septemr the 7 1761, aged 69.
Also Eli Dyson, mercer,
who was buried March
28th 1776.
Also Susannah, his wife
and daughter of the
above Samuel and Mary
Hall, who was buried May
12th 1778.
Clara Jessie, of St James's Road, Halifax, was born in London,
the daughter of Charles Goodwin
The family established the Booth Town Charity.
In 1802, they built almshouses and a school in the area
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are over 70 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Hall,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Hall:
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