The entries for people & families with the surname Harwood 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
a cotton doubling frame tenter [1911] /
employed by R. B. Brown & Sons, Hangingroyd, Hebden Bridge.
During World War I,
he served as a Junior Wireless Operator
for the Marconi Company
with the Mercantile Marines
aboard the troopship SS Arcadian.
He died 15th April 1917 (aged 23).
when his ship was torpedoed by German Submarine UC-74, and
sank off Milos, Greece, with the loss of 277 lives.
He is remembered on the Tower Hill Memorial,
and on Wadsworth War Memorial.
His brother Frank eas also a wireless operator in World War I
Born in Poplar, London [10th August 1892].
In 1920, he married Amelia Emily Ellen Pengilley [1894-1984]
in St Neots.
He served
with the Royal Garrison Artillery
[1911-1937] and was awarded the MM during World War I.
He reached the rank of Major.
He died in Halifax [15th December 1983] (aged 91).
Amelia Emily Ellen died in Halifax [29th December 1984] (aged 90).
The couple were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
Born in Wadsworth.
He was a whitesmith [1873].
On 1st March 1873, he married Mary Hitchin in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Midgley
The couple died in Midgley:
Mary [] (aged 1900);
Ashworth [11th June 1915]
He was a reporter for the Halifax Courier after
World War II, principally reporting on the courts and crime
In [Q2] 1846, he married Sarah Ashworth [1825-1898] in Halifax.
Children:
In 1895, he married Ada Townsend, in Todmorden.
In May 1909, the couple were walking along the Blake Dean bridge
with Ada's 16-year-old nephew George Arthur Smith
and
their lodger Miss Mary Ann Edith Milnes,
when Ada and her nephew stepped on to a small wooden platform
to allow the workers' train to pass.
She died on 22nd May 1909 after falling 108 ft into the ravine when
the platform on collapsed.
George Arthur Smith, survived by hanging on to the railings.
Later that year, Edgar married Mary Ann Edith Milnes.
He lived at Hurst Dene, Hebden Bridge.
He was killed when a grindstone burst at the works.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £7,962
He worked for Helliwell & Sutcliffe.
During World War I,
he enlisted [January 1916], and
served as a Gunner
with the 32nd Trench Mortar Battery
Royal Field Artillery.
He was killed by shrapnel [10th July 1917].
He was buried at the Coxyde Military Cemetery [I I 47].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Hope Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge
He was
a member of Crimsworth Wesleyan Methodist Chapel & Sunday School /
employed by Cords Limited.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 5th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [10th April 1918] (aged 21).
He was buried at the Douchy-Les-Ayette British Cemetery [IV G 9].
He is remembered on Wadsworth War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Crimsworth Wesleyan Methodist Chapel,
and on the family grave at Crimsworth Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Born in Wadsworth.
He was
a cotton fustian cutter [1871] /
a publican at Mount Skip, Wadsworth [1901] /
Mount Skip Inn, Mytholmroyd, Hebden Bridge [1901].
In 1906, he married Melinda Baldwin [1864-19??] from Warley,
in Todmorden.
Living with them [1901] was niece Damaras White [b 1878].
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1892
He started work in a mill.
By the age of 18, he had read every book in the library at the
Midgley Methodist Chapel.
In 1905, he became a reporter on the Halifax Daily Courier.
In 1919, he became the Halifax correspondent for The Yorkshire Observer.
In 1938, he returned to become Chief Reporter on the Halifax Daily Courier.
For some time, he wrote a village newspaper, The Midgley Intelligencer.
In 1910, he married Mary Hannah Crabtree [18??-1956].
Children:
He lived at Newstead House, Halifax,
then
with his daughter at Top o' th' Hill, Norton Tower.
He was interested in dialect.
He was responsible for reviving the local Pace Egg play.
He was a keen walker and, with Tom Green, he wrote a booklet
on Country Walks around Halifax.
See
Halifax Antiquarian Society
He lived at Rose Grove, Hebden Bridge [1905]
He was director secretary (in wholesale grocery business) [1911].
In [Q1] 1904, he married Annie Shillito in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Frances died 2nd November 1941 (aged 36).
Herbert died 30th September 1942 (aged 72).
Annie died 24th October 1965 (aged 94).
They were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
In 1794, he went to America
He was Chairman of Levi Harwood & Company Limited.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £72,351
He married Mary Ann Ashworth.
Children:
His sons became partners in the family business – James Harwood & Sons
He was
a woollen weaver [1841] /
a farmer of 8 acres [1851] /
a farmer of 7½ acres [1861]
He married Sarah [1807-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
He died at the Halifax Infirmary & Dispensary after being caught by
a strap and twisted round one of the shafts at the Mill
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
In 1862, he married Sarah Ann Padgett [1839-1897] in Halifax
Children:
James died 6th June 1880 (aged 40).
Sarah Ann died 14th January 1897 (aged 58).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 2337]
Born in Midgley.
He was a loom tuner [1913].
In [Q1] 1913, he married Edith Walton [1893-1970] in Halifax.
The couple died in Southport:
Joe [] (aged 1961);
Edith [] (aged 1970)
Born in Wadsworth.
He was
a farmer 2 acres & beer seller at Mount Skip, Wadsworth [1851] /
a carter [1860] /
a farmer 8 acres & ale seller [1861] /
a beerhouse keeper & farmer of 7 acres [1871]
He married (1) Unknown.
Children:
In 1851, he was listed as married with daughter Sarah
Ann, and was living with widow Nancy Horsfall [1821-1892],
daughter of textile singer John Ingham, at Mount Skip.
Nancy was born in Durham.
In 1860, he married (2) Nancy at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
In 1871, the children appeared on the census as
Maria Harwood Horsfall,
Sarah A Harwood Horsfall,
Harwood Harwood Horsfall,
and
Elizabeth A Harwood Horsfall
The family lived at
Nancy was publican/beer seller at Mount Skip Inn
[1881, 1891]
Living with them [1881, 1891] was granddaughter Damaras White
[b 1878]
He was
a woollen weaver [1841] /
a hand loom weaver woollen [1851] /
a blanket manufacturer [1881].
He lived at Stubley Grove, Wardle, Rochdale [1881].
Staying with him [in 1881] was his niece Frances, daughter of
Levi Harwood
Partner in Levi Harwood & Company Limited [1874]
Born in Midgley.
He was
a wool sorter [1861] /
a flock & blanket dealer [1871] /
a woollen manufacturer employing 60 hands [1881] /
a woollen manufacturer (employer) [1891] /
a woollen blanket manufacturer (employer) [1901]
He established Levi Harwood & Company Limited.
In 1865, he married (1) Grace Lamb [1845-1876] in Halifax.
Children:
Grace died in [Q1] 1876, shortly after giving birth to
son Albert.
In 1878, he married (2) Hannah Wilcock [1836-1900] in Ormskirk.
The family lived at
He died 19th March 1907.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £42,171 8/9d.
of which £31,737 19/7d is net personalty
Probate was granted to
son James Harwood and Henry William Helliwell (woollen
manufacturers)
On 16th October 1868, she was charged with attempting to murder her
new-born daughter by putting the baby down the water closet on 29th
September 1868.
The infant's cries were heard and she was rescued.
In her defence, the surgeon who had visited her on the day of the
offence, said that she was insensible in bed and very weak.
It was quite possible for a woman in her condition to go to the water
closet and not be aware that she had delivered a child.
She was acquitted
He was
a cotton weaver [1891, 1901, 1911].
In 1889, he married Mary Jane Barrett [1861-19??] in Todmorden.
She was a cotton weaver [1911]
Children:
The family lived at
The family lived at
Baptised at Birchcliffe Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge.
He was a whitesmith [1851].
Around 1831, he married Mary [1809-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Mary was the daughter of Phineas Hitchin
Annie was the daughter of John Shillito
Edith was born in Halifax
Grace was born in Sowerby
Hannah was born in Sowerby
Mary Jane was born in Lancaster.
Unattached BMDs for Harwood:
Marriages
1871,
1874,
1890,
1940
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