The entries for people & families with the surname Heaton are gathered together in this SideTrack.
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He was
a farmer [1871] /
a carpet weaver [1881].
On 7th September 1847, he married Sarah Laycock [1830-1907] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Siddal Wells [1871, 1881].
Living with Andrew, Sarah and 9 children in 1871 were
son-in-law & daughter Frances & Leonard Hartwell.
Living with Andrew, Sarah and 4 children in 1891 were
daughter Sarah & son-in-law James Ellis Knowles and their
son Wainwright [1891]
Living with the widowed Sarah in 1901 were son &
daughter-in-law Robert & Harriet and their 6 children.
Jeffrey Knowles, his great-grandson writes
He walked home up Brookfoot Hill to Southowram.
It was raining, thundering and lightning at the time, and, feeling
unwell, he called in at the Shoulder of Mutton for a
drink.
Having drunk just one whisky, he suddenly got up and went outside,
crossed the road and collapsed banging his head on the kerb.
On seeing this, one of the locals shouted
No-one offered assistance except one young man named James
Brown – also known as Fiddler Jim – and a lad, John
Jowett, who carried him up the road to the stable of the Pack
Horse Inn, wrapped him in a horse sheet and left him.
James Brown was seeking work and had to be on his way, but he
asked the lad to look in on him later.
Some 3 hours later, the lad looked in at the stable and
found Andrew quite dead.
At the inquest, Anthony Bairstow landlord of the Shoulder of
Mutton said the deceased was not drunk.
He arrived at the pub tired, starved and nearly finished and had only
one drink.
Fred Baines landlord of the Pack Horse said that he
did not know the deceased was in his stable, and John Jowett
did not know the stable belonged to the Pack Horse Inn!
Verdict: Accidental death due to a fall
Sarah died at Stoney Brow Farm [14th January 1907].
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
[H 29]
Born at his father's school in Brighouse.
He began teaching, like his father, and was an assistant teacher at
the school [1851]
He succeeded John Noble as Brighouse postmaster.
The Post Office at the time was in rooms at Mary Bedford's Charity School.
In 1866, he was appointed
Brighouse rate collector, and he was succeeded by Emmanuel Dale
She married Earl Lund
In [Q1] 1897, he married Annie Clara M. Richards [18??-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 16 Prescott Street, Halifax [1917]
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 6th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment.
He died as a POW at Gustrow, Germany [12th August 1918] (aged 20).
He was buried at Tincourt New British Cemetery, France
[German Mem. 15].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Halifax Parish Church Church Members (WWI) Memorial
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden
He came to Brighouse to take up the post of Headmaster of Mary Bedford's Charity School.
He wrote a history of the school.
He was the last master of the school.
He married Unknown.
Children:
In 1894, the business was acquired by the Brighouse Soap Company Limited.
He lived at
He was
a member of Brunswick Football Club /
an apprentice wire drawer [1911] /
employed by J. & A. Binns Limited.
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1914], and
served as a Lance Corporal
with the 10th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He went to France [December 1915].
He was killed at Le Sars by a sniper [4th October 1916] (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [6A & 6B],
and on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Brighouse.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with B Company
23rd Battalion
Royal Fusiliers.
He died 14th November 1916 (aged 27).
He was buried at Serre Road Cemetery No.2, France [I G 34].
He is remembered on Rastrick War Memorial
He married Unknown.
Children:
He managed the bookselling business of John Binns.
He later bought the business from the Binns family
Born in Haworth.
He was
a general dealer [1881] /
a woollen merchant [1891] /
a commercial traveller [1892].
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at
He was a widower by 1891
Living with them [in 1891] was grandson (possibly Ellen's
son) George Heaton [b 1888]
He was
a chemical labourer [1881] /
a mason's labourer [1891] /
a boiler stoker (woollen mill) [1901] /
a firer-up stoker [1911]
He married Clara [1854-1895].
Children:
The family lived at
He lived at Gooder Lane, Brighouse [with his parents 1894].
He died from an overdose of prussic acid.
He had been depressed, on account of ill-health, for some time
Born in Elland.
He was a woollen manufacturer [1887, 1901].
In 1888, he married Sarah Ann Fielding.
Children:
The family lived at Owlet Hall, Elland [1901, 1905]
The will of William Greenwood [1790] passed property known as
Robertshaw to Michael Heaton.
He died 18th August 1807 (aged 56).
He was buried at Heptonstall Church
In January 1882, he married Harriet, daughter of Thomas Alderson.
Children:
The family lived at Backhold Royd, Siddal [1891]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a wood sawyer of Undercliffe [1887] /
a sawyer at timber yard [1891] /
a sawyer (wood) [1901, 1911].
In 1887, he married Minnie Madeline King [1871-19??] at Bradford Cathedral.
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Bradford [10th September 1832].
He was
a woollen manufacturer in Elland employing 10 men, 29 women, 10 boys & 2 girls [1881] /
a highly-respected woollen manufacturer in Elland employing a large number of hands [1888].
He established Thomas Heaton.
On 14th April 1865, he married Eliza Ann Ellam [1843-1913] in Huddersfield.
Children:
The children were baptised at Elland Parish Church.
The family lived at
Around 1884, Dr George Hoyle diagnosed that Thomas had poor
circulation and might die suddenly.
On 31st December 1887, he died very suddenly in a cab which was
taking him to Halifax to see his solicitor in Hopwood Lane, Halifax.
As they went up Salterhebble Hill, the cabman walked alongside the
cab, talking to Thomas.
He seemed in good health, but he was dead when the cabman opened the
door at their destination.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £25,713 0/11d.
Probate was granted to
son John Thomas and John Wood of Elland (bank manager).
In his will [2nd July 1887], he left
After his death, the business – Thomas Heaton – was carried on
his sons John Thomas, Robert Ellam, and William
Henry
Eliza Ann died 14th July 1913 (aged 69).
Members of the family were buried at Elland Cemetery
Son of John Heaton.
He was
a doffer (worsted mill) [1901] /
a goods shunter [1911] /
employed by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company.
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1914], and
served as a Bombardier
with C Battery
70th Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
In September 1915, he distinguished himself at the Battle of Loos.
He was awarded the Military Medal.
He was recommended for the Distinguished Conduct Medal on 3
occasions.
A series of letters was sent to his parents:
the first (dated 12th August 1916) said that he had been wounded in
the legs, one being very serious;
the second (dated 15th August 1916) said that his right leg had to be
amputated;
the third (dated 17th August 1916) said that he had died.
He was buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbé, France [III D 33].
He is remembered on Luddendenfoot War Memorial
In November 1855, Edward and Henry Akroyd and the
workpeople at the mill, erected a marble tablet in his memory at
St Stephen's Church, Copley
Poet born in a cottage near Luddenden churchyard.
He went to dame school and Sunday school, and was largely
self-taught.
He learned to read by studying the head-stones in Luddenden
churchyard.
He was
a handloom carpet weaver /
keeper at People's Park [1857-1867].
He became a well-known poet and wrote about the flora and fauna of
the district.
He wrote poetry with titles such as
Wild Flowers
Flowers of Calder Dale,
Leaves from the forest dell,
The old soldier,
The wandering lover, and other poems [1858].
Some of his work was published by Roberts Leyland.
His autobiography gives details of the flora and fauna of the
district.
He was an acquaintance of Branwell Brontë.
He married (1) Elizabeth [1805-1864].
Children:
He married (2) Mary [who died aged 65].
William and his wives were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
Sarah was born in Craven, North Yorkshire 1830 and died Stoney
Brow Farm on the 14th Jan 1907
On 28th October 1894, at the age of 66, Andrew Heaton walked
from his home at Siddal Wells to Elland, and then rode to Brighouse
to pay his rent.
He's drunk, let him stop where he is, he's wet on the inside, let him
be wet on the outside as well
Clara was born in Norwich
Sarah Ann was the daughter of Richard Fielding
Minnie, a worsted winder of Horton, was born in Dewsbury, the
daughter of George King, hair dresser
Eliza Ann, of Lindley, was born in Huddersfield, the daughter
of Amos Ellam, millwright
an annuity of £100 to his widow Eliza Ann; £1,000
to son John Thomas; £5,000 each to his daughters Ada
Florence & Henrietta, and the rest to his 3 sons John
Thomas, Frank Smith, Robert Ellam & George
Smith
Unattached BMDs for Heaton:
Marriages
1861,
1913
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