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He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Mary [1821-1869].
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
Son of Renard Marsden.
He was a woollen piecener (self actor mules) [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Black Watch (Royal Highlanders).
He died 17th August 1916 (aged 19).
He is remembered on the family grave at Boulderclough United Methodist Chapel,
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial [10A],
and on Luddendenfoot War Memorial
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 6th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment.
He died 22nd March 1918 (aged 19).
He was buried at the Ste. Emilie Valley Cemetery, Villers-Faucon [IV E 8].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge
He served in World War I.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Crossley & Porter School, Halifax
He married Sarah [1796-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Dyson Lane, Soyland [1841]
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [27th June 1819]
During World War II,
he served as a Sergeant
with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He died 15th February 1943 (aged 20).
He was buried at Elland Cemetery
[A C 1701].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Elland Boys' Brigade,
and on the Memorial at Elland Working Men's Club
He was
an iron-worker /
a driller at C. Redman & Sons Limited /
a member of Norland Band.
In [Q4] 1903, he married Emily Hitchen in Halifax.
They had no children.
The family lived at 35 Sparkhouse Lane, Norland [1907].
He was injured in the Pye Nest Tram Disaster of 15th October 1907,
and died a few hours after admission to Royal Halifax Infirmary.
He had been travelling upstairs on the tram.
He was buried at Sowerby Bridge Cemetery
Born in Halifax.
He was
a driller of St Mark Street, Northowram [1903] /
an ironworks labourer [1911].
He married (1) Unknown.
Children:
In [Q1] 1903, he married (2) Betsy at Halifax Parish Church.
The family lived at 58 Woodside View, Haley Hill, Halifax [1911].
Living with them [in 1911] was Betsy's son William Maude
Born in Brighouse.
He was
a fruiterer [1891] /
a greengrocer of Green Lane, Halifax [1896] /
a greengrocer [1901, 1911].
In [Q1] 1896, he married Ada Wornes [1877-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was killed in action [9th April 1917] (aged 41).
He was buried at the Cojeul British Cemetery, France
[Sp Mem A 2].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Third son of Rev Ralph Marsden.
He was educated at Dublin.
He came to England after the Restoration and stayed with the
Bailey family of Allerton.
He married (1) a member of the Bailey family.
For a time, he served at Coley where his father had been minister.
In 1661, he moved to become Curate at Southowram.
He was ejected in 1662 and went to Holland after his wife died.
He returned to England and taught at a church at Topcliffe.
In 1674, he married (2) a widow, Mrs Christopher Marshall.
He was buried at Tingley
He lived at 78 Catherine Street, Elland [1905]
He was a worsted mill overlooker [1890].
On 31st Dec 1890, he married Hannah Elizabeth Pitchforth in
Elland.
Children:
On 6th Apr 1915, he married Florence Hitchin [1892-1984] in
Elland.
Children:
He sustained scalp wounds and a compound fracture of the arm in the
Pye Nest Tram Disaster of 15th October 1907, and was detained at
Halifax Infirmary
He married Jane Mort.
On 9th January 1669/70, Joshua Waterhouse & his wife,
conveyed to Henry four messuages at Norwood Green in the
occupation of Richard Shoesmith, Henry
Waddington, Matthew Lume and Henry Holdsworth.
Rookes Hall was one of these properties.
In 1684/5, Henry sold the houses and farm at Upper Rookes to
Robert Ramsden of Siddal Hall, Southowram
He died January 1687/8
Children:
He was a carter with Lewis Hamilton & Sons, carriers.
He lived at 10 Silver Street North, Haley Hill, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 21st Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died of wounds [17th May 1918] (aged 41).
He was buried at the Pernes British Cemetery [I E 32].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He died at Halifax workhouse [8th January 1876] (aged 57).
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
[A 16 D]
Surgeon and Medical Officer of Health for Lightcliffe.
He wrote works on temperance [1903] and a pamphlet entitled
On 10th June 1896, he married Elizabeth Maude Pickford from
Liverpool.
He was educated at Manchester and Christ's College Cambridge [1647],
and taught at Great Neston, Cheshire where his brother Samuel Marsden was minister.
In 1651, he came to assist Robert Booth at Halifax.
In 1652, he moved to High Shuttleworth, Lancashire.
He served in Ireland before returning to England to become vicar at
East Ardsley, Wakefield, from where he was ejected in 1662
He married (1) Unknown.
In 1872, he married (2) Mary Tankard
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [26th May 1833]
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [14th September 1823]
He was
a farmer of 21 acres at Nunnery Farm, and quarry master – employer of men /
a stone merchant at Rastrick [1867].
The horse was worth £20.
Jonas was brought to book over the incident
He married Ann.
Children:
They lived at Nunnery Farm, Rastrick
In 1848, he married Sarah Aspinall [1828-1???].
Children:
The family lived at Lane Head, Brighouse [1851].
Living with them [1851] were lodgers
Thomas Aspinall [b 1831] (quarryman)
and
Brook Aspinall [b 1843]
Born in Clifton.
He was
a fruiterer in Brighouse [1868] /
a fruit merchant [1871] /
a green grocer [1881].
In 1868, he married Jane Smithson [1847-1???] at St Peter's Church, Leeds.
Children:
The family lived at
Jonathan died in 1889 (aged 45)
In [Q3] 1837, he married Abigail [1806-18??].
She was the widow of Mr Pearson, and had a son by her first
marriage William P. Pearson [b 1831] who was a stone dresser
[1851]
Children:
In the 1851 census, Abigail is described as a widow and had
taken over at the Masons' Arms.
She does not appear on the 1871 census
In [Q3] 1907, he married Mary Ellen Barrett in Halifax.
Children:
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/5th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He was killed in action [9th October 1917] (aged 25).
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial [42-47 & 162],
and on Rastrick War Memorial
He married into the Stead family of Soyland.
Beeston Hall, Ripponden passed to him when Richard Royds died.
See
William Marsden
Children:
The children were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
Hannah is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1893
where she is shown as
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 13th Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He died 16th June 1917 (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial [2 & 3]
He left to serve at Ashton-under-Lyne, Middleton, Neston and West
Kirby, Cheshire.
He married Unknown.
Children:
All his children were born at Coley and all his sons entered the
church
Born in Rastrick.
He was
an inspector of nuisances [1901] /
homoepathic chemist shopkeeper (employer) [1901].
In [Q3] 1861, he married Elizabeth Oldfield [1842-19??] in Huddersfield.
Children:
The family lived at 39 Bradford Road, Brighouse [1901].
Living with them in 1901 were grandchildren Sam Greenwood [b
1894] and Elsie Greenwood [b 1898]
Born in Sowerby.
He was
a woollen spinner [1872, 1881] /
a publican [1891] /
a woollen spinner [1891, 1901].
Question:
Does anyone know which [1891] hostelry this may have been?
In 1872, he married (1) Elizabeth Farrar [1852-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Elizabeth died in Halifax [Q3 1891] (aged 39).
In [Q4] 1895, he married (2) Emma Mitchell [1864-19??] in Halifax.
She had a daughter:
Evenda Mitchell [b 1892].
Evenda was a weaver (woollen) [1911], and her widowed
mother Emma was also a weaver (woollen) [1911]
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was Renard's sister Sarah
Marsden [b 1845] (cotton doubler).
Renard died in Halifax [1910] (aged 57).
Members of the family were buried at Boulderclough United Methodist Chapel
In 1710, he married Elizabeth, daughter of James Stansfeld
Born in Norland.
He married Judith Horsfield [1763-1???].
Children:
They lived in Norland before moving to Rastrick [around 1784]
Born in Rastrick [19th February 1792].
He was a stone quarryman.
On 14th June 1815, he married Leah Bottomley [1794-1829].
Children:
They lived at Highbury Place, Nunnery Lane, Rastrick.
Leah died 23rd July 1829 (aged 35).
Richard died 9th February 1865 (aged 73).
The couple were buried at Rastrick Church
In December 1844, he was declared bankrupt
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/6th Battalion
South Staffordshire Regiment.
He died 21st March 1918 (aged 31).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial [6]
He was minister at Great Neston, Cheshire and his brother,
Jeremiah, taught at the school there.
He was ejected
Son of William Marsden, a solicitor's clerk.
Born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire.
He was educated at Cambridge
before becoming
Curate at Illingworth [1910-1915].
He lived at Russell House, Raw Lane, Illingworth [1911].
He left to become Vicar of Mirfield
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Sarah Stott [1767-1???].
Children:
He married Unknown.
Children:
See
Luke Marsden
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [24th February 1826]
He was a core maker at Denham's, Holmfield.
He lived at 7 Sodhouse Green, Ovenden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/6th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [13th May 1917] (aged 19).
He was buried at the St. Vaast Post Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L'Avoue [IV G 7].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Betsy, of Orange Street, Halifax, was the daughter of John Maude, and widow of Robert Walter Maude
Ada, of Otley Street, Halifax, was born in Eckington,
Dronfield, Derbyshire, the daughter of Robert Wornes, coal
miner
Hannah Elizabeth was the daughter of John Pitchforth
Florence was born in Sowerby
Jane was the daughter of Adam Mort of Preston who was
Mayor in 1642 when he was killed in the defence of that borough
against the Parliament
for a sum so small that it apparently amounted to a gift
Lead in Water v. Arsenic in Beer [1904]
In August 1867, he was working a stone mine at Rastrick.
A gin horse was used to bring stone from the 20-30 yard deep shaft to
the surface.
The man in charge of the horse released the animal while he removed
some timbers, and a sudden command to the animal startled it and it
fell into the pit and was killed.
Jane was born in Bramley, the daughter of Joshua
Smithson, assistant overlooker
Abigail was born in Southowram.
Mary Ellen was the daughter of John Barrett
Hannah was the daughter of Sammey Drake Brooke
Hannah Marsden, single woman, formerly wife of Midgley Marsden, of Brighouse, and probate was granted to Sarah Priscilla
Marsden, spinster
Elizabeth was born in Huddersfield
Elizabeth, of Sowerby, was born in Warley, the daughter
of William Farrar, watchman
Emma was born in Sowerby.
Judith was born in Norland
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