The entries for people & families with the surname Peel 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 became a printer's compositor.
In 1858, he embarked on a sea voyage to find a new life in Australia
and New Zealand.
His brother, Henry Vickerman, followed him.
Alfred returned to Halifax to court Anne Mackerill
[1860] and then again to marry her [1865].
Children:
Alfred tried several jobs –
working in the gold fields
and
running a boarding house
- before settling down as a compositor for the Wellington
Independent then the Otago Daily News.
Alfred died of TB in Dunedin, New Zealand.
There is a memorial to him in Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 325]
A butcher in Halifax.
He married Mary Vickerman at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Greetland [25th December 1896].
He was
a draper's assistant /
employed by Halliday & Sons, drapers at Bull Green.
He lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted [July 1915], but was found physically unfit.
He voluntarily underwent an operation in Leeds, and afterwards was
declared fit.
He joined up and
served as a Rifleman
with the 18th Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps
[3rd September 1915].
He arrived in France [3rd May 1916].
He was killed in action [21st September 1917].
He was buried at the Larch Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery, Belgium [B 27].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint John the Evangelist, West Vale
On 28th June 1913, he married Caroline Peel
at Eastwood Congregational Church
He was
a woollen slubber [1871] /
a woollen manufacturer [1881, 1891] /
a woollen manufacturer at Whitwell Mill, Elland [1905] /
a lodge caretaker [1911].
In 1877, he married Grace Standeven.
Children:
One of the children died before 1911.
The family lived at
Woollen manufacturer at South Lane Mills, Elland.
In 1880, he married Elizabeth Park.
Children:
The family lived at
He died 4th August 1934
Born in Cleckheaton.
He was
a farmer & butcher of White Chapel [1894] /
a green grocer [1901] /
a warehouse labourer (worsted) [1911].
In 1894, he married Sarah Ellen Weldrake [1873-19??]
at St Peter's Church, Birstall.
Children:
The family lived at
3 sons served in World War I:
In 1858, his brother, Alfred, had embarked on a sea
voyage to find a new life in Australia and New Zealand.
Henry followed him, sailing from Liverpool, aboard
the Virginian, for Halifax, Canada [2nd April 1909].
He died in Rockhampton, Queensland.
There is a memorial to him in Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 324]
In [Q4] 1891, he married Sarah Crossley in Halifax.
Sarah died 9th August 1921 (aged 60).
Herbert died 11th March 1929 (aged 67).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 2585]
In June 1867, he was declared bankrupt
Son of Thomas Peel.
He married Ann [1839-1906].
Children:
Isaac died 3rd January 1884.
Ann died 9th September 1906.
Members of the family were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
He married Unknown.
Children:
Baptised at Elland Parish Church [28th July 1771].
On 26th December 1803, he married Alice Smith [1781-18??] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
On 2nd September 1858, he married (1) Emma Jane Gledhill
[1839-1876] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
In 1876, he married (2) Rachel Walker [1842-1913].
Children:
He was one of founders of Temperance Methodist Church, Elland
He was a grocer & baker [1881].
In [Q3] 1860, he married Caroline Iredale [1834-1???] in
Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was Thomas Troughton [b Kendal,
Westmorland 1860] (temperance lecturer).
Joseph died [Q1] 1891.
The widowed Caroline carried on a baker [1891]
Born in Greetland.
Baptised at St John the Evangelist, West Vale.
In [Q3] 1928, she married Walter Bennett
in Bramley, Leeds.
Children:
He died in World War I.
He is remembered on the Memorial at John Mackintosh & Sons Limited
He was a coal miner [1851].
He followed his mother as innkeeper at the Brown Cow, Elland
[1871].
He was also a coal miner [1871]
Born in Bury, Lancashire.
He was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School and Harrow
He was employed by Mackintosh's.
He lived at 8 Square Terrace, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted [May 1915], and
served as a Lance Corporal
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was wounded.
He was killed by shell fire in the Keersekarrhoek sector at Passchendaele [17th December 1917] (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [6],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at John Mackintosh & Sons Limited
He was
educated at Holy Trinity School /
an under overlooker [1911] /
employed in the bottling department of Whitaker's, brewers, Northgate [1915].
During World War I,
he enlisted [November 1915], and
served as a Private
with the 4th Battalion
South Wales Borderers.
He was killed in action in Mesopotamia [30th April 1917] (aged 22).
He is remembered on the Basra Memorial, Iraq [16 & 62],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax.
2 brothers – Horace & Norman – also served in
World War I
Born 7th May 1842.
Manufacturer at South Lane Mills, Elland [1905]
In 1866, he married Maria Smith [1842-1911].
Children:
The family lived at Glynwood, Elland [1913, 1923].
He died at Glynwood [13th November 1913].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £4,770 9/7d.
Probate was granted to
his sons William and Jonas Jackson Peel.
Members of the family were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
He was landlord of the White Hart, Soyland [1829, 1841].
On 21st May 1793, he married Hannah Merral [1772-1831] in
Keighley.
Children:
The family lived at Dyson Lane, Soyland [1841].
Living with them [in 1861] was unmarried relative Mary Briggs
[1787-1866] (female servant).
Hannah died 25th April 1831.
Roger (snr) died at Dyson Lane [27th March 1851].
They were buried at Stones Methodist Church, Soyland
with son Roger and Mary Briggs
He was
a landed proprietor at Town End, Soyland [1851] /
a retired inn keeper [1861].
He never married.
In 1861, he was living at Moorfields, Soyland with his unmarried
cousin Mary Briggs [1787-1866] (house keeper).
He died at Moorfields [20th May 1864].
Mary Briggs died 24th March 1866.
They were buried at Stones Methodist Church, Soyland
with Roger's parents.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £2,000.
Probate was granted to
John Robinson,
Peter Whiteley,
and Bateson Peel of Moorfields (gentleman)
He built Carr Wood House, Shelf
In 1824, he married Hannah Smithies [1799-1880] in Huddersfield.
Children:
Thomas died 25th March 1844 (aged 40).
After Thomas's death, Hannah took over the Brown
Cow [1845].
Son Reuben followed his mother at the Brown Cow
[1871]
Hannah died 31st May 1880 (aged 80).
Thomas and Hannah were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
On 12th April 1854, Peel was ill-treating a female with whom
he was drinking at the King of Prussia public house in
Halifax.
Both parties were the worse for liquor.
Jowett intervened, Peel struck him with a single
violent blow under the left ear, and he died before medical
assistance could be called.
At the Trial Peel was found Guilty, but recommended to
mercy, and imprisoned for 14 days
He started work for F. Lomas & Son.
He inherited the business on the death of his father-in-law Lewis Lomas.
In 1914, he married Edith daughter of Lewis Lomas, in
Halifax.
He died 28th August 1962
He built Holly Mount, Greetland [1925].
He married Unknown.
Children:
Born in Stainland [6th June 1804].
Baptised 15th July 1804.
He was a manufacturer employing 3 men, 4 boys & 10 girls [1871].
He owned several mills in Elland – South Lane Mills Whitwell Mill – which he left to his sons.
On 24th February 1833, he married Sarah Jackson [1811-18??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at Victoria Road, Elland [1871].
He died 2nd October 1881
He was a draper's assistant [1896].
On 9th September 1896, he married Mary Ann Smith [1871-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Greetland & baptised at St John the
Evangelist, West Vale.
The family lived at
He was a merchant [1871].
In 1865, he married Mary Charlotte Ludgate [1844-1???] at St George's Church, Hanover Square, London.
Children:
The family lived at Perth Villas, Lightcliffe [1871]
Mary was the daughter of Charles Vickerman
Caroline was the daughter of Edmund S. Peel
Grace was born in Greetland
Sarah Ellen, of Hightown, was the daughter of Robert
William Weldrake, grinder
Sarah was the daughter of Beet Robinson Crossley
Alice was born in Greetland
Caroline was born in Elland
Walter was a butcher with the Co-Op
Hannah was also from Keighley
Hannah came from Stainland
Mary Ann was born in Greetland
Mary Charlotte came from Sydenham, Kent
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are over 30 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Peel,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Peel:
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