The entries for people & families with the surname Pitchforth 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 married Unknown.
Children:
He was
a farmer [1841] /
a mill owner, coal miner (master) employing 30 men & 10 boys, farmer of 33 acres [1851] /
a mill & land proprietor farmer of 60 acres employing 2 men [1861] /
houses, land & factory owner farming 4 acres employing 1 man [1871].
He owned a mill at Elland.
He was on the committee of the Huddersfield & Liverpool Direct Railway Company [1845].
At a meeting of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company in
September 1834, he caused some amusement by advocating the
construction of a branch line from Salterhebble to Huddersfield at a
cost of some £300,000 on the grounds that he had a mill on the
line and the warehouse would be a valuable adjunct at the station.
On 3rd August 1825, he married (1) Elizabeth Walker
[1806-184?] in Elland.
On 6th November 1855, he married (2) Mary Ann Shaw, daughter
of Ely Wilkinson, at Elland Parish Church.
They lived at
The couple were buried at Elland Parish Church
He was an iron fitter [1927].
On 9th July 1927, he married Edith Amy Barrett [1901-1989] in
Sowerby.
The couple died in Leeds
Born in Elland.
He was a railway fireman [1891].
On 25th July 1891, he married Lily Hammerton [1868-1920] at
Christ the King Church, Battyeford.
Children:
Alfred died in Batley
Recorded in 1801, when
he and his family of 6 were living in Elland
He married Elizabeth
Children:
He lived at Shaw Laith, Elland.
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
He married Margaret Elizabeth Hanson [1791-1868] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Boothroyd Park, Rastrick [1823, 1845].
Members of the family were buried at Elland Parish Church
See
Halifax Board of Guardians
In
January 1843,
the mill was completely destroyed
Born in Mirfield.
He was an engine driver [1930].
In [Q1] 1921, he married Emily Lees [1896-1946] at St Saviour
Church, Brownhill Batley.
Children:
Clifford died in Wakefield General Hospital.
He left £328 0/4d to his son Ernest & his
sister Ethel
He was a proprietor of houses [1851].
He married Unknown.
He was widowed by 1851.
Children:
The family lived at Westgate, Elland [1851].
In 1851, his nephew William Etherington [b 1816]
was living with the family
He was a clay moulder [1908].
On 18th April 1908, he married Clarissa Berry [1886-1955] in
Elland.
Children:
Born in Elland.
She was a woollen weaver.
She never married.
She died in Boothtown
and left £1347 11/7d to her brother William Henry
Born in Elland.
He was a wire drawer [1918].
On 18th May 1918, he married Elizabeth Spencer [1895-1976] in
Cleckheaton.
Children:
He was a plumber [1923].
On 19th February 1923, he married Agnes Emily Christian
[1894-1956] in Elland.
Children:
In 1699, he married Ann Jackson.
Children:
The children were baptised at Elland Parish Church
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Susannah [1816-1893].
Children:
James died 17th May 1870 (aged 77).
Susannah died 16th February 1893 (aged 77).
Members of the family were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
He was a retired carter [1911].
In 1909, he married Hannah [1856-19??].
They lived at 39 Saddleworth Road, Greetland [1911].
Living with them in 1911 were Sam Morton and his wife,
and Lewis Metcalfe Ley [b 1910] (foster child born in Leeds)
He married Jane [1840-1895].
Jane died 31st May 1895 (aged 55).
James died 15th December 1914 (aged 63).
The couple were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
with James's parents
He was
a partner in Solomon & James Pitchforth [until 1838]
and
a coal dust grinder at Rastrick [1840]
Born in Greetland [18th October 1807]
He was a coal merchant [1829,1881].
On 25th December 1829, he married Susannah Bottomley
[1810-1888] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
The children were born in Elland.
The family lived at New Street, Elland [1881].
John died.
Elland died 24th January 1897
He was a carter [1864].
On 27th November 1864, he married Elizabeth Gledhill
[1839-1924] in Elland.
Children:
The children were all born in Elland
He was a shop assistant [1921].
On 14th March 1921, he married Doris Bairstow [1901-1982] at
St John the Evangelist, West Vale
He was a coal merchant [1896].
24th Jun 1896 Alice Annie Thompson [1874-1958] at Bradford
Cathedral.
Children:
The children were all born in Elland
Born in Elland.
In 1912, he married Alice Hollas in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
John William died in Boothtown [25th December 1941] (aged 56).
Alice died in Boothtown [21st August 1945] (aged 58).
They were buried at Illingworth Moor Wesleyan Chapel
He was a delver [1826].
He died in Elland
On 2nd January 1826, he married Frances (Fanny) [1801-1865] at
Elland Parish Church.
Children:
Born in Elland.
He was an iron moulder [1884].
In 1884, he married Mary Hanson [1860-1925] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Elland.
On 4th June 1936, Joseph's body was found in the canal at
Caddy Field
Born in Halifax.
An unemployed labourer of Clement Street, Pellon Lane.
He had been dismissed from his job at Shaw's mineral water plant for taking a half-day off work to watch a football match.
Towards the end of 1909, he met Annie Quick and they fell in love.
Annie was pregnant and they were planning to marry.
Joseph had lost his job and was having difficulty finding work.
He had told his father that he would kill himself if he could not
find work.
In April 1910, the couple travelled to Barnsley where they committed
suicide by swallowing poison.
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
alongside Annie
Born in Elland.
She was a woollen weaver.
She never married.
She died in Halifax General Hospital
and left £305 13/1d to her two unmarried sisters
Frances and Ruth Ann
Born in Brighouse [30th December 1832].
She was one of the Pioneers of 1847.
She died Salt Lake City, Utah, USA [20th January 1918]
Born in Elland.
She was a woollen weaver.
She never married.
She died in Storthes Hall
and left £658 15/11d to her sister Frances
He was a warrant officer in the RAF [1942].
In 1942, he married Elsie Joan Royal in Fylde.
Elsie died in the married quarters RAF Gatow, Berlin [1952]
Born in Halifax [23rd November 1826].
He was
one of the Pioneers of 1847 /
a bookbinder in Utah [1850]
He married Mary Mitchell [1825-1???]
Children:
He died Nephi, Juab County, Utah, USA [21st December 1877] and was
the first person to be buried in the Vine Bluff Cemetery there
He was a woollen spinner [1883].
On 7th July 1883, he married Emma Jeffs [1862-1945] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were all born in Elland
Born in Brighouse [18th June 1835].
She was one of the Pioneers of 1847.
She died Nephi, Juab County, Utah, USA [20th January 1896]
He married Miss Beaumont.
He died 17th August 1861 (aged 50).
He was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
with his Beaumont in-laws
On 10th August 1789, he married Mercy Crowther [1771-1823] in
Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Shaw Laithe, Elland [1823, 1827].
Members of the family were buried at Elland Parish Church
Partner in
Solomon & James Pitchforth
and
(possibly) partner in Solomon & Frederick Pitchforth.
In June 1838, he was a wood sawyer and blacking manufacturer, and was
declared bankrupt.
In July, the bankruptcy was enlarged (?).
On 3rd October 1825, he married Ann Hughlings at Halifax
Parish Church.
Children:
The children all became Pioneers of 1847
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
Question:
In 1917, a Thomas Pitchforth was landlord at the Lower George, Halifax.
Can anyone confirm that this was the same man?
He married Ellen [18??-1???].
Children:
He lived at the Windmill Inn, Northowram.
He died in Halifax Workhouse [3rd March 1889] (aged 47).
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
[K 468 D]
He was a weaver [1856].
In [Q4] 1856, he married Hannah Greenwood [1831-1905] in
Halifax
Children:
The couple died in Elland
He was a labourer [1855].
On 28th January 1855, he married Mary Middlebrook [1830-1898]
in Halifax.
Children:
He was a coal merchant [1894].
On 14th May 1894, he married Alice Maud Mathieson [1874-1948]
in Halifax.
Children:
The children were all born in Elland
Born in Elland.
In 1899, he married Emma Sutcliffe [1873-1948] at St John the
Evangelist, West Vale.
They had no children.
Emma died in Elland [1948].
William Henry died in Weston-super-Mare [1953]
Edith Amy was born in Sowerby
Lily was born in Mirfield
Emily was born in Batley
woollen manufacturer employing 5 men
Clarissa was born in Fixby
Agnes was born in the Isle of Man
Hannah was born in Tong
Susannah was born in Elland
Elizabeth was born in Elland
Doris was born in Sowerby
Alice Annie was born in Scarborough
Alice was the daughter of George Hollas
Frances was born in Stainland and the widow of Mr Hanson
Mary was born in Elland
Emma was born in Napton
His wife was the daughter of John Thornton Beaumont
Hannah was born in Southowram
Mary was born in Bruntcliffe Thorne
Alice Maud was born in Elland
Emma was born in to West Vale
George Redmonds writes that
the surname is recorded from the 13th century, and may come from
Shropshire, and may be related to the bitumen wells which are found
there.
The Pitchforth family settle in Fixby in the late 1500s.
Thomas Pickforth is recorded at Elland in the 1550s
There are over 40 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Pitchforth,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
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Malcolm Bull 2017 /
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