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Son of John Ramsden.
Born at Popples School House.
He was
a member of the Methodist New Connexion Conference, succeeding Edwin Lumby /
a member of Salem Methodist New Connexion Chapel, North Parade. He moved to Hanover Chapel when that was established in 1834 /
a preacher and taught at the Hanover Chapel Sunday School for 20 years /
a druggist with James Lofthouse – in a shop known as The House at the Maypole and later with Jabez Waterhouse in Broad Street. He subsequently bought the Waterhouse business /
a correspondent for the Leeds Mercury /
a correspondent for the Halifax Courier [1857] /
a governor of Heath Grammar School and of Crossley & Porter School [1880] /
editor of the Halifax Courier [1882] /
Mayor of Halifax [1883-1884] /
a borough magistrate [1886] /
manager of the Halifax Courier /
part owner of the Halifax Courier /
a founder and director of the Yorkshire Penny Bank /
the founder of the Halifax Evening Courier [1892] /
a director of the Halifax High Level Railway company.
General William Booth stayed with Ramsden on one of his
journeys before he established the Salvation Army.
He encouraged Joseph Rideal Smith's artistic talents, and he was
one of the people to whom Smith dedicated one of his
prints.
In 1851, he married (1) Elizabeth Ramsden Gledhill [1824-1870].
Children:
Elizabeth died in 1870.
In 1872, he married (2) Sarah Jane [1844-1924].
Children:
The family lived at Kingston, Halifax [1876].
He died 8th November 1892
Members of the family were buried at Warley Town Cemetery.
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1892.
See
Anthony Bancroft and
Samuel Thomas Crook
He joined the Army and is listed at Lieutenant-Colonel Ramsden.
He was buried at Warley Town Cemetery
with other members of the family
In [Q3] 1932, he married Doris Forrest in Halifax.
They lived at Siddal.
During World War II,
he served as a Driver
with the Royal Army Service Corps.
He died 13th December 1940 (aged 33).
He was buried at Bethesda Primitive Methodist Chapel, Bank Top
He worked for Halifax Corporation Water Works.
In [Q2] 1940, he married Alice Marshall in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 15 St Mark's Street, Boothtown, Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as an Aircraftman 1st Class
with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He died 18th September 1944 (aged 31).
He is remembered on the Singapore Memorial [441],
and on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Around 1848, he established Clifton Bowling Green behind the pub
In 1860, he married Ruth Morrison [1834-1907] from Clifton, at
Halifax.
Children:
Charles died on 8th August 1893.
After his death, Ruth took over as licensee of the Armytage Arms [1894, 1901].
After Ruth's death, her sons took over at the
pub: Jemmie [1907] and Alfred [1917].
He succeeded his father as Editor of the Halifax Courier & Guardian
[from 1942].
He was succeeded by his son John Michael [1964].
In September 1930, he married Phyllis Margaret Crowther
in Newport, Shropshire/Staffordshire.
Children:
The family lived at
During World War I,
she served
with the Women's Royal Air Force.
He died 28th December 1918 (aged 22).
She was buried at Heywood's Chapel
[E 22]
Son of Alfred Ramsden.
At the age of 16 he joined the staff of the Halifax Courier.
In 1916, he became Editor and Managing Director of Halifax Courier Limited, taking over from his father.
He was editor of the Courier & Guardian for 26 years.
He was succeeded by his son Charles Alfred [1942].
He was a director of the Halifax Building Society.
He was a founder of the Halifax Rotary Club.
He was President of the Yorkshire Newspaper Society [1932]
He and his siblings Rayner and Edith, all inherited
a 1/10th share of the residual estate of their maternal uncle Arthur Donald Oates's estate, after the Bermerside Bequest
& Oates Trust Fund.
He married Nellie Grandage Ward [1877-1953].
Children:
The family lived at
He published the Halifax Almanack & Parish Year Book
His father died and his mother and her 8 children moved to Boothtown.
He was self-taught.
He worked in a cotton mill at Halifax.
In 1809, he became bookkeeper and manager of a corn mill at
Luddendenfoot.
He later established his own business as a corn merchant at
Woolshops with a warehouse in 1 Broad Street [1837].
He was one of the Trustees appointed under the Halifax Improvement Act [1823].
In 1848, he was the first Chairman of the new Halifax Council.
He was
Mayor of Halifax [1860-1861]
and laid the corner-stone of Halifax Town Hall.
He was High Constable of the town [1861]
He was Alderman, until he resigned the post a week before his death.
A promoter of the Halifax, Huddersfield & Keighley Railway [1863].
He married Lydia [1798-1861].
They lived at Kingston House, Halifax.
He died 21st August 1865.
He died at his home, 8 Royal Parade, Cheltenham [8th July 1881] (aged 65).
He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
[J 160 A]
Son of John Ramsden.
He was
educated at St John's College Cambridge [1813],
ordained Deacon (Chester for Lichfield) [5th April 1817],
and
appointed Perpetual Curate of Lower Darwen, Lancashire [1829-1839]
before becoming
Perpetual Curate of St John's Church, Ovenden [1838],
the first incumbent of Bradshaw [1839-1853],
and
Curate of Illingworth [1841]
He wrote a number of collections of verse including
The Christian Minister [1842]
and
Christ the Foundation [1844]
He married Margaret Wray [1802-1835] from Lower Darwen.
Children:
The family lived at Jumples House.
Some cottages at Jumples Crag were dated ER 1819 for
him.
Margaret died July 1835 (aged 33).
Edward died 6th June 1853.
The couple were buried at Illingworth Church:
Margaret [15th July 1835] (aged 33);
Edward [10th June 1853].
The epitaph on the headstone records
In 1877, the east window at Bradshaw church was installed in his
memory by John Taylor Ramsden
Son of John Taylor Ramsden of Jumples House, Mixenden.
He was educated at Eton and at the Royal Military College Sandhurst.
During World War I,
he served with the 5th Royal Irish Lancers and was 3 times mentioned
in despatched.
He was awarded the Mons Star and the Military Cross.
He was Brigade Major to the 1st Cavalry Brigade.
He was Chairman and Managing Director of the family firm Thomas Ramsden & Son Limited.
He lived at
Sedgefield, County Durham.
He married Geraldine Wilson.
Children:
On 2nd April 1837, he married Mary Hannah Crabtree at Halifax
Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at Newlands, Warley.
Living with them [in 1851] was mother-in-law Sarah Liddle was
living with the family.
By 1861, the Ramsdens had moved, and Sarah Liddle was living
at Newlands, Warley, the home of James Sutcliffe
After John's death, she married Joseph Haigh.
She drew up a prenuptial agreement which preserved all her rights in
her goods and property at Rishworth.
She was immediately separated from her husband and they lived apart.
She lived at Booth, Rishworth until her death.
She bequeathed the house to various family members.
In 1737, when the new Ripponden Church was consecrated, she stood
in the aisle throughout the service, protesting that her pew had not
been replaced to her liking.
The local people seemed to have had a love/hate relationship with her.
In 17??, she unsuccessfully demanded an exhumation in an attempt to
discredit a local girl.
John Collier called her Queen at the Booth ...
She married Henry Savile
Question:
Can anyone help me attach Elizabeth to the
appropriate John?
She married Richard Boulton [17??-1846] of Harrock Hall, near
Wigan.
Children:
He married Unknown.
Children:
Born in Halifax [29th March 1898].
Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [24th April 1898].
He was
a member of Range Bank Sunday School /
a Sergeant in the Square Chapel Boys' Brigade /
employed by Halifax Corporation Tramways.
In 1901, Elkanah was living with his aunt Sarah Ellen &
her husband James Brook.
Later, he lived with his mother and his stepfather James Tatham.
During World War I,
he enlisted [January 1917], and
served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
Royal Fusiliers
/
London Regiment.
He died after being hit by a shell as he was returning to the lines
after delivering a message to HQ
[6th August 1917] (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial [6 & 8],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Range Bank Sunday School
Son of George Henry Ramsden.
He was an engineering student [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the Machine Gun Corps.
He was killed leading an attack between Bazentin & Longueval on the Somme
[15th September 1916] (aged 21).
He was buried at the London Cemetery & Extension, Longueval [1A A 6].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School,
and on the Memorial at Akroydon Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
Born in Halifax.
He was
a worsted doffer [1911] /
employed by Hollingrake & Clegg Limited.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was killed in action [4th November 1916].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial [10B, 11B 7 12B].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Heywood writes of
The Annals of the Parish of Almondbury record
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was a member of a branch of the Ramsden family of Greetland
On 12th February 1615/6, he married Jenet Nore.
Children:
He married Sarah, daughter of John Riley.
Children:
The family lived at Booth, Rishworth [1617]
Overseer of the Poor for Skircoat [1690].
He built Heath Hall, Halifax.
It passed to his son, John Ramsden
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was buried at Illingworth Church
[4th April 1723] like many of the family
He married Elizabeth.
See
Sod House Green
He was a trustee for Betty Nuttall Hill.
On 14th October 1748, he married Mrs Martha Law, a widow.
Martha died 3 months after her husband
Born in Halifax.
He was
a cabinet maker of 11 Back Foundry Street [1893] /
a cabinet maker [1901] /
a cabinet maker (cash tills) [1911].
In 1893, he married Ada Nuttall Emsley [1867-19??] at All Souls' Church, Halifax.
Her father was not recorded on the marriage record
Children:
The family lived at
George Henry was dead by 1916
Eldest son of John Taylor Ramsden of Jumples House, Mixenden.
Born 6th April 1879.
He was
educated at Eton and at Trinity Hall Cambridge /
Mayor of Halifax [1911-1912 /]
a Lieutenant in the 2nd West Riding Brigade [World War I] /
Coalition Unionist MP for Elland [1918-1922] /
Chairman of Thomas Ramsden & Son Limited /
churchwarden of Illingworth Church.
During World War II,
he served with the RFA Anti-Aircraft Force, reaching the rank of
Captain.
On 29th June 1915, he married Elisabeth Juel Hansen at St George's Church, Hanover Square, London.
Children:
He bought Bramham House, Leeds.
The family went to live there.
He died whilst out shooting at Redlish Moor, Thornthwaite [9th
October 1936].
He was buried at Illingworth Church
[13th October 1936].
Probate records show that he left personal effects valued at £287,598 19/8d,
and
and directed his trustees
He was an early member of the Ramsden family of Greetland.
He married Unknown.
Children:
The Northowram Register records
that
Susannah, died before she was able to fulfil her own wish to
found a school in Elland for teaching the English tongue to the poor
boys of Elland and Greetland.
Grace then inherited all the family estate.
In her will, dated December 1734, she gave money from her property in
Bingley for the establishment of Grace Ramsden's School.
She died at Hawksworth and was buried in Elland Parish Church
Question:
Does anyone know which inn this may have been?
Her son John [b 1828] (corn miller) was living with her [1851]
He was
a machine tool fitter [1893] /
a doffer (worsted mill) [1911].
On 8th July 1893, he married Emma Scott [1869-1942] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
He was associated with Rastrick Chapel.
Around 1593, he married Alice, daughter of John Gybson
Children:
He was dead by 1625
In December 1620, he married Esther Firth.
Children:
Son of Geoffrey Ramsden.
Educated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford [1610] and became a Fellow of
Lincoln College [1621], and preached in London
before becoming
Vicar of Halifax on the death of his elder brother
Hugh [1629].
He was known for his Puritanical sermons.
Some of these were published after his death
On 31st June 1630, he married Anna Foxcroft [16??-1682].
He died March 1637.
He was buried in Halifax Parish Church
in the Chancel [28th March 1638].
The epitaph on his memorial, erected by his brother William,
is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions.
Anna was buried at Elland Parish Church.
See
William Aulte,
Abraham Sunderland and
Richard Sunderland
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was
a tradesman /
a blacksmith [1881] /
a general labourer [1901].
In [Q4] 1854, he married Elizabeth Clegg [1835-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Son of Geoffrey Ramsden.
He was educated at Merton College Oxford.
He married Mercia Hurst [1???-1635] from Huddersfield.
He was Rector at Methley
before becoming
Vicar of Halifax [1628].
He died of a fever at York the following year.
He was buried at Halifax Parish Church
[19th July 1629].
The epitaph on his memorial, erected by his younger Henry,
is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions.
He was succeeded at Halifax by his younger brother, Henry.
Mercia was buried at Halifax Parish Church
[24th January 1635]
In 1670, he issued tradesmen's tokens worth 1d bearing the image of
a rose
On 3rd July 1776, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Bothamley at St Peter's Church, Bradford.
Children:
James was buried at Slaithwaite Church, Huddersfield [18th
February 1824]
In May 1853, he accidentally drowned in an attempt to ford the river
Patea near Petre, Wanganui District, New Zealand
He was
a leather currier [1891] /
a garden labourer [1901] /
a leather currier [1911].
In 1887, he married Bridget Gilmartin [1868-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Bridget died in Halifax [1910] (aged 43)
He was an electrician of Tonge cum Bright?, Bolton [1906].
In 1906, he married Annie, daughter of Roger Akroyd
at St George's Church, Sowerby
He was
lodging with, and working for, Richard Habergham at Great House, Soyland [1911] /
a carter for William Morris & Sons Limited.
On 12th October 1912, he married Clara Walker [1885-1947] at St John's Church, Cragg Vale.
Children:
They lived at
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
North Staffordshire Regiment.
He died of pneumonia in Canadian General Hospital [23rd February 1918] (aged 32).
He was buried at the Mont Huon Military Cemetery [V E 4A].
He is remembered on Norland War Memorial,
on the World War I Memorial in Sowerby Church,
and on Triangle War Memorial
Born in Halifax.
He was
a member of St Bernard's Catholic Church, Halifax /
a labourer [1911] /
employed at Smith's Wire Works.
He lived at 9 Hemingway's Row, New Bank / Range Bank.
During World War I,
he enlisted [1915], and
served as a Private
with the 15th Battalion
Notts & Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment.
He died in the Military Hospital from gunshot wounds to the head
[25th August 1917] (aged 26).
He was buried at the Tincourt New British Cemetery [I E 19].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at 22 Clifton Road, Brighouse.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
[September 1915], and
served as a Private
with the 1st/5th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died of wounds in the Casualty Clearing Station [23rd July 1916] (aged 35).
He was buried at the Puchevillers British Cemetery [II A 12].
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint John's Church, Clifton
He married Unknown.
Children:
He died in Halifax [Q2 1896]
He then went to work as a clerk in a mercantile house in Brighouse.
His conduct led his employer to make enquiries about his earlier
career, and Ramsden moved to Pontefract where he stayed at the
principal hotel and passed himself off as a relative of Sir John
William Ramsden of Huddersfield, and had cards printed with
He then fled in turn to Goole and to Howden.
At his trial, it was reported that he was charged with embezzling tea
and tobacco at the age of 12.
He was charged with embezzlement and obtaining money under false
pretences
On 28th April 1638, he married Elizabeth Royde.
Children:
On 10th February 1582/3, he married Alice Sladen from Elland.
Children:
He died 14th December 1871
Children:
In October 1579, he married Isabel, daughter of Thomas Bottomley.
Children:
His father bought Booth, Rishworth for him.
When his parents had died, he returned to Bowers.
He left 40 oak trees in a wood at Bowers to his 4 grandsons
John,
Henry,
Samuel,
and
Joseph
He married Janet.
Children:
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Susan Meg, daughter of Richard Waterhouse.
Children:
He died in Elland [12th August 1665]
He inherited Heath Hall, Halifax.
He sold it to James Graeme
He lived at Booth, Rishworth.
He married Sara or Sarah.
Children:
Oldest son of Robert Ramsden.
In 16??, he married (1) Sarah, daughter of John Illingworth.
In January 1706, he married (2) a daughter of Eli Dyson.
Children:
He was buried at Halifax [14th July 1720].
A record of his burial says he was
He lived at Booth, Rishworth.
He married Elizabeth
He married Bridget Calverley
Heywood comments that
In 1716, he married Hannah, daughter of Luke Hoyle.
Children:
John and Hannah were buried at Halifax Parish Church
He lived at Old Well Head, then Upper Calico Hall.
Between 1767-1770, he sold Old Well Head to John Kershaw
Around 1790, he and John Ashford built one of the Swamp Mills, Sowerby
He married (1) Sarah Mitchell, daughter of Daniel Mitchell.
Children:
He married (2) Mary Armitage.
Children:
He was (possibly) churchwarden of Illingworth Church.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was accidentally drowned whilst fishing in Cumberland and was
buried at Wickham there
He married Elizabeth [1741-1813].
Children:
John died 9th July 1805.
William and George erected a memorial to the family in
the Holdsworth Chapel where many of them were buried
The epitaph on the memorial
is recorded in
the book Monumental & Other Inscriptions
He was
of independent means [1841] /
a landed proprietor [1851].
He married Mary [1778-1858].
Children:
The family lived at
At the age of 88, he was gored to death by a bull.
He was buried at Illingworth Church
[26th July 1867]
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £2,000.
Probate was granted to his son Thomas.
Mary was buried at Illingworth Church
[21st May 1858]
He married Unknown.
Children:
He died 18th June 1815 (aged 24)
at Waterloo
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland
Elizabeth was his cousin
Sarah Jane was the daughter of Henry Oates of
Prospect House
The children – Rayner, Clifford and Edith – all
inherited a 10% share of the residual estate of their maternal uncle
Arthur Donald Oates's estate, after the Bermerside Bequest & Oates Trust Fund
Nellie was from Charleston, West Virginia
all of whom died young and were buried at Illingworth Church.
He belonged to a well to do local family who lived at Jumples
Geraldine was the daughter of Colonel J. Wilson of
Cliff Hall, Darlington
Mary Hannah was the daughter of William Crabtree
a gallamaufry of a woman who was dressed as gay and airy as a
girl of 16
a son of Esquire Ramsden of Longley, who had been a soldier, a
wild, ranting, hectoring blade of no mean size, having been at
Huthersfield October 30th 1679, having been drinking too liberally,
went home about 12 o'clock to his mother's, was observed to sing and
rant as he went out of the town, but in the morning was found dead in
their own fields, a little beyond the bridge, much blood having
issued from his body, whether slain by himself or some other it's not
known, it was astonishing
Fretchvile Ramsden, gentleman, killed by misfortune,
no one being present, by a mastiff dog and buried on the 1st November
1679
Ada was born in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, and lived at 62
Boothtown Road [1893].
Elisabeth was born in Tanna, Norway
A sum sufficient to provide a set of tubular bells for the Parish Church of St Mary, Illingworth – if not already installed
provide a 36-gallon barrel of good ale for consumption by such
persons as should attend his funeral
[she] had taken horse for Bradford on 14th July 1714.
Rode but a few Roods from her own house, the Horse Struck to th'
Gallop she could not hold him.
Thinking to save herself, she slipt off, broke her leg, whereof she
died 19th July.
A very Pious, discreet, useful woman
Emma was born in Mixenden
A Gleaning of God's Harvest [1639]
Elizabeth was born in Halifax
Elizabeth came from Great Horton
Bridget was born in India
James William Ramsden Esq, tragedian from the Theatre Royal, London
very rich tho' called poor John
Bridget was the daughter of Walter Calverley of
Calverley
he was very fat
She was about 18 years old, and he was approaching 70