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He married Unknown.
Children:
In October 1710, he married Miss Blaymires from Reavy
He married Elizabeth Dyson [1699-1772].
Children:
Son of Abraham Woodhead.
He was a Captain in the Army.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was witness to his niece Betty Woodhead's marriage to John Cartledge, and Mary Woodhead's marriage to Dr Joseph Cartledge.
He died 22nd March 1812
Son of Sarah & Henry Woodhead of 7 The Hough,
Stump Cross.
He was
a choirboy at Coley Church /
a member of at St Matthew's Church, Northowram /
a Rechabite /
employed by David Hanson at Stannary Lane.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was awarded the Military Medal
for conspicuous bravery.
He was killed by shrapnel whilst he was a runner [30th August 1918] (aged 21).
He was buried at the Vaulx Hill Cemetery, France.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Matthew's Church, Northowram,
on the Roll of Honour at Northowram Boys Scouts,
and on the Memorial at Saint John the Baptist, Coley
In [Q2] 1916, he married Gladys Kitchen in Halifax.
After the death of Gladys's father [1926], she
and Arnold carried on the business – as Cooper Kitchen Limited – until at least 1960
Born in Halifax [21st October 1869].
He worked as Works Manager for his father [1921].
In 1899, he married Ethel Riley [1878-1942] from Halifax,
Huddersfield.
Children:
Arthur died in Stockport. [25th August 1946]
Ethel died in Stockport [10th December 1942]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a warehouseman of Old Godley [1892] /
a worsted warehouse man [1901] /
a yarn warehouse man (wool) [1911] /
a salesman [1932]
In 1892, he married Florence Playford [1872-1???] at St Thomas's Church, Claremount.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them in 1911 was widowed visitor Hannah Wood [b
1861] (charwoman, born in Middlesbrough)
Born in Halifax.
He was
a member of St George's Sunday School, Lee Mount /
a GPO messenger boy [1909, 1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was killed in action [17th September 1916].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [11C & 12A].
His brother Harold served
with the Royal Field Artillery
He became a journalist.
He was an apprentice at the offices of the Brighouse News.
In 1881, he moved to live and work in Natal, South Africa.
He was editor of the Natal Mercury
Born in Northowram [17th February 1846].
He was an oil cloth manufacturer in Halifax.
On 30th December 1868, he married Elizabeth Hitchin in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Waterloo Villas, Halifax [1905].
He died in Garforth, Leeds [28th February 1921]
Born in Walsden.
Son of John Woodhead.
He was a farmer and a piece-maker.
He married (1) Betty Barker.
He married (2) Mary, daughter of Benjamin Bottomley.
Mary sang in the church choir at St Mary's Todmorden.
Children:
Edmund made his will on 16th March 1822, and died 16 years
later in 1838.
He left his wife Mary a comfortable allowance and put her in
charge of his business, with joint shares going to her and all his
surviving
children:
Edmund,
Sarah,
Samuel, William, Thomas, George
and Joseph.
His wife Mary and his son Thomas pre-deceased him.
Edmund was buried at St Mary's Church, Todmorden
in 1858, he married Susannah Dawson at Todmorden.
He and his wife were active in the local Methodist cause at Clough,
Walsden Wesleyan Chapel and Lanebottom Wesleyan Methodist Church
He caught a chill attending a bazaar at Walsden Wesleyan Chapel and
died shortly afterwards.
An obituary described him as
He married (1) Susanna / Susan [1691-1719].
Susanna died of smallpox [26th April 1719] (aged 27).
He married (2) Dinah [1704-1726].
Dinah died of smallpox [9th July 1726] (aged 21).
His wives were buried at Illingworth Church
in the same grave:
Susan [28th April 1719];
Dinah [11th July 1726]
Born in Warrington, Lancashire.
He was
a plumber [1901] /
a labourer [1911] /
employed by J. B. Farrar at Wade Street, Halifax [1916].
He lived at 5 Friendly Fold, Lee Mount.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/5th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was reported missing and assumed to have died [3rd May 1917] (aged 31).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [5],
and on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He married Unknown.
He and his wife had a shop in Market Street, Halifax.
He sold musical instruments and sheet music, and his wife sold
gramophone records in rear of the shop which was inside Halifax Borough Market.
The family lived at
22 Market Balcony.
Children:
He was a brush maker's finisher [1901]
He married Harriet Mitchell.
Children:
The family lived with Harriet's parents [1901]
Founder of Woodhead Seeds of Kirkgate, Leeds.
He married Jane Knowles.
In 1945, he married Ellen Blackburn in Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as a Corporal
with the 4th Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He died 21st March 1942 (aged 24).
He was buried at the Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya [2 F 13]
Born in Cleckheaton in 1895.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 3rd September 1916.
He was buried at the Mill Road Cemetery, Thiepval, France. [IX B 5]
He was
a stone miner [1891] /
a quarryman (below ground) [1901]
He married Sarah [1862-19??].
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Shelf.
He married Hannah,
daughter of Mary (née Jagger) & William Harrison.
Children:
He was
a yarn warehouse boy [1911] /
a gas fitter of Littletown, Warley, Luddenden [1932] /
a member & secretary of the Independent Labour Party /
a member of the Halifax Antiquarian Society [1939-1960] /
a pacifist /
a member of the Friends Adult School /
a Councillor [1949-1960].
During World War I, Herbert was a conscientious
objector and was imprisoned in Richmond Castle.
In 1920, he married (1) Lillian Fletcher in Halifax.
In 1932, he married (2) Ethel Fairbotham [1895-19??] at St Mary's Church, Luddenden.
In 1954, he married (3) Ada in Calder District.
The family lived at
Herbert died in 1967 (aged 72)
Born in Shelf.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Born in Warley [21st February 1851].
He was
a weaver (woollen) [1881] /
a retired woollen manager [1891] /
a retired woollen weft weighter [1901] /
private means [1911].
In 1876, he married Alice Ratlidge [1855-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [1881, 1891] was niece / sister-in-law Ann
Ratlidge [b 1870]
The couple died at Fixby Avenue:
Alice [6th June 1926];
James [12th November 1933]
He was a grocer.
He married Maria Harrison [1813-1897].
Children:
Born in Sowerby.
He was a mechanic fitter [1911].
On 14th April 1921, he married Hilda Cockroft in Sowerby.
He lived at Wakefield Road, Sowerby Bridge [1901, 1907, 1911].
He was injured – in his knee – in the Pye Nest Tram Disaster of
15th October 1907, but was treated at home.
He died in Halifax General Hospital [11th May 1959]
He was
a scrivener in Halifax [1634-1642] /
Clerk to the Governors of Halifax Workhouse /
one of the original Trustees of Nathaniel Waterhouse's Charities [1642].
In 1640, he married Mary Whitaker
Children:
In 1753, he married Betty Woodhead [1734-1???]
at Almondbury.
Children:
The daughters were born at West Car in Dean Head
In 1794, he married Martha Hadfield.
Children:
Thomas Hadfield died 14th January 1816 (aged 17).
John died 8th August 1818 (aged 49).
John and his son were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard.
George and Betsy inherited
Mottram Old Hall, Tameside
He married Mary [1777-1855].
Children:
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
He was
a wool & waste dealer [1881] /
a woolstapler.
On 13th March 1867, he married Elizabeth Dickenson at Halifax
Parish Church.
The family lived at
John died in Halifax [21st November 1884].
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £2,128 14/10d
[Resworn £1,881 9/10d].
Probate was granted to
his widow Elizabeth,
James Spencer of 132 Gibbet Street, Halifax (wool buyer),
and Joseph Nicoll of 6 Villiers Street, Halifax (manager in a
worsted mill).
Members of the family were buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross:
John [25th November 1884];
Elizabeth [10th October 1885];
Emma [30th August 1934]
He was a farmer & carter.
On 2nd March 1848, he married Maria Greenwood [1828-1855] in
Halifax.
Children:
Born in Northowram.
He was
a delver at Ovenden [1845] /
a stone delver [1851] /
innkeeper of the Bay Horse, Halifax [1861, 1864] /
a quarry foreman (stone) [1871, 1881].
In 1845 (or 1849 or 1850), he married Sarah Chapman
[1825-1889] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was a power weaver [1851]
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1861] at the Bay Horse Inn, Catherine Slack
was 1 boarder.
He died in 1884 or 1885
Born in Halifax.
He was
a wiredrawer of Charlestown [1875] /
a thick wire drawer [1881] /
a wire drawer [1891] /
a copper wire drawer [1901] /
landlord / hotel keeper of the Lee Bank Hotel, Lee Bank [1911].
He married Julia Collinge [1852-1???] at St Thomas's Church, Claremount.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was his widowed father Samuel
Woodhead [b 1826] (retired underground coal miner).
John died in 1914 (aged 65).
Julia died in 1916 (aged 64)
He was
a wood turner [1881, 1891].
In 1884, he married Elizabeth Maude.
Elizabeth & John were cousins
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was mother-in-law Susannah Maude [b
1823] (living on own means)
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died in the 1st Northern General Hospital, (possibly) Newcastle-upon-Tyne [25th July 1917] (aged 24).
He was buried at Christ Church, Todmorden
[East Part: 30th July 1915].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
He was
a member of Queens Road United Methodist Chapel /
educated at Battinson Road School & Halifax Secondary School [until 1906] /
employed in the office of Stott & Ingham.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
[February 1916], and
served as a Private
with the 12th Battalion
Royal Scots.
He died 24th March 1918 (aged 24).
He is remembered on the family grave at All Saints' Church, Dudwell,
He is remembered on the Pozières Memorial, France [13 & 14],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at All Saints' Church, Dudwell,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School
Born in Shelf.
On 16th August 1831, he married Elizabeth Blackburn
[1811-1887] from Hipperholme, in Halifax.
Children:
He died at Upper Brea, Northowram.
He was buried at Coley Church
He married T. Ann.
They lived at 2 Victoria Place, Lumbutts Road, Walsden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Royal Army Service Corps,
and transferred to
165th Company
Labour Corps.
He died 19th April 1919 (aged 54).
He was buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden
[New Yard I 65].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
During World War I,
he served as a Lance Corporal
with the 3rd Battalion
Border Regiment.
He died 22nd November 1918.
He was awarded the Military Medal.
He was buried at Luddenden Cemetery
[A U 146]
He lived at Shelf Hall [1721]
He was
Mayor of Todmorden [1928-1929]
He married Naomi [1771-1853].
Children:
He died before 1853
He married Unknown.
Children:
Question:
Does anyone know which inn this may have been?
Is he the same man as Joseph Woodhead?
On 27th September 1849, he was charged with using grains of paradise in brewing.
He pleaded guilty, but alleged that his wife had used the grains
without his knowing.
He was fined £50.
Druggist Benjamin Atkinson was charged with having sold the grains
to Mrs Woodhead
He married Leah [1801-1886].
He was buried at Mount Zion Chapel, Lightcliffe
Son of Samuel Woodhead.
Born in Halifax [5th January 1899].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
firstly
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment),
then
with the 2nd Battalion
Cameronian (Scottish Rifles).
He was killed in action [24th March 1918].
He is remembered on the Pozières Memorial, France [37 & 38]
Son of Fred Woodhead.
Born in Glasgow.
His family moved to Yorkshire shortly after World War II.
Educated at Heath Grammar School.
During his National Service, he studied Russian and was posted to
Germany to monitor communications between Soviet aircraft.
Afterwards, he worked as a reporter for the TV programme World in
Action.
He went on to make documentaries about Soviet and East European
subjects, including
A Cry from the Grave [1999]
and
Children of Beslan [2006].
He has received many awards, including a BAFTA, a Royal Television
Society Award, and an OBE for services to television.
In 1891, he bought the farm
He was
a weaver [1830] /
a brewer [1841] /
a brewer's foreman [1851] /
a brewer [1861] /
a brewer's manager [1863].
It is likely that the family worked at the Shibden Head Brewery.
On 24th August 1828, he married Elizabeth Robertshaw
[1806-1867] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at Shibden Head [1841, 1851, 1861, 1863].
He died at Shibden Head.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,500.
Probate was granted to his widow Elizabeth.
Members of the family were buried at Coley Church
Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [16th July 1815]
Born in Shelf.
He was a farmer.
On 4th September 1805, he married Susannah Hemingway
[1777-1827],
daughter of Phoebe (née Hardy) & John Hemingway,
of Wibsey, in Halifax.
Children:
Susannah was buried at Coley Church
on 15th November 1827
He was a weaver [1842].
On 26th December 1842, he married Martha Fearnley [1821-1886]
in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Holmfield.
The family lived at Prospect Villa, Holmfield [1901, 1910].
Martha died in Holmfield [28th March 1886].
Richard died at Prospect Villa [12th April 1901]
The couple were buried at Illingworth Church:
Martha [31st March 1886];
Richard [16th April 1901]
On 9th May 1774, he married Sarah, daughter of Peter Ambler, in Halifax.
Children:
He was buried at Coley Church
on 1st January 1832
See
Coiners
Born in Shelf.
He was an accountant.
On 24th February 1873, he married Elizabeth Ann Scott in
Halifax.
Children:
Elizabeth Ann died in Halifax [18th November 1912].
Rufus died 25th February 1940
He was a stone quarry man [1891].
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at Back West Street, Shelf, Halifax [1891]
He was a master butcher [1895].
In [Q1] 1895, he married Lilly Helliwell [1873-1959] in
Halifax.
Children:
All the family worked as butchers with the family business at 258
Gibbet Street, Halifax.
The family lived at 258 Gibbet Street [1911]
He married Mary [1841-1???].
Children:
The family lived at 19 St Bevan's Road, Greenroyde, Halifax.
Seth died 3rd February 1925.
Mary died 31st January 1947 (aged 87).
Members of the family were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell.
Son John Arthur died in World War I, and is
remembered on the grave
He was
a wool stapler [1872] /
a wool stapler at Upper George Yard, Halifax [1905].
On 29th May 1872, he married Mary Hannah Lassey [1848-1917] in
Halifax
The family lived at Bradshaw Hall, Holmfield [1905].
Sidney died in a nursing home in Leeds [25th November 1913]
Mary Hannah died at Bradshaw Hall [25th September 1917]
Son of butcher Benjamin Woodhead.
He was a carter [1854].
In 1854, he married Eliza Womersley [1833-1???] in Bradford.
Children:
The family lived at Leeds [1861].
Son William Henry were buried at Bramley Lane Chapel
She married Moses Bottomley
He married Unknown.
Children:
He lived at Ovenden.
He died 16th November 1862 (aged 67).
He was buried at Christ Church, Pellon
A memorial was erected by the members of the Halifax Naturalists Society at Christ Church, Pellon
Born in Halifax.
He was
a wire drawer of Shroggs Road, Ovenden [1882] /
a wire drawer [1891, 1901] /
a small wire drawer [1911]
In 1882, he married Mary Frances Shaw [1863-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Sons Harold & Benjamin served in World War I.
Benjamin was killed in action
Born in Halifax [7th December 1877].
He was an engineer.
On 2nd April 1902, he married Gertrude Hoyle [1881-1965] in
Halifax.
Children:
The couple died in Halifax:
Thomas [18th July 1951];
Gertrude [] (aged 1965)
On 19th April 1908, he married Jane Dyson [1882-19??] at St
Jude's Church, Halifax.
Children:
He died in Isleworth [7th March 1948]
[his death was] universally deplored
Gladys was the daughter of Cooper Kitchen
Florence, of Highgrove Place, was born in Docking, Norfolk, the
daughter of Samuel Playford, delver
Elizabeth was the daughter of Samuel Hitchin
one of the fathers of Methodism in Todmorden
Harriet was the daughter of Henry Mitchell
Jane was the daughter of Jonathan Knowles
Ellen was the daughter of Benjamin Thomas Sutcliffe Blackburn
Sarah was born in Bulwell, Nottinghamshire
The Banns were read at St Paul's Church, King Cross, Halifax
Ethel, of 23 Thomas Street South, Halifax, was the daughter
of John Edward Bygate, master slater
He completely remodelled the house.
Ada was the daughter of Mr Mayfield, and widow of Fred Sutcliffe
Alice was born in Methley Common, Yorks. Whitwood, Yorkshire
Betty was the daughter of Abraham Woodhead, and
sister of Captain Abraham Woodhead
Elizabeth was born in Halifax
Sarah, of Northowram, was the daughter of mechanic John
Chapman.
Julia, of Charlestown, was born in Rochdale, the daughter
of Isaac Collinge, cotton spinner
Elizabeth was the daughter of John Maude.
Martha was born in Ovenden
Elizabeth Ann was the daughter of Thomas Scott
Lilly was born in Warley
Mary Hannah was born in Ovenden, the daughter of Joseph Lassey
Eliza was the daughter of John Womersley, labourer
Mary Frances, of Lee Bank, was born in Kidderminster,
Worcestershire, the daughter of James Shaw, wool sorter
Gertrude was born in Huddersfield
Jane was born in Dewsbury