Benjamin BROADHEAD

  General Notes:

Benjamin was a general labourer in the Steelworks for most of his working life. His frst wife died at a young age in 1886. He then married widow Ann Baker (nee Miller) in 1887. It would appear by 1901 the marriage had broken down and the were living apart. This is confirmed by the 1901 and 1911 census records and also the record of their youngest son, Wilfred, being sent to Reformatory School for truancy in 1903 where it is noted that his parents had been living apart for 10 years, he was from a very bad home and two of his brothers had been to Truant School.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Baptism, 11 Oct 1846, Kirkburton, All Hallows, Yorkshire, England.

• Census, 1851, Penistone, Yorkshire, England. Son, Born: Almondbury

• Marriage, 9 Sep 1867, Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England.

• Census, 1871, Green, Penistone, Yorkshire, England. Head, Fireman at steelworks. Born: Farnley, Yorkshire

• Baptism, 23 Apr 1874, Penistone, St John The Baptist, Yorkshire, England.

• Census, 1881, 88 Wilton Gardens, Kimberworth, Yorkshire, England. Head, Labourer in Ironworks. Born: Farnley, Yorkshire

• Census, 1891, 12 Midland Road, Kimberworth, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. Head, Labourer - married to his second wife Ann and her children from a previous marriage are with them.

• Marriage, 7 Mar 1895, St Mark's, Broomhall, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.

• Census, 1901, 47 Tasker Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire. Border, Marital Status: Widow, Navvy. His wife Ann and three of his children with her are at 18 Pottery Row, Rotherham. Ann is described as an earthenware potter. Born Farnley, Huddersfield, Yorkshire

• Census, 1911, Mangle Row, Deepcar near Sheffield. Lodger, General Labourer in Silica Brick Works. His wife Ann and his youngest child Wilfred are at 17 Bradgate Lane, Rotherham. Born Midhope, Yorkshire

Benjamin married Hannah FRETWELL, daughter of Edward FRETWELL and Harriet BATES, on 9 Sep 1867 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England. (Hannah FRETWELL was born about 1850 in Cawthorne, Yorkshire, England, christened on 23 Jun 1851 in Silkstone with Stainborough, All Saints, Yorkshire, England and died in 1886 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England.)

Benjamin next married Ann Chatterton MILLER in 1887 in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England. (Ann Chatterton MILLER was born about 1851 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England.)