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The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
Heywood writes that
He married Hannah [18??-1892].
Hannah died at Spring View, Luddendenfoot [3rd March 1892].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £2 5/-.
Probate was granted to Charles Edward Clay (wool fettler)
Born 8th April 1816.
He was
a woollen manufacturer /
a manufacturer at Hollins Mill [1858].
In 1842, he married Sarah Foster [1816-1895] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Abraham died 4th July 1874.
Sarah died 21st December 1895.
Members of the family were buried at Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel
Son of James Clay.
He was
a woollen manufacturer [1897] /
vice president of Sowerby Bridge Liberal Club [1907] /
a member of Sowerby Bridge Urban District Council [1907]
On 16th October 1897, he married Gertrude May Westlake
[1871-1949] at St Sepulchre's Church, London.
Children:
The family lived at
He died at Willow House [12th June 1920].
He was buried at Sowerby Bridge Cemetery
in the family vault.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £30,737 3/10d.
His wife is mentioned on the grave as being laid to rest at Putney
Vale.
In December 1899, a receiving order was made against
him in Halifax Bankruptcy Court
In 1892, he was one of 3 – John William Clay Alfred Clay
and Arthur Travis Clay – to whom probate of Joseph Travis Clay's
effects was granted
He was active in local affairs and was chairman of Rastrick School
Board when it was set up in 1881.
He stood as Conservative candidate in the Elland Parliamentary
election of 1895.
He gained 5081 votes, but was defeated by Thomas Wayman with 5387
votes.
In 1875, he married (1) Edith Beaumont Bates [1850-1889].
Children:
On 9th October 1902, he married (2) Annie Isabella of London,
at Wakefield Cathedral.
In 1904, his daughter Janet Elizabeth married Commander
John Kenneth Beaufoy Birch RN [18??-1940], the eldest son
of John Grant Birch.
He had a home at Waxholme, Filey.
He died in London.
He left £600 for the church at Rastrick.
See
Sparrow Park, Rastrick and
Joshua Garside Wilson
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a worsted spinner & manufacturer [1881] /
a woollen manufacturer and partner in Foster & Clay.
In 1876, he married Mary Ann Hey [1846-1920] in Bradford.
Children:
The family lived at Hollins House, Sowerby Bridge [1881-1911].
Benjamin died 10th January 1911 (aged 66).
Mary Ann died 11th April 1920 (aged 74).
Members of the family were buried at Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel
Son of Charley Clay.
He carried on the family business – James Clay & Sons Limited – until it went into voluntary liquidation in 1920.
In 1931, he gave a drinking fountain to Luddendenfoot
In 1903, he was one of the first people to be granted a motor drivers' licence
Born in Normanton.
He was a policeman living at Castle Lane, Ripponden.
In [Q3] 1934, he married Lillian Brook in Dewsbury.
They lived at Heckmondwike.
During World War II,
he served as a Sergeant
/ Flight Engineer
with 101 Squadron
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He died 13th August 1944 (aged 37).
He was buried at the Hanover War Cemetery [12 E 18].
He is remembered on Ripponden War Memorial
Born in Dexter, Michigan, USA.
He was a woollen cloth finisher [1891].
On the death of his father, Charles took over, as landlord of
the Fleece, Greetland [from 19th July 1902] until his death
[1910] when Florence took over.
On 26th October 1898, he married Florence Ellis [1877-1934] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Charles died 18th March 1910 (aged 36).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £700 1/2d.
Administration was granted to his widow Florence.
Members of the family were buried at St Thomas's Church, Greetland.
On 11th February 1913, Francis married (2) Thomas Kitchen [1869-1938] at Halifax Parish Church
In 1903, he was one of the first people to be granted a car registration.
On 23rd April 1913, he married the Hon Violet Robson, at St
Margaret's Church, Westminster.
Children:
Son of James Clay.
Born in Midgley.
Baptised as Charley at St Mary the Virgin, Luddenden [20th
June 1852].
He was a woollen manufacturer [1891, 1892].
He carried on his father's business as James Clay & Sons Limited.
He was involved in setting up the first Mechanics' Institute at Luddendenfoot.
In 1882, he married Marion Slack [1861-1915]
in Derbyshire.
Children:
The family lived at
He died in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire [14th December 1915].
He was buried at Luddenden Cemetery.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £4,608 2/1d.
Probate was granted to his sons
Bernard William and James Harold
In 1895, he married Emma Wade [1876-1928] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 4 Rastrick Common, Brighouse.
Sons Ernest & James Arthur died in World War I
Born in Halifax [22nd August 1895]
During World War I,
he served as an Ordinary Seaman
with the Royal Navy
aboard HMS Monmouth.
He was killed in action [1st November 1914]
when his ship sank with all hands off the coast of Chile at the
Battle of Coronel.
He is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial [2]
He married Betty Taylor [1791-1870].
Children:
Born in Warley.
He was
Chairman of the Sowerby Bridge Local Board [15th April 1860-15th April 1862] /
a woollen manufacturer [1851] /
a manufacturer at Hollins Mill [1858] /
a worsted spinner [1861] /
the first Vice-Chairman of the Halifax Board of Guardians [1865]
He established Daniel Clay & Sons at Hollins Mill, Warley.
He employed 1300 men and 100 women [1871]
He married Mary [1818-1888] from Norland.
Children:
The family lived at
Members of the family were buried at Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel
He was
a woollen manufacturer [1891] /
a woollen and worsted manufacturer at Sowerby Bridge /
elected to the Sowerby Bridge Local School Board [January 1898].
He lived at
He was buried at Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel
During World War II,
he served as a Lance Corporal
with the 1 Supply Base Depot
Royal Engineers.
He died 17th June 1940 (aged 21).
He is remembered on the Dunkirk Memorial [22],
and on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th (Glasgow Highlanders) Battalion
Highland Light Infantry.
He died 13th April 1918 (aged 22).
He was buried at the Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery [V A 9]
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Highland Light Infantry.
He died 13th April 1918 (aged 22).
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial,
and on Rastrick War Memorial.
His brother James Arthur also died in the War
He was a worsted spinner [1919].
On 11th July 1906, he married Florence Elsie Schofield at
Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel
He died in Claro [Q4 1961]
The couple were buried at Sowerby Bridge Cemetery
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died 12th May 1917.
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial [5],
and on the Memorial at Saint John's Church, Clifton
Worsted spinner with business at Wharf Mill, Sowerby Bridge and
Regulator Mill, Sowerby Bridge.
A director of Clay & Horsfall [1905].
Councillor for the Central Ward of Sowerby Bridge District Council
[1900].
In 1902, when he was Chairman of Sowerby Bridge Council, he
approached Andrew Carnegie who contributed towards a new Sowerby Bridge Library.
He helped raise money for the gates at Crow Wood Park War Memorial.
In 1885, he married Annie Barber [1860-1946] in Knaresborough.
Children:
The family lived at
She died as a result of severe burns.
She was dressing at home when her clothing caught fire after coming
into contact with an electric fire
He was
a partner in Clay & Horsfall /
director of The George Hotel Company Limited (Harrogate) [1935] /
director of Stott Brothers Limited [1935] /
chairman of The George Hotel Company Limited (Harrogate) [1949] /
director of E. Knowles Limited [1949]
In [Q3] 1911, he married Nora Greenwood in Halifax.
Children:
In 1744, he married Debora Broadbent.
Children:
He was
educated at Holy Trinity School /
employed by Mackintosh's.
He married Kathleen.
They lived at 18 Colbeck Street, Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as a Gunner
with the 27 Lt. A.A. Regiment
Royal Artillery.
He died 5th January 1945 (aged 32).
He was buried at the Hotton War Cemetery [III D 12].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He emigrated to Canada.
During World War I,
he enlisted as a bugler [1915], and
served as a Private
with the 7th Battalion
Canadian Infantry.
He was killed in action [2nd September 1918] (aged 19).
He was buried at the Upton Wood Cemetery, Hendecourt-Les-Cagnicourt [B 19].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His death was reported in the Halifax Courier [21st September 1918]
He and his brothers
Thomas Daniel and William Henry
were woollen manufacturers [1878]
In 1930, he acquired a Bluebird car from Malcolm
Campbell.
He was managing director of James Clay & Sons woollen manufacturers.
In August 1940, he gave £5,000 which was
In 1918, he married Doris Eastwood in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at Hollings House, Sowerby Bridge.
Harold died 30th August 1957 (aged 73).
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £70,159.
Doris died 21st August 1959 (aged 66).
Members of the family were buried at Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel
Born in Brighouse.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 32nd Company
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
He died 23rd March 1918.
He was buried at the New Irish Farm Cemetery [XXXI A 4].
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial
He was a railway clerk of Sowerby [1857].
On 12th February 1857, he married Hannah Clay at Halifax Parish Church.
On April 20th 1909, he married the American Elizabeth Campbell Fisher in Massachusetts, USA.
Children:
He was
Mayor of Halifax [1917-1919]
He ran J. T. Clay & Sons with his father.
In 1917, he inherited Holly Bank House, Rastrick.
He was
Chairman of the Elland Division Conservative Association /
Director of John Birch & Company Limited [1935] /
Chairman of John Birch & Company Limited [1949] /
Chairman of John Birch & Company (Iraq) Limited [1949].
He married Mabel Priscilla Penery French [d 1955].
He went to live in Jersey where he and his wife died.
See
Hove Edge Conservative Club and
Sparrow Park, Rastrick
Born in Warley.
He was a woollen manufacturer & farmer [1841-1863].
On 7th June 1812, he married Susannah Woodhead [1790-1860] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Abraham was baptised at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge, and
the other the children were baptised at St Mary, Luddenden.
The family lived at High Royd, Warley [1841-1863]
He died at High Royd [27th August 1863].
Members of the family were buried at Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £14,000.
The will was proved by his son James, George Walton and William Scholefield
Woollen manufacturer at Luddendenfoot Mill.
He was a partner in Clay & Priestley.
The partnership was dissolved in 1863, and he went on to establish
Clay & Horsfall [1872].
The Clays built Delph Mills, Luddendenfoot [1886].
The family later established James Clay & Sons Limited.
He was a member of the Luddendenfoot Local Board [1868].
On 3rd November 1846, he married Mary Ann Nicholl at Halifax
Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with the widowed Mary Ann in 1911, was son-in-law
William Ormerod.
He died at Milner Lodge, Luddendenfoot [2nd March 1892].
Members of the family were buried at Luddenden Cemetery
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £35,396 4/7d.
Probate was granted to
his widow Mary Ann, Charley Clay and Sarah Ann
Ormerod.
See
Hollins Mill, Sowerby Bridge
Born in Warley.
He was farmer & woollen manufacturer employing 55 males & 50 females
[1851-1878].
On 7th March 1844, he married Mary Bates at Halifax Parish
Church.
Children:
All the children were baptised at St Mary's, Luddenden.
The family lived at Raw Pickle, Warley [1851-1878].
James died 16th January 1878.
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at under £25,000.
Probate was granted to his sons Thomas Daniel, William Henry and
George Edward
Born in Warley.
He was a woollen manufacturer [1881].
In 1901, he married Hannah Maria Byrom [1861-1931] at St George's Church, Hanover Square, London.
They had no children.
The family lived at
Hannah Maria died at 41 Albert Road, Morecambe [1931].
James died at the Bedford Hotel, Buxton [8th September 1936].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £34,195 0/3d.
Probate was granted to
William Mercer Wade (solicitor), and Albert Horace
Griffiths (accountant)
In 1877, he married Elizabeth Ramsden [1857-1916] in Halifax.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
He was
a worsted warehouseman [1891] /
school keeper at Pellon Baptist Church [1891].
He married Emma.
Children:
The family lived at Spring Hall Lane [1891]
Born in Rastrick.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
Worcestershire Regiment.
He died 22nd March 1918 (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial [6],
and on Brighouse War Memorial.
His brother Ernest also died in the War
Son of Charley Clay.
During World War I,
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the Army Service Corps
[1915].
In 1903, he was one of the first people to be granted a motor drivers' licence
He was a director of Clay & Horsfall.
At the outbreak of World War I, he joined the Royal Flying
Corps as a wireless operator.
He was a member of the Halifax Wireless Club [call sign 2YF].
In [Q2] 1920, he married Gertrude Mary Purvis in Halifax.
After the wedding, the couple left for honeymoon in Bournemouth,
followed by a 14-month round-the-world voyage, calling at Australia
and New Zealand, and the Panama Canal.
The family lived at
Gertrude Mary died 1st March 1964.
James Reginald died in 1986.
The couple were buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones
She had an interest in history and archæology.
She discovered
the site of a Roman camp at Bunker's Field, Wallington, Surrey,
the ancient Wallington Chapel,
and
a pottery kiln at Cheam, Surrey
At the time of her death, she was completing a history of Carshalton,
Surrey.
In 1902, her father married Mrs Annie Isabella Birch, widow
of John Grant Birch of London.
In 1904, Janet Elizabeth married Commander John Kenneth
Beaufoy Birch RN [18??-1940], eldest son of John Grant
Birch, at Filey.
Children:
Both sons were born in Filey.
She lived in Wallington, Surrey.
She – and her sister-in-law, Kate Birch – were killed in a
motor accident near North Mimms.
Her husband died in the Royal Hospital at Haslar, Gosport
He married Mary.
Children:
In his will, he left
He lived at Clay House, West Vale [1556].
He married Unknown.
Children:
On 29th November 1559, he married Margery Savile.
Children:
In January 1682, a John Clay of Clayhouse, Greetland had goods
restored to him after they had previously been distreyned
Son of
John Clay
or
William Clay.
Question:
Can anyone resolve the question of his parentage?
He was one of the local landowners who chose to pay composition.
On 4th June 1706, he married widow Mrs Hannah Hodgson.
Children:
See
Clay & Earnshaw
He married Hannah Lamb [1745-1???].
Children:
He married Betty Whitehead [17??-1821].
Children:
Built Rastrick House in 1813.
In 1???, he married Elizabeth [1776-1873].
Children:
He was appointed Surveyor of the Highways for Rastrick [1835].
His will provided John Clay's Foundation
He married Mary [1787-1842].
Mary died September 18th 1842 [aged 55].
John died February 4th 1862 [aged 75].
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
Local Councillor.
On 28th September 1908, newspapers reported
He was buried at Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel
He was an armour plate planer [1899].
In [Q3] 1899, he married Sarah Hannah Thomas in Halifax
The couple moved to Manchester after the wedding
Son of Abraham Clay.
Born in Sowerby Bridge [4th October 1845].
He was
educated at Stutton Grove, Tadcaster /
a member of the Sowerby Bridge Local Board /
Chairman of the Sowerby Bridge Local Board [1878-1879, 1889-1890] /
a member of the Sowerby Bridge UDC /
Chairman of the Sowerby Bridge UDC [3 times] /
a local Councillor /
an Alderman of the West Riding [10 years from around 1892] /
correspondent & treasurer of Bolton Brow Day Schools /
a member of the West Riding County Council [1888] /
a member of /
the 4th West Yorkshire Rifle Volunteers [for 8 years] /
a partner in Foster & Clay [1895] /
a member of James Clay & Sons Limited /
President of Sowerby Bridge Choral Society [1896] /
associated with Pollit & Wigzell.
He died 6th September 1931 (aged 86),
He was buried at Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel
In his will, he left bequests for several local institutions,
including
Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel,
Friendly Wesleyan Chapel,
Royal Halifax Infirmary,
and
Halifax Tradesmen's Benevolent Institute
In 1952?, he married Elizabeth Ponsonby
Born in Knaresborough.
He was a Pilot Officer in the RAF.
He was killed when his RAF Valletta crashed in a snowstorm near
Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire
Son of Joseph Travis Clay.
Born in Rastrick.
He was
an authority on antiquarian, archæological & genealogical subjects /
author of a history of Elland Church /
a poet /
a Director of J. T. Clay & Sons /
one of the first group of Magistrates appointed for Brighouse [1898] /
Justice of the Peace for the West Riding /
unsuccessful in the Brighouse Municipal Elections of 1893 /
Mayor of Brighouse [1898-1901].
He gave land for the construction of Rastrick Library.
In 1878, he married Alice Caroline Pilleau [1847-1935] in London.
Children:
The family lived at Rastrick House.
He died 2nd October 1918.
His death was reported in the Halifax Courier [5th October 1918].
He left £100 for the erection of a monument to Rastrick
soldiers who fell in World War I.
See
Atlas Mill Fire,
Olde Eland,
Rastrick Library,
Rastrick War Memorial and
Savile Family Pedigrees
In 1829, he married Mary Fielding.
They lived at Thornton
He married Elizabeth Briggs.
Children:
Born in Hebden Bridge.
He was
a general merchant (own account) [1891] /
a cotton cloth merchant (own account) [1901] /
a cotton cloth merchant (employer) [1911].
In 1880, he married Eva Ann Thorp [1855-1935] in Huddersfield.
Children:
The family lived at
Joseph died in Knaresborough [18th April 1935].
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £16,544.
He left bequests for several local institutions including
Eva died 6th December 1935.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £3,592.
Administration was granted to daughter Doris Gwendoline
In 1813, he came to live with his uncle John Clay at
Rastrick House.
He was educated at Rastrick Grammar School.
He was a Quaker and a Liberal – although he became a
Conservative in 1854.
He was appointed Surveyor of the Highways for Rastrick [1835].
In June 1854, he was described as fancy cloth manufacturer
when his bankruptcy was annulled.
In 1878, he performed the opening ceremony of the Rose & Crown Cocoa & Coffee Tavern, Brighouse
He joined the family firm of J. T. Clay & Sons Limited.
He was one of the founders of Rastrick Church School.
He married Jane Whitwell [1807-1858] from Kendal, Westmorland.
Children:
He died at Cannes, France [31st January 1892].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £68,966 7/11d.
Probate was granted to
John William, Arthur Travis and Alfred Clay
He left £300 to establish the Joseph Travis Clay Memorial Fund.
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1892.
See
Railway companies and
Rastrick & Brighouse Horticultural Society
He was a wool sorter.
On 15th September 1886, he married Lilly Elizabeth Smith [1864-1907] in Halifax.
Children:
He was educated at Harrow and Balliol College.
He was called to the Bar in 1906.
He married Muriel Walker from Scotnish, Lochgilphead.
Children:
The family lived at St John's Wood, London.
During World War I,
he served as a Captain
with the Yorkshire Dragoons Yeomanry (Queen's Own).
He was killed in action at Templeux la Fosse [18th February 1918].
He was buried at the Tincourt New British Cemetery [V B 5].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Freemasons,
on Brighouse War Memorial,
on Rastrick War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Matthew's Church, Rastrick
He left bequests for Harrow School and for an annual prize to be
awarded to the boy or boys considered to be the most efficient in
general knowledge and intelligence
He married Lucy.
During World War I,
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 6th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He was killed 5th April 1918 (aged 29).
He was buried at the Bienvillers Military Cemetery [XVII A 5].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
which says that he served with the Scots Guards.
After his death, Lucy married Mr Cullingworth, and was
living in Harrogate
Eldest daughter of Howard Clay and Elizabeth Campbell Fisher.
On 4th September 1918, the Town Council presented a silver cradle to
her parents to mark the birth of their daughter
Born in Rastrick [6th May 1881].
He was
educated at Sedbergh School and Trinity College Cambridge [1900], though he did not graduate.
On 22nd August 1905, he married Elsie Hutchinson at Kirk
Braddan, Isle of Man.
Elsie was born in Rastrick, and was the eldest of 4 daughters
of William Arthur Hutchinson, of The Groves, Union Mills, the
Isle of Man
Son of Frank Barber Clay.
Born in Halifax.
In [Q1] 1940, he married (1) Mary Enid Comer in Halifax.
Children:
The couple divorced.
He married (2) Pamela Rouse.
The family lived at
During World War II,
as Acting Squadron Leader, he flew Lancaster bombers with Squadron
514 of Bomber Command.
The citation records
For his actions he was awarded the DFC.
His son Peter says
On 18th November 1861, he married Sarah Baldwin.
He died in Madras, India [25th August 1866].
On 21st July 1867, the widowed Sarah married William
Oates
He lived at Clay House, West Vale [1379]
Son of John Clay of Clay House, Greetland and
Margery, sister of Sir Henry Savile.
He married (1) Unknown.
He married (2) Jane Wenman.
Children:
His scandalous behaviour led to a petition for his removal.
He was a friend of Sir Thomas Bodley [1545-1613] after whom
Oxford's Bodleian Library is named.
In 1626, Clay founded the library at Halifax Parish Church
in what had been the charnel house, and he bequeathed a sum of
£100 to Merton College Oxford – where he gained his
Doctorate – for two annual sermons to be given by a Yorkshireman.
The sermon was required to be given by a fellow or chaplain of the
College and was to mention Clay by name.
His unofficial arms can be seen on the gates of Clay House, West Vale.
He was buried in the library at Halifax Parish Church
Born in Warley.
He was
a farmer of 30 acres [1851] /
a butcher /
a cattle dealer
On 18th July 1825, he married Sarah Richardson [1811-184?] at
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The children were baptised at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.
The family lived at
In 1851, children John & Richardson were living at the
Bath Tavern, Elland with Joseph Horsfall
On Whitsun Tuesday May 24 1681, [Clay] riding a young horse, was cast
and had his neck broken; it's said he had 8 bastards
Sarah was born 11th April 1816
Gertrude May was the daughter of John Westlake,
chemist
Annie Isabella [née Turnbull] was the widow
of John Grant Birch
Mary Ann came from Bradford
On 4th February 1873, 3 weeks after their marriage, his parents had
sailed from Liverpool, bound for the USA
Florence was born in Greetland
Violet was the second daughter of Lord and Lady Robson
Florence Elsie was the daughter of Frederic Jowett
Scholefield
Annie was born in Harrogate
Annie was an accomplished singer with the Harrogate Choral
Society and was well-known in Harrogate music circles.
She sang at the opening of Friendly Wesleyan Methodist Chapel
[1890].
She was also a capable roller-skater.
to be used towards paying for a bomber
Doris was the daughter of John Eastwood
Hannah was the daughter of James Tate
Susannah was born in Warley, the sister of Ruth, wife
of William Clay
Mary Ann was the daughter of David Nicholl
Mary was the daughter of George Bates
Hannah Maria was born in Oldham
Gertrude Mary was the daughter of Rev William Purvis.
She was a teacher at Norland School, but left on getting married
10 shillings for the completion of my house at Northowram
Unique gathering of cancer patients at Victoria Hall, Hebden Bridge,
and presentation of a silver cup to Councillor John Clay JP, who
claims to have discovered a remedy for cancer
Sarah Hannah was the daughter of John Thomas
Elizabeth was the daughter of Rev Maurice Ponsonby
and Lady Phyllis Ponsonby of London
Alice Caroline, from County Tipperary, Ireland, was the
daughter of Henry Pilleau, Deputy General Inspector of
Hospitals
Mary had an illegitimate son: Daniel Fielding
Eva Ann was born in Wooldale, Holmfirth
Lilly Elizabeth was born in Burbage
Mary Enid was the daughter of Rev Ernest Comer
Pamela had 2 children by her previous
marriage:
When detailed to attack the railway sidings at Challons-sur-Marne,
the air speed indicators in his aircraft became unserviceable soon
after taking off.
Despite this, he continued to the target.
Before the objective was reached, one of the starboard engines caught
fire and the propellor had to be feathered.
Nevertheless Squadron Leader Clay held to his course and eventually
executed a successful bombing raid
The offending engine did not catch fire.
What happened was that one of the Spark Arresters which covers the
exhausts came adrift thereby lighting up the sky somewhat.
Hence for the decision to feathering that engine
Sarah was the daughter of John Baldwin
Jane was the daughter of Richard Wenman of Oxfordshire