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He married Unknown.
They lived at 94 Haugh Shaw Road, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Northumberland Fusiliers.
He died in Shelf Sanatorium [31st March 1918] (aged 40).
He was buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross
with military honours.
He is remembered on the Memorial at John Mackintosh & Sons Limited
He was educated at Hoxton Academy in London, where he trained to be
an Independent Minister
Son of Eliza (née Greenwood) & George Henry Dewhirst
of Four Lane Ends, Midgley.
Born in Mytholmroyd.
He was a worsted weaver.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
York & Lancaster Regiment.
He died of wounds [28th May 1917] (aged 22).
He was buried at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery [XII B 29A].
He is remembered on a memorial in St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd,
on a memorial in
Mount Zion Methodist Church, Mytholmroyd and
Scout Road Wesleyan Chapel, Mytholmroyd,
in the book Royd Regeneration,
and on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial
He was a machine fitter [1877].
In [Q4] 1877, he married Alice Jane Singleton Jones
[1856-1938] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 6 Alexander Street, Claremount [1911, 1916]
Born in Halifax.
He lived at 35 Woodside View, Boothtown.
He died of shrapnel wounds to the head at Hill 60 [28th June 1915] (aged 20).
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1914], and
he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was buried at the Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery
[Screen Wall 3 664],
and on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
In [Q1] 1908, he married Charlotte Elizabeth Peckett in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 2 Back Dean Street, Pellon Lane.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/5th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 23rd April 1918 (aged 32).
He was buried at the Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery [III E 33].
He is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Halifax.
He was
a member of the YMCA /
a member of the Citizens' Guild of Help /
a printer [boarding in Northampton 1911].
He lived at 6 Alexander Street, Claremount.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was killed in action [26th October 1917].
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial [108-111],
and on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was
a member of Birchcliffe Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge & Sunday School /
a sorter fustian [1911] /
employed at the wholesale clothing works of Thomas Sutcliffe & Son Limited, Regent Works, Hangingroyd, Hebden Bridge.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He received shell wounds in the back [24th April 1917].
He died in a Dover hospital [9th June 1917] (aged 23).
He was buried at Birchcliffe Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge
[4 20].
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Birchcliffe Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge
He was a twister [1916].
On 23rd December 1916, he married Annie Craven in Halifax.
Children:
Annie died in Halifax [28th May 1920].
Hartley died in Pellon [9th September 1949]
He married Harriot [1835-1???].
Harriot was
a weaver of damask [1861]
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Hebden Bridge.
He was
a member of Old Town Cricket Club /
a member of Old Town Methodist Chapel, Wadsworth & choir /
secretary of Old Town Methodist Sunday School /
a cotton manufacturer's clerk with James Hoyle Limited at Acre Mill, Old Town [1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted [31st March 1916], and
served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He went to France [9th January 1917].
He died at a casualty clearing station from a shell wound [5th March 1917] (aged 21).
He was buried at the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension [VI B 35.]
He is remembered on Wadsworth War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Old Town Methodist Chapel, Wadsworth
In 1854, he was declared bankrupt
He offered an apprenticeship to Albert Bailey.
He lived at Plains, Elland [1905]
He was bandmaster of the 4th Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteers
[1861].
He married Mary Ann [1829-1???].
Children:
Son Joe, was also in the 4th Yorkshire West Riding Rifle Volunteers [1861].
The family lived at The Mount, Haley Hill [1861]
He and his brother, William, established the Vale Academy, Todmorden.
Around 1861, he became a cotton manufacturer
In 1856, he married Maria [1839-1865], daughter of James Nuttall.
Children:
In 1851, he was a teacher at Vale House, Todmorden with his
sisters Marian, Jane and Betty.
In 1861, he was still at Vale House, and was an agent for the sale of
cotton goods
On 20th May 1851, left England and sailed to Boston.
He finally settled in Haverhill, Massachusetts.
In 1856, his future wife left Todmorden to become his assistant.
They subsequently married
He was
manager of worsted carders [1851] /
worsted spinner employing 45 men, 50 women, 81 boys & 109 girls [1871] /
master worsted spinner employing 164 men, 106 boys, 89 women & 104 girls [1881] /
worsted spinner (employer) [1901]
He established of John Dewhirst & Company.
In April 1844, he married Kitty Mitchell [1824-1891] born in
Warley.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was a visitor Martha Mitchell.
He placed a large stained-glass window in the front of the new
Elland Wesleyan Chapel in memory of his family
He owned the farm and 3 other cottages.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He gave instructions that his estate was to be sold when his youngest
child attained the age of 21.
In the mean time, profits from his farm were to be used for his
children's education.
He was buried at Heptonstall Church
[25th May 1782]
On 14th July 1877, Samuel Caleb stole a mare
from Dewhirst.
Caleb was sentenced to 20 years' penal servitude
In 1911, he took over as innkeeper of the Wellington, Halifax.
Living with them in 1911 was adopted daughter Maude Bradshaw
[aged 20]
Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [26th November 1769].
She married postmaster William Bagnold.
She succeeded her daughter Harriet as Halifax postmistress around 1812, and appears in the early 19th
century trade directories in the Post Office
at 10 Cheapside, Halifax.
She retired in 1841 and was succeeded by her daughter
Charlotte.
She was buried in Halifax Parish Church
He was
a worsted spinner [1871] /
a waggoner of Southowram [1878] /
a cart driver [1881] /
an engine driver [1891] /
beerhouse keeper at the Reindeer Inn, Halifax [1901] /
publican at the Brewers' Cellar, Halifax [1905]
In 1878, he married Mary Brook [1850-1???] at Halifax Parish
Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was his brother John W. Dewhirst
[aged 22] (cart driver).
The evidence seems to suggest that his wife Mary had an
illegitimate daughter and he took her on as his own between 1881 and
1891
In 1881, Elizabeth. E Brook, [aged 8] was living
with Mary's mother, Jane, in New Street, Southowram.
She was recorded as being the daughter of Mary's mother
Living with them in 1891 was daughter Elizabeth
E. Dewhirst [aged 18] (silk drawer)
In 1825, he was an executor of Samuel Schorfield.
See
West Yorkshire Railway Company
On 26th December 1816, he married Grace Stansfield [1793-1848].
Children:
In 1841, the family was living at Cross Stone.
The announcement of his death in The Manchester Times &
Gazette of 24th September 1842 said
Brother of Mrs Martha Widdup of 16 Derby Street, Millwood
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
East Lancashire Regiment.
He died 13th May 1915.
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial [34],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
In 1848, he married Sarah Firth.
Children:
In 1851, they were living at Vale House, Todmorden.
He was a schoolmaster.
He and his brother, James, established the Vale Academy, Todmorden.
He went into business with James Nuttall and established
Nuttall & Dewhirst, cotton spinners and manufacturers
Born in Wadsworth.
He was
a weaver of Lane Side, Wadsworth [1895] /
a cotton weaver [1901].
On 23rd March 1895, he married Mary Hannah Uttley [1871-1943] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was widowed, and a winder (cotton) [1911]
Children:
The children were born in Hebden Bridge.
The family lived at
William Henry died [Q4] 1902 (aged 42)
Born in Wadsworth.
He was
a weaver of Hebden View, Wadsworth [1889] /
a cotton weaver [1891, 1901, 1911].
In 1889, he married Hannah Maria Crabtree [1863-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was a fustian finisher ready-made clothes [1911]
Children:
The family lived at
He was
landlord of the Friendly Inn, Halifax [1905] /
landlord of the Blue Ball, Triangle [1909, 1910]
Born in Todmorden.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Halifax, and
served as a Private
with the 6th Battalion
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
He was killed in action [23rd November 1915] (aged 24).
He was buried at the White House Cemetery, St. Jean-les-Ypres.
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Alice Jane was born in Liverpool
Annie was the daughter of Richard Craven
Mary, of Southowram, was the daughter of labourer Joseph
Brook
In 1872, Elizabeth Ellen Brook daughter of Mary and
engine tenter Joseph Brook, of New Street, Southowram, was
baptised at St Anne's Church, Southowram.
He was a man of sound classical erudition, of considerable
attainments in the mathematics, and eminently qualified as a
preceptor of youth; and many who were his pupils can bear testimony
to this mark of respect paid to his memory
Mary Hannah, of Carrs, Wadsworth, was born in Wadsworth, the
daughter of William Uttley, labourer.
Hannah Maria, of High Street, Heptonstall, was born in
Heptonstall, the daughter of John Crabtree, plasterer.
Another local variant is Dews.
John Dewhurste is recorded in Halifax in 1572
The name originated in Lancashire
There are over 30 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Dewhirst,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Dewhirst:
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