The entries for people & families with the surname Hey are gathered together in this SideTrack.
This Page does not include people with other forms of the surname.
The individuals listed are not necessarily related to each other.
He was a general servant [1881].
In 1877, he married Fanny, widow of George Bottomley.
Children:
The family lived at 25 New Street, Southowram [1881].
In 1881, Abraham Henry, Fanny were listed with 4
children named Bottomley and 2 named Hey
She was
a worsted worker [1861] /
a woollen weaver [1871].
In 1866, she had a son Hanson Gledhill Hey – father unknown.
The family were members of the Spiritualist Lyceum, Sowerby Bridge.
In 1871, Ann and her son were living at 40 Skircoat Green,
Halifax, with her brother John Hey and his family.
In March 1874, she married Abbey Durio Wilson
Born in Northowram.
He was
a delver of Collier Toppin, Boothtown [1881] /
a cart driver [1891] /
a driller at boiler works [1901].
In [Q3] 1881, he married Eliza Fletcher at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Eliza died [Q4] 1901 (aged 39).
Arthur died in 1910 (aged 51)
He was landlord of the Crown & Anchor, Mixenden [1898, 1904].
In [Q3] 1888, he married Sarah Ann Crabtree [1850-1927] in Bradford.
He died 23rd October 1904.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £250 6/-.
Probate was granted to his widow Sarah Ann.
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1904.
After Ayrton's death, Sarah Ann took over at
the Crown & Anchor [1904-1916].
The couple were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden.
A crown and anchor are engraved on the gravestone
He was
a woollen spinner [1861] /
a manufacturer [1874]
He married Ann [1808-18??].
Children:
The family lived at Skircoat Green Village [1861]
Son of Fred Hey.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/7th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action in France / Flanders [27th November 1917] (aged 24).
He is remembered on the Cambrai Memorial, Nord France [6 & 7],
on the Memorial at Saint Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden,
and on Barkisland War Memorial.
His brother Joe also died in the War
In [Q3] 1854, he married Martha Ann Blackburn [1831-1898] in Wakefield.
Children:
Charles Henry died 22nd February 1874 (aged 41).
Martha Ann died 13th August 1898 (aged 67).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 3778]
with mother Ann Hey [1806-1871]
Born in Northowram.
He was
a worsted doffer [1901] /
a slater's labourer [1911] /
employed by Webster's.
In [Q4] 1911, he married Eliza Jane Hanson [1887-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at 4 Belgrave Street, Claremount [1917].
During World War I,
he was called-up [6th June 1916], and
served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He went to France [December 1916].
He was killed in action [22nd October 1917] (aged 31).
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [XLIII D 2],
and on the Roll of Honour at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Claremount.
Eliza Jane married Mr Midgley.
They lived at 229 Queen's Road, Halifax
Born in Haworth.
He was
police sergeant at Barnsley (for 5 years) /
at Queensbury (for 3½ years) /
at Dringhouses, near York (for 1 year).
before becoming
Police inspector at Brighouse [1876, 1881].
He was due to move to Holmfirth, but local householders in Brighouse
petitioned that he stay here.
In 1877, he was a witness in the trial of Maria Kershaw.
On 6th January 1873, he married Mary Jane [1845-1903]
at St John, Ousebridge, York.
She had a child by her first marriage: George Peacock Bellerby
[1870-1893]
Children:
On 5th October 1883, he attended a meeting at Huddersfield and caught
a severe cold which
and died at Brighouse police station.
He was buried at St Michael & All Saints, Haworth [25th October 1883]
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Martha Ann Whiteley [1864-1911].
Children:
The family lived at Mount Pleasant, Ripponden.
Sons Joe & Charlie died in World War I
Born at Skircoat Green [30th August 1866].
When he was 7 years old, he fell from a London tram and injured his
right knee.
The limb had to be amputated 5 years later.
He was
a bookbinder [1881] /
a book gilder [1891] /
a tobacconist.
He had a tobacconist's shop at 68 Crown Street, Halifax.
He was the Honorary Secretary of the Tobacconists's Retailers
Federation.
He was a Spiritualist.
His shop was the first registered office of the
Spiritualists' National Union
which was founded in 1901.
In 1891, he married (1) Olive Haigh [1866-1898] in Halifax.
In 1903, he married (2) Ruth Holden [1866-1932] from Darwen,
Lancashire, in Blackburn.
They had no children.
The family lived at
Living with them in 1911 was Ruth's sister Edith Holden
[aged 42] (housekeeper).
He died at 30 Glen Terrace, Halifax [28th February 1921]
He was a manager [1931].
He never married.
He lived at Dudwell Lea, 1 Dudwell Avenue, Halifax [1965].
He died in Halifax General Hospital [25th May 1965].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £49,852.
Probate was granted to Lloyds Bank Limited
He was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
Born in Halifax
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 10th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died 23rd March 1918 (aged 22).
He was buried at Guards' Cemetery, Lesboeufs, France [X ZZ 8]
In January 1862, he was declared bankrupt
He came from a Methodist family.
He was
a woollen spinner from Skircoat /
a Luddite.
He married Unknown [1793-18??].
Children:
In 1812, he was arrested under suspicion of being involved in a
number of robberies at Deighton & Fartown, Huddersfield.
On 14th December 1812, Major Hankin of the 2nd Dragoons
took Hey's confession.
In 1813,
he,
Joseph Crowther,
Joseph Holroyd alias Carter and
Nathan Hoyle,
were convicted of robbing a dwelling house, and putting the persons
therein in great fear.
Holroyd later turned King's Evidence against the other 3 men,
who were then executed [16th January 1813].
A total of 14 men were executed in batches of 7 men.
Hey was in the 2nd batch.
The Quakers Joseph Wood & Rev Thomas Shillitoe visited his
widow [2nd March 1813]
Wood wrote of the encounter
During World War I,
he served as an Able Seaman
with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
aboard SS Frankby.
He died 11th December 1917 (aged 25).
He is remembered on the Chatham Naval Memorial, Kent [27]
He married Sarah.
Children:
The children were all baptised at the Greetland Wesleyan Chapel
He was
a cotton spinner at Greetland /
a waterman.
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was one of the members of a Luddite gang charged with stealing
firearms from George Haigh.
He had been recruited into the gang on account of his local knowledge
that Haigh owned weapons.
After the robbery, the pistol and 3¼ pounds of gunpowder were
found in Hey's house.
Hey was hanged at 1:30 pm on 16th January 1813 at the Tyburn
There were a total of 14 men executed in two batches of 7 men.
Hey was in the 2nd batch.
The Quakers Joseph Wood & Rev Thomas Shillitoe visited his
widow [March 1813]
Question:
There appear to be several men called Job Hey around at this
time.
Please
email me
if you can clarify the entries or remove any confusion between the
several Jobs
On 27th December 1813, he married (1) Hannah Calverley [1794-1822] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
On 24th August 1823, he married (2) Sarah Bolton [1795-18??] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
Sarah was dead by 1861.
Job, Hannah and
children Sarah, William, Joseph and Edward
were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
Born in Ripponden.
During World War I,
he served as a Rifleman
with C Company
12th Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He was killed in action in France / Flanders [16th August 1917] (aged 30).
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [115-119, 162A & 163A],
on the Memorial at Saint Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden,
and on Barkisland War Memorial
His brother Charlie also died in the War
Children:
He was dead before 1862
He was a relieving officer [1841].
He married Ann Davenport [1807-18??].
Children:
Living with them [in 1841] was (Ann's father [?]) James
Davenport [b 1786].
John was dead before 1851
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery
with
Sarah [1804-1885] and Samuel Robinson
and
Emily [1870-1920] and Herbert Robertshaw [1869-1927]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a gardener & ag.lab [1861] /
a wool weaver [1871].
He married (1) Harriet [1833-1857].
Children:
He married (2) Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at 40 Skircoat Green, Halifax [1871].
Living with them [in 1871] were his sister Ann and her son
Hanson Gledhill
He was educated at Halifax Secondary School [until 1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the East Riding Yeomanry,
then
served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He died a prisoner of war at Dercy, France [4th September 1918].
He was buried at Chauny Communal Cemetery British Extension, France [5 E 7].
He is remembered on the family grave at All Saints' Church, Dudwell,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School
Born in Halifax.
He was
a ventilating engineer in Halifax /
a partner in Hill & Hey [1874].
In 1874, he and John Hill patented a design
for improvements in ventilators.
His sister Ann Esther Hey married his partner John Hill.
On 9th August 1866, he married (1) Mary Ann Jenkinson [1843-1872].
In 1874, he married (2) Mary Elizabeth Jessup [1839-1???]
in Banbury.
The family lived at Clare Hall Road, Halifax [1891].
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1891
He was declared bankrupt but this was annulled in November 1841
He was a weaver of Rishworth [1843].
On 25th December 1843, he married Ann.
Born in Halifax.
He was
a police officer in Liverpool [1849] /
a police officer in Halifax [1851] /
a police officer in Knottingley [1856] /
a police officer in Cumberworth, Huddersfield [1859] /
a police officer in Sedburgh, Yorkshire [1861] /
a police officer in Bradford [1870, 1871] /
(possibly) Police Inspector back in Halifax.
On 4th September 1849, he married (1) Margaret Formby [1825-1867]
at Holy Trinity Church, Liverpool.
Children:
Margaret died in Bradford.
On 24th February 1870, he married (2) Martha Habergham at Halifax Parish Church.
They had no children.
The family lived at 34 Edward Street, Skircoat [1891].
Members of the family were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell:
Joseph [11th August 1876];
Martha [6th July 1898];
Alfred [30th June 1933];
Fanny [7th October 1939]
He was Branch Secretary of a Building Society [1911].
In [Q4] 1896, he married Mary Emily Thorpe [1866-1953] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Joseph Benjamin died 4th October 1931.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £17,965 19/4d.
Probate was granted to
his sons Harold & Norman
Mary Emily died 19th November 1953 (aged 87).
Members of the family were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
On 17th January 1867, he was returning home after drinking at the
White Bear when he was attacked by 3
labourers, Thomas Barber, Samuel Sharp, and Joseph
Anderton and robbed of 5/- and was then ill-used.
The prisoners were discharged as it appeared that Hey was
fresh at the time and could not identify his assailants
He was
a warehouse lad [1901] /
a welded boiler maker [1911] /
employed by Fleming's.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was reported missing on the Somme or Fricourt [7th July 1916].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [6A & 6B],
and on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
(Possibly) son of William G. Hey.
Partner in W. G. Hey & Son.
He lived at 24 Park Place, Halifax [1905]
In 1829, he married Betty Nicholl of Midgley, at Halifax Parish Church
In February 1834, he was sentenced to 1 month's imprisonment for
selling his wife – with a halter round her neck – for 2/- in
Halifax market on 30th November 1833.
At his trial, , Hey said that
The Chairman said
He was imprisoned in the house of correction for 1 month
He was a roller cloth maker employing 4 men [1881].
On 23rd December 1854, he married Harriet Thorp [1835-1910] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at Skircoat Green [1881].
Samuel died 31st July 1891
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £3,513 14/1d.
The will was proved by
his widow Harriet,
daughter Hannah,
and
Thomas Cockroft Niblett
Members of the family were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
He was a gas engineer's clerk of Middleton Junction [1900].
He married Unknown
05/09/1900 Elizabeth Ann Sutcliffe at Bolton Brow Wesleyan
Church,Sowerby Bridge
Son of Samuel Hey.
Born 19th May 1859.
He was
a woollen carder [1881] /
a woollen cloth manufacturer [1911] /
Mayor of Halifax [1920-1922].
In 1885, he married Elizabeth Sarah Huddlestone [1860-1932]
in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
Children:
The family lived at 6 Grandsmere Place, Halifax [1911, 1944].
Thomas died 3rd May 1944.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £329 2/3d.
Probate was granted to
daughter Winifred Eleanor.
Members of the family were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
See
Metz-en-Couture
He married Unknown.
Children:
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1891
Children:
Born in Northowram.
He was
a labourer of Ringby, Northowram [1881] /
an engine stoker (stationary) [1891] /
an engineer (public baths) [1901] /
a stoker (stationary) at boiler makers [1911].
In [Q4] 1881, he married Frances at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them in 1901 was Frances's widowed
mother Elizabeth Parker
He married Unknown.
Children:
Eliza, of Boothtown, was born in Tockwith, Yorkshire, the
daughter of William Fletcher
Sarah Ann was born in Oxenhope
Eliza Jane, of Freedom Street, Halifax, was the daughter
of Cyrus Hanson, plasterer
Mary Jane [née Peacock] was born in Langton, and
was the widow of Henry Bellerby [1839-1871].
developed alarming symptoms of gastric derangement with fever
We met his widow, his 2 children, his father Joseph Hey and
his mother.
At the conclusion of their conversations, Joseph Hey
asked Wood to go with him to his house and meet two of his
other sons
Joseph Hey, expressing a desire to speak with me, accompanied
me nearly thither and then returned, his company was very agreeable
to me, he being, I believe, a truly pious man and a local preacher in
the Methodist Society, and having had to express my belief in the
opportunity that he had discharged his duty to his son and therefore
it was clear, I was confirmed in the truth thereof, in our
conversation together, and we parted under near sympathy and tender
regard for each others welfare
She appeared in a very tired state, we found her in a state of mind
bordering on despair, her poor mind was so overcharged with the
prospect of her great poverty, her numerous children without any
visible means for support, our labour with her was that she might
endeavour to get into a state of stillness in which God is known and
his power felt, to stay and comfort and console the mind and bear it
up in the depths of this Affliction
Ann was the daughter of George Habergham
Margaret was born in Liverpool
Mary Emily was born in Halifax
he had sold her because she was a bad wife
she might be so, and he had acted towards here like a bad husband,
and if he had been an educated man, the sentence of the Court upon
him would have been very different
Harriet was born in Moor End
Elizabeth Ann was the only daughter of Frederick
Sutcliffe of Sowerby Bridge
Elizabeth Sarah was born in n Melton Mowbray
Frances was the daughter of John Parker and widow of
James Brandwood
George Redmonds writes that
Alan del Heye is recorded at Scammonden in 1333, and
Robert del Heye is recorded at Barkisland in 1379
There are over 30 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Hey,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Hey:
Marriage
1901
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