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He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Unknown.
Children:
In 1861 & 1871, Fanny was living with her uncle Thomas Holroyd in Birmingham
He was
connected with Ripponden Church school /
a butcher farmer assistant [1911] /
a salesman & bookkeeper for Albert Booth, plumber of Sowerby Bridge [1915].
During World War I,
he enlisted in February 1916, and
served as a Private
with the 3rd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
After being in camp a very short time, he was seized with acute
spinal meningitis, and was taken to Bagthorpe Isolation Hospital,
Nottingham.
He died in hospital [1st August 1916] (aged 21).
He was buried at Nottingham General Cemetery with a military funeral.
He is remembered on Ripponden War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Saint Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden,
and on Barkisland War Memorial
Born in Stainland.
He was
a weaver of Upper Lane, Northowram [1887] /
a tapestry weaver [1891, 1901].
In 1887, he married Eliza Hannah Hanson [1868-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was a yarn winder (spinning mill) [1901]
Children:
The family lived at
He was a twiner piecer [1911].
On 17th February 1912, he married Nellie Lyons [1894-1957] at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.
Children:
He was
apprenticed to Elkanah Hoyle of Swift Place, Soyland to learn production of shalloons & other stuff goods.
He married Mary Wood.
Children:
The family lived at Wood Lane Hall, Sowerby [from about 1720]
He was a stuffmaker of Warley [1779].
On 16th December 1779, he married Sarah, widow of Richard Kershaw.
Children:
Children:
He married Unknown.
He was dead by 6th February 1805, when his widow married Mr
Brooke of Southowram.
In 1822, a Sarah Brooke was landlady at the Boar's Head
Question:
Does anyone know whether Sarah was the former Mrs Holroyd?
He lived at White House, Stainland [1845]
He married Monimia.
Children:
Baptised at Elland Church [29 Jun 1764].
He is mentioned in the Memorials at Providence Chapel, Stainland
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at Royd, Stainland [1851].
Living with the widowed Benjamin and his daughters in 1851,
was son-in-law Joseph
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at Green Gatehead, Stainland [1851].
Benjamin was widowed by 1851
He was
an annuitant [1851] /
a landed proprietor [1861].
He married Hannah [1798-18??]
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was unmarried niece Martha Holroyd
[aged 34] (fund holder)
He was a farmer at Higher Wormald, Rishworth.
On 27th June 1935, he married Sarah Hill [1817-1887] at St
Chad's Church, Rochdale.
Children:
He died at Higher Wormald [20th October 1888].
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £1,020.
His will was proved by his sons Edward (of Higher Wormald
Farm) and James (of New Barn Farm)
Born in Barkisland.
Baptised at Ripponden Church [7th April 1822]
He served with the Green Howards and later with
the Coldstream Guards.
He retired from the army, and was a Chelsea
Pensioner/Outpatient [1869, 1871]
He received a pension of 1/- per day.
He went to live at Barkisland
He was living at Bank Bottom, the home of his widowed
sister Hannah Tattersall [1871].
He was a farm labourer living at Bank Bottom [1881]
Born in Ripponden.
He was
a butcher of Ripponden [1892] /
a butcher [1901] /
a butcher & farmer [1911].
In 1892, he married Pamelia Ainley [1866-1950] at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden.
Children:
The children were born in Barkisland
The family lived at
Benjamin died 15th December 1945.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £4,186 5/3d.
Probate was granted to
his widow Pamelia
and
sons George William & Walter Cyril.
Pamelia died 9th January 1950.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £1,999 10/-.
Probate was granted to children
Lilian Victoria
and
John Maurice
Born at Ashgrove, Southowram.
He was a warehouseman (general) [1871].
In 1866, he married Ann Gill in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was sister-in-law Selina Gill and
her daughter Annie E. Gill.
Living with them in 1881 was niece Annie E. Gill [aged 10]
(worsted mill hand).
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
He was a school teacher [1911].
He was private secretary to the Rt. Hon. J. H. Whitley MP.
His brother Clifford succeeded Clement in the
post
Born in Northowram.
He was
a beamer of 39 Hough, Northowram [1910] /
a warp beamer at carpet manufacturer [1911] /
employed by Crossley's.
In 1910, he married Isabella Wood [1890-19??] at St Thomas's Church, Claremount.
She was a twiner piecer for cotton spinner [1911]
Children:
The family lived at
During World War I,
he enlisted [June 1916], and
served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He was killed in action at Bullecourt [3rd May 1917] (aged 29).
His brother Walter was wounded on the same day.
Clement is remembered on the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Matthew's Church, Northowram,
and on the Memorial at Crossley's Carpets
Born in Halifax [15th March 1892].
He was a career serviceman.
In 1911, he was stationed at No 9 Dock, HM Dockyard, Devonport,
working as a telegraphist.
During World War I,
he served as a Leading Seaman
with the Anson Bn RN Div.
Royal Navy.
He was killed in action at Gallipoli [3rd May 1915].
He is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli [1 & 2]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a member of Park Congregational Church, Halifax & Sunday School /
educated at Halifax Secondary School & Heath Grammar School /
a member of the R. E. S. Gymnasium /
a student in the teaching profession at Borough Road Training College, Isleworth, Brentford, Middlesex [1911] /
a student at London University.
After gaining his degree at London University, he took a postgraduate
course at the University of Paris, and became Modern Language Master
at Wellington High School.
He returned to Halifax and succeeded his brother
Clement, to become Private Secretary to the
Rt. Hon. J. H. Whitley MP.
During World War I,
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 2nd/6th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was reported missing and assumed to have died somewhere in France [3rd May 1917] (aged 25).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [6],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School,
on the Memorial at Heath Grammar School,
and on the Memorial at Park Congregational Church
In 1916, he married Emily Greenwood
During World War I,
he served as a Gunner
with the 146th Siege Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery.
He was killed in action on the Somme [6th August 1918].
He was buried at Bresle Wood Cemetery there.
He was reburied at Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme
[grave II.G.3] after the end of the war.
There is a memorial to him in Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot Number 3320]
Born in Greetland.
He was
a handloom weaver [1851] /
a woollen weaver [1861] /
innkeeper of the Spring Rock, Greetland and a farmer of 10 acres [1871] /
Friendly Inn, Fixby [1880].
On 3rd January 1860, he married Mary [1829-1???], born in
Greetland,
daughter of Mary & James Ellis,
at Elland Parish Church.
They had no children
The family lived at Crowtrees Place, Greetland [1861].
He died at the Friendly Inn, Fixby [30th May 1880].
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £100.
Probate was granted to his wife Mary.
After his death, Mary took over as innkeeper at the Friendly Inn, Fixby [1881]
Born in Greetland.
He was
a mason [1841, 1846] /
a stonemason [1851, 1861].
On 22nd February, he married (1) Mary Brearley [1818-18??] at
Halifax Parish Church
Children:
On 26th February 1854, he married (2) Sarah Ann Hall.
Children:
The family lived at
He was toll bar keeper at the Bar House, between Watty Place and
Gauxholme [1861].
Question:
Does anyone know which toll house this would have been?
He married Ann Sutcliffe? [1825-1???].
Children:
He was
a cotton twiner [1901] /
a postman /
a teamer for grocer [1911] /
a drayman for Thomas Briggs, grocer at Post Office, Stainland.
During World War I,
he served as a Gunner
with the 124th Heavy Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery.
He was sent to France.
He sustained a wound in the shoulder and chest which penetrated his
lung [8th September 1916]; he died [18th September 1916] (aged 32).
He was buried at La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie, France [II F 5]
Baptised at Pellon Lane Particular Baptist Church, Halifax [15th
February 1820].
He was
a woollen merchant in Nottingham [1851, 1861] /
a woollen draper in Nottingham [1856] /
Overseer for St Peter district of Nottingham [1856] /
a woollen merchant [1861].
In 1850, he married Mrs Mary Ann Deverill [1821-1???] in
Nottingham.
Mary Ann had 3 daughter by her previous marriage.
The family lived at 14 South Parade, Nottingham [1861].
He died at South Parade, Nottingham [14th November 1861] and was
buried at Holy Trinity Church, Nottingham
Son of Susannah & James Holdroyd.
The family were born and lived in Halifax.
They had moved to Spotland, Rochdale by 1861
He played for Lancashire and Rochdale.
In 1889, he married Jane Parkinson in Rochdale.
Children:
He died in Rochdale
He was
a brass finisher [1891] /
a brass tap finisher [1901] /
a brass finisher [1911].
In 1883, he married Martha Greenwood [1864-19??].
Children:
The family lived at
The Pudsey supplementary militia records [1809] show that he was paid
a bounty of £5 10/- as a substitute for one William
Threapleton
Son of Benjamin Holroyd.
He and brother Jeremiah added an e to their
surname as someone was encroaching on their manufacturing market.
He married Martha Tattersall.
Children:
The family lived at Brockholes [1803].
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby:
Elkanah [28th May 1803]
He was a farmer [1911].
On 29th April 1896, he married Annie Priestley [1875-1948] at
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The children were born in Barkisland.
The family lived at
Living with them in 1911 was Annie's sister Florence
Priestley [b 1878] (cotton warper).
Ernest died 9th October 1947.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £4,092 5/6d.
Administration was granted to
son Albert Edward, and Barton Ernest Holroyd (farmer).
Annie died 8th April 1948.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £1,586 17/5d.
Administration was granted to
son Albert Edward, and Barton Ernest Holroyd (farmer).
Ernest & Annie were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland
[Grave 855].
Son Robert Henry was reported missing in World War I,
and son Fred died of wounds received in World War II,
both are remembered on their parents' grave
He lived at Greystones, Farm Luddendenfoot [1924].
In 1929, he married Ivy Butterworth [1907-1997] at the
National Spiritualist Progressive Church,
Sowerby Bridge.
Ernest was a draughtsman and later moved to Bristol where he
worked on the design of Concorde
During World War II,
he served as a Gunner
with 7 Field Regiment
Royal Artillery.
He died 26th June 1944 (aged 21).
He was buried at Ranville War Cemetery, France [I F 19]
Born in Barkisland.
During World War II,
he served as a Stoker
with the Royal Naval Patrol Service
aboard HM Trawler Tourmaline.
He died of wounds [16th February 1941] (aged 24).
He is remembered on Barkisland War Memorial.
His brother Robert Henry was reported missing in
World War I, both are remembered on their parents' grave at Christ
Church, Barkisland
Son of Richard Holroyd.
He was
founder of R. & J. Holroyd Limited /
Chairman of Elland Urban District Council
In 1927, he received the Grand Cordon of the Nile from King
Fuad of Egypt for his work in the cotton trade
In 1899, he married Alice SWIRES [1873-19??],
daughter of Sarah & Samuel Swires,
maltster of Cleckheaton.
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Elland.
He was a labourer in a stone quarry [1901].
In 1901, he married Amelia Horsfield in Halifax.
Children:
After the death of his mother [1911], Friend & Amelia
moved to his mother's home at 2 Princess Street, Elland.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Royal Defence Corps.
He died 19th May 1918 (aged 39).
He was buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
[B 328].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was
a cotton operative [1871] /
a cotton spinner [1881].
He married Susey [1827-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was granddaughter Hannah Holroyd [b
1877]
He was a stone mason [1881].
He married Mary [1840-1???].
Children:
The family lived at Thomas Street, Stainland [1881]
He was
a paper machinist [1911] /
employed by Ryburndale Paper Mills /
a member of Rishworth Particular Baptist Sunday School.
During World War I,
he enlisted [October 1914], and
served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He went to the Dardanelles, but came away with fever 10 days before
the evacuation.
He was hospitalised and sent to France [November 1916].
He died 11th April 1917.
He was buried at Level Crossing Cemetery, Fampoux, France [I A 73].
He is remembered on Ripponden War Memorial
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Rishworth Particular Baptist Sunday School
Born at Dearnley's Yard, Sowerby Bridge [11th July 1912].
He was
educated at Greetland Council School [until 1926] /
a gas fitter with the Elland cum Greetland Gas Corporation.
On 23rd July 1932, he married Mary Agnes Merrick.
Children:
The family lived in Greetland.
During World War II,
he enlisted into the Royal Air Force [Halifax 7th May 1940], and
served as a Corporal
/ Fitter
with 267 Squadron
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
From 1941 he served overseas, initially in Heliopolis & Egypt, and
[from 1943] he served with the Balkan Air Force in Bari, Italy,
flying Douglas Dakotas.
He was killed in action [16th July 1944] (aged 32),
when the aircraft in which he was travelling crash-landed in the
mountains of Croatia.
He was buried at Belgrade War Cemetery, (Serbia). Yugoslavia [10 B 2-9].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Clay House, Greetland
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He was killed in action in France / Flanders [22nd March 1918] (aged 27).
He is remembered on the Pozières Memorial, France [27 & 28]
In his Milne Memoirs, John Cartwright records that
He goes on to say she married not very long after – and that the
bride persuaded [Cartwright] to be the bridegroom's man at the
wedding – a man he had never even seen before!
Around 1782, she married William Rushworth.
She was buried at Coley Church
[7th July 1790]
Hall is recorded as John Edward's son on all censuses
after the marriage of Ellen and John Edward in 1896
He was
a player with Elland Wanderers Football Club /
a moulder working for Dempster's [1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1914], and
served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
On 6th June 1915, he was at the Front in Fleurbaix sector, and just
about to fire, when he was shot by a German sniper, the bullet
piercing his head.
He died immediately.
He was buried at Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, France [D 43].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial,
on the Memorial at All Saints' Church, Elland,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Elland
He lived at 26 Pear Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted [May 1916], and
served as a Gunner
with 130 Howitzer Battery
with the 40th Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He was killed accidentally [15th March 1917] (aged 24).
He was buried at Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, France.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on Bradshaw War Memorial
Born in Barkisland.
He was
a twiner piecer [1911] /
employed by Hoyle & Company at Victoria Mills, Brighouse.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Halifax as soon as he was old enough [November 1915],
and
served as a Rifleman
with the 18th Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died [15th September 1916].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [13A & 13B],
and on Ripponden War Memorial
He married Martha.
Children:
Children:
He married Unknown.
Children:
Baptised 24th October 1819.
He was stonemason [1851, 1861, 1871].
Methodist services were held at his home in Norland before the
construction of Mount Zion Primitive Methodist Chapel, Norland in
1863.
In 1840, he married Elizabeth Carlton [1822-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Stainland.
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the 2nd/7th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died 11th February 1918 (aged 29).
He was buried at Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France [III C 20]
Son of Joseph Holroyd.
Born in Hopton, Mirfield [9th September 1877].
He was
a machine oiler [1891] /
a machine tool draughtsman, [1901] /
MD of James Whiteley Limited at Eagle Works, Well Lane, Halifax [1901] /
technical officer at the War Office /
a member of the Probity [No 61] Masonic Lodge.
On 25th May 1901, Juliana Jackson in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Jackson died 10th December 1952.
He was buried at Warley Town Cemetery
[13th December 1952].
Juliana died at her son's home in Bristol [7th June 1954].
She was buried at Warley Town Cemetery
Son of Elkanah Holroyd.
Woollen and cotton manufacturer of Wood Lane Hall, Sowerby.
He moved to 1 Aked's Road, Halifax.
In 1797, he married Jane Ferguson [1773-1835].
Children:
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
On 27th December 1806, he married Hannah Rainforth [1787-1861]
at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at Barkisland Village [1841, 1851, 1861].
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland.
The grave is alongside that of Richard Henry Holroyd
Or Holroyde.
Son of James Holroyd.
Born in Sowerby.
He was
a certifying surgeon under the Factory Act /
surgeon to the Second West York Yeomanry Cavalry [1845] /
a surgeon at the Halifax Infirmary [around 1850].
He lived at
Living with him [in 1851] was his brother John (solicitor)
Of Brow Bridge, West Vale.
He was
a cotton spinner [1868] /
a cotton piecer [1871] /
partner in Holroyd & Fielding.
He married Unknown.
After his death, his widow allowed his share to stay in the
partnership
Born in Todmorden [21st April 1886].
He was a career marine.
In 1911, he was based at the Royal Marine Barracks, Forton,
Alverstoke, Hampshire.
In 1914, he married Prudence Annie Helliwell [1887-1950]
in Alverstoke
They had no children.
During World War I,
he served as a Sergeant
with the Royal Marine Light Infantry.
He was killed in action at Gallipoli [6th May 1915].
He is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli [2-7],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
He was
a supernumerary Methodist minister in Halifax [1855] /
minister (possibly) at Shelf Wesleyan Chapel [1861].
He married Unknown.
In 1861, he was widowed and living at Brow Lane, Shelf
Son of Benjamin Holroyd.
He was a shalloon maker of Kebroyd.
He and brother Elkanah added an e to their
surname as someone was encroaching on their manufacturing market.
After the death of Samuel Hill in 1759, Holroyd bought
Kebroyd House, Ripponden for £2,000.
He lived there until late in life, when he resigned it to his son
Robert.
He married Grace Wells [1724-1???].
Children:
He died 2nd February 1801
He was
a farmer [1891] /
landlord of the White Lion, Rastrick [1891, 1897] /
landlord of the George & Dragon, Apperley Bridge [1901].
On 10th February 1870, he married Sarah Walton at
Kirkheaton.
Children:
He died 29th September 1905.
He was buried at Lepton
In 1799, he and John Broadhead built Severhills Mill, Ripponden
In 1680, he took over the old corn mill at Kebroyd and
converted it to a fulling mill
Children:
In 1792, he and his son built Bogden Mill, Rishworth.
They sold it to Robert Brear of Middleton for £1,050
A member of The Holroyd family, he owned much
property – including mills – in and around Ripponden.
In 1792, he bought Ryburn House Mill from John Learoyd.
He was at
Kebroyd Mills [18??]
and
Small Lees Mill, Ripponden [1805-1837].
The Holroyd Arms, Ripponden was named for the family
Son of Benjamin Holroyd.
Baptised at Elland Church [14th December 1757].
He married Mary [1764-1819].
Mary died a month after her husband.
John and Mary are mentioned in the Memorials at Providence Chapel, Stainland
He married Hannah [1788-1862].
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
Children:
In August 1845, he was declared bankrupt
He was a bookkeeper [1851].
He married Betsey Anne [1810-1???] born in Mirfield.
Children:
The family lived at 8 Rochdale Road, Skircoat [1851]
Eliza Hannah, of Upper Lane, Northowram, was born in
Northowram, the daughter of James Hanson, carter.
Mary, of Baitings, Soyland was the daughter of Jeremiah Wood
Hannah was born in Elland, and was a proprietor of houses
[1861]
Pamelia was born in Ripponden, the daughter of George
Ainley, mason
Isabella, of 7 Lister Road, Claremount, Halifax, was born in
South Shields, Durham, the daughter of John Thomas
Wood, joiner.
giving him a blow in a public house, whilst in liquor
Mary, of Warley, was the daughter of joiner Benjamin
Brearley
Sarah Ann was the daughter of labourer John Hall of
Warley
Ann was born in Midgelden, Lancashire
Martha was born in Thornton
Martha was the daughter of Richard Tattersall
Annie was born in Todmorden
Ivy and Ernest were second cousins through Juliana
Jackson
Amelia was born in Brearley
Susey was born in Barkisland
Mary was born in Barkisland
Mary Agnes was the daughter of Patrick Merrick
when Grace was about 24, she was very badly disfigured when
her clothes caught fire.
In 1896, Ellen married John Edward Holroyd, who was
possibly Hall's father.
Juliana's parents died when she was young.
In 1891, she was living with an aunt Margaret Ann Butterworth,
her legal guardian
Prudence Annie was born in Todmorden
Grace, of Sowerby Dean, was the daughter of Joseph Wells
Emily Ann was the daughter of Henry Farrar