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He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at Old Close Farm, Southowram [1841, 1851]
He was
a manufacturer & farmer of 13½ acres [1871] /
a woollen manufacturer & cotton spinner [1891, 1901]
On 22nd July 1844, he married Ellen Hoyle [1826-1882] at
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Abraham died 1st March 1901.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £37,037 19/-.
Probate was granted to
son Samuel and William Carter (architect)
He was
In 1862, he married Mary Ann Scott at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Abraham was dead by 1881.
In 1881, the widowed Mary Ann and son Holdsworth
were living with her brother John Scott at the Bay Horse Inn, Boothtown
Born in Southowram [28th November 1832]
He was landlord of the Travellers' Rest, Southowram [1871,
1881].
On 28th May 1855, he married Eunice Fawthrop [1835-1892] in Halifax.
Children:
Abraham died at the Travellers Rest [21st October 1884].
After his death, Eunice took over at the Travellers
Rest and was licensee [1891].
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
[N 13]
Baptised at St Anne's Church, Southowram [6th February 1848].
He was a woolsorter [1881].
He lived at Law Hill, Southowram [1881].
Living with him [in 1881] was his niece Martha A. Brook [b
1873] born in Dalton.
Abraham died 18th March 1889
Born in Warley.
He was
a joiner [1881, 1891] /
a pattern maker for ironfounder [1901].
In 1877, he married Betty Bancroft.
Children:
The family lived at
Abram died in Todmorden [1906] (aged 54).
Living with the widowed Betty [in 1911] was widowed son
Wright Bancroft
He was assisting in his father's office & mill [1891].
He married Annie Wood Dixon
Partner in Haigh, Wright & Company [1922]
Son of Archibald Campbell Haigh
Born in Bradford.
The family moved from Bradford to 1 Stocks Lane, Sowerby in 1902,
He was a drummer and joined the Sowerby Bridge Brass Band.
During World War I,
he attested to the West Riding Regiment as a 15-year-old in Halifax
[10th August 1915], and
served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He received a glowing reference from his former Band Master George
A. Haigh and was absorbed into the military very quickly.
Archie arrived in France [8th February 1918] and was posted to
the 2nd Battalion 3rd Company [11th February 1918].
He was killed in action [31st March 1918].
He was buried at the Brown's Copse Cemetery, France [IV C 27].
He is remembered on the World War I Memorial in Sowerby Church
He was a dyer.
On 1st March 1897, he married Jane Alice Brown [1872-1945] at
St Augustine's Church, Pellon.
Children:
The family lived at
Archibald & Jane were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
He was
a fruiterer [1901] /
a fish salesman [1911].
On 3rd June 1901, he married Clara Ellen Riley in Halifax.
Children:
Clara Ellen died 29th August 1924.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £2,408 1/2d.
Arnold died 26th December 1938.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £11,866 18/2d.
The couple were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
[Grave 96A/NG]
Born in Southowram.
He was a stone quarryman & church warden of at St Anne's Church,
Southowram [1881].
On 12th July 1880, he married Lucy Ann Manks [1858-1939] in Halifax.
Children:
Arthur died at 10 Coleridge Street [12th February 1919].
Lucy died in Halifax [21st May 1939].
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
[b 32]
Son of William Haigh.
He was
a worsted doffer carpet works [1901] /
a painter & decorator.
He married Edith.
They lived at 28 Back Clough, Northowram.
During World War I,
he served as a Sergeant
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was hospitalised after drinking poisoned water in France.
He died 29th September 1918 (aged 30).
He is remembered on the Vis-en-Artois Memorial [6],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Matthew's Church, Northowram.
He was awarded the Military Medal & Bar.
His brothers Ernest Willie & Mortinton also died in the War
Born in Southowram.
Baptised in Southowram [29th November 1795].
He was
a woolstapler of Lane [Law?] Hill, Southowram /
a worsted spinner
He married Martha Holt at Halifax Parish Church [12th November
1821].
Children:
He died after falling from a crane door at the works of J. & J. Baldwin on 10th June 1907
Born in Stainland.
He was
a cloth miller of West Vale, Greetland [1886] /
a wool operative [1891] /
a woollen warehouseman [1901] /
a warehouseman [1911].
In 1886, he married Betty Farrar [1858-1907] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Betty died in 1907 (aged 49).
Living with the widowed Charles Henry and family in 1911 was
daughter Edith Hannah and her 2 children
Born in Huddersfield.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/6th Battalion
North Staffordshire Regiment.
He died 3rd October 1918 (aged 20).
He was buried at the Ramicourt British Cemetery [B 10]
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment),
then
served as a Private
with the 32nd Battalion
Royal Fusiliers.
He died 7th August 1917 (aged 21).
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial [6 & 8],
and on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His brother Harold also died in the War
He was
a member of Sowood Wesleyan Methodist Church /
educated at Huddersfield Technical College textile department /
employed by J. W. Standeven & Company Limited at Ladyship Mills, Ovenden.
In 1940, he married Nora Stott.
Children:
They lived Croft House, Stannary, Stainland.
During World War II,
he served as a Flying Officer
with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He was seconded to the Aden Protectorate Levies.
He died of wounds in Aden [9th May 1946].
He was buried at the Maala Cemetery, Yemen [I 59].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial
Born in Halifax.
He worked at Halifax GPO.
He lived at 32 Kliffen Place, Halifax.
He was engaged to Blanche Sykes of Emscote Place, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted [November 1916], and
served as an Air Mechanic 1st Class
with 10 Squadron
Royal Air Force.
He died of wounds before reaching the dressing station [13th October 1918] (aged 20).
He was buried at the Ypres Reservoir Cemetery [II D 12].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Park Congregational Church,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Post Office
He was
Perpetual Curate at Holy Trinity Church, Halifax [1845] /
vicar of Burkden, Huntingdonshire [1850-1875].
He married Emily Jane Norris.
Daniel died 2nd April 1875 (aged 63).
Jane died 22nd February 1898.
The couple were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
He married Mary Bedford.
Children:
He died
He was a hand loom weaver (woollen) [1851].
He married Martha [1786-18??].
Children:
The family lived at 76 Lane Side [1851].
Living with them [in 1851] were daughter Harriet, her husband
Joseph Stott and grandson Luke
He married Hannah Hemingway.
Children:
Born in Southowram.
He was a grocer [1852].
On 19th May 1852, he married Emma Aspinall [1830-1900].
They had no children.
He died in Gomersal [20th March 1887].
Emma died in Halifax [23rd December 1900].
The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
[b 9]
He was a labourer (out of work) [1901].
In 1884, he married Emma Ramsden [1861-1940] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 17 Walton Street, King Cross, Halifax [1901].
Sons Harold & Clement died in World War I
During World War II,
he served as an Aircraftman 1st Class
with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He died 13th July 1943 (aged 23).
He was buried at the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand [8 E 38].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
Born in Denton [17th October 1895].
Baptised at St Bartholomew's Church, Dean Head [5th January 1896].
He was a woollen piecer [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/5th Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was killed in action [14th November 1916].
He was buried at the Serre Road Cemetery No.2 [XXXV B 15].
He is remembered on the family grave at Christ Church, Barkisland,
on Barkisland War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Christ Church, Barkisland,
on the Memorial at Wall Nook Primitive Methodist Chapel,
and on the Memorial at Krumlin Wesleyan Chapel, Barkisland
Born 10th May 1914.
During World War II,
he served as a Captain
with the 59th Division
Ammunition Col.
Royal Army Service Corps.
He lived at 1 Heath Villas, Halifax.
He died 29th September 1940.
He was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
[2nd October 1940].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £2,033 1/7d.
Probate was granted to
his brother Robert George Haigh
Born in Todmorden.
In 1779, he married Fanny Greenwood [1749-1826].
Children:
The family lived at Roomfield Lane, Langfield [all their married
lives].
After his wife's death, Edmund moved to Knowlwood, Walsden.
They were buried at St Mary's Church, Todmorden
He left home [aged 14] to work on the canal boats and in the
warehouses.
He worked variously as a weaver, fustian cutter and cotton carder
during his first 2 marriages.
In 1810, he married (1) Mary Fielden [1780-1816].
Children:
Daughter Sally died in 1815 and was buried the same day that
her two sisters were baptised at St Mary's Parish Church, Todmorden.
Their mother Mary died soon afterwards.
The surviving daughters Hannah and Mary were farmed out.
In 1818, he married (2) Peggy Eastwood [1790-1825].
Children:
Peggy was buried on Christmas Day 1825.
In 1830, he married (3) Amanda Cooper [1796-1874] at
Manchester Cathedral.
Children:
Amanda was born in Dublin.
He had met her in Manchester when he was working on the boats between
Todmorden and Manchester.
They lived in Manchester for about 12 years, eventually settling in
Bacup where Edmund died.
His death certificate records that he died at King Street, Bacup
[aged 55] and was a jobber in the cotton mill.
He died of inflammation of the lungs and a George Cranith was
present at the death yard.
Amanda was removed to Todmorden by the Bacup Overseer, and was
sent to the Poorhouse at Gauxholme.
The Manchester Times & Gazette of Saturday, 7th August 1847
reported
At the Sessions on Monday, a middle aged woman named Amanda
Haigh was committed for a month for being drunk and disorderly in
the workhouse
In 1851, she was living in Gauxholme with her sons George
and Thomas.
She stated that
In 1861, she was formerly a laundress and living in Pexwood
with her son Thomas
In 1871, she was a pedlar and a hawker living alone at Pexwood.
Amanda died at Gauxholme Poorhouse [1874] (aged 78)
Children:
In December 1857, he was declared bankrupt
During the cholera outbreak of
25th August 1890,
he was taken ill after visiting West Vale on Saturday, 23rd August
1890.
He died on the following Wednesday, and was diagnosed as having
contracted cholera nostras.
Thomas Butterworth, a neighbour of Haigh, died on
25th September 1890
He was
manager retail boot stores [1901] /
boot and shoe dealer (manager) [1911].
In 1898, he married Edith Gertrude Rothery [1874-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 21 Westbourne Terrace, Halifax [1901, 1911].
The Halifax Courier [18th November 1916] described
son Leonard's fund-raising activities
Born in Southowram.
Baptised 13th October 1833.
He was a woolstapler [1857].
On 18th June 1857, he married Selina Fletcher [1834-1908] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 6 Carlton Place, Halifax [1881].
Edwin died at Rhodes Street [27th July 1903].
Selina died at 20 Mayfield Avenue [29th June 1908].
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
[G 49]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a woolstapler [1891, 1898] /
a foreman woolstapler [1901] /
a woolstapler [1911].
In 1889, he married Jane Ellen Taylor [1868-1907] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
She married Hamlet Bent.
She died 2nd December 1852
Baptised in Halifax [11th June 1826].
In 1850, she married (1) her cousin Thomas Ingle.
On 5th February 1868, she married (2) John Willis
in Cleckheaton
Question:
Does anyone know whether this was John Willis, the father of
her son-in-law Christopher Willis?
He lived at 1 Aked's Road, Halifax around 1951
He was
a member of Pellon Lane Particular Baptist Church /
employed by Rouse & Company.
During World War I,
he enlisted [February 1916], and
served as a 2nd Corporal
with the Royal Engineers
Establishment Engineers Services.
He died 27th May 1918 (aged 25).
He was buried at the Blargies Communal Cemetery Extension [I D 4].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Pellon Lane Particular Baptist Church
He was a clay moulder.
On 20th March 1916, he married Merena Barrett [1896-1892]
(probably) at St Thomas's Church, Claremount.
Children:
The family lived at Webb Terrace, Claremount
He was
a member of St Edward's Mission Church, boothtown /
a warehouse boy carpet works [1901] /
an overlooker [1907] /
employed by Holdsworth's.
In [Q1] 1907, he married Laura Foulds at All Souls' Church, Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 18th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He & his brother Mortinton left from France on 4th June
1916.
He died 12th May 1917 (aged 32).
He is remembered on the Arras Memorial [4],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Roll of Honour at Saint Edward's Mission Church, Boothtown.
His brothers Arthur & Mortinton also died in the War
Born in Halifax.
He was a painter [1882].
On 17th July 1882, he married (1) Polly Wood [1863-1895] in Halifax.
Children:
Polly died in Halifax [10th November 1895].
Polly & 2 of her children were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
[H 6].
On 31st July 1898, Foster married (2) Mary Emma Greenwood [1871-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
Foster died at Bruce Street [23rd June 1930]
Son of James Haigh.
He was a worsted manufacturer
After his death, he was succeeded by Frank Cyril Pritchard
He lived at 10 Oates Street, Pellon Lane, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed on the Somme [5th July 1916].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial [6A & 6B],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on Southowram War Memorial
He was employed by Mytholmroyd Industrial Co-operative Society.
During World War I,
he served as a Gunner
with the Royal Garrison Artillery.
He was killed in action [27th July 1917] (aged 28).
He is remembered on a memorial in St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd,
and in the book Royd Regeneration
Born in Hebden Bridge.
He was
a member of Birchcliffe Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge & Sunday School /
a member of the YMCA /
a member of the Shakespeare Society /
a grocer's assistant [1911] /
a grocer in Hebden Bridge [1914] /
a grocer with Duckworth's of Hebden Bridge /
a grocer with Mytholmroyd Co-operative Society.
In 1914, he married Ruth Greenwood [1890-19??] at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd.
During World War I,
he enlisted [March 1916], and
served as a Gunner
with the 117th Heavy Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery.
He was hit in the head by shrapnel at Ypres, and died before he could
be treated
[26th September 1917].
He was buried at the Bedford House Cemetery [32 A 23].
He is remembered on the family grave at Boulderclough United Methodist Chapel
on the Memorial at Birchcliffe Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge,
and on the Memorial at Saint Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd
During World War II,
he served as a Sergeant
with 101 Squadron
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He was killed in action [1st September 1943] (aged 19).
He is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial [151],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Pellon
During World War II,
he served as an Able Seaman
with the Royal Navy
H.M.L.C.T.
He died 18th October 1944 (aged 20).
He is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial [86 2]
He was threatened and then robbed by a group of Luddites
On 19th November 1793, he married Mary [1772-1852] from
Longley, Norland.
Children:
The family lived at
The family went to live in the West Country.
See
West Yorkshire Railway Company
In October 1848, he went to Thomas Spiers, superintendent of the
borough police at Halifax, and said
and then signed a statement
At his trial, he admitted to being
when he set fire to the wrong barn.
He was committed to York Castle for trial
On 16th August 1829, he married Cordelia Nicholl [1809-1857] in Halifax.
Children:
George died in Southowram [10th August 1867].
The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram
[G 20]
He was
a linen weaver [1861] /
a scavenger [1871] /
a Corporation servant [1881] /
a market keeper [1881] /
a labourer [1887]
He married Mary [1828-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
He was
a dresser in Sowerby [1858] /
an iron dresser [1871] /
a foundry labourer [1881] /
an iron dresser [1891] /
a foundry iron dresser [1901].
In 1858, he married Jane Carter [1841-1???] at Halifax Parish
Church.
She was a dress & bonnet maker [1871], a milliner & dressmaker [1881]
Children:
The family lived at
He was a soap boiler in a wool wash-house [1911].
He lived at 1 Battinson Place, Southowram [1911].
Living with him in 1911 were his sisters Annie Haigh [aged 46]
(a worsted reeler) and Mary Haigh [aged 38] (a worsted reeler)
He married Jessie Sagar.
Children:
Jessie died 29th September 1939.
Members of the family were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
He was
an elementary school teacher [1911].
In [Q3] 1906, he married Winifred Marsh in Halifax.
They lived at 436 Burnley Road, Halifax [1911].
Winifred died 24th October 1915 (aged 30).
George died 6th January 1920 (aged 41).
The couple were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
with Winifred's parents
Son of William Haigh.
Educated at Cambridge.
On 13th December 1859, he married Emma Jane Adelaide Harty
[1828-1919].
Children:
The family lived at
Son of George Henry Haigh.
He was
High Sheriff of Lincolnshire /
an ornithologist /
a botanist /
a world authority on the trees and plants of the Himalayas
In July 1865, he was declared bankrupt
Born at Roomfield Lane, Langfield.
In 1803, Hannah had an illegitimate son called James
Haigh, by Michael Howroyd.
She claimed poor relief.
She was living her with parents in Langfield at the time and was
asked by the Langfield Overseer to move over to Todmorden to have the
child as she was the responsibility of Todmorden township.
In a statement taken by the Overseers in 1844, Hannah says, in
her own words:
In 1824, she married James Walton.
In 1851, Hannah and James were living at Carr House
Fold, Langfield.
James was a cotton and gingham handloom weaver
Born in Halifax
He was
a doffer in a woollen mill [1901] /
an insurance agent.
He married Nellie.
They lived at Craig-Lea, Harrold, Bedfordshire.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the Northumberland Fusiliers
[1916], then
served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was killed in action – hit in the head by a shell frgament – whilst carrying a stretcher [15th April 1917] (aged 30).
He was buried at the Nesle Communal Cemetery [B 26].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
His brother Clement also died in the War
During World War II,
he served as a Trooper
HQ Squadron 23rd Hussars
Royal Armoured Corps.
He died 4th August 1944 (aged 27).
He was buried at the Bayeux War Cemetery [XXVI F 15]
She married Robert H. Dobson
He married Sarah Ann.
They lived at 3 Nettleton's Yard, Shaw Hill, Halifax
During World War I,
he enlisted [October 1914], and
served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 16th February 1917 (aged 38).
He was buried at Serre Road Cemetery No.2, France [II C 17].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment),
then
served as a Private
with the 122nd Company
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).
He died 15th September 1916 (aged 24).
He was buried at the Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers [II J 25].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Luddendenfoot,
and on Luddendenfoot War Memorial
Born in King Cross, Halifax [20th May 1898].
He was
a member of St Hilda's Church & Sunday School, Halifax /
a part time doffer worsted [1911] /
an engine cleaner for Lancashire & Yorkshire Railways at Sowerby Bridge Station.
During World War I,
he enlisted in February 1915, and
served as a Private
with the Royal Marine Light Infantry
aboard HMS Malaya.
He was killed 31st May 1916 (aged 19),
by an explosion whilst he was supplying munition to his gun.
His father received a message from the Admiralty that he would be
buried at Invergordon, Scotland, and his brothers made the journey to
the burial, only later to find that he had been buried at sea on the
evening that he died.
He is remembered on the Portsmouth Naval Memorial [22],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross
During World War II,
he served as a Stoker 2nd Class
with the Royal Navy
aboard HMS Courageous.
He was lost [17th September 1939] (aged 21)
when his ship was torpedoed by German Submarine U-29 and
sank with the loss of 519 crew.
He is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial [34 3],
on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Claremount
In his will [1634] he bequeathed the sum of 26/8d to be paid from
rents at Haigh's Farm, Sowerby to the preacher at the chapel of Sowerby.
If the preacher was an MA, he was to preach one sermon on the 2nd
Wednesday in May, June, July and August; if the minister was not an
MA, then the monthly payment would go to his sister and her heirs.
See
St Peter's Church, Sowerby Benefactions
Baptised in Southowram [26 Sep 1824].
He married Sarah Jennings from Southowram [1850].
Children:
He was a butcher [1881].
In 1897, Holdsworth Haigh, butcher, of the Bay Horse Inn,
Catherine Slack, Halifax was mentioned in the List of Local Wills
Born 28th August 1893.
Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [February 1895].
He was
a mill hand [1911] /
a labourer [1913] /
employed at Swan Bank Brick Works.
He was a Territorial with 2 years' service.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Halifax [2nd June 1913], and
served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He embarked for France aboard SS Invicta [14th April 1915].
He died of gunshot wounds to the head [20th December 1915] (aged 22).
He was buried at the Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery [II B 13.]
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Halifax Parish Church Church Members (WWI) Memorial
In January 1866, he was declared bankrupt
Ellen was born in Scammonden
Mary Ann was the daughter of George Scott
Eunice was born in Southowram, the daughter of Sarah
& Enoch Fawthrop
Betty was born in Sowerby, the daughter of Thomas Bancroft
Annie was the daughter of Sam Smith Dixon
Jane Alice was born in Middlesbrough
Clara Ellen was the daughter of Jubal Riley
Lucy was born in Southowram, the daughter of Charles Manks
Martha was the daughter of John Holt
Betty, of West Vale, was born in Rishworth, the daughter
of John Farrar, weaver
Emily Jane was the daughter of Charles Norris
betwixt the hours of one and two o'clock on Sunday 9th September
1810 ... having got out of bed, supposed either in his sleep or
dreaming, he unfortunately threw up the chamber window, and falling
into a yard adjoining the Tavern, he was so dreadfully bruised as to
cause his immediate death
Martha was born in Stainland
Emma was born in Halifax
Fanny had rheumatic problems and was confined to bed for last
6 years of her life.
She claimed poor relief, Edmund collecting her allowance of 6
shillings each month from the Overseer at the Royal George in
Todmorden.
A subsequent Overseer, Robert Greenwood, visited Fanny and
increased her allowance to 8 shillings a month.
John Shackleton succeeded Greenwood as Overseer and
reduced the allowance to 7 shillings.
When Fanny died her coffin was made by James Scholfield
who made all the township coffins, and the funeral was paid for by
the township
Todmorden – Disorderly Conduct in the Workhouse
she was a 55 year old widow from Ireland and that she earned a living
as a hawker
Edith was born in Halifax
Master Leonard Haigh, five year old son of Edward Haigh
of 21 Westbourne Terrace, Salterhebble, known as Little
Scottie, raised money for the local relief fund then the Courier Comfort Fund
Selina was born in Lightcliffe
Jane was born in Snedshill, Wellington, Shropshire
Merena, of Hollins Street, Claremount, was the daughter of
Joseph Edward Barrett, clay miner
Laura, of 85 Fern Street, Boothtown, was the daughter of John Foulds
Polly was born in Southowram
Mary was born in Luddendenfoot [21st December 1871]
Ruth, of Mytholmroyd, was the daughter of James
Greenwood, farmer
Changed the name of Skircoat House to Bemerside.
I have come to deliver myself up for setting fire to a barn in
Southowram.
I have never had any rest since I've done it
My brother, John Haigh, got £263 belonging to me about 7 years
ago, from John Whittaker.
On Saturday, the 9th September, I went with the intention of setting
fire to my brother John's buildings at Southowram.
I had to pass James Womersley's mistal at Southowram.
I went into Womersley's mistal and lighted a lucifer match and set
fire to some paper and put it in the middle of the mow.
I afterwards went to the Shoulder of Mutton kept by John
Gomersall
a little beerified that Saturday forenoon
Cordelia was born in Southowram, the daughter of Ann
& Stephen Nicholl
Mary was born in Hoylandswaine
No father was recorded for Jane on the marriage record.
Jessie was the daughter of Donald Joseph Sagar
Winifred was the daughter of John Marsh
Emma Jane Adelaide was the youngest daughter of Sir Robert
Way Harty [1779-1832], 1st baronet of Prospect Hall, Dublin
I had the misfortune to have a chance child.
When I was pregnant the Overseer of Langfield came to our house and
wished my father and mother to remove me into the Township of
Todmorden & Walsden in time, so that he might have no trouble with me.
I accordingly went to my aunt Susannah Greenwood at Gauxholme,
where I delivered.
My uncle James Haigh was the Overseer of Todmorden & Walsden.
He called at our house in Roomfield Lane, Langfield, before I was
removed and wished me to be taken to Todmorden in time, that there
might be no unpleasantness.
He afterwards knew of my being taken into that Township and laying in
there
Sarah was the daughter of Joseph Leeming Jennings