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He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Unknown.
Children:
He married Mary Hannah [18??-1???].
Children:
The family lived at Oxford Street, Crossfields, Halifax
He bequeathed £500 to Halifax Corporation for an aviary or bird
sanctuary.
In 1953, an aviary was opened in his memory at Belle Vue
She married Sir Charles Robertshaw.
In her will, she left bequests to Heptonstall Parish Church and
Heptonstall Slack Baptist Church
Born in Halifax [7th December 1893].
He was
a member of Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel, Halifax & Sunday School /
well-known in Halifax football and swimming circles /
employed by Asquith's /
a carpet worker [1909].
He joined the Navy [September 1909], when he was 15, and served
In April 1911, his mother paid £20, and he was discharged by
purchase
In 1915, he married Emily Malkinson
in Grimsby.
Children:
They lived in Grimsby.
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1914], and
served as a Sergeant
with C Battery
246th (West Riding) Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He was killed in action by a shell fragment to the heart [10th November 1917] (aged 24).
He was buried at Dochy Farm New British Cemetery, Belgium [I B 12].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Rhodes Street Wesleyan Chapel
He lived at Brooklyn Place [1905]
He was
a woollen cloth finisher [1888, 1901] /
a cloth finisher [1911].
On 4th August 1888, he married Mary Hollas at Elland Parish
Church.
Children:
The children were all born in Norland.
The family lived at
Arthur died 2nd September 1921 (aged 57).
Mary died 5th January 1941 (aged 74).
The couple were buried at St Luke's Church, Norland.
Son Edgar is also remebered on the gravestone
Son of a cotton manufacturer from Bacup.
He was
a Liberal /
Mayor of Todmorden [1897-1898 /]
a Magistrate for the West Riding and the County of York /
a partner in Maden & Hoyle
In 1896, he lost to Sugden Sutcliffe as a Councillor to represent
the Stansfield Ward.
In 1895, he became sole owner of the firm and this became the most
important cotton manufacturer in Todmorden, after the Fielden family.
He was associated with York Street Chapel, Todmorden and Sunday School.
In 1870, he married Sarah Maden Hodson.
Children:
He lived at Roomfield House, Todmorden.
His name is inscribed on one of the bells at Todmorden Parish Church.
He was buried at the Wesleyan Chapel, Mankinholes.
His sons, Philip and Joshua, took over the
business, and established Caleb Hoyle [1923] Limited
Son of Robert Hoyle.
He was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School and Trinity College
Cambridge [1789].
He was appointed
Librarian at Trinity College [1803],
Domestic Chaplain to the Duke of Marlborough at Blenheim [1812],
and
Vicar of 2 churches at Overton-cum-Fyfield in Wiltshire [1815-1848].
He wrote several volumes of blank verse, some of which was sneered at
by Lord Byron.
His work included
He never married.
He died in Overton [13th November 1848]
He was
a worsted spinner & manufacturer at Halifax [1891] /
partner in W. & R. Hoyle.
In 1882, he married Mary Ellen Fletcher [1860-1???] in Rochdale.
Children:
The family lived at
Born in Clifton.
He was
a hurrier at coal pit [1861] /
a platelayer [1901].
In 1870, he married Mary Ann Fearnley [1847-1925] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at Ripley Street, Hipperholme [1901].
Members of the family were buried at Lightcliffe Old Church Graveyard
with Charles Henry's parents
Born in Greetland.
On 11th March 1920, he married Ada Bottomley [1875-1948] in
Halifax.
They had no children.
Charles William died in Greetland [27th February 1943]
During World War II,
he served
with the Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
During World War II,
he served as a Private
with the Lincolnshire Regiment.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Norland.
Baptised at St George's Church, Sowerby [4th November 1895].
He was a woollen piecer [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [29th September 1916] (aged 21).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [6A & 6B],
on Norland War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Saint George's Church, Sowerby,
and on his parents' grave at St Luke's Church, Norland
Edward Johnson Walker claimed that he was
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was
a blacksmith at a silk mill in the Sowerby/Triangle area [1901] /
landlord of the Queen's Head, Illingworth [1911] /
landlord of the King's Arms, Sowerby
Died at the age of 112.
See
Longevity
Son of Jn'o.
Baptised at Elland Parish Church [16th September 1713]
Question:
There have been a great many people called Elkanah Hoyle, and
there may be some confusion and duplication between those mentioned
here.
Please email me if you can clarify / identify any of these people
He was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
[20th March 1746]
Witnesses: William Ramsden, Abraham Beaumont
Eldest son of John Hoyle.
He followed his father's business as a cotton manufacturer at
Hollings Mill.
He owned much property in the district, including
On 13th February 1685, he married Sarah Whitely [1662-1719].
Children:
He bought Small Lees, Soyland from his brother-in-law.
He formed a partnership with Joshua Bates / Joshua Bates and they extended Small Lees Mill, Ripponden.
He established Hoyle's Gift.
Sarah and Elkanah were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
See
Benjamin Holroyd,
New York House, Ripponden,
Ripponden Parish Church Bells and
St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
Born in Elland.
Baptised 14th November 1694.
He was Churchwarden at Ripponden.
In 1724, he and churchwarden Samuel Hill acquired land at Blackshaw
Clough and Crosswells, Soyland to provide an income for the Church.
He married Mary Allenson.
Children:
The family lived at Upper Swift Place, Soyland.
He died 18th March 1746
He married Elizabeth Rose.
Children:
He owned a house at 36 Bow Street, Covent Garden, London.
His will [16th April 1799] named his wife, Thomas Lister of Salterhebble, and John Loos[?] as executors, and
specified a legacy to his wife
The will also records that he and his wife kept a public house.
Question:
Does anyone know which hostelry this may have been?
He was buried in Halifax Parish Church
[28th April 1799]
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
[27th October 1789]
Witnesses: John Wimpenny, John Brook
Witnesses: Willam Ramsden, Robert Hoyle
On 30th July 1792, he married Elisabeth Rose Martin of
Northowram, at Halifax Parish Church
On 18th July 1793, he married Martha Wood of Northowram, at
Halifax Parish Church
Around 1788, he built Hollings Mill, Ripponden.
He married Unknown.
Children:
Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
He was a schoolmaster.
In 1796, he bought Small Lees Mill, Ripponden.
Cotton spinner at Hollings Mill, Ripponden [around 1800].
Around 1801, he and Joshua Bates / Joshua Bates established a partnership and
rebuilt Small Lees Mill using money which they borrowed from
Swaine Brothers & Company
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
[25th June 1802]
Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
He married Grace [1714-1793].
Children:
He died at Upper Swift Place.
Members of the family were buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
He married Mary [1738-1785].
Mary died 5th September 1785.
Elkanah died 11th May 1694.
There is a memorial the couple in Coley Church
He was
a gentleman working in agriculture [1769] /
a maltster, cultivating barley for industrial purposes [1769]
On 20th September 1759, he married (1) Mary Watson in Keighley.
Children:
He married (2) Mary Crabtree [1732-1797] at Leeds.
The family lived at Ovenden House [1736].
In 1765, there was a dispute between him and his brother
Thomas over their father's will.
Elkanah took control of his father's business and property.
In 1768, he was declared bankrupt and sold Ovenden House and
property at Upper Marsh, Southowram.
In 1776, he was acquitted of all debts to his father-in-law with an
inheritance
from the will of Rowland Watson.
The family then moved to Hipperholme-cum-Brighouse where he died.
He was mentioned in the will of Rowland Watson
Son of Elkanah.
Baptised at Elland Parish Church [25th December 1763]
Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
Born at Ovenden House.
He was educated at Pembroke College Cambridge [1786].
He was Headmaster of Stockport Free Grammar School [1792].
He was Perpetual Incumbent at Poynton and Norbury Parish Church,
Stockport [1794].
He married Martha Wood.
Children:
The family lived at
The family went to live in Stockport.
He was mentioned in the will of Rowland Watson.
He died in Stockport
Born 10th May 1775.
Cotton manufacturer of Hollings and Upper Swift Place, Soyland.
On 25th January 1798, he married Mary Ogden [1776-1811] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Emma died in childbirth [1811].
Elkanah died 20th February 1830
Probate records show that Elkanah left an estate valued at £450
Baptised at Elland Parish Church [25th December 1790]
He was a millwright [1813, 1829]
He established Elkanah Hoyle & Sons of Waterside.
On 25th December 1812, he married Sarah Roberts at Halifax Parish Church.
She already had a child Isabella Roberts [1810-1881]
Children:
Sarah married Sidney Pratt [1812-1865]
Son of Thomas.
Baptised at Elland Parish Church [17th January 1796]
Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
Baptised at Ripponden [30th August 1686].
He was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
Born in Clifton.
He was
a carpet weaver [1871] /
a plate layer [1881, 1884] /
a railway platelayer [1891] /
a platelayer [1901] /
a railway platelayer (L.Y.R.) [1911].
In 1884, he married Mary Elizabeth Lawson [1858-1???] at
Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Baptised at St John the Baptist, Coley [25th May 1879]
Son of John Hoyle.
On 7th March 1900, he married Alice Blay from Luddendenfoot,
at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.
He died in Rochdale [1957]
He lived at Greenside, Clayton, Bradford.
During World War I,
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 2nd Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He died of wounds [20th April 1918] (aged 21).
He was buried at St. Sever Cemetery, France [B 6 18].
His brother James William also died in the War
On 29th September 1925, he received the Carnegie award
for gallantry at a fire at Union Mills, Holmfield on
27th November 1918,
in which two women died and many were seriously injured
He was a slater, plasterer & farmer of 18 acres.
He married Elizabeth Habergham.
Children:
The family lived at Lower Deerplay, Triangle.
Members of the family were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby:
George [9th June 1900];
Elizabeth [10th February 1914]
Born in Greetland.
He was
a woollen spinner of Greetland [1879] /
a woollen spinner [1881, 1891, 1901] /
a woollen fettler [1911]
In 1879, he married Sarah Hannah Hamer [1854-1907] at Halifax
Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Son of George Hoyle.
Born in Sowerby.
He and his brother, John, [may have] attended
Rishworth Charity School, like their older brothers.
He studied medicine at Edinburgh University.
He was a surgeon at Brighouse [1877] when he gave evidence into the
murder of Elizabeth Kershaw.
He was GP, physician & surgeon at Elland [1881, 1895].
His son-in-law Dr Macvie took over his
practice at Burleigh House, Elland.
In 1876, he married Sarah Jane Nuttall [1851-1942] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
George died 14th December 1923 (aged 71).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £7,103 11/-.
Probate was granted to
his widow Sarah Jane,
Roderick John Mackay (physician),
and
Walter Percy Milton (spinner).
Sarah Jane died 15th May 1942 (aged 91).
The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
He was in business in Preston before becoming a Minister.
He served at several places:
Milnthorpe [1826],
Stalybridge [1841],
and
Ancoats,
before becoming
Minister of Heywood's Chapel [1849-1861].
During his ministry, the congregation rose from 37 to 100, and the
organ gallery was built at the Chapel.
He married Alice [1788-1862].
Children:
In 1859, he suffered paralysis, although he continued his Ministry.
In 1861, he suffered heart disease and then dropsy which resulted in
his death.
He died at Northowram [27th October 1861].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £300.
The will was proved by son John.
There is a monument to Rev Hoyle in the chapel
In 1887,
he,
N. Whiteley,
and
F. W. Thomson
filed a patent for
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He died 13th October 1918 (aged 21).
He was buried at Wellington Cemetery, Rieux-en-Cambresis, France [IV F 11]
She married (2) John Livesay.
She died 13th March 1729.
She was buried at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden
Son of Ernest Hoyle.
Born in Brighouse [16th September 1889].
He was
educated at Rastrick Grammar School /
a student in arts at Leeds University [1911] /
a teacher-training student at Manchester University /
English teacher at the County School, Aldershot [1913].
He never married.
In July 1915, he resigned his post at the County School, Aldershot to
join the O.T.C. at Bristol University.
He
served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 11th (Reserve) Battalion
Loyal North Lancashire Regiment.
He went to France [16th April 1916].
He was killed at Bazentin-le-Petit as he went over the parapet for a
bayonet charge at midnight [22nd-23rd July 1916].
He was buried at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, France. [VI F 29]
He was
connected with Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge /
a labourer (oil cloth works) [1911] /
employed by W. & R. K. Lee Limited.
During World War I,
he enlisted [March 1916], and
served as a Rifleman
with the 2nd Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He died 9th September 1916 (aged 25).
He was buried at Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, France. [XV F 22].
He is remembered on the W. & R. K. Lee Limited Roll of Honour,
and on the Memorial at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.
After an announcement in the Halifax Courier [dated 2nd
September 1916], saying that Rifleman Harry Hoyle had been
killed on the 17th August 1916, Harry wrote home.
Harry was then killed a week later [9th September 1916] (aged
25).
It had been Hubert who had been killed on the 17th August 1916.
When the mistake was sorted, it was discovered that each family had
been receiving the Army pay for the soldier of the other family
He married Martha Bairstow
He was vicar of Gisburne, Lancashire
He died during World War I.
He is remembered on Firth's War Memorial,
and on Bailiff Bridge War Memorial
He had a sweetheart Miss L. Bates of 10 Burton Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 5th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was killed in action [5th November 1918] (aged 21).
He was buried at Orsinval Communal Cemetery, France.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Rastrick.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/5th Battalion
Devonshire Regiment.
He died 30th September 1918.
He was buried at Flesquières Hill British Cemetery, France [V A 14]
Born in Greetland.
During World War I,
he served as a Rifleman.
with the 2nd Battalion
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He was killed instantaneously under shellfire [17th August 1916] (aged 22).
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [13A & 13B],
and on the Memorial at Clay House, Greetland
After an announcement in the Halifax Courier [dated 2nd
September 1916], saying that Rifleman Harry Hoyle had been
killed on the 17th August 1916, Harry wrote home.
Harry was then killed a week later [9th September 1916] (aged
25).
It had been Hubert who had been killed on the 17th August 1916.
When the mistake was sorted, it was discovered that each family had
been receiving the Army pay for the soldier of the other family
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Royal Fusiliers.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He married Unknown.
Children:
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1894
Son of James Hoyle.
In 1842, he was unmarried and living in North America.
He died there shortly afterwards
Son of Elkanah Hoyle.
Leased Small Lees, Soyland from Samuel Hill in 1768.
With his uncle Robert Allenson, he was in business manufacturing
woollen cloth at Ripponden Mill.
He married Betty Slack [1737-1813] from Manchester
Children:
A James Hoyle of Royde, Ripponden was a subscriber to the
publication of Watson's History
He was a removal contractor [1906].
He (possibly) established James Hoyle & Son.
He married Unknown.
Children:
The family lived at Spring Street, Halifax [1906]
He lived at 3 Bond Street [1905]
In 1847, he married Jane Ingham [1823-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at 4 Paradise Street, Halifax [1851]
Managing Director of J. B. Hoyle & Company Limited.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £91,096
Born in Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire.
He was
cashier /
market man at Bradford Wool Exchange /
employed by T. S. Tetley Limited [for 22 years].
He married Mary Hannah.
Children:
The family lived at Ashdale, Holmfield.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the Artists' Rifles (28th London Regiment).
He was killed in action at Mesnil [5th April 1918] (aged 38).
He is remembered on the Memorial at Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on Bradshaw War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth.
His brother Frederick Harold also died in the War
Mary was born in Norland, the daughter of Samuel Hollas
Mary Ellen came from Smith Bridge, Lancashire
Mary Ann was born in Hipperholme, the daughter of John
Fearnley, joiner
a Halifax man
provided that she does not marry or embezzle the money
Mary was the daughter of Rowland Watson
Martha was the daughter of Robert Wood
Mary from Small Lees, Soyland, was the daughter of Ely Ogden
Sarah Roberts (alias Robinson) came from Brighouse.
Mary Elizabeth, of Wakefield Road, Lightcliffe, was born in
Watnall, Nottinghamshire, the daughter of William Lawson,
tanner
Elizabeth was the daughter of Moses Habergham
Sarah Hannah was born in Stainland, the daughter of Richard
Hamer, wool washer
Sarah Jane came from Rochdale
improvements in apparatus to be employed in the covering of cylinders
with card fillets
There was a mix up between 2 men called H. Hoyle – Harry
and Hubert Hoyle – who were both in the
King's Royal Rifle Corps.
Martha was the daughter of John Bairstow
There was a mix up between 2 men called H. Hoyle – Hubert
and Harry Hoyle – who were both in the
King's Royal Rifle Corps.