The entries for people & families with the surname Smithies 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.
In February 1886, he was fined £75 for assault on Alfred
Schofield, a Halifax saddler.
The Assizes heard that
Medical evidence showed that Schofield would be permanently
blind in his right eye, and his left eye was also in danger
He was a joiner [1910].
On 12th November 1910, he married Elizabeth Hollas in
Stainland.
They had no children
On 7th March 1837, he married Grace Salt at St Peter's Church, Bradford (Bradford Cathedral).
Children:
Charles was declared bankrupt [1840], and Grace left
him and went back to live with her parents.
The couple had separated by October 1840, and, on 1st October
1840, Charles went to her parents' house and made an attempt
to stab Daniel Salt several times.
Charles was committed to Yorkshire Spring Assizes at York for
trial.
He died at Wolverhampton [1867] (aged 54)
Grace died at Cheadle [20th July 1873]
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £300
[Resworn under £1,500].
The will was proved by
daughters Annie Grace & Maude Alice
and
George Salt of Saltaire
He married (1) Margaret Aynley.
Margaret died in 1602.
She was buried at Elland Parish Church
[4th October 1602].
In 1603, he married (2) Janet.
Children:
Janet died in childbirth [1613].
In 1614, he married (3) Grace Scholefield.
George died in 1625
He was a clothier of Firth House in the parish of
Elland.
In 1636, he married Susanna Gledhill.
Children:
‡ Their children were buried at Elland
In 1810, he married Rachel Bates [1790-1846].
Children:
The family lived at Heathroyd Farm, Foreside, near Denholme Gate.
George died 5th September 1845 (aged 57).
Rachael died 18th April 1846 (aged 55).
Members of the family are remembered at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
He was a carter [1869]
In 1869, he married Sarah Greenwood [1838-1895].
Children:
George died 9th April 1883 (aged 39).
Sarah died 17th January 1895 (aged 56)
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
He married Mary.
They lived at Upper Brockholes Farm, Ogden [1924].
He died 12th April 1924.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £648 14/5d.
Probate was granted to his widow Mary
He was
a worsted stuff manufacturer /
a grocer and shopkeeper /
a labourer /
a journeyman weaver /
a cotton warp dealer.
He lived at
He was declared bankrupt in 1842
Baptised at Illingworth [24th March 1816].
He was
a labourer in Thornton [1857] /
a farmer [1861, 1871, 1880].
On 5th April 1836, he married (1) Elizabeth Brearley [1817-185?].
Children:
In 1857, he married (2) Hannah.
Children:
The family lived at Long Rigging, Mount Tabor [1861, 1871, 1880].
Henry died 18th April 1880
Born in Halifax.
He was a farmer [1901, 1911].
In [Q3] 1879, he married Sarah Murgatroyd [1852-1917].
Children:
The family lived at 1 Long Riggings, Mount Tabor [1911].
Henry was executor of the will of his step-brother Peter Ratcliffe Feather [1901].
He died 25th December 1923.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £524 8/9d.
Probate was granted to son Henry
Born in Halifax.
He was
educated at Holywell Green Council School /
employed by Rhodes Horrocks, Halifax /
a member of the Huddersfield Territorials.
He married Joyce L.
They lived
at Broad Carr, Holywell Brook
and
in Leeds.
During World War II,
he was called-up [September 1939], and then transferred [1942] and
served as a Private
with the 8th Battalion
Parachute Regiment
A. A. C.
He was killed in action in Normandy [31st July 1944].
He was buried at the Ranville War Cemetery, France [1A A 12].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial
He was
a worsted stuff manufacturer /
partner in Jonathan & James Smithies /
a flour dealer (on own account) /
a prisoner for debt in the gaol at Rothwell [1844].
He lived at
He was
landlord of the Cherry Tree, Halifax [1881] /
a coal dealer & farmer [1881].
In 1853, he married Margaret Haigh [1833-1883] in Halifax.
Children:
Job died in Halifax [7th October 1894].
Margaret died at the Cherry Tree [25th August 1883].
The couple were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
He was a nominee for the Elland-cum-Greetland Board of Guardians
[1869].
He lived at Marshall Hall, Elland [1869]
He was a butcher of 24 New Market, Halifax.
On 11th August 1834, he married Hannah Drake at Halifax Parish Church.
John died in 1852.
After his death, Hannah carried on the business
Born in Elland.
He was
a woollen manufacturer employing 80 hands [1851] /
a woollen manufacturer [1861] /
a woollen cloth manufacturer employing 62 men, 22 boys & 54 women [1871] /
a woollen cloth manufacturer with J. & J. Smithies [1871] /
a worsted spinner 200 hands [1881].
On 29th September 1842, he married (1) Martha Ann Haigh at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Martha Ann died [Q1] 1874 (aged 51).
On 25th November 1874, he married (2) Hannah [1837-1903]
in Salford.
The family lived at
John died at Bankfield [14th August 1884].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £16,051 6/8d.
The will was proved by
son Joseph Edward,
John Constantine of Halifax (supervisor of inland revenue),
and
William Henry Eastwood
Hannah died 22nd February 1903.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £1,019 11/7d.
Probate was granted to Jessie Garsed
He was a worsted spinner (employer) [1901, 1912].
In 1911, he married Clara Annie in Leeds.
The family lived at
John died at West View Terrace, Elland [2nd May 1922].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £58,055 0/8d.
Probate was granted to
his widow Clara Annie,
Thomas Savage (mill manager),
Herbert Butler (engineer),
and
John Edward Whitham (chartered accountant).
Clara Annie died in Leeds [1952]
Born in Elland.
A worsted spinner and manufacturer.
He was re-elected President of Halifax Chamber of Commerce [29th
January 1902].
On 18th September 1873, he married Henrietta Stansfield at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
John William died at Cheadle Royal, Cheshire [26th March 1912].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £83,193 10/11d.
Probate was granted to
his widow Henrietta,
sons John Stansfield,
and
Henry
He was a worsted stuff manufacturer in partnership with his brother
James Smithies, as Jonathan & James Smithies.
On 11th May 1843, Jonathan was charged with having
robbed John Jennings of Allerton, on 12th January 1843.
Jennings described how he was robbed
but
and Jonathan was acquitted.
Later, he was a weaver at West Scholes
He married Mary [17??-1???].
Children:
Son of Joseph Smithies.
Born in Elland.
He was
an Alderman of the West Riding County Council /
Chairman of the local board [1858-1870] /
a woollen cloth manufacturer with J. & J. Smithies [1871].
He established Joseph Smithies & Son Limited at Albert Mills, Elland.
He owned
Bank Bottom Mill, Elland
and
property in Westgate, Elland
On 31st March 1853, he married Elizabeth Hawkyard at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Joseph died at South Promenade, Blackpool [27th August 1889].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £29,759 9/8d.
The will was proved by
his widow Elizabeth
and
sons John William & Joseph Holroyd
Before there were local banks in Elland, Elizabeth collected
the rates for the local authority and held these until she found time
to take them to Halifax.
Because there were no trams or trains, she would walk into Halifax,
and despite the risks, she refused to have an escort.
When she died 11th March 1921 (aged 91), she was said to be Elland's
oldest inhabitant.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £1,096.
Probate was granted to
daughter Mary Emma Kenyon Ramsbottom
Baptised at Illingworth [15th June 1823].
He was
a Whig voter [1848] /
a farmer of 11 acres at Upper Brockholes Farm, Ogden [1871, 1881].
He married Sarah.
Children:
Joseph died 6th January 1885 (aged 61).
Probate records show that he left personal effects valued at £1,212 18/10d.
Probate was granted to his widow
Sarah died 8th October 1909 (aged 82).
Members of the family are remembered at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
He was a weaver [1854].
On 16th July 1854, he married Susan Hollas at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
The children were all born in Stainland, and baptised at Ripponden
Born 5th July 1847.
On 16th July 1870, he married Agnes Wharton.
Children:
Joseph died 8th May 1896
at Denholme
Born in Elland.
He was a worsted spinner [1884].
He lived at Marshall Hall, Elland [1892].
Joseph Edward died 28th October 1892.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £9,703 13/9d.
Probate was granted to William Henry Eastwood
Born in Thornton [May 1841].
She was
a drawer [1860] /
a warper [1861].
In 1860, she married (1) Thomas Ingham at Bradford Cathedral.
Thomas died in 1885.
In 1889, Lydia married (2) Thomas Hutchinson
Thomas died in 1890.
Lydia was landlady of the Blue Ball Inn, Halifax
[1901, 1904].
She is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1904
Members of the family were buried at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
During World War I,
he served as a Lance Corporal
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 2nd October 1920 (aged 27).
Born in Halifax.
He was educated at Copley Primary School and at Heath Grammar School [1936-1943].
He became an American citizen.
In 1980, he was co-pilot in a Cessna aircraft that broke records for
crossing the Atlantic.
Prof Smithies is credited with the invention of gel
electrophoresis [1955], and the simultaneous discovery, with Mario
Capecchi, of the technique of homologous recombination of
transgenic DNA with genomic DNA.
He won the Nobel Prize in Physiology / Medicine [2007].
In July 2010, a blue plaque in his honour was unveiled at Copley Primary School
He was
a commercial clerk [1873] /
a brewery cashier at St John's House, St John's Lane, Halifax [1891] /
director & company secretary of Thomas Ramsden & Son Limited [1894, 1895].
On 27th March 1873, he married Martha Jane Charnock at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
In 1881, 1891, 1901, the children were living with
their Charnock grandparents.
Martha Jane died 28th May 1921.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £2,669 19/8d.
Probate was granted to
her husband Richard
and
Samuel Smithies Bentley.
Richard died in Harrogate [17th June 1923].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £8,712 1/9d.
Probate was granted to son Clement.
Martha & Richard were buried at Illingworth Church:
Martha Jane [31st May 1921];
Richard [21st June 1923]
He married Harriet.
Children:
Benjamin is remembered at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden
He played an heroic rôle in the assault of Sarah Ann Burrow & Martha Ann Burrow.
In December 1859
in response to a respectably-signed requisition, was presented with a
watch – bearing a suitable inscription – and a Bible.
On 3rd June 1862, he (possibly) married Sarah Ann Burrow at Halifax Parish Church.
Question:
Can anyone confirm that this Thomas is the same Isaac
(Thomas) Smithies who married Sarah Ann?
The rest of this Entry relates to the husband of Sarah Ann
He is called Isaac or Thomas in different records.
He was
a cloth finisher [1891] /
landlord of the Rose & Crown, Elland [1891-1896].
Children:
The children were baptised at Elland Parish Church.
The family lived at Scar Head, Norland [1871].
Thomas died 30th March 1896.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £886 19/-.
Probate was granted to
his widow Sarah Ann,
his son James Aspinall Smithies,
and
John Hepworth (bank manager).
After his death, Sarah Ann took over as landlady of
the Rose & Crown, Elland [until December 1896].
On 26th April 1898, Sarah Ann married William Robinson Hitchen [1825-1905] at Halifax Parish Church
In 1810, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Jowett [1785-1861] in Bradford.
Children:
The family lived at
In September 1834, Valentine was returning from Halifax market
at a late hour when, between Ambler Thorn and Raggalds Inn, he was
attacked by two men who made off with his pocket-book containing
twelve £5 notes and two bills, one of £50 and the other
of £46 7/-
He had in his pocket a purse containing 59 sovereigns which was
overlooked.
He accused John Sutcliff, a Northowram butcher, with whom he
had earlier been drinking at the Coach & Horses at Haley Hill, of
being one of his assailants.
Sutcliff was brought before a magistrate but produced alibi
evidence and was discharged.
In September 1838, Smithies applied for a liquor licence, but
the application was rejected because his house was
Valentine was buried at Illingworth Church
[26th July 1846].
His Epitaph includes the verse
Elizabeth died 3rd November 1861 (aged 77)
He was
a groom [1851] /
a butcher [1861] /
butcher in Leeds /
butcher at Manningham /
a general carrier in Little Horton.
On 22nd September 1856, he married Esther Brear in Bradford
Son of Valentine Smithies.
He was
a farmer and of grocer /
farming 50 acres [1881]
He was a chemist & druggist at Elland [from 1881].
In [Q1] 1874, he married Harriet Broadbent [1851-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was brother Clement Smithies [b
1865] (chemist's apprentice)
He was
a milk dealer [1881] /
a farmer [1885].
In [Q4] 1883, he married (1) Sarah Sunderland [1851-1907] in Halifax
In [Q3] 1915, he married (2) Sarah Ann Dewhirst [1868-1926] in Halifax
They lived at
Sarah died 9th April 1907 (aged 56).
Sarah Ann died 6th October 1926 (aged 58)
Wright died 17th January 1938 (aged 70)
on 8th July [?] last, the 2 men, unknown to each other, were members
of a group which left the Northgate Hotel.
One of the group threw a snow ball [in July?] which
struck Schofield.
He went to Smithies's group and asked what they meant,
whereupon Smithies struck Schofield with his stick,
knocking out his right eye.
Smithies also attacked Schofield's friend, who in turn
knocked him down.
Elizabeth was the daughter of John Hollas
Grace was the daughter of Daniel Salt
Rachel came from Cockhill, Ovenden, and was baptised 26th
September 1790
Sarah, of Midgley, was the daughter of William
Greenwood, weaver
Elizabeth was born in Haworth
Hannah was the daughter of Peter Jackson and widow of
John Feather
Sarah came from Halifax
Margaret was born in Elland
Hannah came from Northowram,
Martha Ann was the daughter of Luke Haigh
Hannah MacDonald Cussons from Manchester, was the widow
of Mr Greaves
Clara Annie was the widow of Arthur William Gordon
Henrietta was the daughter of John Stansfield
on the highway near his home by 3 tall men with blackened faces, of a
purse, 3 sovereigns, a pocket book and 2 pawn tickets
circumstances came out in evidence tending to show that the charge
was trumped up
Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph Hawkyard
Susan was the daughter of Thomas Hollas
Agnes came from Denholme
Martha Jane was the daughter of James Charnock
the young man whose conduct was so praiseworthy at the time of the
shocking outrage
Betty was born in Ovenden
not well adapted for a public house
All you that come to read this stone
Oh! Think how quickly I was gone.
A sudden change upon me fell,
I did not bid my friends farewell
Harriet was born in Norland
Some members of the family were involved in the worsted manufacturing
business.
See
Ellen Royd, Elland and
Firth House, Barkisland
The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
There are over 30 entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Smithies,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Unattached BMDs for Smithies:
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