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He was a carpet weaver [1841, 1851, 1861].
Around 1826, he married Martha [1806-18??].
Children:
They lived at
He was
an agricultural labourer [1851] /
a farmer of 25 acres [1861].
In [Q1] 1850, he married Amanda Fawcett [1828-1895] in Bradford.
Children:
The family lived at Lane End, Bradford [1851, 1861].
Amanda died 11th February 1895 (aged 67).
Abraham died 21st August 1896 (aged 70).
The couple & other members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1607]
Born in Elland.
He was a cotton spinner with Matthew Ackroyd & Sons [1908].
On 8th August 1914, he married Eva Ellen Brook [1888-1978]
at Elland Methodist Church.
They lived at
He served
with the 4th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own)
Territorial Force [5th June 1908 until 4th June 1912].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 7th Battalion
North Staffordshire Regiment.
He died of diphtheria in Southern Russia
[17th August 1918] (aged 29).
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Elland Wesleyan Chapel,
and on the Memorial at Elland Boys' Brigade
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He was licensee of the Travellers' Rest, Elland [1898].
In 1869, he married Judith Atkinson [1846-1927] in Bradford.
Children:
Alfred died at the Travellers' Rest.
After his death, Judith took over at the Travellers'
Rest [1898, 1901, 1911].
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1898.
In 1911, Judith went to the Oddfellows' Arms, Elland,
and her son Ira, took over at the Travellers' Rest
In 1921, Judith was living with her son Asa at
the Oddfellows' Arms, Elland
On Judith's death in 1927, her son Asa took over at
the Oddfellows' Arms, Elland
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Born in Heptonstall [4th March 1896].
He was
a cloth weaver /
a fireman with Robertshaw's.
During World War I,
he served as an Ordinary Seaman
with the Royal Navy
aboard the sloop HMS Anchusa.
He drowned after falling overboard whilst replacing a flagstaff.
[16th August 1917] (aged 21).
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial [Grave Ref 21].
His cousins Francis Sutcliffe & Harry Sutcliffe also died in the War
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Born in Southowram.
He was
a woollen piecer [1911] /
a driver for Greenwood's of Exley.
He lived at 15 John Street, Range Bank, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was killed in action [23rd November 1917].
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 108 & 111],
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His brother Charles also died in the War
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He was landlord of the Oddfellows' Arms, Elland [1912-1931].
He married Emma.
On 20th April 1931, his body was found in Foreside Dam, Denholme
Clough.
Emma took over at the Oddfellows' Arms [1931]
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In [Q1] 1843, he married Ethel Spencer in Todmorden.
They lived at Heptonstall.
During World War II,
he served as a Sergeant
W. Op./Air Gnr
with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
He died 27th January 1944 (aged 22)
and was buried at Heptonstall Church [Grave Ref: F 30]
He appears as Akroyd from 1861.
Born in Stainland.
He was
a clothier of Stainland [1849] /
a woollen hand loom weaver [1851] /
a woollen weaver [1861, 1871, 1881] /
a gardener's labourer [1891].
In 1849, he married Lois Jackson [1828-1898] at Elland Parish Church.
She was a woollen feeder [1861] / a wool sorter [1871, 1881]
Child:
Ann [b 1851] who was a woollen weaver [1871], a worsted weaver [1881]
They lived at
Lois died 12th September 1898.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £372 4/11d
to her husband.
A Benjamin Ackroyd died in Halifax in 1901 (aged 72)
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Members of the family are recorded Ackroyd and Akroyd.
He was
a member of Knowlwood Primitive Methodist Sunday School
/
a cotton doffer [1911] /
employed by Lord Brothers [1914].
He lived with his parents in Todmorden [1901, 1911], then at 104
Halifax Road, Todmorden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/6th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He was one of the first men to go from the town.
He went to the Dardanelles and was wounded on 8th May 1915.
He went to France in February 1917.
He was killed in action [6th September 1917],
during an attack on German positions.
The Todmorden & District News [28th September 1917] published
an account of his death, and
his photograph appeared in the edition of 5th October 1917.
He was buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref VIII A 17].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
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Born in Brighouse.
He was
a worsted doffer [1911] /
employed by George Patchett & Sons at Sedburgh Wire Works.
He lived at 53 Oxford Terrace, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/5th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [8th October 1917].
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Oxford Road Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref I E 9].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
His brother Arthur William also died in the War
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Born in Halifax.
He was a cloth finisher at Dapper Mills.
He lived at 27 Page Hill, Wheatley.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 7th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He went to France in June 1915.
He was killed in action in France [13th September 1915] (aged 21).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, France [Grave Ref I B 37].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth
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He married Ann [1780-1858].
Children:
David died 8th November 1853 (aged 74).
Ann died 7th April 1858 (aged 78).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3258]
He married Sarah Greenwood [1816-1865].
Child: William
Sarah was a school mistress [1851].
When son William married, Sarah retired and became his
housekeeper.
They lived at
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He married Unknown.
Child: Edward
Halifax attorney.
He was clerk to Humphrey Drake [1631-1642].
In 1637, he married Ann Wood [1???-1???].
Child: John
He became a letterpress printer.
He married Annie.
Child:
William [1898-1900] who died aged 2 years
They lived at Town Hall Street, Sowerby Bridge [1900]
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In 1902, he married Clarinda Evers.
Edward took over as landlord of the Oddfellows' Arms
[1905, 1911, 1914]
He died in 1914.
Clarinda took over as landlady of the Oddfellows' Arms
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Born in Thornton.
He was
a master butcher employing 1 man [1861] /
a butcher [1871].
He lived at
Living with them [in 1861] were his brother
Jonas [b 1821] (butcher)
and his married sister Mary Ann & her daughter.
Living with him [in 1871] was his widowed sister Mary Ann &
her daughter.
Eli died 24th December 1872 (aged 56).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1528]
with his parents
Born 15th December 1817.
She never married.
She and her sister Maria lived at
Moorfield Terrace, Halifax [1881]
and Savile Row, Halifax [1891, 1895].
She died at Savile Row, Halifax [11th January 1895].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £3,105 11/7d
which she left to her sister Maria.
The sisters were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 167]
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He was
a mason [1858] /
landlord of the Wagon & Horses, Ripponden [1874, 1881].
On 26th September 1858, he married Mary Ann Priestley [1840-1916] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
Enoch died in Elland [14th May 1890].
Mary Ann died at Redyr, Cardiff [20th December 1916].
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland [Grave Ref: 381]
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Born in Halifax.
After the death of his father [1901], the family moved from Halifax
to Denaby.
He worked at the Yorkshire Maine Colliery.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Doncaster [31st Aug 1914], and saw active service with
5th Regiment
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He was discharged [14th June 1917] being No Longer Physically Fit
for War Service
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Born in King Cross, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
He died in France [27th September 1915] (aged 25).
He was buried at Lillers Communal Cemetery, France [Grave Ref IV B 6]
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Born in King Cross, Halifax.
He was
labourer of King Cross, Halifax [1888] /
a general labourer [1891] /
a dyer's labourer [1898].
In 1888, he married Leah Steel [1861-1898] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
At the Inquest, a verdict of suicide was returned
In 1901, Francis, Eliza and Ben were living at
15 Wainhouse Terrace, Halifax with widowed mother-in-law Harriet
Kitcherman [aged 72]
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A sister Lily is mentioned on his records.
He lived at Normanton, Yorkshire.
During World War I,
he served as a Rifleman
with the 1st 5th
London Regiment (London Rifle Brigade)
/ the Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade.
He was killed in action [28th August 1918].
He was buried at H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St.Mein, France [Grave Ref VI F 19]
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Born in Friendly.
He was a printer/compositor at Town Hall Street, Sowerby Bridge.
On 24th January 1891, he married (1) Emily Jane Moore [1866-1912] at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden.
Children:
They lived at
Frederick died 27th February 1943.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £622 2/2d.
Probate was granted to sons
Arthur Reginald
and
Harry Grenville.
Brothers Arthur Reginald and Harry Grenville were in
business together.
After Emily Jane's death, Frederick employed a
housekeeper, Amelia Addy from Goole.
Amelia lived in Tuel Lane.
In [Q2] 1920, he married (2) Amelia in Halifax.
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He was
a cabinet salesman (apprentice) [1901] /
an apprentice with Thomas Simpson & Sons Limited, Silver Street /
a shop assistant (furniture) [1911] /
employed by J. Nolan, house furnisher, Hull.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Hull [2nd March 1916], and
he served as a Private
with the 7th Battalion
East Yorkshire Regiment.
He died of gunshot wounds in St Luke's Hospital, Halifax
[1st August 1916] (aged 30).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Moor End Congregational Church, Pellon
[A 107] with military honours and a firing party of 12 wounded
soldiers from St Luke's.
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at United Reformed Church, Carlton Street
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Born in Halifax.
After the death of his father [1901], the family moved from Halifax
to Denaby.
He was a plumber's labourer [1909].
In 1909, he married Daisy Davidson [1893-1962]
in Doncaster.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Doncaster [31st August 1914], and served with the 5th
Regiment
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He fractured his right thigh [24th May 1915] and was shipped home.
The couple died in Doncaster
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He was
a stone quarryman [1891, 1901] /
a stone quarry foreman [1911].
In 1884, he married Dorothy [1860-1???].
Child: Gerald
They lived at
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Born in Skircoat Green, Halifax.
He was
a dyer's labourer [1891, 1901] /
a night bleaching foreman (cotton) [1911].
In 1896, he married Louisa Ann Thompson [1871-1914]
at St John the Evangelist, West Vale.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] were boarders: Ada Thompson [b
1879] (cotton winder) & Clara Thompson [b 1881] (cotton
winder).
Living with them [in 1911] was Louisa Ann's nephew John
Edward Thompson [b Torquay 1887] (labourer)
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He was a partner in J. & W. Ackroyd [until 1850].
In February 1887, a reputed natural son of Henry John
-
known as
Henry/Harry Wild/Wilde
or
Henry/Harry Lee
- is mentioned in legal proceedings concerning the
estate of his aunts
Jane Elizabeth and Lavinia Ackroyd.
He died 19th August 1850 (aged 44),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 118]
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Born in Elland.
He was landlord of
the White Swan, Brighouse [1901] /
the Queens Road Hotel, Halifax [1911] /
the Travellers' Rest, Elland (taking over from his mother)
[1911, 1917, 1927].
In 1910, he married Annie Milnes [1875-19??] in Halifax.
He died at the Travellers' Rest
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In March 1899, he was declared bankrupt
He joined the 43rd Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) [April
1829].
It is likely that he served for over 8 years in Canada, during
the Rebellions of 1837-1838, against the colonial British
Government.
He was promoted to Corporal [July 1840] & to Sergeant [April 1845].
He was discharged in Dublin as no longer fit for service [November
1850].
He was
a weaver [1829] /
a retired Soldier /
a Chelsea Out-Pensioner [1851, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1895].
He married Fanny [1827-1865].
Children:
They lived at
Fanny died in 1865.
In 1891, James was living at Thorn View, Luddenden with
daughter Mary and her husband.
He died at 68 Northgate, Halifax [8th July 1895] (aged 83).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £100 10/6d
to daughter Mary and her husband
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He was
a woollen manufacturer [1871].
He married Martha [1814-1881].
Children:
They lived at Brandy Hole, Elland-cum-Greetland [1871].
Living with them [in 1871] was grandson Arthur Shaw Ackroyde
[b 1866].
Martha died 15th May 1881 (aged 67).
James died 31st October 1883 (aged 65).
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: R5]
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Born in Warley.
He was
a hand loom carpet weaver [1851] /
a carpet weaver [1861] /
a farmer of 26 acres [1871] /
a brewer's labourer [1881] /
a barrel cleaner (brewing) [1891, 1901].
In [Q4] 1845, he married (1) Phoebe Sykes [1828-1884] in Halifax.
Children:
Phoebe died 14th October 1884 (aged 56).
In [Q4] 1898, he married (2) Lavinia Craven [1840-19??] in Halifax.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was granddaughter Lily Bowling [b
1871]
James died 25th March 1909 (aged 82).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3657]
with James's parents
Born in Skircoat.
He was
a cotton piecer [1861] /
a painter [1871].
He married Hannah [1839-1???].
She was a cotton winder [1861]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was James's mother Susannah
Ackroyd
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He was a hand loom carpet weaver [1851].
He married Betty [1784-1858].
Children:
They lived at 31 Lower Crib Lane, Halifax [1851].
Living with them [in 1851] was grandson William Ackroyd [b
1848]
Betty died 17th December 1858 (aged 74).
Jeremiah died 26th February 1870 (aged 84).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3657]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a part-timer worsted mill [1851] /
a woolsorter & grocer [1881] /
a grocer & ale dealer [1891] /
a retired grocer [1911].
In [Q1] 1865, he married Sarah Highley [1844-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
He was an attorney in
Chesterfield
Born in Halifax.
He was
assisting in his father's grocer's shop [1891] /
a grocer [1911].
In [Q3] 1898, he married Henrietta Bertha Kitchen in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
12 Hopwood Lane, Halifax [1911]
He died 17th August 1856
He was a card maker [1806, 1841, 1851].
He married Jane [1780-1857]
(probably) in Lancaster.
Children:
The children were baptised at Halifax Parish Church.
They lived at
Jane died in 1857 (aged 77).
John died in 1860 (aged 83).
The couple were buried at Halifax Parish Church:
Jane [24th May 1857];
John [19th August 1860]
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Born in Heptonstall.
He was
a wine merchant /
a partner in J. & W. Ackroyd [until 1850].
He established John Ackroyd & Sons.
On 11th August 1803, he married Jane Edwards at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The children's births are registered at Pellon Lane Particular Baptist Chapel.
They lived at 2 Savile Row, Halifax [1841, 1851].
Jane died 30th July 1811 (aged 30).
John died 17th August 1856 (aged 76).
Probate records show that he left a personal estate valued at £7,000.
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 118].
In 1861, Sarah Ann Burrow was a servant for Jane Elizabeth
& Lavinia who were living at 5 Savile Row, Halifax.
Jane Elizabeth died 17th March 1881.
Probate records show that she left an estate valued at £9,571 5/9d.
Her executors were Joshua Fourness Perkington (gent) and John Graham Wheelwright.
Lavinia died in 1885.
Probate records show that she left an estate valued at £13,932 12/11d.
Her executor was John Graham Wheelwright
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Born in Lancaster.
He was
a cordwainer of Halifax [1820] /
a shoemaker [1841, 1851].
On 21st February 1820, he married Susanna Wood [1801-18??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1851] was lodger Francis Wood [b 1768]
(widower & card maker).
Living with the widowed Susannah [in 1871] were
son James & his children.
On the evening of 17th July 1857, he attacked Jonathan Holdsworth
whom Ackroyd believed had circulated rumours about Mrs
Ackroyd which had troubled her, saying that she had conducted
herself in a manner unworthy of her conjugal relationship with her
husband.
He was found guilty of attempted murder, and sentenced to 15 years'
imprisonment.
John died between 1861 & 1871.
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In [Q4] 1858, he married Hannah in Halifax.
Hannah died 3rd April 1893 (aged 85),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4152]
with her first husband
He was
a woolsorter [1851] /
a retired woolsorter [1891].
He married (1) Sarah [1811-1854].
Children:
Sarah died 14th October 1854 (aged 43).
John married (2) Hannah.
The family lived at
John died 7th August 1893 (aged 82).
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3345]
with great grandson Herbert Ackroyd [1900]
He was
a woolsorter [1861].
He married Ann [1816-1???].
Children:
They lived at Wards Houses, Skircoat [1861]
Born 31st May 1828.
He was a saddler.
He married Harriet Booth [1825-1879].
Children:
Harriet died 8th December 1879.
John died 15th May 1892.
Members of the family were buried at Sowerby Bridge Cemetery
[Grave Ref: 311]
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He was a brace maker (employer) [1901].
In [Q4] 1855, he (possibly) married (1) Martha Buckley [1836-1864] in Halifax.
Martha died 23rd December 1864 (aged 28).
In [Q1] 1867, he married (2) Martha Hannah Smith [1845-1915] in Halifax.
Children:
Martha Hannah died 22nd September 1915 (aged 70).
They lived at
His wives were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3417].
In 1905, he married Sarah Sagar.
The family lived with the Sagar family [1911]
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Born in Luddendenfoot.
He worked at Grove Mills.
In [Q3] 1913, he married Ruth Watson in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 14 Ladyship Old Lane, Ovenden.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/8th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry.
He died in France [24th January 1917].
He was buried at Beaulencourt British Cemetery, Ligny-Thilloy, France [Grave Ref IV F 1].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Born in Northowram.
He was
a worsted singer [1881] /
a butcher [1891, 1894] /
licensed victualler at the Bridge Tavern, Halifax [1901, 1903,
1905] /
caretaker at the Victoria Hall, Queensbury [1911].
On 2nd October 1894, he married (1) Edith Jane Farrar [1870-1899] at Saint Mary the Virgin, Illingworth.
In 1903, he married (2) Sarah Ackroyd in Halifax.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was his cousin Jane Ackroyd [aged
31] (barmaid).
Living with them [in 1911] were widowed mother-in-law Mary
Ackroyd [aged 63] and aunt Martha Best [aged 79]
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Born in Northowram.
He was
a member of the Young Men's Class at St Matthew's Church, Northowram /
an apprentice iron moulder [1911] /
employed by J. Sagar & Company Limited.
During World War I,
he enlisted [November 1914]
and served as a Rifleman
with the 9th Battalion
Rifle Brigade.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died 25th September 1915 (aged 25).
His family only heard of his death in September 1916.
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 46-48 & 50]
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He was a general labourer [1911].
In [Q3] 1906, he married Annie Elsie King [1882-1968] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Ripponden [1911].
Members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Barkisland [Grave Ref: 824]
He married Martha [1793-1879].
Children:
Jonathan died before 1879.
Martha died 7th April 1879 (aged 86).
She and other members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1528]
He was
a carpet weaver [1851] /
a grocer & ale & porter dealer [1871] /
a retired grocer [1881].
On 11th November 1834, he married (1) Hannah Eastwood [1818-1860] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Hannah died 18th March 1860 (aged 42).
On 9th September 1865, he married (2) Lydia [1820-1880] at Halifax Parish Church.
They lived at
Jonathan died 21st July 1890.
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3765]
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He married Bessy [1834-1890].
Children:
Joseph died 6th June 1886 (aged 55).
Bessy died 26th June 1890 (aged 56).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 755]
He was a corn miller [1881].
Around 1877, he married Sarah E. [1854-1???].
Children:
They lived at
12 Battinson Street, Southowram [1881].
Living with them [in 1881] were William Riley [b 1860] (cotton
spinner)
Born in Halifax.
He was a house painter [1881].
In [Q3] 1863, he married Frances Ellen Wood [1842-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 81 Hanson Lane, Halifax [1881].
Living with them [in 1881] was Joseph's widowed
father Thomas
He was a fustian cloth weaver [1891].
On 4th April 1891, he married Mally Robertshaw [1866-1940] at Heptonstall Church.
Children:
They lived at
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Born in Northowram.
He was
a delver of Towngate, Northowram [1889] /
a flag facer [1891] /
a stone hewer (quarryman) [1901].
On 17th March 1889, he married Bridget Degnan [1867-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
She had a daughter: Sarah Ellen [b Q1 1889] who was a spinner
in worsted mill [1901], a coating mender [1911]
Child: John William
They lived at
Joseph died in Halifax [Q4 1909] (aged 43).
Son John William died in World War I [1916],
and Bridget went to live in Blackburn
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He was
a member of Springside Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Stansfield /
a member of Eastwood Cricket & Football Clubs /
a weaver at Cinderhill Mill, Todmorden.
On 12th April 1911, he married Ethel Ann Hodgson.
The Halifax Evening Courier [13th April 1911] reported
They had no children.
They lived at Victoria Terrace, Eastwood.
During World War I,
he enlisted [12th July 1916]
and served as a Private
with the Durham Light Infantry.
In November 1916, he was transferred to the
24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion
Northumberland Fusiliers.
He was killed in action [24th April 1917].
The Todmorden & District News [5th May 1917] published
a photograph of Private Ackroyd.
An obituary was published in
the Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [25th May 1917].
He was buried at Fampoux British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref B 12]
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He was educated at Heath Grammar School.
He was
a pharmacist /
Chairman of the British Retail Consortium [1992-1994]
He was a blanket finisher [1901, 1911].
In [Q4] 1891, he married Rose Ann Toman [1864-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
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Born in Ovenden.
After the death of his father [1901], the family moved from Halifax
to Denaby.
He was a rope lad in the colliery [1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted in Conisborough
and served as a Lance Corporal
with D Company
5th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He died of wounds [30th March 1918].
He was buried at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France [Grave Ref V B 33]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was science master at Rastrick Grammar School.
During World War I,
he enlisted in the Chemists' Corps [July 1915]
and served as a Corporal
with the 189th Field Company
Royal Engineers.
He was killed by a shell splinter [3rd October 1915] (aged 24).
He was buried at Mazingarbe Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Rastrick Grammar School,
on Brighouse War Memorial,
and on Rastrick War Memorial
Born in Clayton.
He was
a joiner [1861, 1871, 1881] /
a joiner and cabinet maker [1891].
On 27th March 1865, he married Sarah Ann Lumb in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Members of the family were buried at Sowerby Bridge Cemetery
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Daughter of William Ackroyd.
Born 28th December 1820.
She never married.
She and her sister Eliza Frances lived at
Moorfield Terrace, Halifax [1881]
and Savile Row, Halifax [1891, 1895, 1899].
When her sister Eliza Frances died [11th January 1895], she
left £3,105 11/7d to Maria.
In Maria's will [1896], she left £4000 to establish the
Maria Ackroyd Charity.
She died 10th January 1899 (aged 70),
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 167]
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £21,677 1/8d.
Probate was granted to
Nathaniel Knight Sanford (marine surveyor),
Edward Hoyle Sanford (British Lloyd surveyor),
and
Lewis Henry Longbotham (solicitor)
The sisters were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 167]
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He was
a shoemaker [1841, 1851] /
a boot & shoemaker [1861].
On 12th February 1827, he married Maria Butterworth [1801-1865] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Maria died 5th June 1865 (aged 64).
Nathaniel died 8th December 1870 (aged 69).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4367]
with grandson Arthur Hodgson [1868]
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a glazier of Warley [1850] /
a plumber & glazier [1871] /
a plumber [1881].
In 1850, he married Mary Davies [1791-18??] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was a bread baker [1861]
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a woollen piecer [1871] /
a brick maker [1881] /
a brick burner [1891] /
a brick maker of South End, Elland [1894] /
a brick maker [1901, 1911].
His father died in 1865, and his mother married Joseph Whitwam.
After this second marriage, the
children Thomas, Eliza, James and Oliver
Ackroyd lived with their mother and stepfather.
On 12th February 1894, he married Betty [1848-1???] at Halifax Parish Church
She had children by her first marriage:
Oliver took over at the Golden Fleece [1894-1897]
They lived at 15 Albion Terrace, Elland [1901, 1911]
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Son of Frederick Ackroyd.
He was
a member of Tuel Lane UMC Brotherhood /
educated at Tuel Lane Council School /
a letterpress printer's apprentice [1911] /
in business with his father as a printer/compositor at Town Hall
Street, Sowerby Bridge /
gaining experience in the London printing trade [around 1912].
During World War I,
he enlisted [early 1916]
and served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment),
and was wounded in Flanders.
He died from his wounds in the South African General Hospital,
France, [5th November 1918], 5 days before the end of the war.
The family received news of his death on the day the armistice was
signed.
The Halifax Courier [16th November 1918] reported his death
and published messages from his family and Clara of Mill Bank.
He was buried at Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref V A 52].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint George's Church, Sowerby
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Baptised at Halifax Parish Church [4th July 1813].
He was
a cordwainer [1834] /
a shoe maker [1836, 1841].
In 1834, he married Mary Ann Smith [1818-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Child:
James [bapt 1836]
They lived at Winding Road, Halifax (with Richard's parents)
[1841]
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Son of John Akroyd.
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a worsted spinner [1881] /
a general carter [1901] /
a teamster [1911].
On 3rd April 1897, he married (1) Mary Pickles [1867-1909] at St Peter's Church, Sowerby.
Children:
They lived at 5 Green Street, Horley Green Road [1911].
Mary died 11th April 1909 (aged 42).
In [Q4] 1909, Sampson married (2) Clara Bates [1870-19??]
Sampson died in Halifax [8th April 1913] (aged 47).
Mary & Sampson were buried at Sowerby Bridge Cemetery
with Sampson's parents
[Grave Ref: 311].
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He was a teamster [1911].
In [Q2] 1897, he married (1) either Mary Jane Hodgson or Mary Pickles in Halifax.
Children:
In 1909, he married (2) Clara Bates in Halifax.
They lived at 5 Green Street, Horley Green Road, Claremount, Halifax
[1911]
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Born in Warley [22nd February 1837];
baptised St James's Church, Halifax [25th June 1837].
He was
a carpet mill hand [1851] /
a carpet taker-in (unemployed) [1881] /
a carpet piece passer [1891].
He married Hannah [1839-1899].
Children:
The family lived at Parliament Street, Halifax [1881, 1891].
Samuel died 10th July 1898 (aged 61).
Hannah died 20th March 1899 (aged 60).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3394]
He was
a dye house labourer [1891] /
a dyer's labourer [1901] /
a dye house labourer [1911].
In 1889, he married Hannah Green [1869-1917].
Children:
They lived at
Sons Arthur William & Charles died in World War I
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He married Sally [1755-1836].
Children:
Thomas died in 1822 (aged 66).
Sally died 11th October 1836 (aged 81).
The couple were buried at Heptonstall Church
He was a plasterer [1860].
He married Sarah [1810-1878].
Thomas died 28th October 1860 (aged 55).
Sarah died 25th December 1878 (aged 68).
Question:
Her death is recorded (FreeBMD & Lister Lane Archives)
as Sarah Crossley.
Does anyone know whether Sarah remarried after Thomas's
death?
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3258]
with Thomas's parents
He married Sarah [1822-1890].
Children:
Thomas died 13th February 1877 (aged 69).
Sarah died 21st December 1890 (aged 68).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1757]
Born 3rd August 1824.
He died 9th December 1899 (aged 75)
& was buried at Bolton Brow Wesleyan Chapel
He was
a general labourer [1891].
He married Martha [1850-1???].
Children:
They lived at
Copperas Row, Rochdale Road, Elland with Greetland [1891].
Living with them [in 1891] was
Born in Warley.
He was
a printer compositor [1891] /
a letterpress printer [1901, 1911].
In 1888, he married Hannah Bairstow [1867-19??] in Halifax.
Child:
Evelyn [b 1891] who was a worsted coating weaver [1911]
They lived at 20 Egerton Street, Sowerby Bridge, Warley [1891, 1901,
1911]
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Ackroyd, Abraham Ref 184-58
Born in Warley.
Martha was born in Warley
※ Living with them [in 1851] was
lodger Elizabeth Sutcliffe [b 1827] (worsted power loom
weaver; unmarried);
in 1861, she appears as daughter Elizabeth Sutcliffe
Ackroyd [b 1827] (worsted weaver; unmarried)
Ackroyd, Abraham Ref 184-48
Born in Thornton.
Amanda was born in Hipperholme
Ackroyd, Albert Ref 184-20
Son of Mary Ann (née Cheetham) [1865-1943] & David Ackroyd [1863-1932].
Ackroyd, Alfred Ref 184-965
Born in Denholme.
Judith was born in Denholme
Ackroyd, Arnold Ref 184-8
Son of Joseph Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Arthur William Ref 184-13
Son of Sidney Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Asa Ref 184-966
Son of Alfred Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Ben Ref 184-3
Son of Phyllis & James Ackroyd of Heptonstall.
Ackroyd, Benjamin Ref 184-22
Son of James Ackroyde, comber.
Lois was born in Stainland, the daughter of Aaron
Jackson, labourer.
Ackroyd, Benjamin Ref 184-286
Son of Thomas Akroyd.
Ackroyd, Charles Clay Thomas Ref 184-14
Son of Sidney Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Daniel Toman Ref 184-132
Son of Leonard Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, David Ref 184-52
He was a brace maker [1853].
Ackroyd, David Ref 184-860
He was a worsted weaver.
Ackroyd, Edward Ref 184-130
Of Shay Lane, Ovenden.
Ackroyd, Edward Ref 184-115
Son of Edward Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Edward Ref 184-1111
Son of William Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Edward Ref 184-82
Clarinda was the widow of Edwin Bottomley.
After Edwin's death, she had taken over as landlady of the
Oddfellows' Arms
Ackroyd, Edwin Ref 184-4 Ackroyd, Eli Ref 184-47
Son of Jonathan Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Eliza Frances Ref 184-7500
Daughter of William Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Enoch Ref 184-28
Born in Stainland [1834/1837].
Mary Ann was born in Barkisland
Ackroyd, Ernest Ref 184-407
Son of William Ackroyd
Ackroyd, Ernest Ref 184-16
Son of Francis Wood Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Francis Wood Ref 184-25
Son of Nathaniel Ackroyd, labourer.
Leah, was born in West Melton, Rotherham, the daughter
of Joseph Steel, general dealer
On Sunday, 3rd July 1898, the bodies of Leah and 14-month-old
son Nathaniel were found floating in the canal
near Edwards Canal Mills, Sowerby Bridge.
Her behaviour had changed following an incident 4 years earlier, in
which she had been hit on the head during a quarrel with her sister.
On the night of her suicide, she had been upset when her husband
complained that she had not mended his clothes, and she ran off with
the child.
Ackroyd, Frank Ref 184-12
Born in Ovenden.
Ackroyd, Frederick Ref 184-1113
Son of William Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Gerald Ref 184-747
Son of Harry Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Harold Ref 184-410
Son of William Ackroyd.
Daisy was born in Wath
Ackroyd, Harry Ref 184-744
Born in Ovenden.
Dorothy was born in Ovenden
Ackroyd, Harry Ref 184-62
Son of Thomas Ackroyd.
Louisa Ann was the daughter of John Thompson
Ackroyd, Henry John Ref 184-11
Son of John Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Ira Ref 184-930
Son of Alfred Ackroyd.
Annie came from Halifax
Ackroyd, J. Ref 184-26
Twister in a cotton mill at Todmorden.
Ackroyd, James Ref 184-567
Born in Halifax.
Fanny was born in Ireland
Ackroyd, James Ref 184-30
Born in Greetland.
Martha was born in Southowram
Ackroyd, James Ref 184-44
Son of Jeremiah Ackroyd.
Phoebe was born in Heckmondwike
Lavinia was born in Halifax
Ackroyd, James Ref 184-38
Son of John Ackroyd.
Hannah was born in Halifax.
Ackroyd, Jeremiah Ref 184-43
Born in Warley.
Betty was born in Warley
Ackroyd, Jeremiah Frederick Ref 184-56
Son of John Ackroyd.
Sarah was born in Halifax
Ackroyd, John Ref 184-143
Son of Edward Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, John Ref 184-55
Son of Jeremiah Frederick Ackroyd.
Henrietta Bertha was the daughter of Oates Kitchen
Ackroyd, John Ref 184-23
A member of Halifax Town Council [1858-1850].
Ackroyd, John Ref 184-2
Born in Halifax.
Jane was born in Lancaster
Ackroyd, John Ref 184-869
Son of William Ackroyd.
Jane was the daughter of William Edwards
Ackroyd, John Ref 184-A1012
Son of John Ackroyd.
Susanna was born in Skircoat
Ackroyd, John Ref 184-50
Hannah was the widow of David Wilson
Ackroyd, John Ref 184-54
Born in Warley.
Sarah was born in Sowerby
In Q4 1858, a John Ackroyd married a Hannah Wilson in
Halifax
Ackroyd, John Ref 184-61
Born in Warley.
Ann was born in Skircoat
Ackroyd, John Ref 184-32
Son of Edmondson Akroyd.
Ackroyd, John Ref 184-42
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
Martha Hannah was born in Sowerby / Sowerby Bridge
Details of John's death / burial place are not yet known
Ackroyd, John Arnold Ref 184-867
Born in Halifax.
He was a postal clerk in Halifax.
Sarah was the daughter of Joe Sagar
Ackroyd, John Henry Ref 184-18
Son of Mary Ann (née Oliver) [1855-1931] & William Ackroyd [1854-1922]
of 156 Ovenden Road, Halifax [1911].
Ackroyd, John Thomas Ref 184-1093
Son of Joseph Akroyd.
Edith Jane, of Far View House, Illingworth, was the daughter
of gentleman William Farrar
Ackroyd, John William Ref 184-6
Son of Joseph Ackroyd
Ackroyd, John Willie Ref 184-29
Born in Greetland.
Annie Elsie was born in Sheffield
Ackroyd, Jonathan Ref 184-46
Ackroyd, Jonathan Ref 184-60
Born in Halifax [19th June 1816].
Lydia [née Brear] was the widow of Mr
Thompson
Ackroyd, Joseph Ref 184-51
He was a brace maker [1880s].
Bessy
was born in
was the daughter of
Ackroyd, Joseph Ref 184-40
Born in Halifax.
Sarah E. was born in Congleton, Cheshire
Ackroyd, Joseph Ref 184-45
Son of Thomas Longbottom Ackroyd.
Frances was born in Halifax
Ackroyd, Joseph Ref 184-9
Born in Heptonstall.
Mally was born in Heptonstall
Ackroyd, Joseph Ref 184-5
Son of David Ackroyd, delver.
Bridget, of Church Yard, Halifax, was the daughter of Frank
Degnan, labourer.
Ackroyd, Joseph Ref 184-247
Son of William Ackroyd.
Ethel Ann Hodgson, was the daughter of Councillor James
Hodgson, of 445 Halifax Road, Todmorden
This was the first wedding to be performed at Naze Bottom Baptist Chapel, and, to commemorate the event, the deacons of the church
presented the couple with a handsome Bible, containing the printed
inscription
Rev E. G. Thomas, of Heptonstall Slack, performed the ceremony
Ackroyd, Keith Ref 184-888 Ackroyd, Leonard Ref 184-123
Born in Warley.
Rose Ann was born in Birkenhead
Ackroyd, Lewis Ref 184-398
Son of William Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Louis Ref 184-21
Son of M. J. & D. Ackroyd of 12, Rydal Terrace, Jeremy
Lane, Heckmondwike.
Ackroyd, M. L. Ref 184-812
Minister
recorded when he performed a burial
at Mount Zion Methodist Chapel, Ogden [1975]
Ackroyd, Manoah Ref 184-961
(Possibly) son of John Ackroyd [1811-18??].
Sarah Ann came from Soyland
Ackroyd, Maria Ref 184-224
Of Savile Row, Halifax.
Ackroyd, Matthew Ref 184-7 Ackroyd, Nathaniel Ref 184-41
Born in Lancaster.
Maria was born in Halifax
Ackroyd, Oliver Ref 184-6780
Son of William Ackroyd.
Mary, of Warley, was born in Liverpool, the daughter
of William Davies, a cordwainer.
Ackroyd, Oliver Ref 184-35
Son of William Ackroyd.
Betty (née Smith) was the widow of Charles Crowther, and landlady at the Golden Fleece, Blackley.
Ackroyd, Percival Oscar Ref 184-1114
Percy.
Ackroyd, Richard Ref 184-37
Son of John Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Sampson Ref 184-34
Often recorded as Samson.
Mary was born in Sowerby, the daughter of John Pickles,
a dyer
Details of Clara's death / burial place are not yet known
Ackroyd, Samson Ref 184-19
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
Clara was the daughter of Joseph Bates
Ackroyd, Samuel Ref 184-57
Son of Abraham Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Sidney Ref 184-15
Born in Greetland.
Hannah was born in Brighouse
Ackroyd, Thomas Ref 184-1
Ackroyd, Thomas Ref 184-53
Son of David Ackroyd.
Ackroyd, Thomas Ref 184-36
Ackroyd, Thomas Ref 184-24
Of Woodland View, Industrial Road, Sowerby Bridge.
Ackroyd, Thomas Ref 184-63
Born in Halifax.
Martha was born in Halifax
Ackroyd, Thomas Ref 184-1112
Son of William Ackroyd.
Hannah was born in Soyland