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Buckley, MissRef 219-2852
[18??-18??]
She ran a
school in Halifax [around 1850]

Buckley, Rev AbelRef 219-1114
[1839-1913]
Born in Mosley, Lancashire.

He was Minister at Christ's Chapel, Elland [1874-1878] / Unitarian Minister [1891] / a science teacher [1891].

He married Elizabeth [1841-1891].


Elizabeth came from Mosley
 

Children:

  1. Miles Martineau
  2. Jane Elizabeth [1881-1959]

Elizabeth died in Elland [22nd May 1891].

Abel died in Elland [19th August 1913]

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Buckley, AbrahamRef 219-89
[1836-1???]
Born in Crompton.

He was a coal miner [1860].

On 1st April 1860, he married Maria Hollas in Oldham.


Maria was the daughter of
James Hollas
 

Children:

  1. James Squire [b 1859]
  2. John [b 1862]
  3. Charlotte Hannah [1868-1932] who married James  Whitehead [1870-1946]
  4. Miriam [b 1870]
  5. Elizabeth Ellen [b 1874] who married John Robert  Howarth
  6. Isabella Mary [b 1876]

The children were born in Crompton.

Abraham & Maria died in Oldham

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Buckley, AbrahamRef 219-3550
[1852-1897]
Born in Halifax.

He was a stone mason (foreman) [1881] / a mason contractor [1891].

In 1875, he married Harriet Calverley [1856-1897] in Burnley.

Children:

  1. Arthur Normanton
  2. Henry C. [b 1878] who was a grocer's apprentice [1891]
  3. Beatrice M. [b 1888]

They lived at

  • Sapling Grove, Washer Lane, Skircoat [1881]
  • 37 Delph Hill, Skircoat, Halifax [1891]

Living with them [in 1891] was lodger James William Buckley [aged 31] (stone mason).

At 4:00 am on 10th of May 1897, Abraham died; he had been unwell and unable to attend business for 15 months. Mrs Elizabeth Kidd was called to lay Mr Buckley out.

Around 10:30 am, Mrs Kidd made a cup of tea for Mrs Buckley and left her lying on the sofa; when she returned a few minutes later, Mrs Buckley was dead.

The Inquest into her death heard that both Mr & Mrs Buckley drank to excess, and that Mrs Buckley had been drinking heavily of late and had been in a very shaky state for many months. Dr John F. Woodyatt gave his opinion that she died from apoplexy, undoubtedly brought on by excessive drinking.

Probate records show that Abraham left an estate valued at £538. Probate was granted to his son Arthur Normanton Buckley

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Buckley, AlbertRef 219-19
[1865-19??]
Born in Stainland.

He was a labourer [1891] / a carter [1901] / a teamer for carrier [1911].

Around 1887, he married Ann [1866-19??].


Ann was born in Stainland
 

Children:

  1. Arthur
  2. Edna [b 1888] who was a mill hand (paper) [1901], a  cotton winder [1911]
  3. Ellen [b 1891] who was a cotton winder [1911]
  4. Walter [b 1894] who was a cotton maker-up student [1911]
  5. Doris [b 1897] who was a cotton winder (hank) [1911]
  6. Joe [b 1899] who was a part-timer cotton doubler [1911]
  7. Emma [b 1902]
  8. Norman [b 1905]
  9. Ethel Maud [b 1908]

They lived at

  • Cold Wells Hill, Stainland-with Old Lindley [1891]
  • Penny Hill, Barkisland [1901]
  • Burr Wood, New Road, Holywell Green [1911]

Buckley, AnnRef 219-2313
[18??-18??]
Recorded in 1845 as Postmistress at
Elland

Buckley, ArthurRef 219-18
[1886-1961]
Son of
Albert Buckley.

He was a mill hand (paper) [1901] / a paper finisher in paper mill [1911].

He married Edith [1886-1939].

Edith died 14th November 1939 (aged 53).

Arthur died 6th September 1961 (aged 75).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/138]

Buckley, ArthurRef 219-5
[1888-1916]
Son of
Joseph Buckley.

Born in Halifax.

He was a member of St Paul's Church, King Cross / a member of the Square Brotherhood & PSA / a doffer [1901] / a labourer [1910] / a dyers labourer [1911] / employed by Ward's Dye Works, Washer Lane.

In [Q1] 1910, he married Lily Crossley [1889-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Lily, of Mary Street, Halifax, was born in Greetland, the daughter of Aquilla Crossley, labourer

She was a millhand (winder) [1911]

 

They lived at

  • 3 Walton Street, King Cross [1911]
  • 1 Swaines Terrace, King Cross [1917]

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 1st/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He died in the Dardanelles [3rd September 1916] (aged 29).

The Halifax Courier [7th October 1916] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B], and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

Lily married Mr Fielden.

They lived at 75 Haugh Shaw Road, King Cross, Halifax

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Buckley, Arthur NormantonRef 219-13
[1876-1957]
Son of
Abraham Buckley.

Born in Halifax.

He was an office boy [1891] / a manufacturer's clerk of 61 Burnley Road [1897] / a chartered accountant's clerk [1901] / an accountant (employer) with business on Commercial Street, Halifax  [1911].

In 1897, he married Jane Whiteley [1878-19??] at St Paul's Church, King Cross.


Jane, of 14 Apsley Terrace, Halifax, was the daughter of Thomas Whiteley, commission agent
 

Children:

  1. Harold
  2. Beatrice Alice [b 1904]
  3. Mary Kathleen [b 1910]

They lived at

  • 29 Mayfield Grove, Halifax [1901]
  • 78 Gibraltar Road, Halifax [1911]

Arthur died in Halifax [Q1 1947] (aged 80) 

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Buckley, Dyson MortimerRef 219-23
[1870-1930]
Son of
Joseph Buckley.

Born in Halifax.

He was an engine fitter, lodging at Cottage in Yard, Oxford Road, Halifax  (with John Horn & family) [1891] / a mechanic [1904] / a machine fitter, lodging in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire [1911].

In [Q3] 1892, he married Mary Elizabeth Horn [1874-1929] in Halifax.


Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of John Horn
 

Children:

  1. Ethel May [b 1902]
  2. George Mortimer

They lived at

  • 33 Undercliffe Terrace, Halifax [1901]
  • 10 Exchange Street, King Cross, Halifax [1904]
  • 5 Glenholme Heath, Halifax [1911]

Mary Elizabeth died 14th November 1929 (aged 55).

Dyson died 16th November 1930 (aged 60).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1210]

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Buckley, EdgarRef 219-301
[1894-1966]
Son of
Miles Martineau Buckley.

Born in Elland.

In 1919, he married Eleanor Maria Frankton [1894-1924] in Halifax.


Eleanor Maria was born in Belper
 

Children:

  1. Grace Edna [1920-1946] who married Frank Kershaw Murgatroyd

Edgar died in Elland [30th April 1966]

Buckley, EdmundRef 219-1376
[1860-1917]
Born in Stainland [August 1860].

He was an iron moulder [1882], a licensed victualler [1891], and a Rugby player aka The Little Wonder or Little Buckley or Little Buck.

He first played for Halifax Rugby Club on 13th November 1880 in a match against Wakefield Trinity. He played for Halifax in the 1883-1884 season when they won the Yorkshire cup, and again 1885-1886 when Halifax played Bradford at Leeds brought home the Yorkshire cup.

On 25th November 1882, he married Sarah Jane Hollas.


Sarah Jane was the daughter of George Hollas
 

Children:

  1. Arnold [1883-1936]
  2. Susan Ellen
  3. Louisa [1887-194?] who married Fred Booth  [18??-195?]

Sarah Jane and her daughter Louisa went blind in later years

He was buried at North Bierley cemetery

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Buckley, EdwardRef 219-11
[1858-19??]
Born in Halifax.

He was a market labourer (?) (borough council) [1911].

In 1897, he married Ann Hodgson [1868-19??] in Halifax.


Ann had a son –
Wilfred – born in the Halifax Union Workhouse (father unknown) 
 

Children:

  1. Doris [b 1898] who was a worsted spinner [1911]
  2. Mary [b 1903]
  3. Phillis [b 1909]

In 1901, Ann and her 2 oldest children were inmates at the Halifax Union Workhouse; the whereabouts of Edward are not known.

They lived at 7 Duke Street North, Charlestown Road, Halifax [1911]

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Buckley, EdwinRef 219-33
[1839-1887]

In [Q2] 1865, he married Elizabeth Hartley [1839-1891] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Francis [1867-1870] /
  2. Mary [1870-1874] /
  3. Florence [1874-1876] /
  4. Maud [1880-1882] /

Edwin died 25th August 1887 (aged 48).

Elizabeth died 26th May 1891 (aged 52).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1019]

Buckley, EdwinRef 219-1056
[1861-1925]
Son of Thomas Buckley, clogger.

Born in Halifax.

He was a joiner of Mile Thorn, Halifax [1882] / a boiler maker's labourer [1891] / a scavenger [1901] / a scavenger for Halifax Corporation [1911].

In [Q4] 1882, he married Mary Ann Harrison [1861-1935] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary Ann, of Clarence Street, Halifax, was the daughter of John Harrison, mason
 

Children:

  1. Herbert
  2. Rufus
  3. Ada [b 1889] who was a comb minder [1911]
  4. George [b 1893] who was an assistant caretaker [1911]
  5. Elizabeth Ellen [b 1895] who was boseminding?? in combing  woollen [1911]
  6. Edith Annie [b 1898] who was a half-time worsted spinner  [1911]
  7. Alice [b 1904]

They lived at 312 Gibbet Street, Halifax [1891, 1901, 1911].

Living with them [in 1911] was cousin Mary Ellen Binns [b 1901]

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Buckley, ErnestRef 219-3
[18??-1902]
He lived at 10 Darley Street, Halifax.

By December 1899, he was in South Africa.

During the South African Wars, he served as a Trooper with the 9th Lancers.

He died of enteric fever at Mooi River, Natal [4th March 1902].

He is remembered on the Halifax Parish Church South African War Memorial, and on West View Park War Memorial

Buckley, ErnestRef 219-37
[1880-19??]
Born in Leeds.

He was a house painter [1911].

He married Martha Buckley [1879-19??].


Martha was the daughter of
John Newman
 

Child: Harold [b 1905]

They lived at 28 Whitegate Road, Siddal [1911].

Living with them [in 1911] were Martha's mother Margaret Newman and siblings Charlie (wool sorter), George (clay grinder)  and Elsie (cotton twister) 

Buckley, ErnestRef 219-6
[1885-1917]
Son of
William Buckley.

He was a member of King Cross Wesleyan Chapel & Sunday  School / a printer's apprentice, serving his apprenticeship with G. T. Whitehead [1901] / a printer with F. King & Sons.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. child
  2. child

His wife died before 28th September 1916.

He and the children were living with his father at 9 Eldroth Road.

During World War I, he enlisted [28th September 1916] and served as a Private with the 17th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).

He died of gunshot wounds to the thigh & leg in a German Field Hospital, Caudry, France, [2nd September 1917] (aged 32).

The Halifax Courier [15th December 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Caudry British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref IV C 6].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance. The children were living with their Buckley grandparents

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Buckley, ErnestRef 219-17
[1907-1986]
Born in Halifax.

He was landlord of the Red Lion, Stainland [1939-1941]

In 1939, he married Lucinda Binns [1907-1981] in Blackpool.


Lucinda was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. David R. [b 1940]
  2. Lynda B. [b 1946]

Lucinda died in Blackpool in 1981.

Ernest died in Blackpool in 1986

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Buckley, Frank Robert MayallRef 219-302
[1902-1969]
Son of
Miles Martineau Buckley.

Born in Elland [13th February 1902].

He was a motor engineer [1924].

On 14th June 1924, he married May Victoria Laughton [1900-1981] in Elland.


May Victoria was born in Barnsley
 

Child: Doreen [b 1928]

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Buckley, GeorgeRef 219-3062
[1814-1897]
Son of George Buckley, fustian cutter.

Born in Halifax.

He was a shoemaker [1833, 1841] / a cordwainer [1841] / a grocer [1851] / an estate agent [1861, 1871, 1881] / senior partner in George Buckley & Son. In 1874, the partnership was dissolved and the business carried on by George junior under the same name.

In 1833, he married (1) Margaret Dyson [18??-1839] at Halifax Parish Church.


Margaret, from Halifax, was the daughter of William Dyson, cloth miller
 

Children:

  1. William
  2. Elizabeth [b 1837] who was a milliner [1861]
  3. James [b 1839]

Margaret died in childbirth in 1839.

In 1841, he married (2) Hannah Dyson [1812-1883] in Halifax.


Hannah, was born in Leeds, the daughter of William Dyson, and sister of his first wife.

She had been a servant with the family [1841]

 

Children:

  1. George
  2. Joseph
  3. Emma [b 1851]
  4. Fred [b 1853]
  5. Mary Hannah [b 1857]

They lived at

  • Lilley Fold, Halifax [1841]
  • 5 Foundry Street, Halifax [1851]
  • Barum Top, Halifax [1861]
  • 108 Lister Lane, Halifax [1871, 1881]

See Halifax Omnibus & Cab Company Limited

Hannah died 30th March 1883 (aged 71).

George died 20th May 1897 (aged 83).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1209]

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Buckley, GeorgeRef 219-2337
[1845-1928]
Son of
George Buckley.

Born in Halifax [24 May 1845].

He was an apprentice currier [1851] / an architect [1861] / an architect and surveyor [1871, 1881] / an architect, surveyor and estate agent [1891] / an architect and surveyor [1901] / an architect, surveyor and valuer [1911] / junior partner in George Buckley & Son.

In 1874, the partnership was dissolved and the business carried on by George (junior) under the same name.

In 1867, he married Sarah Sugden Hall [1847-1908] in Gainsborough.


Sarah came from West Butterwick, Lincolnshire
 

Children:

  1. Caroline A. [b 1869]
  2. Maud [b 1870]
  3. George Dyson
  4. Mabel [b 1874]
  5. Blanche [b 1875]
  6. Kelita [b 1878]
  7. Alfred Eustace [b 1879]
  8. Harry K. [b 1881]

They lived at

  • 114 Lister Lane, Halifax [1871]
  • Lister Lane, Halifax [1874]
  • 124 Lister Lane, Halifax [1881]
  • 114 Lister Lane, Halifax [1891]
  • Stafford Road, Halifax [1901]
  • 114 Lister Lane, Halifax [1911]
  • Beech grove, Savile Road, Halifax

Sarah died Q4 1908 (aged 61).

George died October 1928.

See James Davis & Sons Limited, Halifax White Swan Company Limited and John Hartley

Sarah died 24th December 1908.

George died 23rd October 1928.

The couple were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [Grave Ref: 37]

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Buckley, George DysonRef 219-2230
[1872-1912]
Son of
George Buckley.

Partner in Clarkson & Buckley.

He lived at South Bank, Lister Lane, Halifax [1905]

He died at 114 Gibbet Street, Halifax 3/5/1912 and was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [Grave Ref: 37] with his parents

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Buckley, George MortimerRef 219-22
[1904-1934]
Son of
Dyson Mortimer Buckley.

Born at King Cross, Halifax; baptised at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge [March 1904]

In [Q3] 1927, he married Sarah E. Knight in Halifax.

George died 7th February 1934 (aged 29).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1210]

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Buckley, HaroldRef 219-7
[1899-1918]
Son of
Arthur Normanton Buckley.

He lived at 21 Gibraltar Road, Halifax.

He was educated at Trinity School & Halifax Secondary School / a member of St Hilda's Church, Halifax / articled as an accountant to his father.

During World War I, he enlisted [May 1917] and served as a Flight Cadet with the 53rd Training Squadron with the Royal Air Force.

He was killed when his training aircraft spun out of control & crashed in the Midlands [17th July 1918] (aged 19). He was flying at a low altitude which rendered him unable to escape the aircraft.

The Halifax Courier [20th July 1918] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Warley Congregational Church [Grave Ref: E 19].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on the Memorial at Halifax Secondary School, and on the Memorial at Saint Hilda's Church, Halifax

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Buckley, HarryRef 219-504
[1880-1943]
Son of
William Buckley.

On 13th September 1902, he married Eleanor Webster [1881-1936] at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.

He was landlord of the Oddfellows, Bolton Brow [1925-1932]

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Buckley, HarryRef 219-14
[1885-1965]

He married Rebecca Smithies.


Rebecca was the daughter of
Joseph Smithies
 

Rebecca died 10th February 1959 (aged 74).

Harry died 4th February 1965 (aged 88).

The couple were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/529] with Rebecca's parents

Buckley, HenryRef 219-28
[18??-18??]
He was a dyer [1849].

He married Eliza.

Children:

  1. Sarah Ann [1847-1849] who was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 4281]

Buckley, Rev HenryRef 219-2
[18??-19??]
Pastor at
St Paul's Methodist Chapel, Brighouse [1914]

Buckley, HerbertRef 219-1057
[1883-1945]
Son of
Edwin Buckley.

Born in Halifax.

He was a scavenger [1901].

He lived in Spring Hall Lane in what was known locally as the Old Row. This was one of those houses in which the 3rd storey room ran the length of the row and was where cloth was manufactured. It backed on to what is now Spring Hall Gardens

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Buckley, JamesRef 219-20
[1825-1900]
Born in Huddersfield.

He was a labourer [1861].

In [Q2] 1847, he married Mary Sykes [1824-1869] in Huddersfield.


Mary was born in Slaithwaite
 

Children:

  1. Ellen [b 1848] who was a cotton piecer [1861]
  2. James [1849-6th December 1887] who was a worsted spinner  [1861] & was buried with his parents
  3. Hannah [1852-6th January 1879] who was buried with her  parents
  4. Sarah [b 1854]
  5. Martha [b 1856]
  6. Emma [b 1859]
  7. Mary C. [b 1861]

They lived at

  • Upper New Yard, Wardhouse Grove, Stainland-with Old Lindley  [1861]
  • Holywell Green [1900]

Living with them [in 1861] was sister-in-law Martha Sykes [b  1842] (woollen weaver).

Mary died 28th August 1869 (aged 45).

James died 15th December 1900 (aged 75).

Members of the family were buried at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland [Grave Ref: S3/27]

Buckley, JamesRef 219-1358
[1877-19??]
He was a postman [1901, 1911].

He and John Halsworth were postmen in Halifax and delivered letters on the same round for 40 years. When they retired in 1936, it was claimed that they had walked a total of 200,000 miles. They were each awarded the Imperial Service Medal.

In 1899, he married Dinah Keighley [1876-19??] from Halifax, in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Doris [b 1900]
  2. Alice [b 1906]
  3. Ernest [b 1908]

They lived at

  • 37 Grant Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 29 Grant Street, Halifax [1911]

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Buckley, James WilliamRef 219-573
[1895-1917]
Son of
William Buckley.

Born in Rochdale [11th May 1895].

In 1911, he was an inmate of the Bolton & County of Lancaster Industrial School for Boys, Lostock Junction, Bolton.

He worked as a warehouseman for W. L. Sandbach in Todmorden.

He lived at 562 Victoria Terrace, Eastwood.

He never married.

He was a regular soldier [1912], and with the BEF [August 1914].

During World War I, he served as a Lance Corporal with the 2nd Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was at the battles of Mons, Aisne & Marne. He was gassed at Hill 60, and wounded twice.

As Acting Corporal, he was killed in action [4th May 1917] (aged 21).

The Todmorden & District News [25th May 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

His sister Mrs Elizabeth Ann Fielden was given as his next of kin, suggesting that both his parents were dead.

He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6], and on Todmorden War Memorial

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Buckley, JesseRef 219-10
[1830-1891]
He was an oat bread maker [1881].

He married Elizabeth Howarth [1831-1912].


Elizabeth was born in Sowerby
 

Children:

  1. Martha
  2. Joseph [b 1860] who was an oat bread baker [1900]
  3. Annis [b 1866] who was a worsted mill hand [1881]
  4. Ada [b 1868] who was an apprentice dressmaker [1881]
  5. Harritt [b 1875]

The family lived at

They lived at 32 Burnley Road, King Cross, Halifax

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Buckley, JohnRef 219-179
[17??-18??]
Around 1794, he planned to set up business in Bradford, but there was such local opinion against his constructing his mill there that he moved to Todmorden and rented
Ridgefoot Mill, Todmorden from Anthony Crossley of Todmorden Hall.

He first traded as Buckley & Sanderson, and later as John Buckley & Sons.

He later demolished the Patmos Inn and built a weaving shed on the site.

See Buckley's Dam

Buckley, JohnRef 219-2826
[18??-19??]
Manufacturer of steam boilers, cisterns, brewing and dye pans at Gauxholme [1861]

Buckley, John H.Ref 219-871
[1855-19??]
Born in New South Wales, Australia.

He was a boilermaker [1901].

He married Mary E. [1863-19??].


Mary was born in Whitby
 

Children:

  1. Harriet M. [b 1884]
  2. Ethel [b 1886] who was a worsted rover [1911]
  3. Percy [b 1890] who was a boilermaker's labourer [1911]
  4. Adelaide [b 1892] who was a worsted rover [1911]
  5. Sydney [b 1894] who was a cotton mule spinner  [1911]
  6. George [b 1897] who was a worsted doffer [1911]
  7. Jack [b 1900]
  8. Roy [b 1906]

They lived at

  • 5 Rodney Street, West Hartlepool, Durham [1901]
  • 6 Sunnybank Road, Greetland [1911]

John was dead by 1911

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Buckley, JosephRef 219-35
[1800-1877]
Born in Halifax.

He was an agricultural labourer [1841] / a cart driver [1861] / a farmer of 2 acres [1871].

He married Sarah [1804-1878].

Children:

  1. William
  2. John [b 1835] who was a wool sorter [1861]
  3. Edwin [b 1839] who was a brass moulder [1861]
  4. Harriet [1840-1911] who was a worsted weaver [1861], a  singer at cotton mill [1871] a worsted reeler (living with  brother William & family) [1891] and never married

The family lived at

  • Highroad Well, Halifax [1841]
  • 11 Highroad Well, Halifax [1861]
  • Cottages opposite Mile Thorn, Halifax [1871]

Living with them [in 1871] were grandchildren John W. Buckley [b 1864] & Elizabeth Buckley [b 1866].

Joseph died 4th October 1877 (aged 77).

Sarah died 29th April 1878 (aged 74).

He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1824]

Buckley, JosephRef 219-27
[1828-1875]
He was landlord of the
Duke William, Halifax [1859-1871].

He married Jane [1826-1877].

Joseph died 17th December 1875 (aged 47).

Jane died 14th March 1877 (aged 51).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1208]

Buckley, JosephRef 219-24
[1848-1906]
Son of
George Buckley.

Born in Halifax.

He was a mechanic [1871] / a clerk to brick company [1881] / a mill mechanic [1901].

In 1870, he married (1) Helen Ann Mortimer [1848-1884] in Halifax.


Helen Ann was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland
 

Children:

  1. Dyson Mortimer
  2. Fred [1872-1880]
  3. Jane [b 1874]
  4. Joseph
  5. Mary [b 1878] who was a silk spinner [1891]
  6. George [b 1880] who was a cigar maker [1901]
  7. Hannah [b 1882] who was a worsted winder [1901]
  8. Margaret [b 1884] who was a warp picker [1901]

Helen Ann died in childbirth [21st October 1884] (aged 36).

He married (2) Susan [1852-19??] in Huddersfield.


Susan was born in Huddersfield
 

Children:

  1. Harry [b 1891]
  2. Amy [b 1893]

They lived at

  • 2 Brunswick Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 3 Lower Range, Northowram [1881]
  • 19 Milk Street, Halifax [1891]
  • 22 Birks Hall Terrace, Halifax [1901]

Susan died 18th June 1905 (aged 51).

Joseph died 6th October 1906 (aged 58).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1208] and remembered at Plot 1209

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Buckley, JosephRef 219-4
[1860-1???]
Son of Jesse Buckley, baker.

He was a baker of King Cross, Halifax [1885] / a bread baker [1891] / a mason's labourer [1901] / a bricklayers labourer [1911].

In 1885, he married Emily Jane Ellison [1864-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Emily Jane, of Northgate, Halifax, was the daughter of John Thomas Ellison, plasterer
 

Children:

  1. Albert [b 1886] who was a taker-off in woollen mill [1901]
  2. Arthur
  3. Joe Harry [b 1897] who was a warehouse lad [1911]
  4. Doris [b 1899] who was a part-time worsted doffer [1911]
  5. Lewis [died in infancy 1901]

They lived at

  • 2 Chapel Road, Skircoat, Halifax [1891, 1901]
  • 16 Mary Street, King Cross, Halifax [1911]

In 1901, daughter Doris (aged 2) was staying with the Washington family at Lee Bridge, Halifax.

Sons Albert, Arthur and Joe Harry served in World War I

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Buckley, JosephRef 219-26
[1876-1???]
Born in Halifax.

He was a bobbin setter [1891] / a weaver [1897].

In [Q4] 1894, he married Matilda Naylor in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Fred who died 12th December 1897 (aged 7 months) 

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1208]

Buckley, Laura AnnieRef 219-34
OBE.

She married George Henry Willson She was an active suffragette and secretary of the Halifax branch of the Women's Social & Political Union.

During the fustian weavers' strike of 1906, she, Lavena Saltonstall, Lillian Cobbe, Lizzie Berkly, Dinah Connelly, Louisa Saltonstall and Lily Draper, were amongst 57 suffragettes and others who were arrested and imprisoned following an attack on the House of Commons in March 1907. All were given the option of 20/- fine plus costs or imprisonment. They all opted for 14 days' imprisonment in Holloway Gaol. In February 1907, she was imprisoned for 2 weeks in Armley Jail, Leeds.

In 1918, she was president of the Women's Engineering Society.

She monitored women working for her husband's business and others engaged in munitions work for World War I.

In the 1920s, she and her husband helped Labour activists and trades unionists to buy homes in Atalanta Terrace, Pye Nest.

The Scrivener [June 2021] published an article by Anne Kirker entitled Laura Annie Willson: suffragette, house builder, engineer

Buckley, LawtonRef 219-31
[1856-1912]
Born in Thornton-Lees, Dewsbury [9th November 1856].

He was publican at the Prince of Wales, West Vale [1st April 1902-25th March  1905] / the London Tavern, Halifax [2nd May 1906-1910] / the Black Lion, Halifax [19th July 1911-20th April 1912].

On 3rd October 1885, he married Maria Sykes [1857-1921] in Dewsbury.


Maria was born in Crigglestone
 

Children:

  1. Spencer [1887-1937]
  2. Nellie [1893-1969]
  3. Harry [1900-1965]

He died at the Black Lion [20th April 1912].

After his death, Maria took over at the Black Lion for a short time.

Maria died in Halifax [12th May 1921]

The couple were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [Grave Ref: 937]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Buckley, LewisRef 219-1002
[1866-1899]
Son of
Samuel Buckley.

He was assisting his father at the New Inn, Boothtown [1891] and he took over from his father as landlord of the New Inn, Boothtown [1894, 1896, 1899].

In 1891, he married Alice Barrett.

Children:

  1. Gladys [b 1892] who died aged 18 weeks

He died 24th October 1899. After his death, Alice took over at the New Inn.

Lewis & Gladys were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax

Buckley, MarthaRef 219-9
[1853-1917]
Daughter of
Jesse Buckley.

She was a dressmaker of 32 Burnley Road, King Cross, Halifax.

In 1880, she was involved in a Breach of Promise case brought against Robert Taylor Stansfield.

The 2 had been friendly, but they broke up and Martha became acquainted with another man, and they also broke up.

Stansfield & Martha took up their friendship again.

They had a child: Edith Mary [born 13th March 1880, died 31st March 1880].

The Court judged that Stansfield had failed to support the lady, and she was awarded damages of £200.

On 19th May 1883, Martha married David Fowler [1861-1900] at Halifax Parish Church.


David, a telegraphist living at Lister Lane, Halifax [1883] & a sorting clerk & telegraphist [1891], came from Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire
 

Mother & daughter were buried at King Cross Methodist New Connexion Chapel: Edith Mary [3rd April 1880]; Martha [22nd November 1917]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Buckley, Miles MartineauRef 219-781
[1871-1904]
Son of
Rev Abel Buckley.

Born in Rawtenstall.

He was a worsted overlooker [1891] a mill owner [1893].

In 1893, he married Barbara Bairstow [1871-1947].


Barbara was born in Elland
 

Children:

  1. Edgar
  2. Edith May [1900-1992] who married William Henry Nankivell
  3. Frank Robert Mayall

The couple died in Elland: Miles [15th June 1904] Barbara [25th February 1947]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Buckley, OliverRef 219-3166
[1819-1858]
Son of Oliver Buckley, assistant Overseer & Governor of Workhouse.

He was schoolmaster at St John's National School, Smallbridge, Rochdale [1845-1857].

He retired due to ill health [September 1857]. The ministers, scholars and teachers presented him with an electroplated teapot as a token of regard and esteem.

In 1858, he was a lodging house keeper at Havelock House, Blackpool.

In [Q3] 1847, he married (1) Elizabeth Turner in Rochdale at St John's Church, Smallbridge.


Elizabeth, of Smallbridge, was the daughter of James Turner, weaver
 

Elizabeth died in Rochdale [about 1848].

On 8th July 1851, he married (2) Elizabeth Atkinson at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Sarah Jane [b 2nd May 1852; bapt Smallbridge 15th July  1852; d 1873]
  2. Fanny [b 2nd August 1853; bapt Smallbridge 23rd August  1853; d October 1871] who was buried [25th October 1871] with her  Atkinson grandparents at St Peter's Church, Sowerby

He died in Blackpool [17th December 1858] (aged 39)  He was buried at St John's Church, Smallbridge [21st December 1858].

In 1861, Elizabeth was a linen draper and living with her daughters at Wharf Street, Sowerby Bridge.

In 1864, she married (2) John Firth.

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Buckley, OrlandoRef 219-16
[1873-1932]
MC.

Born in Halifax.

He was a colour Sergeant instructor (West Riding Regiment) [1911] / Landlord of the Friendly, Warley [1921-1932].

In [Q3] 1892, he married Ruth Emma Thurkettle in Halifax.


Ruth Emma was born in Hollesley, Suffolk
 

Children:

  1. Frederick Alfred [b 1893] who was a yarn scourer [1911]
  2. Ivy [b 1899] who was a part-timer doffer [1911]
  3. John Robert [b 1908]

The family lived at 39 Victoria Avenue, Keighley [1911].

Living with them [in 1911] was Ruth Emma's widowed mother Eliza Thurkettle [b Suffolk 1836].

Orlando died 5th April 1932 (aged 58).

Ruth Emma took over at the Friendly [1932].

Ruth Emma died 17th November 1949.

The couple were buried at Illingworth Moor Wesleyan Chapel with Alfred Williamson

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Buckley, RufusRef 219-944
[1884-1917]
Son of
Edwin Buckley.

Born in Halifax.

He was a plasterer's apprentice [1901] / a plasterer [1911] / employed at Copley Mills / a member of St Stephen's Church, Copley.

In [Q4] 1905, he married Jane Elizabeth Taylor in Malton.

Children:

  1. Cyril George [1908-1914] who was fatally injured in an  accident on some railings at Copley School
  2. Jessie [b 1911]
  3. Ivy [b 1915]
  4. child who died young [before 1911]

They lived at

  • 91 Haugh Shaw Road [1911]
  • 31 Baines Street, Pellon Lane, Halifax
  • Mile Thorn
  • 28 Calder Terrace, Copley [1917]

During World War I, he served as a Lance Corporal with the 2nd/4th Battalion Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).

He was killed in action [2nd September 1917].

The Halifax Courier [22nd September 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Ecoust Military Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mien, France [Grave Ref II A 5].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, on Copley War Memorial, and on the Memorial at Saint Stephen's Church, Copley

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Buckley, RupertRef 219-15
[1888-1957]
Landlord of the
Sportsman, Midgley [1934-1942]

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Buckley, SamuelRef 219-25
[1827-1891]
Born in Halifax.

He was a callender man [1851] / a stuff callender [1871] / a stuff finisher (worsted dyeworks) [1881] / landlord of the New Inn, Boothtown [1891].

He married Eliza [1823-1888].


Eliza was born in Kirkstall / Leeds
 

Children:

  1. William Henry
  2. Sybil who died 9th October 1950 (aged 1 year & 11 months)   
  3. Charles [b 1851] who was an iron moulder [1871, 1881]
  4. John [b 1852] who was a crabber (dyeworks) [1881], a  stuff callender [1871]
  5. James who died 3rd September 1860 (aged 3 years & 11  months) 
  6. Herbert [1860-9th September 1885] who was a finisher  (dyeworks) [1881]
  7. James [b 1864] who was a presser (dyeworks) [1881]
  8. Lewis
  9. Ada [b 1875]

They lived at

  • 1 South Parade, Lily Lane, Halifax [1851]
  • 8 Wainhouse Yard, Halifax [1871, 1881]

Eliza died 10th December 1888 (aged 65).

Samuel died 5th August 1891 (aged 64).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2858] with grandson Harry Buckley

Buckley, StephenRef 219-182
[1859-19??]
Born in Halifax.

He was landlord of the Moulders' Arms, Halifax [1905, 1911] / the Duke William, Halifax [1914, 1917].

He never married.

Living with him [in 1911] were his siblings Elizabeth [b 1873] (house keeper) and George [b 1878] (labourer) and niece Annie Scratcherd [b 1895] (toffee wrapper) 

Buckley, Susan EllenRef 219-1377
[1886-19??]
Aka Cissie.

Daughter of Edmund Buckley.

She lived most of her life in Brighouse.

In 19??, she married (1) Ned Outhwaite.

After Ned's death, she married (2) Leonard Roberts

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Buckley, SydneyRef 219-875
[1894-1915]
Son of
John H. Buckley.

He was an employee of Robert Dempster & Sons Limited.

He joined the Royal Marines.

During World War I, he served as an Able Seaman with the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.

He was sent to the East.

In May 1915, he was wounded and in hospital for 5 weeks.

He was killed in action near the Dardanelles [4th June 1915]

The Halifax Courier [31st July 1915] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli [Grave Ref 8-15], and on the Memorial at Rosemount Iron Works, Elland

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Buckley, ThomasRef 219-29
[18??-1???]

In [Q4] 1858, he married Elizabeth Lainton in Halifax.

Child: George who died 15th December 1863 (aged 9 days), & was buried with his Lainton grandparents at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3972].

Buckley, Rev ThomasRef 219-3372
[1804-1865]
He married Elizabeth, daughter of
Jonathan Akroyd.

Children:

  1. Elizabeth
  2. Thomas Edward

The couple were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax

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Buckley, Wilfred HodgsonRef 219-8
[1895-1917]
The name often appears as Hodson.

Illegitimate son of Ann Hodgson.

Born in the Halifax Union Workhouse (father unknown) [Q1/1895]; baptised at St Augustine's Church, Pellon [27th February 1895].

He was a printing shade (carpet manufacturer) [1911] / working for Smithson's Dye Works at Gibbet Street [for 2  years].

During World War I, he enlisted [January 1916] and served as a Private with the 92nd Company Machine Gun Corps (Infantry).

He went to France [1st May 1916].

He died of wounds at No.42 Casualty Clearing Station, France [30th April 1917] (aged 22).

The Halifax Courier [12th May 1917] reported his death with a photograph.

He was buried at Aubigny Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref II J 67] (1st May 1917).

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Saint Bernard's Catholic Church

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Buckley, WilliamRef 219-30
[1811-1873]
Son of Ann & George Buckley.

Born 14th August 1811; baptised at South Parade Methodist Chapel, Halifax [13th October 1811].

He was a hairdresser & umbrella maker [1851].

On 29th March 1930, he married Harriet Hillam [1809-1878] in Birstall.


Harriet was born in Plymouth
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [bapt 29th March 1831] who was a dress maker  [1851]
  2. Harriet [bapt 17th October 1833] who was a carpet  warehouse worker [1851]
  3. Mary Ann [bapt 28th July 1835]
  4. George [1838-1866] who was a hairdresser's assistant  [1851] & was buried with his parents
  5. Margaret [bapt 29th March 1840] who was a book stitcher  [1851]
  6. Hannah [bapt 1st May 1842] who was a book stitcher [1851]
  7. Thomas [b 1848]

The family lived at 16 Southgate, Halifax [1851].

William died 28th November 1873 (aged 62).

Harriet died 2nd August 1878 (aged 69).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3018] with grandson Joseph Eastwood Buckley who died 20th December 1874 (aged 14 months) 

Buckley, WilliamRef 219-36
[1829-1898]
Son of
Joseph Buckley.

Born in Halifax.

He was a brass founder [1861, 1881] / a retired brass founder [1891].

In [Q3] 1862, he married Elizabeth Tattersall [1832-1910] in Halifax.


Elizabeth was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. John W. [b 1864] who was a woollen spinner [1881]
  2. Elizabeth [b 1866] who was a worsted spinner [1881]

They lived at

  • 2 Mile Thorn, Gibbet Street, Halifax [1871]
  • 14 Fielden Street, Halifax [1881]
  • 32 Allerton Street, Halifax [1891]

Living with them [in 1881, 1891] were William's sister Harriet [b 1840] (worsted reeler)  & several Buckley nieces and nephews.

William died 8th September 1898 (aged 69).

Elizabeth died 21st March 1910 (aged 78).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1824] with William's parents

Buckley, WilliamRef 219-1053
[1834-1872]
Son of
George Buckley.

Born in Halifax [September 1834]; baptised at Ebenezer Chapel Primitive Methodist Society, Halifax [December 1834].

He was landlord of the Bowling Green, Halifax [1861, 1864, 1871].

In [Q4] 1865, he married Martha Ann Hutchinson [1845-1926] in Halifax.


Martha Ann was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. George William [1868-1872]
  2. Edgar [1869-1870]
  3. Fred [1871-1872]

Living with him at the Bowling Green Inn [in 1861] was his sister Emma [aged 10] (servant).

William died of phthisis [26th January 1872] (aged 37).

He and sons George William and Fred all died within 3 weeks of each other.

They & Edgar were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1210].

In 1886, Martha Ann married (2) Herbert Tate

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Buckley, WilliamRef 219-4100
[1856-1930]
Born in Sowerby Bridge.

He was landlord of the Royal Hotel, Sowerby Bridge [1894, 1915].

On 19th December 1878, he married Emily Taylor [1856-1905] at Halifax Parish Church.


Emily was the daughter of John Taylor
 

Children:

  1. Herbert [1879-1954]
  2. Annie [b 1880] who was a manageress
  3. John William [1881-1958] who was a barman [1911], a  licensed victualler [1930]
  4. Gertrude May [1883-1964] who married [1906] Richard  Lockwood
  5. Tom Taylor [1887-1948] who was a manager [1891]

William died at the Spink Nest Inn, Huddersfield [6th August 1930].

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £6,331 6/4d to his son John William, and son-in-law Richard Lockwood (engineer) 

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Buckley, WilliamRef 219-12
[1859-19??]
Son of George Buckley, shoemaker.

Born in Halifax.

He was an overlooker of Delph Hill, Skircoat [1884] / a steam crane tenter at quarry [1891] / a general labourer in worsted mill [1901] / a labourer in worsted mill [1911].

In 1884, he married Amelia Jane Smith [1860-19??] at St John's Church, Carlinghow, Batley.


Amelia Jane, a winder of Carlinghow, was born in Batley, the daughter of Joseph Smith, fettler
 

Children:

  1. Ernest
  2. Edith Mary [b 1900]

They lived at

  • 5 Delph Hill, Skircoat [1891]
  • 53 Delph Hill Road, Halifax [1901]
  • 6 Elmwood Street, Halifax [1911]

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Buckley, WilliamRef 219-825
[1859-1901]
Born in Sowerby.

He was a railway labourer [1878, 1891] / landlord of the Shepherds' Rest, Sowerby Bridge [1899-1901].

On 29th June 1878, he married Henrietta Halstead [1859-1924] at Elland Parish Church.


Henrietta was the daughter of George Halstead
 

Children:

  1. George [1879-1927] who was a widower [by 1911]
  2. Harry

They lived at 22 Sutcliffe's Buildings, Sowerby Bridge [1891].

William died 23rd October 1901.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £308 12/-.

Probate was granted to Henrietta.

Henrietta was landlady of the Dusty Miller, Sowerby Bridge [1904] and landlady of the Woodman, Luddendenfoot [1908-1910]

In [Q3] 1910, Henrietta married Joseph Butterworth

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Buckley, WilliamRef 219-32
[1861-1???]
Son of Ann [1825-1???] & William Buckley [1831-1???].

Born in Wardle, Rochdale.

He was a carter [1891] / a coal carter [1901].

In 1887, he married Sarah Lord [1860-1901] in Rochdale.


Sarah was born in Rochdale
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth Ann [b 1889] who was a half-time woollen piecer  [1901] & married John William Fielden
  2. James William

The family lived at 7 Kitter Square, Wardle, Rochdale [1891, 1901].

Living with them [in 1891] were William's parents Ann & William Buckley (woollen weaver).

Living with them [in 1901] was William's widowed father William Buckley [b 1831] (retired woollen weaver).

Sarah died in Rochdale in the last quarter [Q4 1901] (aged 41)  Possible deaths of his father William Buckley in Rochdale: in 1903 (aged 42), or in 1907 (aged 45) 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Buckley, WilliamRef 219-21
[1873-19??]
Born in Halifax.

He was a brass moulder [1911].

Around 1905, he married Sarah [1878-19??].


Sarah was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Florence [b 1899] who was a part-time bobbin sider [1911]
  2. George [b 1906]
  3. Ernest [b 1908]
  4. Harold [b 1910]

They lived at 23 North Castle Street, Halifax [1911].

Living with them [in 1911] was brother Joseph Buckley [b 1880] (overlooker) 

Buckley, William HenryRef 219-4500
[1846-1889]
Son of
Samuel Buckley.

Landlord of the New Inn, Boothtown [1887].

In 1870, he married Sarah Hannah Barrett [1848-1887] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Harry who died 19th July 1874 (aged 8 months) 

Harry was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2858] with his Buckley grandparents.

His parents were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax

Surname

Buckley surnameRef 219-1

The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are 66 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Buckley, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.


Unattached BMDs for Buckley

Marriages 1810, 1834, 1906, 1918; Deaths 1861, 1890, 1897, 1900, 1907

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 1208, Plot 4410

 



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