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Born in Thornton in Craven.
She married (1) Unknown.
She married (2) John Wrigglesworth
She married (3) William Singleton
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In 1816, he visited the newly-opened Bell School, Harrison Road
He married Jane [1811-1???].
Children:
They lived at Waring Green, Brighouse [1841]
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He was
a coal miner of Halifax [1873] /
a miner of Southowram.
In 1873, he married Malinda Kendall at Halifax Parish Church.
Child:
Fred [Q3 1874]
Frederick died before their son was born. [Q1 1874] (aged 24)
In 1878, George Henry Bell [b 1876] was baptised at Christ
Church, Staincliffe – parents Frederick Bell, miner of Chapel
Fold, and Malinda – but Frederick died in 1874, so
could not be the father.
A possible father is Joseph Waring who was lodging
with Malinda in 1881
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Born in Beverley [14th January 1856].
He was
educated at Woodhouse Grove School & Headingley College /
largely instrumental in founding Scarborough College for Boys /
a contributor to various newspapers and magazines /
Wesleyan Conference correspondent for leading daily papers [for 25
years] /
minister at King Cross Wesleyan Church, Halifax [1911-1915].
In [Q3] 1882, he married Fanny Matilda Sara [1858-19??]
in Truro.
Children:
They lived at
Frederick Richard died either in Liverpool [Q1/1917] (aged
60), or in Bath [Q2/1937] (aged 81)
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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 in a failed attack on Schwaben Redoubt [3rd September 1916].
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France,
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was charged with, having on the 13th August 1901, attempted to
murder Christabel Ethel Seaman, who also worked at the pub.
At the trial, it was heard that Bell fired a revolver
at Seamen after she had rejected his advances.
Bell was sentenced to 3 months' imprisonment
He married 15th September 1903 at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.
The Brighouse Echo reported
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The family were members of the Salvation Army.
He lived at Woodside, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action [5th May 1915] (aged 22).
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 20],
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
Medical practitioner at Birthright View, Cornholme [1895]
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Heywood includes him in his list of the great number of wretched
drunken preachers at Lightcliffe, and adds
He was landlord of the White Hart, Soyland [1845, 1851].
He married Sarah [1810-18??].
The family travelled and lived in various towns.
John was born at 12 Thorn Street, Halifax.
Baptised at St Paul's Church, King Cross [14th February 1897]
He was as an office boy for a solicitor in Oldham.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Oldham
and served as a Private
with Q Company
11th Battalion
Manchester Regiment.
He was killed in action [16th August 1917] (aged 20).
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 120-124, 162-162A & 163A]
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Born in Brighouse.
He was
a cotton piecer of Portland Street, Elland [1895] /
an iron worker [1901] /
an iron foundry labourer [1911].
On 16th June 1895, he married Mary Elizabeth Crossley at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The children were born in Elland.
The family lived at
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Born in Stalybridge, Cheshire.
Brother of Rev William Christopher Bell.
He was
a solicitor's articled clerk [1881] /
a solicitor [1891, 1901] /
a solicitor at Sowerby Bridge and Ripponden [1905] /
Secretary of the Evening Continuation Schools Committee /
a member of the Public Library Committee /
legal adviser to the Sowerby Bridge Prosecution Society /
a member of the Ryburn [No 1283] Masonic Lodge /
President of the Society of Knights Templar, Halifax.
His offices were at Tuel Lane Corner, Town Hall Street, Sowerby
Bridge, and at Ripponden.
He never married.
In 1891, he was in lodgings at Barkisland.
In 1901, he was living at 4 Beech Villas, Sowerby Bridge with his
stepmother Mary Bell and stepsister Mary T Bell.
He died at 4 Beech Villas [5th November 1905].
He was buried at Dukinfield.
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £600.
Probate was granted to his stepmother Mary Bell.
After his death, his practice was taken over by Samuel Freeman
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He lived at 86 Hartley Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted [December 1914]
and served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was ill for 6 months.
He died of stricture in Lincoln Military Hospital [24th February 1916]
and was buried at Mount Tabor Wesleyan Methodist Chapel [Grave Ref: S 14].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Stannary Congregational Church, Halifax
He was
a joiner [1841] /
a beer seller [1851] /
a joiner [1861] /
landlord of the Joiners' Arms, Brighouse [1861].
He married Unknown.
He was a widower by 1851
He lived at Hove Edge [1841, 1851, 1861]
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Born in Stillingfleet, Yorkshire [1911]
He was
a carter of Portsmouth [1892] /
a mason's labourer [1901, 1911].
He married (1) Unknown.
He married (2) Lydia Heyworth [1861-1???].
at St John's Church, Holme in Cliviger, Burnley.
Children:
The family lived at 941 Burnley Road, Todmorden [1901, 1911].
Living with them [in 1911] were boarders James Brennan
& James Starkie
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Illegitimate son of Malinda Kendall & Joseph Waring.
Born [10th October 1882].
He was
an apprentice fish salesman [1901] /
a boiler maker of Greetland [1904] /
a railway goods shunter on the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company at Greetland [1911].
In [Q1] 1904, he married Harriet Noble [1884-19??] at St Thomas's Church, Greetland.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1911] was widowed mother-in-law Ann Noble
[b 1849].
During World War I,
he joined the West Riding reserves [September 1914] and was sent to
France [April 1915].
He was admitted to hospital [3rd April 1916] with an abscess on his
left arm, and sent back to England [1st May 1916].
He went back to France [February 1917], and was promoted to Lance
Corporal [April 1917].
He was posted missing after being shot in the right arm [3rd May
1917], and reported a POW at Cassel, Germany [15th May 1917].
He was awarded the Military Medal
[June 1917].
His photograph appears with a report of his award in the Halifax Courier [26th May 1917].
He returned to England [31st December 1918].
He was awarded a pension of 8/3d a week [from March 1919] due to 30%
disability (general weakness).
He survived the War.
He died in Bradford [Q2 1975]
In August 1867, he was declared bankrupt
With Joseph Cockin Hoatson, he was editor of The Halifax
Selection of Hymns [1834].
He resigned because of ill-health and left the ministry.
He went to live and farm at Salterforth, near Colne.
He married twice.
Children:
He lived in a house at the bottom of John King Lane.
See
Providence Congregational Church Manse, Stainland and
Rishworth Independent Church
He was
a mercantile clerk [1891] /
an accountant, estate agent (own account) [1901].
In [Q2] 1876, he married Ellen Mary W. Welch [1851-1???]
in Lancaster.
Children:
They lived at
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She fell in love with Miles Weatherill, sparking off the Vicarage murder
After the murder, she went to the Friends Retreat at Fulford,
York.
This was an asylum which accommodated paupers, and where unemployed
servants resided.
She was unable to find employment for want of a reference
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He was
a coal miner [1841] /
a dyer [1851].
In [Q2] 1839, he married Eliza Lumb [1821-1868] in Halifax.
She was a widowed charwoman [1861]
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was Eliza's widowed father James
Lumb.
Thomas died 26th September 1859 (aged 40).
Eliza died 6th June 1868 (aged 47).
He was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3328]
with Eliza's father
He worked with an accomplice, Willie the Woodsman.
He is said to have died in the cave when his stomach exploded after
gorging himself on booty which he had stolen.
His rotting body – eaten by birds and vermin – was found by 2
children.
His skull is said to have been found in the cave in 1899.
Various traditions date him to the 9th or the 18th century.
His story is told in 2 poems:
See
Joseph Bailey
He was
a cotton weaver [1911] /
employed by Crabtree & Farrar.
During World War I,
he enlisted [19th August 1916]
and served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed by a shell [14th April 1918] (aged 20).
The Todmorden & District News [3rd May 1918] reported his death
and his photograph appeared in the edition of 10th May 1918.
He was buried at Bailleul, France.
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 82-85 & 162A],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
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Born in Elland [18th October 1897].
He was
a member of Bethesda Methodist Chapel, Elland /
a member of the Boys' Brigade at Elland Wesleyan Chapel /
a worsted doffer [1911] /
employed by Albert Bailey & Sons.
He lived at 9 Jepson Lane, Elland.
During World War I,
he enlisted [October 1914]
and served as a Corporal
with the 1st RM Battalion RN Division
Royal Marine Light Infantry.
He served in the Gallipoli Campaign.
He was sent to France [July 1918].
He was killed in action [27th September 1918].
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Moeuvres Communal Cemetery Extension, Moeuvres, France [Grave Ref B 1].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Bethesda Methodist Sunday School, Elland,
and on the Memorial at Elland Boys' Brigade
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Children:
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Born in Liverpool.
He was
educated at Taunton School & Sidney Sussex College Cambridge /
a football player /
a hockey player for Halifax /
a cricket player for King Cross.
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1914]
with the Royal Fusiliers,
and
served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the 8th Battalion
Border Regiment.
He was killed in action [14th June 1917] (aged 25).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref I C 21].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Park Congregational Church
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Born in Stalybridge, Cheshire.
Brother of John Corrin Bell.
He was
educated at Brasenose College Oxford [1881],
Curate at Holy Trinity Church [1892],
and
Vicar of Norland [1922].
He designed the Norland War Memorial.
He never married.
He was said to have been heart-broken when the parish of Norland was
discontinued and St Luke's Church amalgamated with Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge.
He appealed unsuccessfully to King George V for the decision to be
overturned.
He died shortly afterwards [14th February 1922].
He was buried at St Luke's Church, Norland
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,703 19/4d.
Administration was granted to Alfred Henry Bell (bank manager)
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Bell, Adelaide Ref 314-1064
Daughter of Mr Bell.
Bell, Andrew Ref 314-1712
Scottish Anglican clergyman.
He pioneered the Madras System of education in which the more
able pupils helped the teacher to teach the other pupils.
He was the first superintendent of National Schools Society.
National Schools were also known as Bell Schools
and Bellian Schools.
Bell, Anthony Ref 314-3217
He was a tea dealer [1841].
Bell, Frederick Ref 314-1822
Son of Thomas Bell, miner.
Bell, Rev Frederick Richard Ref 314-1203
Son of Rev Richard Bell.
Fanny Matilda was the daughter of George Sara, of Truro
Bell, Frederick William Ref 314-892
Bell, George Henry Ref 314-2919
A servant (boots) at the Bull's Head, Sowerby Bridge.
Bell, Gilbert Ref 314-2
Son of William Bell of Lower Peover, Knutsford, Cheshire.
Florence was the daughter of Matthew Wood
Few weddings have created such interest locally as the nuptials
celebrated at St James Church, the sacred edifice was crowded in
every part, and in the roadway that separates Brooklands, the
home of the bride, there were hundreds of people congregated, anxious
to obtain as good a view as possible.
The short distance that had to be traversed enabled carriages to be
dispensed with and a crimson carpet to be laid across the road for
the convenience of the bride
Bell, Harold Mozart Ref 314-893
Son of Sarah & Christopher Bell, of Hedon Road,
Marfleet, Hull.
Bell, Dr J. J. Ref 314-3216
LRCP, LRCS.
Bell, James Ref 314-1662
MRCVS.
Veterinary surgeon for Brighouse [1894]
Bell, John Ref 314-1104
Curate at Lightcliffe [1652-1655].
a wretched Scotchman, yet could have spoken well
Bell, John Ref 314-1851
Born in Halifax.
Sarah was born in Leeds
Bell, John Ref 314-1421
Son of John William Bell, coachman.
Bell, John Campbell Ref 314-1757
Son of Francis Bell, caretaker.
Mary Elizabeth, of Jepson Lane, Elland, was the daughter of
John Crossley
Bell, John Corrin Ref 314-1817
Son of Margaret (née Cheetham) [1831-1863] & Rev William Bell [1836-1875],
Curate of St John's, Dukinfield.
Bell, John Francis Ref 314-894
He was
a member of Stannary Congregational Sunday School, Halifax /
a wood carver.
Bell, Jonas Ref 314-3
Born in Rastrick / Hove Edge.
Bell, Jonathan Ref 314-1528
In a report produced in 1850 under the Public Health Act, he
was recorded as keeping a lodging house in Southowram which had 2 rooms, 7 beds, 12 lodgers, and no privy
Bell, Jonathan Ref 314-4
Son of Jonathan Bell, farm bailiff.
Lydia, a domestic servant of Cliviger, was born in Dulesgate,
the daughter of Charles Mitchell, engineer
Bell, Leonard Waring Ref 314-302
MM.
Harriet was born in Greetland, the daughter of Joseph
Noble, cloth finisher
Bell, Peter Ref 314-1136
Curate at Rastrick [1674]
Bell, Peter Ref 314-2558
Ale & porter dealer at Wade Street, Halifax.
Bell, Rev Robert Ref 314-1135
Born in Colne.
He trained at Airedale College
before becoming
Minister at
Bell, Samuel Arundel Ref 314-283
Born in Lambeth, Middlesex.
Ellen was born in Lancaster
Bell, Sarah Elizabeth Ref 314-B177
Originally from Newby Whiske, a small Village near Thirsk,
she came to work as housemaid to Rev Anthony John Plow.
Bell, Sydney Ref 314-1202
Printer at Shelf, Halifax [1927]
Bell, Thomas Ref 314-5
Born in Halifax.
Eliza / Elizabeth was born in Elland, the daughter of
James Lumb.
Bell, Tom Ref 314-60
Legendary robber who is said to have lived in Tom Bell's Cave and
robbed locals farms and villages.
He is said to have worn an iron mail suit, and boots with the toes
and heels reversed, in order to mislead anyone pursuing him
Bell, Tom Ref 314-556
Son of Jonathan Bell. of 9 Cars Road, Portsmouth, Todmorden.
Bell, Walter Pearson Ref 314-1776
Son of John Campbell Bell.
Bell, William Ref 314-3225
He married Cissie, daughter of John Crowther.
Bell, William Arundel Ref 314-920
Son of Samuel Arundel Bell.
Bell, Rev William Christopher Ref 314-953
Son of Margaret (née Cheetham) [1831-1863] & Rev William Bell [1836-1875],
Curate of St John's, Dukinfield.
Bell, Rev William Montgomerie Ref 314-1314
Vicar of Warley [1925-1929].
He was vicar at Kensington [1929-1955]
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