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He lived at 2 Daisy Bank, Luddendenfoot.
During World War II,
he enlisted [June 1939]
and served as an Aircraftman 2nd Class
with the 607th Squadron
Royal Air Force.
He was killed at Audreuch, near Calais [24th May 1940] (aged 18).
He was buried at Zutkerque Churchyard [9].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Luddendenfoot Congregational Church,
and on Luddendenfoot War Memorial
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He had a sweetheart Miss C. Turner, 3 Daisy Street, Hopwood
Lane, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Driver
with No.5 C Reserve Brigade
Royal Field Artillery.
He died suddenly after 21 months' service at the Front
[21st July 1916].
He was buried at King Cross Methodist New Connexion Chapel
[Y 29].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Saint Paul's Church, King Cross
Born in Leeds.
He was
a labourer [1835] /
a sawyer [1841].
On 10th September 1835, he married Dinah Jowett, daughter of
John Jowett, at Coley Church.
Dinah and Charles Clark were the great-grandparents
of Sir Edmund Hillary.
Dinah was
a weaver [1835] /
a corset maker [1841]
Children:
They lived at Haley Hill, Halifax [1841].
The family emigrated to New Zealand, sailing on the Indus from
Gravesend and arriving in Nelson in 1843, brought out from
England by the New Zealand Company with all sorts of promises, the
company had been unrealistic and failed, leaving the settlers
impoverished at times.
Charles died in Whakahara, North Island [1909].
Dinah died in Auckland, New Zealand [1895]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeanette Forrester
On
24th July 1880,
he attempted to save Mrs Martha Ann Rothera from an on-coming
express train as she crossed the railway line.
Both he and Mrs Rothera were killed
He was
landlord of the Royal Oak, Ambler Thorn [1887-1895].
He married Sarah Ann from Halifax.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
Born in Buttershaw.
He was
a plasterer [1891, 1901].
In [Q3] 1888, he married Charlotte Haigh in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
He was
a boot & shoe finisher [1891] /
a boot finisher [1901] /
a boot finisher for boot manufacturer [1911].
In 1885, he married Edith Elizabeth Carlton [1859-1???].
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Hebden Bridge.
He was
a delver of Hebden Bridge [1894] /
a stone quarry man [1901] /
a quarryman (stone) [1911].
In 1894, he married Emily Alice Hollinrake [1873-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1911] was brother-in-law William
Hollinrake [b 1863] (calico weaver)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Son of Foster Clark.
Born in Midgley.
He was
a student teacher at Borough Road Training College, Isleworth,
Middlesex [1911] /
a member of Park Congregational Church, Halifax /
a teacher at Moorside School, Ovenden /
a teacher at Akroyd Park.
During World War I,
he served as a Gunner
with Siege Battery
Royal Garrison Artillery.
He was promoted to a Second Lieutenant, and then to Major.
He was awarded the Military Cross
for
The Halifax Courier of 21st July 1917 described the occasion
His photograph appears with a report of his award in the Halifax Courier [21st July 1917].
He survived the War, and is remembered
on the Roll of Honour at Park Congregational Church
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
In January 1861, he was declared insolvent
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden
Born at 4 Ann Street, Bethnal Green, London [15th June 1844].
He was
a cotton weaver [1861] /
a brewer [1866, 1871] /
a milk dealer & farmer of 12 acres [1881] /
a farmer [1891, 1901, 1911].
On 1st November 1866, he married Sarah Thompson [1843-1921] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Sarah died 6th January 1921.
George Augustus died at the home of his daughter Ethel Spring Hall Place, Halifax [26th October 1923].
The couple were buried at Mount Pleasant Methodist Church, Wainstalls
He was educated at Bootham School, York and Balliol College Oxford
[1911];
He became a leading historian.
He was knighted in 1953.
He was professor at Oxford, Cambridge and several other universities.
He was an authority on Anglo-Dutch history.
He edited the Oxford History of England.
In July 1885, he was declared bankrupt
Child:
Anne Eliza who married Samuel Milne Smith
This & associated entries use material contributed by Peter Hingston
This & associated entries use material contributed by Michael Bickley & Alan Longbottom
Born in Erringden.
He was
a fustian cutter [1871] /
a cotton cord cutter [1881].
In 1866, he married Ellen Marshall [1849-1???] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was niece Laura Allen Clark [b
1890].
Ellen died in Todmorden [Q1 1884] (aged 35).
James died at home [14th December 1886] (aged 42)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Bentley / Rowley, Yorkshire.
He was
a mantle maker costumier (employer) [1891] /
a wholesale & retail draper, shirtmaker etc (employer) [1901] /
a wholesale linen draper, silk mercer, costumier, mantle dealer &
shopkeeper (employer) [1911] /
chairman of the Halifax Mutual Plate Glass Insurance Society [1919].
He established a drapery business – J. Walker Clark.
In [Q4] 1887, he married Mary Midgley [1865-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
He was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a coal miner [1841, 1851] /
a retired coal miner [1871, 1881].
On 31st October 1836, he married Jane Greenwood [1816-1884] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
John died 24th July 1882 (aged 72).
Jane died 25th April 1884 (aged 68).
The couple & the children (‡) were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
Born in Hebden Bridge.
He was
a cotton cord cutter [1881] /
a fustian cutter [1891, 1897] /
a fustian cord cutter [1901].
In 1897, he married Sarah Ann Sutcliffe [1869-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
They lived at Fom Villas, Blackshaw, Todmorden [1901].
Living with them [in 1901] was John's brother
Wallace
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He married Sarah Ann Thornton [1864-1938].
Children:
John Robert died in 1909.
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He married Annie Sophia [1899-1958].
Annie Sophia died 1st February 1958 (aged 59)
John West died 28th April 1965 (aged 77)
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NR-D29]
with
Stephen Bill Porteus [1???-8th June 1981], Kathleen Beryl
Harrison [1927-21st December 1991], Mavis Downs
née Clark [1938-2002], and James Downs
[1933-2008]
Born at Charlestown, Hebden Bridge.
He was
a member of St James's Church, Hebden Bridge & School /
a cotton piecer [1911] /
employed by Wheelwright's at Callis Mill, Charlestown.
During World War I,
he enlisted [March 1916]
and served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Lewis Gun Section
Royal Scots Fusiliers.
He was sent to France [June 1916].
He died of wounds [15th October 1916].
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbé, France [Grave Ref III E 26].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint James Church, Hebden Bridge
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
On 27th December 1794, he married widow Mary Bottomley of
Halifax, at Halifax Parish Church
This & associated entries use material contributed by Carole Edwards Caruso
He was landlord of the Rose & Crown, Greetland [1871-1875].
He died in Halifax in 1902
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He married Sarah Jane [1840-1???],
daughter of Martha (née Tempest) & Joseph Foster,
in Bradford.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Carole Edwards Caruso
He was
a mechanic (machine fitter) [1901] /
a mechanic [1911].
In [Q1] 1879, he married Emma Greenwood [1857-1920] in Halifax.
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 9 children of whom 7 were still alive at that time.
They lived at 25 Cleveland Avenue, Siddal [1901, 1911].
Emma died 18th April 1920 (aged 63).
Joseph died 5th October 1920 (aged 63).
The couple & the children (‡) were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
Born in Hebden Bridge.
He was
a fustian cutter [1891] /
a fustian cutter of Knott Hall [1909] /
a hand fustian cutter [1911].
In 1909, he married Clara Dale [1878-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
She had a son: Albert Priestley Clark [b Todmorden 1902]
They lived at
4 Woodland View, Charlestown, Hebden Bridge [1911].
Living with them [in 1911] was Marshall's brother
Wallace.
A Marshall Clark died in Todmorden [Q1 1929] (aged 53)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
She was one of the children who died whilst working at
Calvert's Mill at Wainstalls.
She lived at Spring Mill, Wainstalls.
She died 24th January 1877 (aged 14).
She is buried at Luddenden Dean Wesleyan Chapel Graveyard
Robert died 10th August 1832 (aged 66)
& was buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
He married Unknown.
Child:
Elizabeth [16??-1717] who married John Halliday
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He was
a greengrocer [1841, 1851, 1860].
He married Fanny [1803-1888].
Children:
The family lived at
Thomas died 22nd August 1860 (aged 56).
Fanny died 8th July 1888 (aged 85).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3534]
He was
land owner and coal proprietor [1851] /
paper merchant [1863].
On 17th February 1842, he married Martha Gibson Watkinson in Halifax.
Child:
(possibly) Joseph
This & associated entries use material contributed by Carole Edwards Caruso
He was
a gas worker [1916] /
a fustian clothing presser for John Hilton & Company in Hebden
Bridge [1921].
He married Elizabeth [1862-19??].
She was a fustian finisher for John Hilton & Company, fustian
clothiers [1921]
Children:
They lived at Thistle Buildings, Erringden [1921]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Brighouse [23rd December 1891].
In 1911, he, his brother & his widowed mother were living at the
Vulcan, Rastrick with Harry Womersley.
He was
an assistant engine driver [1911] /
a steam lorry driver [1915].
On 21st September 1912, he married Sarah Jane Jackson [1887-1937] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at 20 Foundry Street, Rastrick / the Vulcan
[1912].
During World War I,
he enlisted [28th May 1915]
and served as a Private
with the 972nd Mechanical Transport Company
Army Service Corps.
He served in Egypt [from 30th October 1917] until his death from
pneumonia [1st November 1918].
He was buried at Ramleh War Cemetery, Palestine & Israel [Grave Ref EE 26].
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial,
and on Rastrick War Memorial
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell
He was a currier.
He married Alice Emma Priestley [1883-19??] in Bradford.
Child:
Edward Priestley (Clark) [b 1904]
In 1911, the widowed Alice was living as a servant with a
family
This & associated entries use material contributed by Carole Edwards Caruso
Son of Thomas Lindsay Clark of Ayrshire.
He was
a general practitioner in Halifax [1930s] /
at 23 Aked's Road [1937] /
the police surgeon in Halifax [1937] /
senior consultant surgeon to the Halifax Area Hospitals Group [1950s].
On 21st June 1937, he married Lucy Margaret (Peggy) Watkinson at St Matthew's Church, Northowram.
Children:
The family lived at
Thomas died in the Royal Halifax Infirmary [29th December 1957] (aged 71).
His funeral was at St Matthew's Church, Northowram and he was
cremated at Park Wood Crematorium [2nd January 1958].
The Halifax Evening Courier [23rd May 1958] published
probate details for his estate. which was valued
at £35,983 14/4d
He was
a retort maker [1881] /
a clay retort maker [1891] /
a foreman brickmaker [1901] /
publican at the Bacchus, Halifax [1911, 1917, 1921].
In 1879, he married Sarah Jane Lloyd [1858-1937] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Tom died at 16 King Street, Halifax [20th September 1933].
Sarah Jane died in the Gibbet Street Institution [22nd August 1937] (aged 79).
They were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax
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Born in Hebden Bridge
He was
a fire beater at cotton mill (living with his brother
John) [1901] /
a delver in stone quarry (living with his brother
Marshall) [1911] /
a quarryman with Oldfield Watson at Rawtenstall /
a fireman at Moss Bros, Bridge Royd Dyeworks, Eastwood.
During World War I,
he enlisted in Todmorden [August 1914]
and served as a Private
with the 1st/6th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He served in Egypt, Dardanelles & France.
He was killed in action [6th September 1917] (aged 37).
Several local newspapers, including
the Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [10th May 1918] reported that
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref VIII C 23],
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
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He was
innkeeper at the King of Prussia, Halifax [1911].
In [Q1] 1877, he married Mary Jane Clowes [1858-19??]
in Salford.
Children:
Living with them [in 1911] were daughter-in-law Rosa Mary
Clark [b 1885] & granddaughter Ruth Clark [b 1910]
Clark, Mr Ref 293-1226
Clock and watch maker, jeweller and silversmith at Union Street, Halifax.
Around 1875, the business was acquired by A. Z. Sindall
Clark, Alan Ref 293-1019
He was
a member of Luddendenfoot Congregational Church & Sunday School /
educated at Luddendenfoot Council School & Sowerby Bridge Secondary School /
employed at Scarborough Mills, Halifax.
Clark, Alfred Ref 293-1163
Son of Thomas Clark of 35 Wainhouse Road, King Cross, Halifax
Clark, Rev Charles Ref 293-1599
Pastor at North Parade Baptist Church, Halifax [1862].
He was popular and drew great crowds to the Chapel
Clark, Charles Ref 293-C2671
Son of Phoebe (née Rose) & John Clark.
Clark, Charles Ref 293-1823
An unmarried porter working at Holmfield Railway Station.
Clark, Edward Ref 293-9920
Born in Ackworth, Yorkshire.
Clark, Firth Ref 293-5
Son of Mary Ann [1829-1???] & George Clark [1830-1???],
plasterer, of Rastrick.
Charlotte was the daughter of Joseph Haigh
Clark, Foster Ref 293-4
Born in Midgley.
Edith was born in Halifax
Clark, Francis Ref 293-1726
Of Burlington [Bridlington].
A Royalist soldier.
He was a casualty of the Civil War and was buried at Halifax
Clark, Frank Ref 293-1317
Son of Ann & John Clark, delver.
Emily Alice, of Erringden, was the daughter of Jonas
Hollinrake, farmer
Clark, Frederick Charles Carlton Ref 293-3
MC.
gallantry and devotion to duty on the 7th of June 1917 at Messines
Ridge
The platoon went over the top to establish observation posts, and
Lieutenant Clark got separated from his men, the telephone wire was
lost, and communications subsequently were cut off.
After capturing 30 German prisoners, single-handed, the gallant
officer sought out and found his men and got them under cover behind
the barrage fire.
He then went back midst a tornado of shot and shell, discovered the
lost wire, and returned to his men with it.
The result was that the whole party was complimented as being the
only group who established communications to scheduled time and kept
them throughout the day
Clark, G. Ref 293-1804
Journeyman dyer at Halifax.
Clark, George Ref 293-2127
He served in World War I.
Clark, George Augustus Ref 293-14
Son of Louisa (née Gowers) & John Clark.
Sarah was born 1st December 1843
Clark, Sir George Norman Ref 293-1076
Son of James Walker Clark.
Clark, H. Ref 293-1810
Jeweller at Halifax.
Clark, Henry Ref 293-2634
In 1838, he married Ann, daughter of Thomas Milne
Clark, Isaac Ref 293-1907
He was Vicar of Coley [1948].
He left Coley to become Vicar of St James's Church, Halifax [19??]
Clark, James Ref 293-1347
Of J. Clark & Company
Clark, James Ref 293-11
Son of James Clark, delver.
Ellen, of Wadsworth, was born in Heptonstall the daughter
of John Marshall, slater
Clark, James Walker Ref 293-1005
CBE, JP.
Mary was the daughter of Samuel Thomas Midgley
Clark, John Ref 293-1796
He was Constable of Northowram [1766]
Clark, John Ref 293-17
Born in Skircoat.
Jane was born in Southowram
Clark, John Ref 293-12
Son of James Clark.
Sarah Ann, of Garden Street, Stansfield, was born in
Todmorden, the daughter of Thomas Sutcliffe, clogger
Clark, John Edward Ref 293-10
Recorded in 1848 when he lived at Limed House, Shibden, and appeared on the list of
electors in the West Riding election for the Knight of the Shire
Clark, John Robert Ref 293-1905
He was a clay miner [1891, 1901].
Clark, John West Ref 293-6
Clark, John William Ref 293-1326
Son of Frank Clark.
Clark, Joseph Ref 293-2378
Tanner of Northowram.
Clark, Joseph Ref 293-1200
He lived at
Lee House, Shibden [1835]
Clark, Joseph Ref 293-7
Born in Fosdyke, Lincolnshire.
Clark, Joseph Ref 293-6290
(Possibly) son of Thomas Clark.
Clark, Joseph Ref 293-18
Born in Southowram.
Emma was born in Halifax
Clark, Marshall Ref 293-13
Son of James Clark.
Clara, of Stoodley Cottages, Langfield, was born in Woodhouse,
Sheffield, the daughter of Alonzo Dale, coal miner.
Clark, Mary Ellen Ref 293-65
Born in Liverpool.
Clark, Robert Ref 293-8
Clark, Stephen Ref 293-1141
He was appointed Surveyor of the Highways for Erringden [1835]
Clark, Thomas Ref 293-2391
Of Scout Hall, Shibden.
Clark, Thomas Ref 293-2253
He was Constable of Northowram [1767]
Clark, Thomas Ref 293-9
Born in Halifax.
Fanny was born in Halifax
Clark, Thomas Ref 293-1011
Son of Thomas Clark.
Martha was the daughter of George Watkinson
Clark, Thomas Ref 293-15
Born in Erringden.
Elizabeth was born in Manchester.
Clark, Thomas Arthur Ref 293-1874
Son of John Robert Clark.
Clark, Thomas Holdsworth Ref 293-4230
Son of Joseph Clark.
Alice Emma was the daughter of John Priestley
Clark, Dr Thomas Lindsay Ref 293-952
MD, FRCS.
A number of police officers formed a guard of honour at the Church
Clark, Tom Ref 293-16
Born in Ackworth, Yorkshire.
Sarah Jane came from Salford, Lancashire
Clark, Wallace Ref 293-1854
Son of James Clark.
Private Wallace Clark, Lancashire Fusiliers, of Charlestown,
was killed in action or died of wounds
Clark, William Ref 293-2
Born in Bracewell, Yorkshire.
Mary Jane was born in Lancaster
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The name is related to clerk and used by a priest or other man
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The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.
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