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He married Elizabeth [1789-18??].
She was a schoolmistress [1851]
Children:
The family lived at
Bank Top, Southowram [1841, 1851].
Elizabeth was a widow by 1851
He married Hannah.
Child: Abraham
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Born in Rastrick [19th January 1816]
He was
a stone labourer [1881] /
a general labourer [1891].
In 1850, he married Elizabeth Sykes [1816-1898].
She had a daughter (father unknown) Savina/Sabina Sykes [b
1845]
Child: Tom
They lived at
Abraham died 18th November 1899.
Elizabeth died 17th April 1898.
The couple were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
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Son of John Denham.
He was
Mayor of Brighouse [1925-1928]
In [Q4] 1882, he married Mary Ellen Stott [1861-1947] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Holme Cottage, Lightcliffe.
Denham Street, Brighouse was named for him
Albert Marsden died 10th October 1937 (aged 73).
The couple were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
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Son of Albert Marsden Denham.
He was educated at Rastrick Grammar School.
He began work at the London & Yorkshire Bank and worked for
several banks
before becoming
He bought Lower Crow Nest Farm, Lightcliffe about 1920.
He married Lucy Hartley.
Children:
He held several public offices in Hipperholme and Brighouse.
He was Chairman of Hipperholme UDC [1930].
He was Chairman of J. Blakeborough & Sons Limited [1954].
He was active in the acquisition of land for The Stray.
He lived at
Priestley Green.
See
Northedge Park, Hipperholme
This & associated entries use material contributed by Adrian Denham
She never married.
In 1861, she ran a school in Brighouse
This & associated entries use material contributed by Sue Korporaal
In January 1870, the business was advertised for sale in The Leeds Mercury
In December 1880, he had gone into liquidation
This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Longbottom
Born in Elland.
He was
a stone quarrier [1861] /
a quarrier [1871] /
a stone dresser [1881].
In [Q3] 1862, he married Mary Brook [1836-1???] in Halifax.
There are no records of any children.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1871, 1881] was nephew James Brook [b
1859] (part-time woollen worker 1871 / a cloth finisher [1881])
He was
a tailor & draper employing 1 man & 3 boys [1861] /
a tailor & draper [1871].
In [Q2] 1856, he married Jane Cliffe [1835-1918] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
Recorded in March 1913, when
he preached at the re-opening of the Church after renovation
He was
a stone merchant [1871] /
a director of the Halifax Stone Working Company /
a director of the Halifax Equitable Benefit Building Society [1872].
On Good Friday 26th March 1875, he laid a date stone for Elland Wesley Chapel.
In August 1884, he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment for
uttering false balance sheets declaring large dividends.
In [Q2] 1865, he married Sarah Elizabeth Crook [1841-1???]
in Hackney, London.
Children:
The children were born in Halifax.
They lived at 7 King Cross Street, Halifax [1871].
A Charles H. Denham died in Croydon, Surrey [Q4 1912] (aged 71)
He was
a butcher [1926] /
a general butcher (employer) [1901] /
a butcher [1911].
He married Mary [1882-19??].
Children:
They lived at
Charles Wilfred died 13th October 1955.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £4,205 5/6d.
Probate was granted to
children Marion
and
Arnold
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He was a painter [1851].
In [Q1] 1854, he married Elizabeth Nelson in Halifax.
David died 10th January 1857 (aged 33).
Elizabeth died 19th March 1889 (aged 63).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3481]
In [Q1] 1854, he married Elizabeth (Betty) Nelson [1824-1904] in Halifax.
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
In [Q3] 1899, he married Zillah Franks Spreckley [1873-1949] in Halifax.
Zillah Franks died 16th March 1949 (aged 76).
David died 1st November 1957 (aged 85).
The couple were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
with David's parents
He lived at 14 Vale Street, Brighouse.
He was educated at Rastrick Grammar School.
During World War I,
he enlisted [March 1917]
and served as a Private
with the 5th Battalion
Yorkshire Regiment.
He died 27th May 1918 (aged 18).
He is remembered on the Soissons Memorial, France,
on the Memorial at Rastrick Grammar School,
on Brighouse War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Bethel Chapel, Brighouse
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 48th Battalion
Australian Infantry (Australian Imperial Forces).
He died 12th October 1917 (aged 31).
He was buried at Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref I H 21].
He is remembered on Brighouse War Memorial
He was a retail draper [1911].
In [Q3] 1903, he married Fanny Priestley Russell [1880-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 63 Lightcliffe Road, Brighouse [1911]
Born in Elland.
He was
educated at Elland Grammar School /
a draughtsman with Dempster's.
He lived at Hullen Edge Gardens, Elland.
During World War II,
he served as a 2nd Lieutenant
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died in East Africa [1st June 1942].
He was buried at Nairobi War Cemetery, Kenya. [Grave Ref 2 G 4].
He is remembered on Elland War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Southgate Methodist Chapel, Elland,
and on the Memorial at Brooksbank School, Elland
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
In April 1898, he was declared bankrupt
He was a beerseller [1891].
Around 1874, he married Amelia [1861-1???].
Children:
They lived at Volunteer's Arms, Brighouse [1891]
Born in Brighouse.
He was
a tailor [1891] /
a tailor & tobacconist [1901] /
a tailor maker [1911] /
a tobacconist (employer) [1921] /
established Denham's Tobacconists at 1 Commercial Street, Brighouse
[1921].
On 15th September 1900, he married Emily Balmforth [1868-1955] at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.
Child: Arthur Brierley [18th June 1909-24th August
1989] who took over Denham's Tobacconists after his father's death.
The family lived at
Harry died 2nd October 1926 (aged 67).
Emily died 20th February 1955 (aged 86).
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
He was
a joiner [1871] /
a journeyman joiner [1881] /
a joiner [1891].
He married Elizabeth [1852-1???].
Children:
The family lived at
He was
a weaver [1841] /
a hand loom weaver [1851] /
a wool weaver [1861].
In 1814, he married Sarah Brierley 1793-1860 at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1861] was Sally Sykes [b 1836]
Sarah died 11th January 1860 (aged 67).
James died in Brighouse [18th July 1869] (aged 73).
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
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During World War I,
he served as a Lance Corporal
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 13th April 1918
and was buried at Brighouse Cemetery
[F U 420].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Bethel Chapel, Brighouse
In 1846, he married Martha Haigh [1820-1???].
Children:
They lived at
James (possibly) died in 1889
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He was a shopkeeper [1911].
In [Q4] 1900, he married Jane [1879-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 4 Bradford Road, Brighouse [1911]
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Child: Annis
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He married Nanny [1788-1863].
The couple were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
He was a stone merchant of Clifton Road, Brighouse.
On 24th June 1823, he married Sarah Marsden [1802-1874].
Children:
They lived at Wakefield Road, Hipperholme [1861].
In 1871, the widowed Sarah was living with
daughter Maria and son-in-law Charles Farrar at
Chancery Buildings, Southowram.
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
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He was choirmaster at Bridge End Congregational Church, Rastrick,
where he met and was an early tutor for Mrs Susan Sunderland
Question:
Does anyone know which beerhouse this may have been?
Born 20th April 1815.
He married Sarah [1829-1910].
Child: Albert Marsden
John died 20th October 1880.
Sarah died 14th December 1910.
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
He was
a weaver of Southowram [1848] /
a carpet weaver [1851] /
a table cover weaver [1871] /
out of work [1881].
In 1848, he married Ellen Holdsworth [1826-1894] at Halifax Parish Church.
Her father was not named on the marriage records.
She was a card setter [1851]
Children:
The children were born in Southowram.
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were widowed daughter Mary Ann and
children Lily, Lottie and Harry
John died in Halifax [15th June 1881] (aged 60).
Living with the widowed Ellen [in 1891] were widowed
daughter Mary and her children.
Ellen died 6th February 1894 (aged 68).
The couple & other members of the family (‡) were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: F-P4]
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Son of John Denham.
In 1860, he married Martha Holt [1838-1894] in Halifax.
Children:
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.
Martha died in 1894.
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He was a director of the Halifax Building Society [1953].
In 1935, he married Kathleen Mary Whittaker in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Kingston, Lightcliffe which had been built
for Kathleen Mary
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He married Mary Ann [1852-1921].
Children:
Joseph died 16th February 1904 (aged 57).
Mary Ann died 17th April 1921 (aged 69).
Members of the family were buried at Brighouse Cemetery
He married Agnes Skene Wooler.
Child: Geoffrey
They lived in Leyland, Lancashire [1942]
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He was
a French polisher /
a boot warehouseman [1911].
and served in World War I & World War II.
He died in Trowbridge, Wiltshire [Q3 1966] (aged 71)
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He was
a French polisher [1881] /
a refreshment house keeper (own account) [1901, 1911].
In 1888, he married Sarah Elizabeth Hudson [1866-19??].
Children:
They lived at 36 Thrum Hall Lane, Halifax [1901, 1911, 1920].
Sharlington died 23rd April 1920.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £625.
Probate was granted to his widow Sarah Elizabeth
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Son of James Denham.
He was
an iron moulder [1851] /
a mechanic [1852] /
an iron moulder [1861] /
a moulder [1871] /
partner in T. Denham & Sons /
a master iron founder employing 9 men and 5 boys [1881] /
an iron founder [1891].
In 1852, he married Mary Green [1835-1???] in Halifax.
She was a dressmaker [1881, 1901, 1911]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were 3 grandchildren:
James Alfred,
Herbert Stanley,
and
Mary Gladys,
the children of son William.
Living with them [in 1881] was boarder Ann Wood [b 1851].
Thomas died Q4 1891 (aged 62)
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On 8th November 1890, he married Sarah Hollas at St Martin's
Church, Brighouse.
Child:
Herbert [1880-1899]
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Born in Southowram.
He was
a bookkeeper [1871, 1881] /
an insurance agent [1891, 1901] /
Registrar of births, marriages & deaths [1891, 1901, 1911].
In [Q3] 1876, he married Emma Barstow [1851-19??].
Children:
They lived at
Tom died 6th August 1926.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £1,861 4/5d.
Probate was granted to
son Charles Wilfred
and
Albert Edward Helliwell (joiner)
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He was
a boiler maker [1901] /
a welded boiler maker [1911].
In [Q4] 1898, he (possibly) married Elizabeth Faith [1860-19??] in Halifax.
They had no children.
They lived at
He died Q3 1933 (aged 77)
and was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
[6th September 1933]
He was a stone quarrier [1861].
Around 1840, he married Ann [1814-1???].
Children:
They lived at 26 Upper Edge, Elland-cum-Greetland [1861]
He was
an iron moulder [1881] /
a foreman iron moulder [1901] /
an iron moulder [1911].
In [Q3] 1878, he married Emily Wood [1856-1???].
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
Born in Southowram.
He was
He was organist & choirmaster at St Anne's Church, Southowram [for /
20 years] /
a cabinet maker & French polisher /
a billiard table maker [1884, 1891] /
a French polisher [1901] /
a French polisher, patent filler manufacturer & billiard table maker
[1905] /
a billiard table maker & French polisher [1911].
In 1884, he married Elizabeth Ann Squire [1862-1942].
Children:
They lived at
William died 5th September 1913 (aged 56).
Elizabeth died 2nd August 1942 (aged 80).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-B24]
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In 1899, he founded Denham's Patent Bottling Machine Company which
later became the Denham Engineering Company
He married (1) Unknown.
In [Q4] 1911, he married Edith in Halifax.
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jill Denham
Born in Rastrick.
He was
a cotton doubler [1881] /
a silk dresser [1891] /
a mason's labourer [1901] /
landlord of the Old Pond Inn, Rastrick [1911] /
publican at the Royal Oak, Elland [1911] /
landlord of the Duke of York, Rastrick [1915, 1917].
In [Q3] 1900, he married Miriam Ramsden [1873-19??] in Halifax.
They lived at
18 Lower Edge Road, Elland [1901]
Denham, Mr Ref 260-11
Elizabeth was born in Lancashire.
Denham, Abraham Ref 260-1021
He was a bookkeeper [1816].
Denham, Abraham Ref 260-1022
Son of Abraham Denham.
Elizabeth was born in Southowram [18th May 1816].
Denham, Albert Marsden Ref 260-42
JP.
Denham, Algernon Ref 260-212
JP.
Lucy was the daughter of John Hartley
Denham, Miss Annis Ref 260-718
Daughter of Jeremiah Denham.
Denham, B. Ref 260-518
Tailor, draper, cab proprietor, sanitary inspector and undertaker
with premises at Briggate, Brighouse [1868].
reasons given for leaving off business
Denham, Barber Ref 260-14
Son of Brierley Denham.
Mary was born in Hartshead
Denham, Brierley Ref 260-574
Born in Brighouse.
Jane was born in Brighouse
Denham, Rev Charles Ref 260-1050
Minister at Luddenden Wesleyan Methodist Church [1896].
Denham, Charles Horsfall Ref 260-776
Of Goole.
Sarah Elizabeth was born in London
Denham, Charles Wilfred Ref 260-1026
Son of Tom Denham.
Denham, David Ref 260-5
Son of Mr Denham.
Denham, David Ref 260-3450
Of Brighouse.
Denham, David Ref 260-6
Son of Joseph Denham.Born 16th August 1872.
Zillah was born 21st October 1873
Denham, Eric Monro Ref 260-945
Son of Albert Marsden Denham.
Denham, Frank Arthur Ref 260-859
Son of Sarah & Joah Denham of 30 Harriet Street,
Brighouse.
Denham, Fred Ref 260-94
Born in Cleckheaton.
Fanny came from Brighouse
Denham, Geoffrey Ref 260-1059
Son of Joseph Denham.
Denham, George Ref 260-924
Cooper and fancy ware dealer at Briggate, Brighouse.
Denham, George Ref 260-7
Born in Rochdale.
Amelia was born in Salford, Lancashire
Denham, Harry Ref 260-573
Son of Brierley Denham.
Emily was born in Elland [8th July 1868], the daughter of
Wilks Balmforth
Denham, Henry Ref 260-9
Born in Rastrick.
Elizabeth was born in Brighouse
Denham, James Ref 260-10
Born in Rastrick.
Denham, James Ref 260-782
Denham, James Ref 260-989
Son of James Denham, weaver.
He was
a weaver of Southowram [1846] /
a carpet weaver [1851, 1861].
Martha, of Southowram, was the daughter of John Haigh,
delver
Denham, James Alfred Ref 260-1037
Son of William Denham.
Denham, Jeremiah Ref 260-994
On 23rd May 1809, he married Mary Bottomley at Huddersfield.
Denham, John Ref 260-70
Of Clifton.
Denham, John Ref 260-976
Born in Southowram.
Sarah came from Brighouse
Denham, John Ref 260-342
A gifted cellist and tenor.
Denham, John Ref 260-382
He was
a beer retailer
at 6 Lee Bridge, Halifax [1880]
Denham, John Ref 260-807
Of Brighouse.
Denham, John Ref 260-710
Son of James Denham, weaver.
Ellen was born in Southowram
Denham, John Ref 260-6150
Of Brighouse.
Martha was born in Hipperholme
Her burial place is not yet known
Denham, John Hartley Ref 260-27
Elder son of Algernon Denham.
Denham, Joseph Ref 260-4
Born 29th August 1847.
Mary was born 29th April 1852
Denham, Joseph Ref 260-2
He was a traveller [1928].
Agnes was the daughter of William Henry Wooler
Denham, Roland Ref 260-3
Son of Sharlington Denham.
Denham, Sharlington Ref 260-997
Son of James Denham.
Denham, Tom Ref 260-923
Of Brighouse.
Mary was the daughter of James Green, stone merchant,
of Brighouse.
Denham, Tom Ref 260-206
He was a stone dresser.
Sarah was the daughter of Jabez Hollas
Denham, Tom Ref 260-4800
Son of Abraham Denham.
Emma was born in Skircoat
Denham, Tom Ref 260-12
Born in Halifax.
Denham, William Ref 260-13
Born in Elland.
Ann was born in Elland
Denham, William Ref 260-1036
Son of Tom Denham.
Denham, William Ref 260-51
Son of John Denham, table cover weaver.
Elizabeth Ann, of Heath Royd, Skircoat, was born in
Manchester, the daughter of William Squire, contractor
Denham, William Ref 260-1055
Son of James Denham.
Edith [née Marsden] was the widow of Charles James Pinchin
Denham, Willie Ref 260-8
Son of Henry Denham.
Miriam was born in Greetland
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