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Born in Burnley, Lancashire.
He was
a weaver in Hadfield [1894] /
a cotton weaver [1901].
In 1894, he married Ellen Hicks [1876-1???]
in Glossop Parish Church.
She was a cotton weaver [1901]
Children:
The family lived at 7 New Bridge, Rochdale Road, Todmorden [1901].
Allen was killed in a railway accident in Todmorden [Q2 1906] (aged 35)
- see the Foldout.
Following the accident, son Willie started work as a piecer,
earning 2/6d a week.
This was all the money the family had coming in.
In 1908, Ellen married (2) John William Lord [1871-19??] at St Peter's Church, Walsden
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a member of Salem United Methodist Chapel, Halifax /
a solicitor's clerk [1911] /
secretary to Mr McLusky at Halifax Corporation Gas Works Offices.
During World War I,
he enlisted [1st May 1915]
and served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
Gordon Highlanders.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died whilst he was in
charge of a scouting party and an enemy machine gun was turned on them
[7th May 1917] (aged 23).
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Arras Memorial, France [Grave Ref 8 & 9],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Salem United Methodist Chapel,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Bowling Club
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He lived at 5 Kingsley Place, Parkinson Lane, Halifax [1905]
During World War II,
he served with the King's Royal Rifle Corps.
He took part in experiments in which he was exposed to chlorine gas.
From 1975, he was well-known as a campaigner against the fluoridation
of drinking water.
He claimed that the process was to blame for stillbirths and infant
deformities.
He founded the Calderdale Citizens' Protest Against
Fluoridation.
He spent thousands of pounds of his own money on scientific tests.
In 1977, he organised a petition and collected 23,000 signatures.
In the 1980s, fluoride was added to water in Kirklees and part
of Stainland, and would have been extended throughout
Calderdale, had it not been for his representation to Yorkshire
Water
This & associated entries use material contributed by Carole Edwards Caruso
He lived at Limed House, Shibden [1904].
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1904
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
In December 1928, he married Winifred Kershaw [1896-1968] in Halifax.
She was a copyist in designs for carpets [1911]
They lived at 29 Wheatley Lane, Halifax [1960, 1968]
Winifred died at home [Q3 1968].
Harry died at 83 Westbrook Court, Halifax [15th February 1974]
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Born in Middleton, Lancashire.
He was
a worsted spinner at Mytholmroyd Bridge [1817] /
a worsted spinner [1841] /
a worsted spinner and farmer of 1 acre employing 1 man [185].
He married Margaret [1791-1858].
Children:
The children were baptised in batches, which makes their birthdates
difficult to confirm.
They lived at
John died in 1854 or 1857; Margaret in 1858
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Poulton-le-Sands.
He was
a mariner of Poulton-le-Sands [1858] /
a fisherman [1861, 1865, 1871].
In 1858, he married Mary Kitching [1830-1864]
at St Mary's Church, Lancaster.
Children:
Mary died in 1864 (aged 33)
& was buried at Poulton [4th June 1864].
On 19th October 1865, John married (2) Annie Neel [1842-1896]
in Lancaster.
Children:
John died in 1876 (aged 46)
when his fishing boat sank in a storm near Morecambe.
The Lancaster Gazette [21st June 1876] reported his death
Annie had a son Thomas [born 1880] (father
unknown).
They lived at
In [Q4] 1881, Annie married (2) Thomas Collinge in Todmorden.
Annie's children – Elizabeth, Annie Kate
& Thomas –
were living with her and Thomas Collinge in 1891
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
The place had been a beerhouse for some time.
In 1859, when he applied for a licence to sell spirits and wines, it
was said that application had been made for many years without
success.
He was owner and occupier of the property and had made many
improvements and additions to the tavern with the hope of rendering
it suitable for an inn.
It was also pointed out that there were no similar facilities in the
California area of Halifax.
In 1860, he was one of a number of publicans charged with the
adulteration of their beer by using grains of paradise in brewing.
Edmondson claimed that he had no knowledge of the offence, and
that it had been done by his brewer Shoesmith.
The bench considered that the defendant was liable for the act of his
servant.
He was fined £50.
Renewal of his licence was challenged because his offence.
Druggist Richard Toone was charged and fined £125 for
supplying the grains
He was a cattle dealer [1911].
In [Q3] 1878, he married Lucy Jowett [1852-1919] from Low
Moor, in Bradford.
Children:
They lived at Lothian House, Brighouse [1891, 1911].
Living with them [in 1891] was Lucy's widowed
mother Phoebe [1808-1894]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Carole Edwards Caruso
In 1792, he built a mill at Mytholmroyd which adapted
cotton machinery to the production of wool for worsted manufacture.
He went into partnership – Walker & Edmondson – with Mr Walker.
In 1796, he built 26 cottages at Pismire, Mytholmroyd called New Houses.
He married Unknown.
Child: a daughter who married [1803] Joseph
Hughes of Liverpool
He was a weaver and became a well-known teacher, musician and singer
This & associated entries use material contributed by Daz Marks
He was
a worsted overlooker [1851] /
an overlooker [1871].
On 4th December 1828, a Thomas Edmondson (possibly) married (1) Mary Smith in Halifax.
Children:
Thomas was widowed by 1851.
In [Q4] 1852, he married (2) Hannah Greenwood [1809-1870] in Halifax.
The family lived at
Hannah died 29th November 1870 (aged 61).
Thomas died 8th December 1879 (aged 72).
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1318]
with Miles Fox
Born in Charlestown, Hebden Bridge.
He was a cotton operative [1891].
During World War I,
he enlisted in Todmorden
and served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died of wounds in No.6 General Hospital [18th April 1917].
The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [4th May 1917] reported his death
He died 18th April 1917 (aged 37).
He formerly worked for Mr J. M. Firth, builder and contractor
He was buried at St. Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, France [Grave Ref O IX F 5].
He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham
Born in Mytholmroyd.
In [Q2] 1920, he married Gertrude Jeyes Greenwood in Halifax.
During World War II,
he served as a Private
with the Pioneer Corps.
He was killed in action [17th June 1940].
He was buried at St.Georges D'Oleron Communal Cemetery, France [Grave Ref 6].
He is remembered on a memorial in St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd,
and in the book Royd Regeneration
Born in Halifax.
He was
a carpet weaving overlooker [1891, 1901] /
a Wilton carpet loom tuner [1911].
In 1890, he married Elizabeth Amy Holt Asquith [1870-19??] at All Souls' Church, Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
In 1901, he married Susannah Hollas in Burnley.
They had no children
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
His father was killed in 1906, whilst working on the railway.
Following the accident, Willie, aged twelve, started work as a
piecer, earning 2/6d a week.
This was all the money the family had coming in.
Willie was
a cotton weaver [1911] /
a weaver at Edward Lord's mill in Gauxholme.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/6th Battalion
Lancashire Fusiliers.
He died 13th June 1915 (aged 20).
The Todmorden & District News [16th July 1915] reported his death with a photograph
In his last letter home, dated June 3rd, he said,
In the same letter, writing about their first advance, he said,
He is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli,
and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Edmondson, Allen Ref 479-2
Son of James Edmondson, weaver.
Ellen, of Hadfield, was born in Compstall, Cheshire, the
daughter of Joseph Hicks, mason.
Edmondson, Arthur Ref 479-275
Son of Thomas William Scorah Edmondson.
Edmondson, Charles Ref 479-505
Partner in Edmondson & Company.
Edmondson, Dennis Ref 479-687
Of Pecket Well.
Edmondson, Elias Ref 479-730
Gent.
Edmondson, Harry Ref 479-408
Winifred was born in Halifax [25th February 1896],
the daughter of John Edwin Kershaw.
Edmondson, John Ref 479-5
Assistant Curate at Sowerby [1774]
Edmondson, John Ref 479-22
Or Edmonson [1841].
Edmondson, John Ref 479-3
Son of Daniel Edmondson, yeoman / fisherman.
Mary, of Poulton-le-Sands, was born in York, the daughter
of Samuel Kitching, stone mason
Annie, of Poulton-le-Sands, was born in Glasgow, Scotland, the
daughter of William Neel, farmer
John Edmondson of Queen Street, Morecambe, died when the
fishing smack Leader sank in rough weather
Edmondson, Richard Ref 479-582
He was the first licensee at the West Hill Tavern, Halifax
[1859-1873].
Edmondson, Robert Ref 479-734
Born in Low Moor.
Edmondson, Thomas Ref 479-49
He came from the Dolphin Holme mill, Lancaster, where he had been a
cotton manufacturer.
Edmondson, Thomas Ref 479-4
Born 20th October 1789;
baptised at Warley Congregational Chapel [10th January 1790].
Edmondson, Thomas Ref 479-153
Born in Warley.
Edmondson, Thomas Ref 479-139
Illegitimate son of Annie Edmondson.
Private Thomas Edmondson, Duke of Wellington's, was admitted
to hospital in France on the 17th of April, suffering from wounds.
Edmondson, Thomas Henry Ref 479-169
Son of Lily & George Edmondson.
Edmondson, Thomas William Scorah Ref 479-336
Son of William Edmondson, weaver.
Elizabeth, of 32 Makin Street, Haley Hill, was born in
Dewsbury, the daughter of Joseph Asquith, hairdresser
Edmondson, Tom Livingstone Ref 479-89
Born in Burnley
Susannah was the daughter of Michael Hollas
Edmondson, Rev W. Ref 479-656
Minister of Cornholme United Methodist Free Church.
He left in June 1908
Edmondson, Rev William Ref 479-21
Minister at Tuel Lane United Methodist Free Chapel [1879]
Edmondson, Willie Ref 479-144
Son of Allen Edmondson.
Private Willie Edmondson, 1st/6th Battalion, of 83 Hollins
Road, killed in action in the Dardanelles on the 13th of June, three
days before his 21st birthday.
Just a word to let you know I am all right.
We are having plenty to go through.
It looks like having to spend my birthday in the trenches this time
How we came out without a mark I don't know, for bullets were coming
upon us like hail, and shells were bursting all over us
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