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She was a pupil of Luke Settle.
Question:
Does anyone know whether she was related to the family who ran Miss Empsall's Academy?
On
7th December 1853,
she sang at a concert with Mrs Sunderland and reviews said
Son of William Valentine Empsall.
Born in Halifax.
He was
a member of Wesley's Chapel, Halifax /
a cotton piecer [1911] /
a cotton mule tenter /
employed by J. M. Bowman.
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1914], and
he served as a Corporal
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He went to France [April 1915] and was wounded in the leg [28th
October 1915].
He died of wounds at Passchendaele [7th December 1917] (aged 23).
He was buried at Potijze Chateau Grounds Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref I D 35].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Wesley's Chapel, Halifax,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Gymnasium
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was contractor in Brighouse.
In [Q4] 1884, he married Emily Hemingway in Halifax.
Edgar died Q3 1906.
Emily died Q1 1944.
They both died in Halifax
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
Born in Northowram.
He was
a stuff presser [1851, 1861, 1871] /
a foreman presser of stuff goods [1881].
In [Q4] 1849, he married Hannah Bradbury [1832-1889].
Children:
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1851] were Hannah's parents and siblings.
Hannah died 20th June 1889 (aged 57).
James died 2nd September 1895 (aged 69).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2922]
He was a gardener [1851].
In 1822, he married Mary A..
They lived at Hipperholme
He was a wool sorter [1851].
Around 1830, he married Betty [1798-18??].
Children:
They lived at Hipperholme [1851].
Living with them [in 1851] were visitor George Gledhill [b
1850] & grandson Samuel Empsall
He married Susanna [1801-18??].
She was a woolcomber [1851]
Children:
The family lived at
John died Q4 1849
Born in Brighouse [9th November 1818];
baptised at St Matthew's, Lightcliffe [20th December 1818].
He was
a stone mason [1851, 1861] /
a master stone mason [1871] /
a mason [1881] /
a retired mason [1891].
On 21st November 1841, he married (1) Sarah Barber in Halifax.
She had a son William [January 1840-21st July 1841] (born out
of wedlock) who was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
Children:
Sarah died [Q1] 1851.
On 10th January 1854, Jonas married (2) Mary Tyas [1819-1866] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Mary died 28th August 1866.
On 21st February 1868, Jonas married (3) Hannah [1827-1901] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Jonas died 5th May 1891.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £289 16/-.
Probate was granted to
Sam Empsall
and George Kershaw.
Hannah died 30th November 1901.
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
This & associated entries use material contributed by David Tyas
He married Unknown.
Child:
Sarah [1795-1872] who married John Thornton
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a plumber [1911] /
a journeyman plumber with Joseph Lawson & Sons in Brighouse
[1921].
On 9th January 1907, he married 1869-19??. at St Martin's Church, Brighouse.
There are no records of any children.
They lived at Fern House, 23 Bracken Road, Brighouse [1911, 1933,
1939].
Sam died 16th May 1933
He was a wool sorter [1851].
Around 1834, he married Nancy [1809-19??].
Children:
They lived at
Hipperholme [1851]
He became a butcher.
He married Harriet [1806-19??].
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Hipperholme.
He was
a woolcomber [1851] /
a dyer [1861, 1871, 1881] /
a dyehouse labourer [1891] /
a retired labourer [1901].
He married (1) Sarah [1828-1870].
Children:
Sarah died in Halifax [Q2 1870] (aged 44).
In [Q4] 1870, he married (2) Susannah Robinson [1825-19??] in Halifax.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881, 1891, 1901] was grandson Leonard
Lee [b 1881] (carpet weaver 1901).
Samuel died at home [22nd September 1907] (aged 80)
He was
a wool warehouseman [1871] /
a worsted spinner [1881, 1891] /
a worsted spinner at Clay Pit Mills, Halifax [1895].
The Yorkshire Post & Leeds Intelligencer [23rd May 1885] announced
In 1851, he was living at Hipperholme with his grandfather John Empsall.
In 1871, he was living at 2 Craven Edge, Halifax with his
sister Ann Empsall [b 1837].
In [Q1] 1873, he married Catherine Highley [1849-1888] in Halifax.
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was Catherine's sister Blanche
Highley [b 1868].
Catherine died in Halifax [Q4 1888] (aged 39).
Living with the widowed Samuel [in 1891] were
brother-in-law Fred Highley [b 1866] (book keeper)
&
sister-in-law Blanche Highley [b 1868] (housekeeper).
Samuel died in Halifax [Q1 1901] (aged 52)
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Lightcliffe [29th July 1821]
Baptised at St Matthew's Church, Rastrick [26 Sep 1824].
In [Q2] 1850, he married (1) Jane Kitson [1825-1826] in Bradford.
Children:
Jane died in Bradford [Q2 1880].
In [Q1] 1883, he married (2) Martha Brumfitt in Bradford.
He died 3rd March 1896.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £707 4/2d.
to his widow Martha, and sons John Kitson and Thomas Thornton.
Martha died 9th March 1925.
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £3,440 0/10d
[Resworn £3,805 7/1d]
to John Thornton Masser (solicitor)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Malcolm Corbett
Born in Bradford [17th October 1860].
He was
an architect & surveyor /
partner in Empsall & Clarkson of Bradford /
a member of the Bradford Antiquarian Society
He was involved in many major projects in and around Bradford.
In [Q4] 1901 he married Edith Pleasance Hutchinson in Selby.
Children:
They lived at
Thomas died 26th February 1925.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £3,029 18/10d
to his widow Edith and John Thornton Masser (solicitor)
Edith died in Bradford [3rd July 1941].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £658 6/5d
to son Richard William
This & associated entries use material contributed by Malcolm Corbett
He was a warehouseman [1851].
He married Elizabeth [1800-1886].
She was a linen draper at 31 Commercial Street, Brighouse [1871] /
Berlin Wool Repository [1881]
Children:
They lived at
William died in 1870 (aged 75).
Living with Elizabeth & family [in 1881] was
granddaughter Mary Ann Empsall [b 1862] (shop assistant).
Elizabeth died in 1886 (aged 86).
Living with daughter Sarah (head of the household) [in 1891]
were
her widowed sister Ann Aspinall [b 1845] (draper's assistant),
her nieces Edith Aspinall [b 1878] & Fanny Aspinall [b
1873] (teacher),
and
visitor Mary J. Roberts [b 1869].
Living with Sarah [in 1901] were
her sister Ann Aspinall,
her niece Edith Aspinall (dressmaker),
her nephew Ernest E. Nettleton [b 1868],
and
boarder Mary J. Roberts [b 1869] (dressmaker)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
Born in Harrogate.
He was
an upholsterer of Idle [1869] /
an upholsterer [1871, 1891] /
an upholsterer at cabinet maker's shop [1901] /
an upholsterer [1911].
In 1869, he married Elizabeth Stansfield [1848-1908]
at St Wilfred's Church, Calverley.
Children:
They lived at
Elizabeth died in Halifax in 1908 (aged 57).
William Valentine died in Halifax in 1920 (aged 71)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Empsall, Miss Ref 494-2160
Singer.
She is possessed of a remarkably sweet voice;
she is very young, but promises to become a good singer.
She merited a warm encore accorded by the audience in her song I
saw him by the fountain
Empsall, Abraham Hanson Ref 494-579
Of Hipperholme.
Mentioned in Game Lists published
in October 1852,
Empsall, Albert Edward Ref 494-74
Or Edward Albert.
Empsall, Edgar Ref 494-234
Son of Jonas Empsall.
Emily was the daughter of Samuel Hemingway
Empsall, James Ref 494-327
(Possibly) son of John Empsall.
Hannah was born in Halifax, the daughter of Abraham Bradbury
Empsall, James Ref 494-324
Born in Hipperholme.
Empsall, John Ref 494-323
Born in Halifax.
Betty was born in Halifax
Empsall, John Ref 494-413
He was a woolcomber [1841].
Susanna was born in Halifax.
Empsall, Jonas Ref 494-367
Illegitimate son of Betty Empsall [1797-18??]; father unknown.
The Marriage Banns were read 7th, 14th & 21st November 1841
Sarah was the daughter of William Barber.
Mary was born in Brighouse 26th November 1819
Hannah [née Taylor] was born in Brighouse.
She was the widow of Jubal Ellis
Empsall, Joseph Ref 494-638
Of Lightcliffe.
Empsall, Ralph Ref 494-150
Occupied Small Lees, Soyland from 1740
Empsall, Sam Ref 494-2
Born in Brighouse.
Mary was born in Brighouse [4th August 1869]
Empsall, Samuel Ref 494-326
Born in Hipperholme.
Nancy was born in Hipperholme
Empsall, Samuel Ref 494-641
Born in Hipperholme.
Empsall, Samuel Ref 494-3
Son of John Empsall.
Sarah was born in Clifton, Brighouse
Susannah was born in Clifton, Brighouse
Empsall, Samuel Ref 494-407
Born in Halifax.
Mr Samuel Empsall of Clay Pits, Halifax, sends (to
the Inventions Exhibition) a model of improvements in
apparatus for preventing accidents in hoists
Catherine was born in Halifax
Empsall, Simeon Ref 494-345
Illegitimate son of Leah Empsall of Norwood Green.
Empsall, Thomas Thornton Ref 494-28
Of Slead Syke, Brighouse.
Empsall, Thomas Thornton Ref 494-29
Son of Thomas Thornton Empsall.
Edith was the only daughter of Joseph Hutchinson of
Skipwith, Selby
Empsall, William Ref 494-288
Born in Lightcliffe.
Elizabeth was born in Mirfield.
Empsall, William Valentine Ref 494-357
Son of Edward Empsall, cabinet maker.
Elizabeth, of Idle, was born in Bradford, the daughter of
James Stansfield
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The name may have originated in the towns of North Elmsall
/ South Elmsall near Wakefield
Empsall surname Ref 494-1
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