Hipperholme Constables

This Foldout lists some of the Constables for the township of Hipperholme cum Brighouse

1370: John de Rokis
1428: John de Rokis
1463: John Holdsworth
1562: Robert Holdsworth
1602: Thomas Hanson
1603: Edward Hoyle
1604: John Jackson
1605: John Brighouse
1606: Richard Bradly
1607: John Royds
1608: John Wilton
1609: Will. Northen
1610: Joshua Brighouse
1611: Thomas Smithouse
1612: John Waterhouse
1613: Thomas Whitley
1614: John Holdsworth
1615: Michael Thorp
1616: John Whitley
1617: John Hanson of Baroclough
1618: William Walker
1619: Richard Nortlif
1620: Andrew Gill
1621: Arthur Empson
1622: Richard Wilson
1623: Thomas Richardson
1624: Sam. Hoyle junr
1625: Andrew Marshall
1626: John Thorp
1627: Thomas Sugden
1628: Thomas Flather
1629: William Hird
1630: Nicholas Smith
1631: Will. Birkhead
1632: Will. Thorp
1633: John Ryner
1634: Peter Lee
1635: John Appleyard
1636: Henry Brighouse
1637: Michael Bentley
1638: Isack Brodley
1639: William Walker
1640: John Gill
1641: Arthur Hanson
1642: Ric. Northen
1643: Michael Bentley served 3 months, Hen. Brighouse and others served out
1644: Andrew Marshall, but Andrew Gill helped 6 months
1645: Robert Thorp
1646: Luke Hoyle
1647: Robert Hargreaves
1648: Jonas Hemingway
1649: John Clayton
1650: Abraham Lamb
1651: Henry Priestley
1652: Nathan Whitley
1653: Natham Crosley
1654: Samuel Clay
1655: Joseph Bentley
1656: Henry Hemingway
1657: Michael Empson
1658: Rob. Pellington
1659: Joshua Whitley
1660: John Kershaw
1661: Thomas Northen
1662: Joseph Oxley
1663: Henry Smith
1664: Richard Shoosmith
1665: Joseph Wright
1666: Thomas Whitfield
1667: James Brooksbank or Thomas Sugden
1668: John Stocks of near Belly Bridge
1669: Samuel Bentley of Sutliff Wood
1670: James Mitchell
1671: John Wilton
1672: Thomas Oats
1673: John Coats
1674: Jonathan Priestley
1675: Henry Birkhead
1676: Thomas Taylor
1677: Timothy Crowther
1678: Daniel Walker
1679: Jeremy Empson
1680: John Stocks
1681: Joseph Lister
1682: Mr. Edward Langley – James Phillip deputy
1683: Mr Kershaw
1684: John Holroyde
1685: Abraham Lumb
1686: Thomas Coward
1687: Robert Gibson
1688: John Brooke
1689: Joshua Wright
1690: John Hanson
1691: James Tetlawe
1692: Nathaniel Sowood
1693: Thomas Kitson
1694: James Grimes
1695: John Thorpe
1696: Michael Ramsden – Jonas Heaton
1697: John Ffrost
1698: James Coates
1699: Richard Flather for Lower Greene
1700: Gervas Margerison
1701: Joseph Rayner of Brighouse
1702: James Roads
1703: Daniel Hemingway of Sowood House
1704: Samuel Riddlesden
1705: Robert Kitson
1706: John Nickoll
1707: John Simpson of Hipperholme
1708: Anthony Procter
1709: Richard Nelson
1710: Joseph Eccles for Coley Hall
1711: Henry Metcalfe for Sutcliffe Wood farme – John Nicoll deputy
1712: Jonathan Priestley
1713: Thomas Kitson for Cliff Hill
1714: Jno. Speight for Lane Ends
1715: Samuel Threapland for Mr. Jno. Dyson's farme
1716: Abraham Walker for New House
1717: Abraham Mallinson for Sowoods
1718: Joshua Hemingway for Hill Top
1719: John Hemingway of Bonegate
1720: Richard Walker for Clay Pitts
1721: Jno. Murgatroyde for Priestley
1722: Rt. Gibson for Gaubert
1723: Ph. Waddington for Suttlif Wood
1724: Hugh Mallinson for Lidgate
1725: Jo. Brock
1726: Thomas Shoesmith (Sucksmith) for Upper Rooks
1727: Thomas Shoesmith for Waterhouse farm
1728: George Sikes for Hanson farme
1729: Joshua Empsall
1730: Michael Roberts
1731: John Brooke
1732: Michael Rushworth
1733: James Roads
1734: Jno. Ramsden
1735: Jno. Snowden
1736: Jer. Smith
1737: Jno. Oldfield
1738: William Holland
1739: Pheneas Firth
1740: Timothy Pulman
1741: Nathaniel Midgley
1742: James Stead
1743: James Willans
1744: Joshua Smith
1745: James Staincliffe
1746: William Liley
1747: Edward Mallinson
1748: Jno. Waddington – Coley Hall
1749: Henry Flather
1750: William Pearson
1751: Crisp Wilkinson
1752: Daniel Gill
1753: Peter Day
1754: Joseph Crowther
1755: Robert Robinson
1756: Jer. Scholefield
1757: William Rushworth
1758: Jno. Best
1759: Fran. Nichols
1760: Fran Nichols
1761: Thomas Rushfirth
1764: Jo. Bolland
1765: Jno. Waddington for William Brook
1766: William Townend
1770: John Gill
1771: William Stocks
1776: Nic. Kitchin
1778: William Nicholson
1779: John Stockwell
1780: Chas. Taylor
1781: Joseph Holroyde
1782: Joseph Holroyde
1783: Joseph Holroyde
1784: John Chew
1785: Joshua Wood
1786: Joshua Wood
1787: James Terrey
1788: George Tetlaw
1789: George Tetlaw
1790: George Tetlaw
1791: John Pearson
1792: W. Armitage
1793: W. Armitage
1794: William Hutchinson
1795: John Smith
1796: Squire Aspinall
1797: Joseph Richardson
1798: Jonas Gledhill – William Empsall deputy
1799: Thomas Hamilton
1800: Thomas Hamilton
1801: Thomas Hamilton
1802: James Avison
1803: William Sutcliffe – John Brooke and Stephen Riley deputies
1804: William Sutcliffe
1805: William Sutcliffe – Joseph Holland deputy
1806: William Sutcliffe
1807: Joseph Holland of Smith House
1808: Joseph Holland – John Woodhead deputy
1809: Joseph Holland
1810: Benjamin Pollard – Jas. Scofield deputy
1811: William Greenwood – Jas Scofield deputy
1812: William Greenwood – Jas Scofield deputy
1813: John Wade – Jas Scofield and Benj. Pinder deputies
1814: John Wade – Jas Scofield and Benj. Pinder deputies
1815: John Wade – Jas Scofield and Benj. Pinder deputies
1816: John Wade
1817: John Wade
1818: John Holmes of Norwood Green – Jos. Brook of Brighouse, Jas Scofield and John Senter of the Workhouse as deputies
1819: John Ormerod – William Moore and Joseph Brook deputies
1820: Martin Manley – William Moore and William Pollard deputies
1821: Martin Manley – William Moore and William Pollard deputies
1822: Henry Carter
1823: Henry Carter
1824: John Holland
1825: John Holland
1826: Samuel Sowden
1827: Thomas Greaves – Rd. Sutcliffe deputy and W. Pollard deputy for Brighouse
1828: William Schorfield of Brighouse
1829: William Schorfield of Brighouse
1830: Thomas Robinson – Rd. Sutcliffe, Wm. Pollard and Joshua Chaw as deputies
1861: John Brooke

This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Longbottom

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