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Howorth, MrRef 430-1610
[1???-1???]
The family were originally from Shibden and moved to Brighouse.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. William
  2. Thomas
  3. son

Howorth, MrRef 430-1611
[1???-1???]
Son of
Mr Howorth.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. William
  2. daughter
  3. daughter

The 2 daughters were dressmakers in Bethel Street, Brighouse

Howorth, AbrahamRef 430-1508
[1773-1834]
He was landlord of the
Wheat Sheaf, Elland [1822-1834].

On 2nd January 1809, he married Catherine Hartley [1767-1847] at Elland Parish Church.

Child: Hartley

After Abraham's death, son Hartley took over at the Wheat Sheaf.

Members of the family were buried at Elland Parish Church

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Howorth, AlbertRef 430-817
[1893-1915]
Son of
Crossley Howorth.

Born in Walsden.

He was a member of Knowlwood Primitive Methodist Sunday School / a cotton weaver [1911] / a weaver for Charles Crabtree Limited at Ferney Mill.

During World War I, he enlisted [4th January 1915] and served as a Private with the 9th Battalion Devonshire Regiment.

He was sent to France [July 1915].

He died of wounds in No.11 General Hospital, Boulogne [14th October 1915] (aged 22).

The Todmorden & District News [22nd October 1915] reported his death with a photograph


Private Albert Howorth, 9th Devons, died at 12:40 am on Thursday October 14th in No. 11 General Hospital, Boulogne, from wounds to the head received during the terrible fighting on the 25th of September
 

He was buried at Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, France [Grave Ref VIII C 48].

He is remembered on a memorial in St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd, in the book Royd Regeneration, and in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Howorth, CharlesRef 430-1502
[18??-19??]
He served in World War I.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden

Howorth, CrossleyRef 430-829
[1858-1943]
Born in Walsden [26th May 1857].

He was

The business failed in 1899, as recorded in the London Gazette [3rd October 1899]:


Deed of Assignment for the benefit of creditors executed on the 27th of July 1899 executed by Willie Jackson, Crossley Howorth and John Arthur Midgley, cotton manufacturers of Low Moor Shed, Shade, Todmorden, trading as George Dawson & Company.

All creditors have till the 16th of October to send in their claims and assent to the Deed of Assignment

 

  • A cotton loom overlooker [1901]
  • A cotton loom tackler [1911]
  • A cotton twister for Sutcliffe & Greenwood, Crescent Mill, Todmorden [1921]
  • A retired cotton twister [1939]

On 30th December 1882, he married Grace Jackson [1858-1???] at Knowlwood Chapel, Walsden.

The Todmorden Advertiser & Hebden Bridge Newsletter [5th January 1883] reported the wedding


Mr Crossley Howorth of Butcher Hill married Miss Grace Jackson of Shade
 

Children:

  1. John William [b 1885] who was a cotton cloth warehouseman  [1901, 1911]
  2. Emily [b 27th March 1887] who was a cotton weaver [1901,  1911], a cotton weaver for Luke Barker & Sons, Crow Carr Ings Mill  [1921], a cotton weaver [1939]
  3. Edith [b 1891] who was an artificial florist [1911], a  cotton weaver for Charles Crabtree Limited, Ferney Mill [1921]
  4. Albert
  5. Agnes [b 1897] who was a cotton weaver [1911], a cotton  weaver for J. Cockcroft & Sons, Birks Mill [1921]
  6. Florence [b 17th June 1899] who was a shop assistant for  F. Elders, draper, 14 York Street, Todmorden [1921], a  ready-made clothing seam presser [1939]

The family lived at

  • 13 Butcher Hill, Walsden [1891]
  • 5 Stones Terrace, Walsden [1901, 1911, 1921, 1939]

Grace died in 1938 (aged 80).

Crossley died in 1943 (aged 85).

They both died in Todmorden

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Howorth, GeorgeRef 430-6330
[1815-1868]
Of Brighouse.

He married Elizabeth [1806-1882].

Children:

  1. Ellen Armytage [1835-1863]
  2. Elizabeth [1842-1847]

Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse

Howorth, HannahRef 430-860
[1747-18??]
Of Halifax.

She married Benjamin Dickenson

Howorth, HarryRef 430-759
[1894-1918]
Son of
James Howorth.

Born in Todmorden.

He was a member of Bethel Sunday School, Lineholme / a cotton weaver [1911] / a weaver with Nuttall Brothers Limited at Canteen Mill, Todmorden.

During World War I, he enlisted [March 1916] and served as a Private with the 10th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment.

He was sent to France in November 1916.

He died of wounds in the 3rd Canadian Stationary Hospital, in France [27th March 1918].

The Todmorden & District News [12th April 1918] reported his death with a photograph


Signaller Harry Howorth, East Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action on the 27th of March, aged 23
 

He was buried at Doullens Communal Cemetery Extension No.1, France [Grave Ref V A 55].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Derrick Habergham

Howorth, HartleyRef 430-1509
[1809-1850]
Son of
Abraham Howorth.

He took over from his father as landlord of the Wheat Sheaf, Elland [1834-1850].

On 30th October 1834, he married Ann Hudson [1810-1876] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Mary Ann [1840-1918] who married George Woffenden
  2. William Abraham [1845-1897] who was a woollen weaver  [1871]

Hartley died in 1850.

Members of the family were buried at Elland Parish Church.

After his death, Ann took over at the Wheat Sheaf [1850-1854].

Ann married Eli Etherington.

Eli took over at the Wheat Sheaf [1854-1877]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Howorth, HenryRef 430-1064
[1796-18??]
He was a worsted weaver [1841].

Around 1816, he married Margaret [1796-18??].

Children:

  1. Thomas [b 1816] who was a woolcomber [1841]
  2. Sampson

The family lived at Upper Royd Hirst, Warley [1841]

Howorth, HerbertRef 430-1505
[18??-19??]
He served in World War I.

He died in the conflict.

He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Patmos Congregational Chapel, Todmorden

Howorth, JamesRef 430-2
[1841-1905]
Son of Betty (née Smith) & James Howorth, farmer, of Croft, Langfield.

Born in Todmorden [1st July 1841]. family lived at 9 Industrial St for very much longer, his youngest son James Albert living there until 1957. I knew the house very well as a child.

He was a carrier / a farmer / a stonemason.

On 7th July 1861, he married Sarah Greenwood [1841-1906] at Heptonstall Church.

Children:

  1. Hannah [1865-1914] who married Fred Crowther
  2. Fred [b 1867] who married Mary Ann Greenwood
  3. Susan [b 17th March 1869] who married Frank  Mallison
  4. Charles [b 1871] who never married
  5. Thomas [b 1873] who never married
  6. Mary [1875-1906] who married Thomas William Mitchell
  7. Benjamin [b 1878] who died in infancy
  8. Will [b 23rd September 1879] who married Ruth  Mitchell
  9. Sarah Jane [b 20th January 1883] who never married &  raised Margaret & Phyllis, the daughters of Thomas William Mitchell
  10. James Albert [b 1884] who married Hannah Barritt

The family are recorded at

  • Croft, Langfield [1851, 1861]
  • 45 North Street, Todmorden [1871]
  • Higher Kilnhurst [1881]
  • Oldroyd Farm [1886, 1891]
  • 9 Industrial Street, Todmorden [1894-1905]

James died in Jun 1905.

Sarah died in 1906.

The couple were buried at St Paul's Church, Cross Stone: James [1st July 1905]; Sarah [26th December 1906]

This & associated entries use material contributed by John Fielden

Howorth, JamesRef 430-5
[1851-19??]
Son of Thomas Howorth, plate layer.

Born in Halifax.

He was a cotton weaver [1881, 1891, 1901, 1911].

On 28th December 1872, he married Mary Ann Greenwood [1851-19??] at Heptonstall Church.


James Howorth, weaver of Vale, Stansfield, married Mary Ann Greenwood, winder of Lydgate, Stansfield, daughter of John Greenwood (deceased), factory operative
 

Children:

  1. Sarah A. [b 1874] who was a cotton weaver [1891]
  2. Thomas [b 1875] who was a cotton spinner [1891], a cotton  mill hand [1901], a storekeeper at cotton mill [1911]
  3. Richard [b 1878] who was a cotton spinner [1891]
  4. William Henry [1879-1881]
  5. Lucy [b 1882] who was a cotton throstle spinner [1901]
  6. Emily [b 1884] who was a cotton weaver [1901]
  7. Frank [b 1886] who was a bobbin turner [1901], a cotton  warehouseman [1911]
  8. Herbert [b 1890] who was a cotton weaver [1911]
  9. Lily [b 1892] who was a cotton weaver [1911]
  10. Harry

They lived at

  • 76 Lydgate, Stansfield [1881]
  • 126 Knotts Street, Stansfield ( the family are recorded as  Howarth) [1891]
  • 419 Burnley Road, Lydgate, Todmorden [1901]
  • 12 Holme Street, Todmorden [1911]

Living with them [in 1881, 1891] was Mary Ann's widowed mother Nancy Greenwood [b 1821]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Howorth, JohnRef 430-669
[18??-19??]
DCM, MM.

During World War I, he served as a Sergeant with the Northumberland Fusiliers

Howorth, John WilliamRef 430-3
[1859-1886]
Born in Todmorden.

He was a warehouseman [1881] / a cotton goods warehouseman [1881].

On 1st April 1877, he married Mary Hannah Sutcliffe at Todmorden Register Office.


Mary Hannah was born in Todmorden 1860-1907
 


Mary Hannah was born in Todmorden, the daughter of
Thomas Sutcliffe.

She was a cotton weaver [1881]

 

Children:

  1. Mary Alice [b 1879] who was a cotton spinner [1891]
  2. Betty [1881-1882]
  3. Florrie [b 1884]
  4. Evina / Vyner [b 1885]

They lived at

  • 44 Hacking Terrace, Walsden [1881]
  • Butcher Hill, Walsden [1890]

John William died Q3 1886 (aged 27).

On 25th October 1890, Mary Hannah married (2) William Cryer [1851-1907]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Howorth, JosephRef 430-3358
[1775-1841]
Of Brighouse.

Born in Elland.

He was a weaver [1800].

On 23rd February 1800, he married Ann Earnshaw [1778-1857] in Hartshead.


Ann was born in Clifton
 

Children:

  1. Sarah [1800-1846] who never married
  2. William [1802-1843]
  3. George [b 1805]
  4. Eliza [1807-1856]
  5. Thomas [1811-1884]

Joseph died in Brighouse [17th August 1841].

Ann died in Brighouse [5th December 1857].

The couple & other members of the family () were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Howorth, Kenneth RobertRef 430-863
[1932-1981]
GM.

Born in Littleborough [28th September 1932].

He was with the Royal Army Ordnance Corps in Austria, Japan, Libya, & Hong Kong / an explosives officer with the Metropolitan Police in London [from  1973].

He married Annie Brook [1936-2003] in Todmorden.


Annie was born 10th June 1936
 

Children:

  1. Steven
  2. Susan

Kenneth Robert was killed instantly whilst attempting to defuse a bomb which the Provisional IRA had placed in a Wimpy Bar in Oxford Street, London [26th October 1981].

He was posthumously awarded the George Medal [1983].

Annie died 24th November 2003.

The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Walsden

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Howorth, MaryRef 430-1119
[1830-1862]
Of Gauxholme.

She and her sister, Betty, worked at Halliwell's mill at Dulesgate, Todmorden, but the mill had been closed and by September 1862, they had been unemployed for 15 weeks without any subsistence. She had applied to the relieving officer several times, but he said that he was unable to do anything for her until Wednesday 17th September 1862. Mary died of starvation on the Wednesday. On a nearby bed, lay her aged and emaciated father who had laid there for a month.

Based on post mortem evidence given by Dr Charles Sutcliffe, the jury at the inquest decided that

the deceased died from congestion of the lungs and not of starvation

The death reflected on the local Relieving Officer and became a cause célèbre in the local and national press

Howorth, Rev ThomasRef 430-581
[17??-1830]
Son of
Mr Howorth. He became a clergyman in Idle, Bradford

Howorth, ThomasRef 430-4
[1788-1851]
He was a carpet weaver.

He married Mary [1781-1857].

Children:

  1. Martha [1820-1896]

Thomas died 3rd April 1851 (aged 63).

Mary died 8th June 1857 (aged 76).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2946] with grandson William [1842-1859] & Joseph Henry White


Question: Does anyone know whether / how the Howorth & White families are related?

 

Howorth, Thomas WilliamRef 430-766
[1923-1943]
Son of Beatrice & Willie Howorth of Rochdale.

He was educated at Roomfield Council School, Todmorden.

He lived at 10 Hall Street, Todmorden.

During World War II, he enlisted [1942] and served as a Gunner with the 64th Anti-Tank Regiment (The Queen's Own Royal Glasgow Yeomanry)  Royal Artillery.

He was killed in action [23rd October 1943] (aged 20).

He was buried at Sangro River War Cemetery, Italy [Grave Ref XV C 11].

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Howorth, WilfredRef 430-770
[1913-1943]
He worked for the
Cinderhill Spinning Company.

He married Annie.

They lived at 3 Lewis Place, Todmorden.

During World War II, he served as a Gunner with the Royal Artillery.

He was a POW in the Japanese Malai Camp.

He died 26th September 1943 (aged 30).

He was buried at Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Thailand.

He is remembered in the Todmorden Garden of Remembrance

Howorth, Rev WilliamRef 430-583
[17??-18??]
Of Brighouse.

Son of Mr Howorth. He became a clergyman in Ipswich

Howorth, WilliamRef 430-H591
[1803-1843]
Or Howarth.

Son of Mr Howorth.

Brighouse-born poet.

He lived with his sisters in Bethel Street, Brighouse.

He wrote 2 volumes of poetry: The Cry of the Poor [1837], and The Redeemer [1840].

He died 14th July 1843 [aged 40].

There is a memorial to him in St Martin's Church, Brighouse

Some sources call him William Hogarth

Howorth, William HenryRef 430-484
[1845-1929]
Born in Halifax [26th August 1845].

Architect who did much work in Cleckheaton.

He designed Hartshead Wesleyan Chapel 1890s.

He was a member of the Loyal Georgeans [1870-1893].

A William H. Howorth died in North Bierley [Q2 1929] (aged 83) 

This & associated entries use material contributed by David Cant

Surname

Howorth surnameRef 430-1
A variant of the surname Haworth

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