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Hesselden, AlfredRef 475-3700
[1846-1902]
Born in Ovenden.

(Possibly) uncle of George Bedford Whitaker.

He was a brewer (possibly) at Grove Brewery / ale & porter brewer [1871] / ale brewer [1881] / a brewer [1891] / a brewer (worker) [1901].

On 20th January 1866, he married Sarah Midgley [1845-1905] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. John
  2. James [b 1870]
  3. Mary Jane [b 1871]
  4. Eliza Ann [1873-1956]
  5. Emily [b 1875]
  6. Ellen [1877-1883]
  7. Thomas [1879-1952]
  8. Frank [1881-1920]
  9. Sarah [b 1883]
  10. Harriet [b 1887] who married [1909] John Thomas

They lived at

  • Grove, Midgley [1871, 1881]
  • next to Grove House, Midgley [1891]
  • 2 Brampton, Midgley (next to Grove House) [1901]
  • Bispham, Blackpool [1911]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Jeffrey Knowles

Hesselden, CharlesRef 475-1310
[1886-1917]
Son of
William Hesselden of the Peacock, Warley.

He was a regular soldier with 11 years' service.

During World War I, he served as a Battery Quartermaster Sergeant with C Battery with the 301st Brigade Royal Field Artillery.

He was wounded in action.

He died of pyaemia (blood poisoning) in Egypt [13th July 1917] (aged 32).

He was buried at Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt [Grave Ref B 41].

He is remembered on the Memorial at Saint John the Evangelist, Warley

Hesselden, EhudRef 475-1060
[1863-1913]
Born in Halifax; baptised as Youd.

He was a boot maker & repairer [1911].

In [Q4] 1884, he married Margaret Oldfield [1862-1936] in Halifax.


Margaret was born in Halifax, the daughter of
Samuel Oldfield
 

Children:

  1. Arthur [b 1888] who was a farm labourer [1911]
  2. Edith [b 1889] who was a cotton slubber tenter [1911]
  3. Lily [b 1892] who was a worsted twister [1911]
  4. Whiteley
  5. Walter [b 1896] who was a worsted doffer [1911]
  6. Fred [b 1903]

The children were born in Halifax.

The family lived at 5 Ovenden Road Terrace, Lee Mount, Halifax [1911].

Ehud died 5th January 1913 and was buried at Illingworth Moor Wesleyan Chapel

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, David Oldfield & Martin Wideman

Hesselden, EmmanuelRef 475-1743
[1858-1927]
Proprietor of the
Perseverance Laundry, Elland [1905]

In [Q1] 1880, he married Clara Farnell in Halifax.


Clara was the daughter of William Farnell
 

Emmanuel died Q1 1927 (aged 68).

Clara died 12th September 1934 (aged 75), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3507] with her mother

Hesselden, GeorgeRef 475-2543
[1834-1899]
He was landlord of the
Withens Hotel [1869-1874] / landlord of the Peacock, Warley [1874-1899].

On 2nd September 1855, he married Emma Eastwood [1836-1901] at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. William
  2. Nanny [1858-1942]
  3. Riley [1863-1874]
  4. Mary [b 1867]
  5. Jane [b 1871]
  6. Job [1873-1944]
  7. Harry [1876-1949]

He died 8th November 1899 (aged 65).

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £940 5/6d.

Probate was granted to his widow Emma and son William.

Son William took over at the Peacock Hotel [1899-1904]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Hesselden, HarryRef 475-1507
[1899-1959]
Son of
Thomas Hesselden.

He was a cotton mule piecer [1911], i / a clay miner (under ground).

In [Q2] 1922, he married Nelly Wright [1897-1970] in Halifax.


Nelly was born 23rd February 1897
 

Children:

  1. Tom [b 1922]
  2. Betty [b 1923]

A Harry Hesselden died in Halifax [Q1 1959] (aged 60).

A Nelly Hesselden died in Halifax [Q1 1970]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Richard Hesselden

Hesselden, HerbertRef 475-1488
[1890-1974]
Son of
John Hesselden.

Born in Mytholmroyd.

He was landlord of the Puzzle Hall, Sowerby Bridge [1926-1928]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Hesselden, JohnRef 475-1227
[1866-1935]
Son of
Alfred Hesselden.

Born in Mytholmroyd; baptised at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd [26th July 1868].

He was publican at the Albion Hotel, Bispham [1911] / landlord of the Puzzle Hall, Sowerby Bridge [1922-1926,  1928-1935].

On 3rd July 1889, he married Mary Ann Leak [1869-1941] at Halifax Parish Church.


Mary Ann came from Normanton
 

Children:

  1. Herbert
  2. Laura Ann [1893-1962] who married Edgar Midgley
  3. John Alfred

John & Mary Ann were owners of the Puzzle Hall, Sowerby Bridge [from 1925 until around 1936].

John died 21st October 1935.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £363.

Probate was granted to his widow Mary Ann.

Mary Ann took over as landlady of the Puzzle Hall, Sowerby Bridge [1935-1936].

She died 30th November 1941.

Probate records show that she left effects valued at £1,172 10/6d.

Probate was granted to son Herbert and daughter Laura Annie.

The couple were buried at St Michael's Church, Mytholmroyd: John [23rd October 1935]; Mary Ann [3rd December 1941]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Hesselden, John AlfredRef 475-1489
[1897-1976]
Son of
John Hesselden.

Born in Luddendenfoot [19th July 1897].

He was landlord of the Travellers' Rest, Sowerby [1923-1924].

He gained a pilot's licence [12th December 1917].

He lived at 1 Claremont Avenue, North Shore, Blackpool [1917]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Hesselden, John WilliamRef 475-781
[1857-19??]
(Possibly) son of
William Hesselden.

Born in Halifax.

He was a monumental mason [1901, 1911] / a monumental mason at Water Lane, Halifax when John Mooney  worked for him [around 1912].

He married Delia [1851-1905].


Delia was born in Leeds.

She had a son: Walter C. Clay [b Halifax 1871] (Yorkshire stone traveller) who was listed as stepson, living with John & Delia in 1901

 

They lived at

  • 20 Cromwell Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 4 Belle Vue Place, Halifax [1911]

Delia died in Halifax [Q1 1905] (aged 54) 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Hesselden, JosephRef 475-1475
[1829-1870]
Born in Halifax.

He was a stone mason [1861] / a mason.

In [Q2] 1855, he married Rhoda Priestley [1834-1891] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. a stillborn child [buried 26th September 1856]
  2. John W. [b 1858]
  3. Thomas [b 1860]
  4. Albert [1864-1875]

The family lived at Cobden Street, Halifax [1861].

Joseph died 8th October 1870 (aged 41).

Rhoda married (2) Thomas Heap.

Rhoda died 29th November 1891 (aged 57).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3028]

Hesselden, JosephRef 475-1374
[1857-1923]
Son of
Thomas Hesselden.

Born in Ovenden.

He was a cotton piecer [1871] / a general draper [1901] / a general draper dealer [1911].

In [Q3] 1880, he married Mary Hannah Balme [1857-1934] in Halifax.


Mary Hannah was born in Halifax, the daughter of Abram Balme
 

Children:

  1. Ethel [b 1882]
  2. Willie Balme [b 1883] who was a draper's assistant  [1901], a boot repairer [1911]
  3. Edith Annie [b 1886] who was a draper's assistant [1901],  a shop assistant [1911]
  4. Herbert [1888-1889] who was buried with his Balme  grandparents at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1822]
  5. Amy [b 1892] who was an underclothing machinist [1911]
  6. Walter [b 1894] who was a house painter [1911]
  7. Ralph Clifford [b 1897] who was a doffer in worsted mill  [1911]
  8. Lillian [b 1899]
  9. Wallace [b 1902]

The family lived at

  • House & draper's shop, 298 Queens Road Halifax [1901]
  • 281 Queens Road Halifax [1911]

Joseph died Q1 1923 (aged 65).

Mary Hannah died Q3 1934 (aged 77).

They both died in Halifax

Hesselden, ThomasRef 475-1394
[1827-1???]
Born in Ovenden.

He was a mason [1871].

He married Mary [1830-1???].


Mary was born in Rishworth
 

Children:

  1. Jeffery [b 1852] who was a cotton spinner [1871]
  2. Sam Henry [b 1854] who was a cotton piecer [1871]
  3. Sarah E. [b 1855] who was a weaver [1871]
  4. Joseph
  5. Eliza A. [b 1862] who was a mill hand [1871]
  6. Yewed [b 1864]
  7. James F. [b 1868]

They lived at 1 Wadsworth Street Halifax [1871]

Hesselden, ThomasRef 475-1127
[1859-1903]
Son of Joseph Hesselden, contractor.

Born in Halifax.

He was a brass finisher of Halifax [1878] / a brass finisher [1891, 1901].

In 1878, he married Emily Bottomley [1859-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.


Emily, of Southowram, was born in Halifax, the daughter of Joseph Bottomley, dyer
 

Children:

  1. Ethel [b 1884] who was a worker in cotton mill [1901]
  2. Lottie [b 1889] who was a worker in cotton mill [1901], a  cotton ring spinner [1911]
  3. Rhoda [b 1891]
  4. Tom
  5. Harry

They lived at

  • 43 Newtown, Huddersfield [1891]
  • 15 Warley View, Warley, Halifax [1901]
  • 65 Wadsworth Street, Battinson Road, Halifax [1911]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Richard Hesselden

Hesselden, TomRef 475-1135
[1894-1916]
Son of
Thomas Hesselden.

He was a Lancashire & Yorkshire & Great Northern Railway train booker [1911].

During World War I, he served as a Private with D Company 1st Battalion Gordon Highlanders.

He died of wounds [21st July 1916] (aged 22).

He was buried at Corbie Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref 1 E 6].

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Hesselden, WhiteleyRef 475-1295
[1894-1917]
Son of
Ehud Hesselden.

Born in Halifax.

He was a member of Nursery Lane Wesleyan Methodist Church, Ovenden / a machine wool comb maker [1911] / a mechanic with Harrison Akroyd machine comb manufacturers in  Halifax / a Territorial.

During World War I, he was called-up [August 1914] and served as a Corporal with C Battery 246th Brigade Royal Field Artillery.

He was killed by shell fire while in his dug-out [25th November 1917] (aged 23).

He was buried at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref XI B 7.]

He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Roll of Honour at Nursery Lane Wesleyan Methodist Church.

The Halifax Courier [8th December 1917] reported his death with a photograph

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Martin Wideman

Hesselden, WilliamRef 475-2
[1831-1???]
Born in Wheatley.

He was a stuff singer [1861] / a dye house labourer [1871].

He married Margaret [1833-1???].


Margaret was born in Illingworth.

She was a cotton reeler [1861]

 

Children:

  1. Eliza(beth) Ann [b 1854] who was a worsted twister [1871]
  2. John William who was a cotton piecer [1871] = (possibly)   John William
  3. Samuel [b 1860] who was a cotton spinner [1871]
  4. Edward [b 1860] who was a worsted spinner [1871]
  5. Wright [b 1862] who was a worsted spinner [1871]
  6. Ellis [b 1864]
  7. Thomas [b 1867]
  8. James [b 1869]

They lived at

  • Rake Bank, Ovenden [1861]
  • 6 Waltroyd Farm, Ovenden [1871]

Hesselden, WilliamRef 475-628
[1856-1904]
Son of
George Hesselden.

He was a barman [1899] / landlord of the Peacock, Warley [1900-1904].

He married Maria.

Child: Charles

Surname

Hesselden surnameRef 475-1

The Surname is discussed in the book Halifax & District Surnames by George Redmonds.

There are 18 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Hesselden, as discussed in this SideTrack.


Unattached BMDs for Hesselden

Marriages 1880, 1912

 



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