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Question:
Does anyone know anything about the man or his life in the Army?
He was a soldier, went to war and was presumed dead.
Rachel married Samuel Lumb.
Heap was not dead and returned to find his wife remarried.
Heap sold his wife to her new husband, and delivered her
to Lumb in a halter at Halifax Cross.
Heap died in 1827.
On 1st October 1827, at the age of 83, Lumb
married Rachael for a second time at Halifax Parish Church.
See
Wife selling
Born in Bolton / Manchester.
He was
a twister of Northowram [1879] /
a warp twister of Ovenden [1881] /
a worsted warp twister [1891, 1901] /
a warp twister, coating trade [1911].
He married Esther Mary Stunt [1859-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
She was a worsted weaver [1881]
Children:
They lived at
Three sons served in World War I;
Fred was killed on the Italian front
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Ripponden.
He was
a cotton spinner [1911] /
employed at New Mill, Linthwaite.
He lived at Bank View, Blackmoor Street, Slaithwaite.
During World War I,
he enlisted [8th May 1916]
and served as a Private
with the 196th Siege Battery
Ammunition Column
Army Service Corps.
He died of wounds [24th January 1918].
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref I C 4].
He is remembered on the Roll of Honour at Lighthazels United Methodist Chapel, Ripponden.
His brother Walker also died in the War
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He married Fanny Swaine [18??-1???].
Child:
Mary [1886-1961] who married Fred Lumb
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was
a grocer's assistant [1901] /
a bootmaker dealer [1911] /
a boot & shoe dealer in Tuel Lane, Sowerby Bridge.
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1916]
and served as a Private
with the West Riding Regiment.
He served in France and was then transferred to Italy where he served
for about 12 months.
He was killed on the Italian front [3rd November 1918] (aged 31).
The Halifax Courier
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a warehouseman labourer [1901] /
a cotton mill oiler [1911].
He married Ellen [1862-1938].
Children:
The family lived at Sowerby [1901, 1911].
Alfred died 23rd December 1936 (aged 36).
Ellen died 31st January 1938 (aged 76).
Members of the family were buried at Mill Bank Wesleyan Methodist Graveyard
Born in Todmorden.
He was a cotton turner piecer [1911].
During World War I,
he enlisted [November 1914]
and served as a Corporal
with the 10th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He went to France [August 1915].
He was killed by a shell, along with 6 comrades [23rd May 1917] (aged 20).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport Farm), Belgium [Grave Ref D 2].
He is remembered on Ripponden War Memorial,
on the Memorial at Saint Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden,
and on the Memorial at Ripponden Conservative Club
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Son of James Heap.
Born 4th December 1861.
He was
a butcher [1881] /
inn keeper at the Clifton Arms, Habergham Eaves, Lancashire [1891] /
landlord of the Black Bull, Heptonstall [1897].
On 21st March 1887, he married Sarah Jane Frances Allen [1861-1900]
at St Peter's Church, Burnley.
They had no children.
They lived at
Harry died at the Black Bull [6th May 1897].
He was buried at Heptonstall Church
[10th May 1897].
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £123.
Probate was granted to his widow.
Sarah Jane died at the Black Bull [19th October 1900].
Probate records show that she left effects valued at £119 10/-
to Joseph Allen (draughtsman)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Jeffrey Knowles
He died 17th January 1839
This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Longbottom
He was
a cotton spinner [1841] /
licensed victualler at the Hole in the Wall, Hebden Bridge
[1845, 1851].
On 22nd February 1835, he married Sarah (Sally) Dawson [1818-1874] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at Green Springs, Stansfield [1841].
He died at the Hole in the Wall [November 1856].
He was buried at Heptonstall Church
[28th November 1856].
After his death, Sally married Abraham Crabtree
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Jeffrey Knowles
He was
landlord of the Odessa House, Soyland [1904-1908] /
licensed victualler at the Sportsman, Cragg Vale [1910-1913] /
landlord of the Cunning Corner, Rishworth [1915-1925] /
landlord of the Old Bridge, Ripponden [1931-1940].
On 6th February 1897, he married Emily Haley [1875-1957] at St
Mary's Church, Cottonstones.
Children:
Herbert died at the Old Bridge [11th March 1940].
He was buried at St Mary's Church, Cottonstones
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell
He married Sarah [1749-1801].
The couple were buried at St Peter's Church, Sowerby
with inscriptions on William Drake's tomb
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He married Unknown.
Child: Roger
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Stansfield.
He was
an apprentice joiner [1851] /
a joiner & victualler at the Hole in the Wall, Hebden Bridge [1861] /
licensed victualler at the Hole in the Wall, Hebden Bridge
[1864, 1871, 1881, 1891] /
a farmer [1901] /
a retired publican [1911].
On 26th June 1860, he married Susannah Parker [1840-1907] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham & Jeffrey Knowles
He was a wire drawer [1891, 1901, 1911].
In [Q3] 1873, he married Mary Shaw in Halifax.
Children:
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2244]
with their Shaw grandparent at Lister Lane Cemetery.
The 1911 census shows that they had had 9 children of whom 6 were still alive at that time.
The family lived at
On 28th July 1823, he,
Rev Joshua Fearnside,
Rev Jagger,
Rev John James,
Rev Edward B. Lloyd,
Rev Zachariah Yewdall,
Rev Matthew Lumb and
Stephen Wilson of Holmfirth,
were amongst the passengers travelling by The Fleece coach
from Halifax to Sheffield which overturned near Shepley.
Rev Sergeant of Scarborough died of his injuries.
Edward Smith, the driver of the coach was accused of
Rev Heap received several contusions on the head
On 14th August 1880, he was found hanging in the attic at his home.
He was said have been
He was
a mechanic of Stansfield [1869] /
a machine journeyman [1871] /
a machine fitter [1881] /
a mechanic [1891] /
a machine fitter [1911].
On 17th April 1869, he married Betsey Bentley [1850-19??].
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles
He was
a fishmonger [1891] /
a coachman (domestic) [1901].
In 1890, he married Annie Sumner [1865-19??] in Rochdale.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was cousin Amy Lawson [b Todmorden
1877]
In the 1911 census, the family were living at Maud Lane, Soyland,
with Annie (married) as head of the household,
but the census for
shows
all born in Birmingham
Question:
Does anyone know whether this is a coincidence, or was John
Frederick Heap leading a double life?
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Norland.
He was
a cloth miller or fuller [1851] /
a woollen fuller [1861] /
a cloth fuller [1871] /
a woollen finisher living at the Albion Inn, Norland [1881] /
a cloth fuller [1891].
On 13th April 1846, he married Elizabeth Greenwood [1825-1903] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] were lodgers Samuel Hollas [b 1808]
(widower, dyer's labourer wool),
Mary Hollas [b 1807] (worsted spinner),
and Hannah Hollas [b 1872].
Joseph died 12th April 1899.
Elizabeth died at Tuel Lane [5th October 1903].
Members of the family were buried at St George's Church, Sowerby
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell
Born 4th June 1897.
Baptised at St John the Divine, Thorpe [8th July 1897].
He and his sister Annie were boarders at the Bluecoat School, Halifax [1911].
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 32nd Battalion
Royal Fusiliers.
He died 6th August 1917.
He was buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium [Grave Ref XVII D 4A].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Halifax Parish Church Members (WWI) Memorial,
on the Memorial at Saint Hilda's Church, Halifax,
on the Blue Coat School Memorial,
and on Norland War Memorial
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £61 14/8d.
Administration was granted to
his sister [?] Annie
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He was a cotton spinner (worker) [1891].
In [Q3] 1874, he married Mary Hannah Stott [1846-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Soyland.
They lived at 15 Lane Head Soyland [1891]
Born in Heptonstall.
He was
a printer of Heptonstall [1865] /
a printer & compositor [1871] /
a letter press printer [1881] /
a fish & potato merchant [1891] /
a shoe maker [1901] /
a fried fish dealer [1911].
In 1865, he married (1) Mary Elizabeth Avery [1844-1885] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
Mary Elizabeth died in 1885 (aged 40).
In 1888, he married (2) Elizabeth Hannah Cockcroft [1849-1???] at Heptonstall Church.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] were nephew George Manton [aged 15]
(fish cleaner) and niece Florence Amelia Manton [aged 11]
(general domestic servant)
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He enlisted in the Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) [1901].
He served in the South African Campaign.
During World War I,
he served as a Private.
In a letter home, he described how his group had been in a struggle
for 4 days
and how he had been wounded (in the groin, back and arm) in action
[13th September 1914], and lay on the battlefield until the following
morning.
He died from the wounds in hospital at Esbelon, France [27th
September 1914] (aged 32).
He was buried at Bois-Guillaume Communal Cemetery, France. [Grave Ref I A 16A]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was a cotton spinner [1901].
In [Q2] 1896, he married Elizabeth Whiteley [1865-1908] in
Halifax.
She was a loom weaver [1901]
Children:
The children were baptised at St John the Divine, Thorpe.
Living with them [in 1901] was Elizabeth's widowed
mother Elizabeth Whiteley [b 1823].
In 1911, the children were boarders at the Bluecoat School, Halifax
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
She was a grocer [1911]
Children:
They lived at Lumb's Buildings, Mill Bank [1901].
Living with the widowed Mary Ellen [in 1901] was grandson John William Bottomley
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He lived at Pinfold, Sowerby [1881-1901]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Mark Andrew
On 8th January 1902, he married Bertha Stansfield from Leeds,
formerly of Sowerby Bridge
He was a stone mason [1871, 1881].
In [Q3] 1866, he married (1) Betty Ackroyd [1837-1???] in Bradford.
Children:
He married (2) Rhoda.
She was a weaver [1881] /
a laundress [1891]
The family lived at
Rhoda died 29th November 1891 (aged 57)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3028]
with her first husband
Born in Soyland.
He was
a cotton spinner of Ripponden [1890] /
a cotton spinner [1891] /
a carter on farm [1901] /
a brewery labourer [1911].
In 1890, he married Elizabeth Ann Taylor [1867-19??] at Elland Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Sons Edwin & Walker died in World War I
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Soyland.
He was
a member of St Bartholomew's Church & School in Ripponden /
a cotton spinner [1911] /
employed by Joseph Dyson & Son, Milnsbridge /
a member of Slaithwaite Socialist Club.
He lived at Bank View, Blackmoor Street, Linthwaite.
During World War I,
he enlisted [August 1916]
and served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He went to France [December 1916].
He died 9th October 1917.
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 82-85 & 162A].
His brother Edwin also died in the War
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He died 19th March 1866
He married Unknown.
His wife was the sister of his partner Samuel Naylor
He was a dyer [1832].
On 18th March 1832, he married Sarah Thorp of Sowerby, at
Halifax Parish Church
This & associated entries use material contributed by Pauline Stainton
By 1903, he had sold the Star to Whitaker's Brewery,
Bradford
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Born in Hebden Bridge [11th February 1863].
He was
a tailor's apprentice [1881] /
innkeeper at the Lord Nelson, Midgley [1891] /
tailor & cornet player [1901] /
a musician (brass band conductor) [1911].
In 10th March 1887, he married Mary Greenwood [1864-1956] at
St Thomas the Apostle, Heptonstall.
Children:
He moved to Bradford and made a living as a Musician & Brass Band
Conductor.
They lived at
He died in Bradford
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He was
a delver in a stone quarry [1911] /
a boiler stoker with Greetland Dyeing Company [1921].
In [Q2] 1903, he married Mary Elizabeth Lum [1866-1955] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
William died 25th November 1935 (aged 59).
Mary Elizabeth died 28th May 1955 (aged 89).
The couple were buried at Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Chapel, Norland
Heap, Mr Ref 239-7140
He married Rachael.
Heap, Asa Ref 239-5
Son of John Heap, spindle maker.
Mary, of Northowram, was born in Shoreditch, Middlesex, the
daughter of William Stunt, book keeper.
Heap, David Ref 239-2686
Printer, bookseller, bookbinder, stationer and general newspaper
agent at Hebden Bridge [1861, 1863]
Heap, David Ref 239-3267
Postmaster.
Hebden Bridge Post Office were at his premises [April 1877]
Heap, Edwin Ref 239-8
Son of Thomas Heap.
Heap, Eli Ref 239-505
Of Brighouse.
Heap, Fred Ref 239-4
Son of Asa Heap.
Heap, Rev Fred E. Ref 239-1775
Or Heape.
Minister at Sowerby New Road Primitive Methodist Chapel [1902, 1905]
Heap, George Ref 239-7
Born in Sowerby / Ripponden.
Heap, George Benson Ref 239-1314
Son of John Frederick Heap.
Heap, Harry Ref 239-119
Or Henry.
Sarah Jane came from Gargrave, Yorkshire
Heap, Rev Henry Ref 239-1628
A native of Langfield.
He was trained for the ministry by Rev John Crosse and Rev Samuel Knight.
He became vicar of Bradford
Heap, Henry Ref 239-73
Born in Sowerby.
Sarah was born in Erringden
Heap, Herbert Ref 239-46
Born in Sowerby.
Emily was from Sowerby Bridge
Heap, James Ref 239-3670
Landlord of the Bull's Head, Sowerby.
Heap, James Ref 239-409
He was
a fustian dealer [1885] /
a flock dealer [1888].
Heap, James Ref 239-93
Son of Henry Heap.
Susannah was born in Heptonstall
Heap, James Ref 239-11
Born in Bolton, Lancashire.
Mary was born in Halifax, the daughter of John Shaw
Heap, John Ref 239-905
Coiner of Lod, Westfield
Heap, Rev John Ref 239-2920
Of Todmorden
wanton behaviour and shameful perversity, on account of the peril to
which his furious driving subjected his passengers.
Heap, John Ref 239-2969
A married man of Cornholme.
in a desponding state of mind for some time
Heap, John Ref 239-10
Son of Henry Heap.
Betsey, of Stansfield, was the daughter of Thomas
Bentley, innkeeper
Heap, John Frederick Ref 239-3
Born in Todmorden.
According to successive Census returns, Annie was born in
Liverpool / Maltham / Craven in Skipton
Back of 35 Lower Essex Street, Birmingham
John Frederick Heap [b Todmorden 1869] (coachman) as head of
the household
with wife of 11 years Mabel [b Almholme 1879]
and children:
Heap, John Turley Ref 239-914
Coiner of Westfield
Heap, Joseph Ref 239-3854
Son of cloth miller Thomas Heap.
Elizabeth, from Warley, was the daughter of weaver Isaac
Greenwood
Heap, Maurice Fleming Ref 239-919
Son of Squire Heap.
Heap, Robinson Ref 239-696
Born in Soyland.
Mary Hannah was born in Soyland
Heap, Roger Ref 239-403
Son of James Heap.
Mary Elizabeth, of Erringden, was born in Stamford,
Lincolnshire, the daughter of William Avery, servant
Elizabeth Hannah, of Hebden Bridge, was the daughter
of Thomas Cockroft, overlooker
Heap, Samuel Ref 239-2688
Shopkeeper at Mytholmroyd.
Around 1861, he ran a school in Mytholmroyd
Heap, Samuel Walton Ref 239-413
Son of Roger Heap
which I shall not forget if I live 100 years
Heap, Squire Ref 239-1040
Born in Soyland.
Elizabeth was born in Norland.
Heap, Thomas Ref 239-1223
He married Mary Ellen Seed [1845-19??].
Mary Ellen was born in Sowerby.
Heap, Thomas Ref 239-1261
Photographer.
Heap, Thomas Ref 239-843
Chemist at Sowerby Bridge.
Heap, Thomas Ref 239-12
Born in Thornton.
Betty was born in Bradford
Rhoda (née Priestley) was the widow of Joseph Hesselden.
Heap, Thomas Ref 239-2
Son of James Heap, plasterer.
Elizabeth Ann, of Ripponden, was born in Barkisland, the
daughter of Joseph Taylor, farmer
Heap, Walker Ref 239-6
Son of Thomas Heap.
Heap, William Ref 239-503
He was one of the Trustees appointed under the Halifax Improvement Act [1823].
He established Heap's Charity
Heap, William Ref 239-2190
A member of Halifax Town Council [1848-1851].
Heap, William Ref 239-3514
He was
landlord of the Northgate Hotel, Halifax [1890] /
landlord of the Woolpack, Halifax [1891]
Heap, William Ref 239-4011
Stone merchant and partner in
Heap, Naylor & Company
and
Heap, Naylor & Goodyear.
Heap, William Ref 239-4034
Of Sowerby.
Heap, William Ref 239-9
He was
owner & landlord of the Star, Elland [1881] /
landlord of the Horse & Jockey, Elland [1895-1897].
Heap, William Ref 239-112
Son of James Heap.
Mary was born in Wadsworth
Heap, William Wadsworth Ref 239-13
Born in Rishworth.
Mary Elizabeth was born in Sowerby
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for people with the surname Heap,
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