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Lum, AbrahamRef 579-634
[1???-1???]
Of Brighouse.

He was one of the electorate of 59 people when Jeremy Bentley was elected first MP for Halifax in 1654$1

Lum, AbrahamRef 579-476
[17??-1???]
Coiner of Turvin

Lum, JoeRef 579-2
[1847-1917]
Son of
John Lum.

Born in Rishworth.

He was a mechanic [1871, 1881, 1891].

In [Q2] 1868, he married Emma Wadsworth [1852-1934] in Halifax.


Emma was born in Rishworth
 

Children:

  1. Ellen [b 1870]
  2. Martha [b 1872] who was a mill hand reeler [1891]
  3. John [b 1874]
  4. Mary [b 1876] who was a mill hand reeler [1891]
  5. Hilda [1879-1955] who was a mill hand card room [1891] &  married Barzillai Howarth
  6. Amy Louisa [b 1883] who was a cotton weft winder with the  Stones Mill Company Limited [1921]
  7. Ethel [b 1884] who was a cotton weft winder with the  Stones Mill Company Limited [1921]
  8. Tom [b 1886]
  9. Seth [b 1888]
  10. William [b 1891] who was a dairy farmer (own account)   [1921]

The children were born in Rishworth.

They lived at

  • Lower Wormald, Rishworth [1871, 1881]
  • Ings, Lower Wormald, Rishworth [1891]
  • Lower Wormald, Rishworth [1921]

Joe died Q2 1917 (aged 70).

Emma died Q2 1934 (aged 81).

Lum, JoeRef 579-5670
[1858-1916]
Of
Dowry Farm, Soyland.

In 1913, he married Emily Stott in Halifax.

He died 18th November 1916.

Probate records show that he left effects valued at £639 4/1d.

Probate was granted to his widow Emily

This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham

Lum, JohnRef 579-1697
[1???-18??]
He married Martha.

Child: Joseph

They lived at Lower Wormald, Rishworth [1857]

Lum, JohnRef 579-761
[1515-1579]
Of Sowerby.

On 5th August 1543, he married Agnes Crabtree [1522-1565].

Children:

  1. Alice [bapt 1544]
  2. John
  3. Margaret [bapt 1548]
  4. George [bapt 1550]
  5. William
  6. Matthew

He died and was buried in Sowerby

Lum, JohnRef 579-762
[1547-1607]
Of Halifax.

Son of John Lum.

Baptised 1st May 1547.

In 1568, he married Margaret [1548-1618].

He died in Sowerby [January 1607]

Lum, JohnRef 579-269
[1587-1662]
Aka Lumme.

Son of William Lum.

On 12th April 1615, he married (1) Susan [1573-1626].


Susan (née Corney) was the widow of Abraham Halstead
 

Children:

  1. Susan [bapt 1616]
  2. John [1619-1626]
  3. Timothy
  4. Grace [1624-1626]

Susan died in 1626.

In 1627, he married (2) Isabel [1595-16??].

Child: 5. John

He owned and occupied several properties in and around Northowram, including: Dean House, Shelf and Westercroft Farm, Northowram [1650].

He died at Westercroft [some time after 30th August 1660].

See Jane Boyle and Rev Andrew Latham

This & associated entries use material contributed by Alan Rushworth

Lum, JohnRef 579-766
[1615-1689]
Of Halifax.

Son of Matthew Lum.

Baptised 11th June 1615.

In 16??, he emigrated to America.

In 1643, he married an English girl, Miss Strickland [1623-16??] in Fairfield, Connecticut

He died in Fairfield, Connecticut

Lum, JohnRef 579-765
[1628-1???]
Son of
John Lum.

He died after 1690

Lum, JohnRef 579-3
[1822-1???]
Born in Rishworth.

He was a joiner [1851].

Around 1844, he married Mary [1822-1???].


Mary was born in Rishworth
 

Children:

  1. Betty [b 1844]
  2. Joe
  3. Hannah [b 1850]

The children were born in Rishworth.

They lived at Lower Wormald, Rishworth [1851]

Lum, JohnRef 579-831
[1855-1924]
Born in Rishworth.

He was a fitter (steam engine maker) [1901] / a millwright [1911].

In [Q2] 1875, he married Emily Sutcliffe [1855-1924] in Halifax.


Emily was born in Soyland
 

Children:

  1. Emily who died in infancy [before 1911];
  2. Alice who died in infancy [before 1911];
  3. Sam [b 1876] who was a woollen piecer [1891]
  4. Mary E. [b 1877] who was a worsted spinner [1891], a  worsted drawing frame [1901]
  5. Joe [1880-2nd January 1947] who was an iron moulder  (engine maker) 
  6. Martha [b 1883] who was a cotton reeler [1901]
  7. John [b 1887] who was a warehouse boy (worsted mill)   [1901], a foreman iron turner [1911]
  8. Tom [b 1890] who was an iron turner [1911]

They lived at

  • Bethel Terrace, Norland [1891]
  • 19 Peel Street, Sowerby Bridge [1901, 1911]

John died 3rd April 1924 (aged 69)  and was buried at Mount Pleasant Wesleyan Chapel, Norland with the children ().

Emily died Q2 1924 (aged 69) 

Lum, JosephRef 579-1698
[1824-1857]
Son of
John Lum.

He married Unknown.

Child: Martha [1850-1859]

Joseph was killed [23rd November 1857] when a steam engine boiler burst at Lower Aspley, near Huddersfield

He was buried at Rishworth Independent Church. There is a transcription of the epitaph [number 902] at Parrock Nook in Alan Shaw's CD Monumental Inscriptions in the Ripponden Area

Lum, MarthaRef 579-768
[1591-16??]
Daughter of
William Lum.

She married Edmund Wood.

The family emigrated to America.

He died before 7th July 1663

Lum, MatthewRef 579-764
[1555-1631]
Of Sowerby.

Son of John Lum

On 5th July 1579, he married (1) Grace Lange [1548-1597] from Elland.

On 12th November 1597, he married (2) Elizabeth Furth [bapt 1572] from Elland

Lum, MatthewRef 579-767
[1583-1618]
Of Halifax.

Son of William Lum.

Baptised 27th September 1583.

In 1614, he married Jenet [1593-16??].

Children:

  1. John
  2. Abraham [bapt 1617]

He died 1618

Lum, SamRef 579-541
[1875-1937]
Born in Halifax.

He was an iron foundryman [1900] / landlord of the Church Stile, Sowerby [1910-1915] / landlord of the Star, Elland [1915-1937].

On 14th October 1900, he married Lily Bottomley [1876-19??] at St Peter's Church, Sowerby.


Lily was born in Warley
 

Children:

  1. Irvin [1902-1929]
  2. Elsie [1908-2002] who married [1933] Harold Bastide

Sam died at the Star Inn [11th February 1937].

Lily took over at the Star Inn [1937-1938]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Lum, TimothyRef 579-504
[1621-16??]
Aka Lumme.

Son of John Lum.

Baptised 1621.

In 1662, he sold Westercroft Farm, Northowram to Thomas Priestley.

See Jane Boyle

Lum, WilliamRef 579-763
[1552-1592]
Of Sowerby.

Son of John Lum.

Baptised 18th December 1552.

On 7th November 1580, he married Agnes Barstow.

Children:

  1. Abraham [bapt 1581]
  2. Matthew
  3. (possibly) Grace [bapt 1585]
  4. John
  5. William [1589-1615]
  6. Martha

He died November 1592

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Surname

Lum surnameRef 579-1
A variant of the surname Lomb.

Entries for people with this and similar surnames are shown in a separate Foldout Entries for people with the surname Lum are discussed in this SideTrack.


Unattached BMDs for Lum

Marriage 1910

 



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