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Pitchforth, MrRef 168-81
[17??-17??]

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. James
  2. Solomon

Pitchforth, Abraham CrowtherRef 168-607
[1797-1876]
Son of
Solomon Pitchforth.

He was a farmer [1841] / a mill owner, coal miner (master) employing 30 men & 10 boys, farmer  of 33 acres [1851] / a mill & land proprietor farmer of 60 acres employing 2 men [1861] / houses, land & factory owner farming 4 acres employing 1 man [1871].

He owned a mill at Elland.

He was on the committee of the Huddersfield & Liverpool Direct Railway Company [1845].

At a meeting of the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway Company in September 1834, he caused some amusement by advocating the construction of a branch line from Salterhebble to Huddersfield at a cost of some £300,000 on the grounds that he had a mill on the line and the warehouse would be a valuable adjunct at the station.

On 3rd August 1825, he married (1) Elizabeth Walker [1806-184?] in Elland.

On 6th November 1855, he married (2) Mary Ann Shaw, daughter of Ely Wilkinson, at Elland Parish Church.

They lived at

  • Lower Edge, Elland [1841]
  • Shaw Laith, Elland [1851, 1861]
  • Grove House, Elland [1871, 1876]

The couple were buried at Elland Parish Church

Pitchforth, Alexander MathiesonRef 168-397
[1902-1993]
Son of
William Edward Pitchforth.

He was an iron fitter [1927].

On 9th July 1927, he married Edith Amy Barrett [1901-1989] in Sowerby.


Edith Amy was born in Sowerby
 

The couple died in Leeds

Pitchforth, AlfredRef 168-498
[1866-1952]
Son of
William Pitchforth.

Born in Elland.

He was a railway fireman [1891].

On 25th July 1891, he married Lily Hammerton [1868-1920] at Christ the King Church, Battyeford.


Lily was born in Mirfield
 

Children:

  1. Clifford
  2. Ethel [b 1897]

Alfred died in Batley

Pitchforth, AllenRef 168-9
[17??-18??]

Recorded in 1801, when he and his family of 6 were living in Elland

Pitchforth, BenjaminRef 168-2
[18??-18??]
He was a labourer in Elland [1829].

He married Elizabeth

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [bapt 1829]

Pitchforth, CharlesRef 168-1153
[1764-1819]
Son of
James Pitchforth.

He lived at Shaw Laith, Elland.

He was buried at Elland Parish Church

Pitchforth, CharlesRef 168-760
[1795-1862]
He was a Stone Merchant at Rastrick [1841] / on the committee of the
Huddersfield & Liverpool Direct Railway Company [1845] / Stone & Coal Merchant [1851] / Stone Merchant [1861] / (possibly) a manufacturing chemist at Brighouse.

He married Margaret Elizabeth Hanson [1791-1868] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Hanson [1821-1823]
  2. Eliza Ann [1825-1893] who married Rev Richard Judd

They lived at Boothroyd Park, Rastrick [1823, 1845].

Members of the family were buried at Elland Parish Church

See Halifax Board of Guardians

Pitchforth, CharlesRef 168-1110
[18??-18??]
Manufacturer at
Spa Well Mill, Elland [1843].

In January 1843, the mill was completely destroyed

Pitchforth, CliffordRef 168-506
[1892-1957]
Son of
Alfred Pitchforth.

Born in Mirfield.

He was an engine driver [1930].

In [Q1] 1921, he married Emily Lees [1896-1946] at St Saviour Church, Brownhill Batley.


Emily was born in Batley
 

Children:

  1. Ernest Ronald [b 1933]

Clifford died in Wakefield General Hospital.

He left £328 0/4d to his son Ernest & his sister Ethel

Pitchforth, DavidRef 168-1147
[1799-18??]
Born in Greetland.

He was a proprietor of houses [1851].

He married Unknown.

He was widowed by 1851.

Children:

  1. Aquila [b 1836]

The family lived at Westgate, Elland [1851].

In 1851, his nephew William Etherington [b 1816]

woollen manufacturer employing 5 men

was living with the family

Pitchforth, EdgarRef 168-455
[1883-1962]
Son of
Samuel Greenwood Pitchforth.

He was a clay moulder [1908].

On 18th April 1908, he married Clarissa Berry [1886-1955] in Elland.


Clarissa was born in Fixby
 

Children:

  1. Harold Armatage [1909-1994]

Pitchforth, FrancesRef 168-521
[1863-1940]
Daughter of
William Pitchforth.

Born in Elland.

She was a woollen weaver.

She never married.

She died in Boothtown and left £1347 11/7d to her brother William Henry

Pitchforth, HaroldRef 168-531
[1890-1958]
Son of
Joseph Pitchforth.

Born in Elland.

He was a wire drawer [1918].

On 18th May 1918, he married Elizabeth Spencer [1895-1976] in Cleckheaton.

Children:

  1. Jack [b 1922] who died in infancy

Pitchforth, Harold GranvilleRef 168-480
[1886-1949]
Son of
Samuel Greenwood Pitchforth.

He was a plumber [1923].

On 19th February 1923, he married Agnes Emily Christian [1894-1956] in Elland.


Agnes was born in the Isle of Man
 

Children:

  1. Samuel Evan [1923-1985]

Pitchforth, JamesRef 168-7
[16??-17??]

In 1699, he married Ann Jackson.

Children:

  1. John [b 1700]
  2. Debora [b 1702]
  3. Joseph [b 1704]
  4. Thomas [b 1707]
  5. Richard [b 1713]
  6. Martha [b 1719]
  7. James [b 1723]

The children were baptised at Elland Parish Church

Pitchforth, JamesRef 168-1156
[17??-17??]
Son of
Mr Pitchforth.

He married Unknown.

Children:

  1. Charles
  2. Solomon

Pitchforth, JamesRef 168-5
[1793-1870]

He married Susannah [1816-1893].

Child: James

James died 17th May 1870 (aged 77).

Susannah died 16th February 1893 (aged 77).

Members of the family were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard

Pitchforth, JamesRef 168-3
[1849-19??]
Born in Blackley.

He was a retired carter [1911].

In 1909, he married Hannah [1856-19??].


Hannah was born in Tong
 

They lived at 39 Saddleworth Road, Greetland [1911].

Living with them [in 1911] were Sam Morton and his wife, and Lewis Metcalfe Ley [b 1910] (foster child born in Leeds) 

Pitchforth, JamesRef 168-6
[1849-1914]
Son of
James Pitchforth.

Born in Blackley.

He was a cart driver [1881] / a night watchman [1891].

He married Jane [1840-1895].


Jane was born in Midgley
 

Children:

  1. Harry [b 1870] who was a woollen operative [1881]

They lived at

  • 12 Richmond Terrace, Elland with Greetland [1881]
  • South Lane, Elland with Greetland [1891]

Jane died 31st May 1895 (aged 55).

James died 15th December 1914 (aged 66).

The couple were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard with James's parents

Pitchforth, James FrederickRef 168-1157
[1807-1855]
Son of
Solomon Pitchforth.

He was a partner in Solomon & James Pitchforth [until 1838] and a coal dust grinder at Rastrick [1840]

Pitchforth, JohnRef 168-810
[17??-18??]
In 1824, he sold land on
Town Field Lane, Elland for the construction of Bethesda Methodist New Connexion Chapel

Pitchforth, JohnRef 168-19
[1807-1897]
Illegitimate son of Hannah Pitchforth.

Born in Greetland [18th October 1807]

He was a coal merchant [1829, 1881].

On 25th December 1829, he married Susannah Bottomley [1810-1888] at Elland Parish Church.


Susannah was born in Elland
 

Children:

  1. Hannah Bottomley [born out of wedlock 1829] who married  [1851] John Whiteley
  2. William
  3. Sarah Ann [1834-1890] who married Charles Pitchforth Smith
  4. Elizabeth [1836-1839]
  5. Eleanor [1838-1840]
  6. John
  7. Emma [1843-1902] who was a dress maker [1881] & married  William Brogden
  8. Alice [1845-1848]
  9. Julia [1854-1918] who married William Arthur Walker

The children were born in Elland.

They lived at New Street, Elland [1881].

Elland died 24th January 1897

Pitchforth, JohnRef 168-388
[1841-1889]
Son of
John Pitchforth.

He was a carter [1864].

On 27th November 1864, he married Elizabeth Gledhill [1839-1924] in Elland.


Elizabeth was born in Elland
 

Children:

  1. Hannah Elizabeth [1867-1943] who married Halstead Marsden
  2. John Charles
  3. Susan Alice [1871-1945] who married John Luty Wilson
  4. William Edward

The children were all born in Elland

Pitchforth, JohnRef 168-395
[1900-1982]
Son of
William Edward Pitchforth.

He was a shop assistant [1921].

On 14th March 1921, he married Doris Bairstow [1901-1982] at St John the Evangelist, West Vale


Doris was born in Sowerby
 

Pitchforth, John CharlesRef 168-389
[1869-1911]
Son of
John Pitchforth.

He was a coal merchant [1896].

24th Jun 1896 Alice Annie Thompson [1874-1958] at Bradford Cathedral.


Alice Annie was born in Scarborough
 

Children:

  1. John [1897-1900]
  2. William [1898-1898]
  3. Charles [1899-1971] who married [1922] Martha  Blackburn [1898-1973]
  4. John Henry [1901-1977] who married [1929] Emily  Foster [1906-1992]
  5. Mildred Mary Elizabeth [1904-1981] who married [1947]  Clarence Haigh [1899-1972]
  6. Sam Rupert
  7. Julia Vera [1908-1988] who never married

The children were all born in Elland

Pitchforth, John WilliamRef 168-532
[1886-1941]
Son of
Joseph Pitchforth.

Born in Elland.

In 1912, he married Alice Hollas in Halifax.


Alice was the daughter of George Hollas
 

Children:

  1. Elsie [b 1913]
  2. Harry [b 1917]

The children were born in Halifax.

John William died in Boothtown [25th December 1941] (aged 56).

Alice died in Boothtown [21st August 1945] (aged 58).

They were buried at Illingworth Moor Wesleyan Chapel

Pitchforth, JosephRef 168-533
[1806-1868]
Born in Elland.

He was a delver [1826].

He died in Elland On 2nd January 1826, he married Frances (Fanny) [1801-1865] at Elland Parish Church.


Frances was born in Stainland.

She was the widow of Mr Hanson

 

Children:

  1. John [1827-1881] who never married and spent all his  working life as a labourer working on farms & roads
  2. William

Pitchforth, JosephRef 168-529
[1858-1936]
Son of
William Pitchforth.

Born in Elland.

He was an iron moulder [1884].

In 1884, he married Mary Hanson [1860-1925] in Halifax.


Mary was born in Elland
 

Children:

  1. John William
  2. Annie [b 1887] who married Medley Sutcliffe
  3. Harold

The children were born in Elland.

On 4th June 1936, Joseph's body was found in the canal at Caddy Field

Pitchforth, JosephRef 168-P350
[1888-1910]
Son of
Thomas Pitchforth.

Born in Halifax.

He was a commercial clerk [1901] / an unemployed labourer of Clement Street, Pellon Lane.

He had been dismissed from his job at Shaw's mineral water plant for taking a half-day off work to watch a football match.

Towards the end of 1909, he met Annie Quick and they fell in love.

Annie was pregnant and they were planning to marry. Joseph had lost his job and was having difficulty finding work. He had told his father that he would kill himself if he could not find work.

In April 1910, the couple travelled to Barnsley where they committed suicide by swallowing poison.

He was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery alongside Annie

Pitchforth, Mary ElizabethRef 168-523
[1860-1937]
Daughter of
William Pitchforth.

Born in Elland.

She was a woollen weaver.

She never married.

She died in Halifax General Hospital and left £305 13/1d to her two unmarried sisters Frances and Ruth Ann

Pitchforth, MercyRef 168-1266
[1832-1918]
Daughter of
Solomon Pitchforth.

Born in Brighouse [30th December 1832].

She was one of the Pioneers of 1847.

She died Salt Lake City, Utah, USA [20th January 1918]

Pitchforth, Ruth AnnRef 168-491
[1867-1940]
Daughter of
William Pitchforth.

Born in Elland.

She was a woollen weaver.

She never married.

She died in Storthes Hall and left £658 15/11d to her sister Frances

Pitchforth, Sam RupertRef 168-391
[1906-1990]
Son of
John Charles Pitchforth.

He was a warrant officer in the RAF [1942].

In 1942, he married Elsie Joan Royal in Fylde.

Elsie died in the married quarters RAF Gatow, Berlin in 1952

Pitchforth, SamuelRef 168-1265
[1826-1877]
Son of
Solomon Pitchforth.

Born in Halifax [23rd November 1826].

He was one of the Pioneers of 1847 / a bookbinder in Utah [1850]

He married Mary Mitchell [1825-1???]

Children:

  1. Mercy [b 1831]
  2. Sarah [b 1834]
  3. Ann [b 1841] who was born at Kirkmichael, Isle of  Man

He died Nephi, Juab County, Utah, USA [21st December 1877] and was the first person to be buried in the Vine Bluff Cemetery there

Pitchforth, Samuel GreenwoodRef 168-436
[1856-1929]
Son of
William Pitchforth.

He was a woollen spinner [1883].

On 7th July 1883, he married Emma Jeffs [1862-1945] in Halifax.


Emma was born in Napton
 

Children:

  1. Edgar
  2. Harold Granville
  3. Alfred Ramsden [1889-1976] who married [1924] Harriet  Robinson [1891-1943]
  4. Arthur Lewis [1894-1982]
  5. Vernon [1903-1985] who married [1928] Edith Ambler  [1905-1969]

The children were all born in Elland

Pitchforth, SarahRef 168-1267
[1835-1896]
Daughter of
Solomon Pitchforth.

Born in Brighouse [18th June 1835].

She was one of the Pioneers of 1847.

She died Nephi, Juab County, Utah, USA [20th January 1896]

Pitchforth, SimeonRef 168-8
[1811-1861]

He married Miss Beaumont.


His wife was the daughter of John Thornton Beaumont
 

He died 17th August 1861 (aged 50)  and was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram with his Beaumont in-laws

Pitchforth, SolomonRef 168-84
[17??-17??]
Son of
Mr Pitchforth

Pitchforth, SolomonRef 168-1154
[1767-1823]
Son of
James Pitchforth.

On 10th August 1789, he married Mercy Crowther [1771-1823] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Charles [1795-1862]
  2. Abraham Crowther
  3. Solomon
  4. Elizabeth Ann Carr [1804-1860]
  5. James Frederick
  6. Sarah who married [1827] Joseph Ibbotson of Selby  at Elland

The family lived at Shaw Laithe, Elland [1823, 1827].

Members of the family were buried at Elland Parish Church

Pitchforth, SolomonRef 168-1155
[1802-1869]
Son of
Solomon Pitchforth.

Partner in Solomon & James Pitchforth and (possibly) partner in Solomon & Frederick Pitchforth.

In June 1838, he was a wood sawyer and blacking manufacturer, and was declared bankrupt. In July, the bankruptcy was enlarged (?).

On 3rd October 1825, he married Ann Hughlings at Halifax Parish Church.

Children:

  1. Samuel
  2. Mercy
  3. Sarah

The children all became Pioneers of 1847

He was buried at Elland Parish Church

Pitchforth, ThomasRef 168-571
[1???-18??]
He was appointed
Surveyor of the Highways for Elland-with-Greetland [1835]

Pitchforth, ThomasRef 168-418
[1862-1919]
Born in Dewsbury.

He was (possibly) a shoemaker / landlord at the 33 King Street, Halifax (possibly the Kimberley Arms, Halifax) [1901] / a barman [1911] / landlord at the Lower George, Halifax [1917].

In 1882, he married Ellen Satchwell [1862-19??] in Batley.


Ellen was born in Dewsbury
 

Children:

  1. Anna Maria [b 1883] who was a worsted factory hand  spinner [1901]
  2. Martha [b 1885] who was a worsted spinner [1901]
  3. Joseph
  4. John Thomas [b 1890]
  5. Ellen [b 1893] who was a winder [1911]
  6. Rhoda [1896-19??] who was a spinner [1911] & married  [Halifax Parish Church 1918] Harry Town
The 1911 census shows that they had had 9 children of whom 4 were still alive at that time

They lived at 3 Clement Street, Halifax [1911].

Living with them [in 1911] were Florence Satchwell [b 1892], Ellen Satchwell [b 1911], Joseph William Satchwell [b 1893] (miner), & Fred Satchwell [b 1896] (doffer) 

Pitchforth, Thomas AinleyRef 168-10
[1842-1889]
He was a reed maker.

He lived at the Windmill Inn, Northowram.

He died at Halifax Union Workhouse, Gibbet Street [3rd March 1889] (aged 47)  and was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery [Grave Ref: K 468 D]

Pitchforth, WilliamRef 168-419
[1830-1896]
Son of
Joseph Pitchforth.

He was a weaver [1856].

In [Q4] 1856, he married Hannah Greenwood [1831-1905] in Halifax


Hannah was born in Southowram
 

Children:

  1. Samuel Greenwood
  2. Joseph
  3. Mary Elizabeth
  4. Frances
  5. Alfred
  6. Ruth Ann
  7. William Henry
The children were all born in Elland.

The couple died in Elland

Pitchforth, WilliamRef 168-383
[1831-1896]
Son of
John Pitchforth.

He was a labourer [1855].

On 28th January 1855, he married Mary Middlebrook [1830-1898] in Halifax.


Mary was born in Bruntcliffe Thorne
 

Children:

  1. John [b 1855]
  2. Hannah Mary [b 1858]
  3. Emma [b 1860]
  4. Ellen [b 1863]
  5. Elizabeth [b 1865]
  6. Susannah [b 1867]
  7. Adelaide [b 1870]
  8. Eliza [b 1873]

Pitchforth, William EdwardRef 168-392
[1874-1947]
Son of
John Pitchforth.

He was a coal merchant [1894].

On 14th May 1894, he married Alice Maud Mathieson [1874-1948] in Halifax.


Alice Maud was born in Elland
 

Children:

  1. Elizabeth [1895-1990] who married Ernest Crowther
  2. Gertrude Maude [1896-1988] who married Clement Taylor
  3. Alexander Wallace [1898-1902]
  4. John
  5. Alexander Mathieson
  6. Evelyn [1905-2000] who never married
  7. William Edward [1906-2000]
  8. Edgar Victor [1910-1988]
  9. Blanche [1913-1971] who never married
  10. Frank [1916-1969]

The children were all born in Elland

Pitchforth, William HenryRef 168-481
[1870-1953]
Son of
William Pitchforth.

Born in Elland.

In 1899, he married Emma Sutcliffe [1873-1948] at St John the Evangelist, West Vale.


Emma was born in to West Vale
 

They had no children.

Emma died in Elland in 1948.

William Henry died in Weston-super-Mare in 1953

Surname

Pitchforth surnameRef 168-1

George Redmonds writes that the surname is recorded from the 13th century, and may come from Shropshire, and may be related to the bitumen wells which are found there.

The Pitchforth family settle in Fixby in the late 1500s. Thomas Pickforth is recorded at Elland in the 1550s

There are 48 entries on the Calderdale Companion for people with the surname Pitchforth, as discussed in this SideTrack. This count does not include other forms of the surname.



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