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He married Unknown.
Children:
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
The couple were buried at Elland Parish Church
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He was an iron fitter [1927].
On 9th July 1927, he married Edith Amy Barrett [1901-1989] in
Sowerby.
The couple died in Leeds
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
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.
Children:
Alfred died in Batley
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Recorded in 1801, when
he and his family of 6 were living in Elland
He married Elizabeth
Child:
Elizabeth [bapt 1829]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He lived at Shaw Laith, Elland.
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
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He married Margaret Elizabeth Hanson [1791-1868] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Boothroyd Park, Rastrick [1823, 1845].
Members of the family were buried at Elland Parish Church
See
Halifax Board of Guardians
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In
January 1843,
the mill was completely destroyed
Born in Mirfield.
He was an engine driver [1930].
In [Q1] 1921, he married Emily Lees [1896-1946] at St Saviour
Church, Brownhill Batley.
Child:
Ernest Ronald [b 1933]
Clifford died in Wakefield General Hospital.
He left £328 0/4d to his son Ernest & his
sister Ethel
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He was a proprietor of houses [1851].
He married Unknown.
He was widowed by 1851.
Child:
Aquila [b 1836]
They lived at Westgate, Elland [1851].
In 1851, his nephew William Etherington [b 1816]
was living with the family
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He was a clay moulder [1908].
On 18th April 1908, he married Clarissa Berry [1886-1955] in
Elland.
Child:
Harold Armatage [1909-1994]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
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
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Born in Elland.
He was a wire drawer [1918].
On 18th May 1918, he married Elizabeth Spencer [1895-1976] in
Cleckheaton.
Child:
Jack [b 1922] who died in infancy
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He was a plumber [1923].
On 19th February 1923, he married Agnes Emily Christian
[1894-1956] in Elland.
Child:
Samuel Evan [1923-1985]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
In 1699, he married Ann Jackson.
Children:
The children were baptised at Elland Parish Church
He married Unknown.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He was a farmer of 10 acres [1861].
He married Susannah [1816-1893].
Children:
The family lived at Mansion House, Elland [1861].
James died 17th May 1870 (aged 77).
Susannah died 16th February 1893 (aged 77).
Members of the family were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard [Grave Ref: 377]
He was a retired carter [1911].
In 1909, he married Hannah [1856-19??].
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)
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Born in Blackley.
He was
a cart driver [1881] /
a night watchman [1891].
He married Jane [1840-1895].
Children:
They lived at
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
He was
a partner in Solomon & James Pitchforth [until 1838]
and
a coal dust grinder at Rastrick [1840]
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.
Children:
The children were born in Elland.
The family lived at New Street, Elland [1881].
Elland died 24th January 1897
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He was a carter [1864].
On 27th November 1864, he married Elizabeth Gledhill
[1839-1924] in Elland.
Children:
The children were all born in Elland
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He was a shop assistant [1921].
On 14th March 1921, he married Doris Bairstow [1901-1982] at
St John the Evangelist, West Vale
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He was a coal merchant [1896].
24th Jun 1896 Alice Annie Thompson [1874-1958] at Bradford
Cathedral.
Children:
The children were all born in Elland
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Born in Elland.
In 1912, he married Alice Hollas in Halifax.
Children:
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
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He was a delver [1826].
He died in Elland
On 2nd January 1826, he married Frances (Fanny) [1801-1865] at
Elland Parish Church.
She was the widow of Mr Hanson
Children:
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Born in Elland.
He was an iron moulder [1884].
In 1884, he married Mary Hanson [1860-1925] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were born in Elland.
On 4th June 1936, Joseph's body was found in the canal at
Caddy Field
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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
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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
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Born in Brighouse [30th December 1832].
She was one of the Pioneers of 1847.
She died Salt Lake City, Utah, USA [20th January 1918]
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
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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
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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:
He died Nephi, Juab County, Utah, USA [21st December 1877] and was
the first person to be buried in the Vine Bluff Cemetery there
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He was a woollen spinner [1883].
On 7th July 1883, he married Emma Jeffs [1862-1945] in Halifax.
Children:
The children were all born in Elland
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Born in Brighouse [18th June 1835].
She was one of the Pioneers of 1847.
She died Nephi, Juab County, Utah, USA [20th January 1896]
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He married Miss Beaumont.
He died 17th August 1861 (aged 50)
and was buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
with his Beaumont in-laws
On 10th August 1789, he married Mercy Crowther [1771-1823] in
Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Shaw Laithe, Elland [1823, 1827].
Members of the family were buried at Elland Parish Church
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
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:
The children all became Pioneers of 1847
He was buried at Elland Parish Church
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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.
Children:
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)
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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]
He was a weaver [1856].
In [Q4] 1856, he married Hannah Greenwood [1831-1905] in
Halifax
Children:
The couple died in Elland
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was a labourer [1855].
On 28th January 1855, he married Mary Middlebrook [1830-1898]
in Halifax.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
He was a coal merchant [1894].
On 14th May 1894, he married Alice Maud Mathieson [1874-1948]
in Halifax.
Children:
The children were all born in Elland
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell
Born in Elland.
In 1899, he married Emma Sutcliffe [1873-1948] at St John the
Evangelist, West Vale.
They had no children.
Emma died in Elland in 1948.
William Henry died in Weston-super-Mare in 1953
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Pitchforth, Mr Ref 168-81
Pitchforth, Abraham Crowther Ref 168-607
Son of Solomon Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Alexander Mathieson Ref 168-397
Son of William Edward Pitchforth.
Edith Amy was born in Sowerby
Pitchforth, Alfred Ref 168-498
Son of William Pitchforth.
Lily was born in Mirfield
Pitchforth, Allen Ref 168-9
Pitchforth, Benjamin Ref 168-2
He was a labourer in Elland [1829].
Pitchforth, Charles Ref 168-1153
Son of James Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Charles Ref 168-760
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.
Pitchforth, Charles Ref 168-1110
Manufacturer at Spa Well Mill, Elland [1843].
Pitchforth, Clifford Ref 168-506
Son of Alfred Pitchforth.
Emily was born in Batley
Pitchforth, David Ref 168-1147
Born in Greetland.
woollen manufacturer employing 5 men
Pitchforth, Edgar Ref 168-455
Son of Samuel Greenwood Pitchforth.
Clarissa was born in Fixby
Pitchforth, Frances Ref 168-521
Daughter of William Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Harold Ref 168-531
Son of Joseph Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Harold Granville Ref 168-480
Son of Samuel Greenwood Pitchforth.
Agnes was born in the Isle of Man
Pitchforth, James Ref 168-7
Pitchforth, James Ref 168-1156
Son of Mr Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, James Ref 168-5
Born in Elland.
Susannah was born in Elland
Pitchforth, James Ref 168-3
Born in Blackley.
Hannah was born in Tong
Pitchforth, James Ref 168-6
Son of James Pitchforth.
Jane was born in Midgley
Pitchforth, James Frederick Ref 168-1157
Son of Solomon Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, John Ref 168-810
In 1824, he sold land on Town Field Lane, Elland for the
construction of Bethesda Methodist New Connexion Chapel
Pitchforth, John Ref 168-19
Illegitimate son of Hannah Pitchforth.
Susannah was born in Elland
Pitchforth, John Ref 168-388
Son of John Pitchforth.
Elizabeth was born in Elland
Pitchforth, John Ref 168-395
Son of William Edward Pitchforth.
Doris was born in Sowerby
Pitchforth, John Charles Ref 168-389
Son of John Pitchforth.
Alice Annie was born in Scarborough
Pitchforth, John William Ref 168-532
Son of Joseph Pitchforth.
Alice was the daughter of George Hollas
Pitchforth, Joseph Ref 168-533
Born in Elland.
Frances was born in Stainland.
Pitchforth, Joseph Ref 168-529
Son of William Pitchforth.
Mary was born in Elland
Pitchforth, Joseph Ref 168-P350
Son of Thomas Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Mary Elizabeth Ref 168-523
Daughter of William Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Mercy Ref 168-1266
Daughter of Solomon Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Ruth Ann Ref 168-491
Daughter of William Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Sam Rupert Ref 168-391
Son of John Charles Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Samuel Ref 168-1265
Son of Solomon Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Samuel Greenwood Ref 168-436
Son of William Pitchforth.
Emma was born in Napton
Pitchforth, Sarah Ref 168-1267
Daughter of Solomon Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Simeon Ref 168-8
His wife was the daughter of John Thornton Beaumont
Pitchforth, Solomon Ref 168-84
Son of Mr Pitchforth
Pitchforth, Solomon Ref 168-1154
Son of James Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Solomon Ref 168-1155
Son of Solomon Pitchforth.
Pitchforth, Thomas Ref 168-571
He was appointed Surveyor of the Highways for Elland-with-Greetland [1835]
Pitchforth, Thomas Ref 168-418
Born in Dewsbury.
Ellen was born in Dewsbury
The 1911 census shows that they had had 9 children of whom 4 were still alive at that time
Pitchforth, Thomas Ainley Ref 168-10
He was a reed maker.
Pitchforth, William Ref 168-419
Son of Joseph Pitchforth.
Hannah was born in Southowram
Pitchforth, William Ref 168-383
Son of John Pitchforth.
Mary was born in Bruntcliffe Thorne
Pitchforth, William Edward Ref 168-392
Son of John Pitchforth.
Alice Maud was born in Elland
Pitchforth, William Henry Ref 168-481
Son of William Pitchforth.
Emma was born in to West Vale
| Surname |
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.
Pitchforth surname Ref 168-1
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