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Pulman, AbramRef 563-576
[1796-1863]
Of Halifax.

He was an iron merchant. Around 1850, he established Abram Pulman & Sons.

On 27th December 1815, he married Martha Ambler [1800-1872] in Halifax.


Martha was born in Northowram
 

Children:

  1. Joseph
  2. John
  3. Ambler
  4. Martha Ann [b 1831]
  5. Helen [b 1833]
  6. Ellen Eliza [1832-1856] who married Thomas Whiteley
  7. Thomas [b 1836]

They lived at

  • Lister Lane, Halifax [1834, 1841]
  • Pulman's Yard, Halifax [1851]
  • 1 Mount Street, Halifax [1861, 1871]

Abram died 25th January 1863 (aged 68).

Martha died 20th April 1872 (aged 75).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1744]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Jeffrey Knowles

Pulman, Abram OldroydRef 563-1213
[1868-1943]
Son of
Ambler Pulman.

Born in Halifax.

He was an auctioneer & valuer [1901].

In 1891, he married Maud Lillian Ethel Griffiths [1873-1950] in Halifax.


Maud Lillian Ethel was the daughter of Matilda Mary Leary (née Newman) [1845-1930] & Thomas Griffiths [1845-1915]
 

Child: Herbert Ernest

They lived at Dean Hollow, Halifax [1901].

He died in Southport in 1943.

Maud Lillian Ethel died in Southport [4th January 1950]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Ivan Birch & Glynn Helliwell

Pulman, AlfredRef 563-98
[1830-1908]

He married Mary [1841-1893].

Mary died 28th September 1893 (aged 52).

Alfred died 19th May 1908 (aged 78).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1512]

Pulman, AmblerRef 563-946
[1824-1884]
Son of
Abram Pulman.

He was an iron merchant.

On 31st December 1851, he married (1) Elizabeth Sugden [1824-1885] at Halifax Parish Church.


Elizabeth was born in Halifax [26th December 1824]
 

They had no children.


The marriage was dissolved in 1859 by civil court, Elizabeth was found guilty of adultery with Joseph Tatham, from May 1859. The two had cohabited at Centry Farm, Mount Tabor, and at Harrogate, from June 1859.

Ambler demanded £500 damages

 

In [Q2] 1862, Elizabeth married (2) Joseph Tatham in Halifax.

On 26th March 1867, Ambler married (2) Betsy Mary Ann Oldroyd [1838-1872] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Abram Oldroyd
  2. Gertrude Elizabeth who died 16th December 1873 (aged 3  years), & was buried with her mother
  3. Florence Ann who died 31st July 1872 (aged 9 months), &  was buried with her mother

Betsy Mary Ann died 23rd April 1872 (aged 34).

On 24th March 1874, he married (3) Marianne [1831-1901].


Marianne / Mary Ann [née Blackburn] was born in Sheepridge, and was the widow of Mr Wilcock
 

They had no children

They lived at 2 Park Terrace, Halifax [1884].

Ambler died 21st March 1884 (aged 60).

Mary Anne died 7th June 1901 (aged 70).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1557] with niece Ann Lee [1863-20th December 1873]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell, Jeffrey Knowles & Alan Longbottom

Pulman, CuthbertRef 563-761
[1879-1918]
Son of
Fred Pulman.

He was in business as a corn factor in Halifax / employed by Huddersfield GPO.

In [Q3] 1906, he married Rebecca Parker [1880-1921] in Halifax.

Child: son

During World War I, he served as a Sergeant with the 9th Battalion Cameronian (Scottish Rifles).

He died at Jussy, near St Quentin, France [21st March 1918] (aged 39).

He is remembered at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1744], on the Pozières Memorial, France [Grave Ref 37 & 38], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at United Reformed Church, Carlton Street.

His brother John also died in the War.

Rebecca was buried at Christ Church, Pellon [Grave Ref: 2 LL 44]

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Pulman, FredRef 563-730
[1849-1920]
Son of
John Pulman.

Born in Halifax.

He was a master joiner employing 2 men & 1 boy [1881] / a master joiner [1901] / a joiner and undertaker [1911].

In [Q3] 1873, he married Martha Hannah Tuley in Halifax.


Martha Hannah was the daughter of Thomas Tuley
 

Children:

  1. Frances Ann [1874-1875]
  2. Arthur [b 1876]
  3. Norman William [1877-1880]
  4. Cuthbert
  5. Herbert V. [b 1881]
  6. Clara H. [b 1883]
  7. Walter [b 1885] who was a solicitor's clerk [1901]
  8. Rosa [b 1887]
  9. Arnold [b 1889]
  10. John
  11. John E. [b 1891]
  12. Clement Seymour [b 1893] who was an apprentice engineer  [1911]
  13. Annie [b 1895]

The children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1656].

The family lived at

  • 47 Savile Park Street, Halifax
  • 26 St Mary's Street, Halifax [1881]
  • 40 Hopwood Lane, Halifax [1901]
  • 6 Heath Mount, Halifax [1911]

Sons Cuthbert & John. died in World War I

Fred died 3rd May 1920 (aged 71).

Martha Hannah died 25th May 1927 (aged 75).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1744]

Pulman, FrederickRef 563-787
[1827-1894]
Son of
John Pulman.

Born in Halifax.

He was a fitter (worsted factory) [1871] / a mechanic's turner and fitter [1881].

He married Hannah [1826-1900].


Hannah was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Mary Jane [1849-1875] who was a drawer [1871] and  (possibly) married Mr Hopkinson
  2. Martha Ann [b 1854] who was a drawer [1871] and married  John Henry Iveson
  3. Sarah Ellen [1861-1863]

The family lived at 5 Anvill Street, Bradford [1871, 1881].

Frederick died 8th July 1894 (aged 57).

Hannah died 19th January 1900 (aged 74).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3082]

Pulman, Frederick WilboroughRef 563-556
[1889-1915]
Son of
Lewis Pulman.

Born in Halifax.

He was a railway vanman [1911] / employed by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway and the Great Northern  Railway / a member of Park Congregational School.

In 1910, he married Beatrice Chapman at St James's Church, Halifax.


Beatrice, a winder of 23 Wilson Street, was born 2nd June 1891, the daughter of Robert Edward Chapman
 

Children:

  1. Amy Gladys [1911-1929] who was buried at Illingworth Church
  2. Phyllis [1915-1918] who was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell

In 1911, the family were living at 54 Penn Street, Pellon Lane with Beatrice's parents.

They lived at

  • 2 Denton's Court, St.James' Road, Halifax
  • 2 Cobden Place, Moore Street, Siddal

He joined the Halifax Artillery.

During World War I, he enlisted in Manchester – where he was working at the time – and he served as a Sergeant with the 1st/8th Battalion Lancashire Fusiliers.

He was sent to Gallipoli.

He was killed in action in the Dardanelles [7th August 1915], leading his men in an assault on a Turkish trench in front of Achi Baba.

The Halifax Courier [23rd October 1915] reported his death with a photograph.

He is remembered on the Helles Memorial, Gallipoli [Grave Ref 59-73 / 218-219], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at Park Congregational Church.

Beatrice never married again.

She died 29th March 1980 and was cremated

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Glynn Helliwell

Pulman, Herbert ErnestRef 563-252
[1893-1942]
Son of
Abram Oldroyd Pulman.

Born in Halifax.

In 1914, he married Dorothea Barber De Halstead [1898-1982] in Somerset.


Dorothea was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
 

Child: Herbert Halstead [b 1920]

Herbert Ernest died in Southport [2nd February 1942].

Dorothea died in Sefton, Lancashire in 1982

This & associated entries use material contributed by Glynn Helliwell

Pulman, JohnRef 563-1151
[1796-18??]
He was a woolcomber [1841].

Around 1821, he married Margaret [1796-18??].

Children:

  1. James [b 1821] who was an apprentice whitesmith [1841]
  2. Frederick
  3. Alfred [b 1829]

They lived at Ann Street, Halifax [1841]

Pulman, JohnRef 563-656
[1822-1903]
Son of
Abram Pulman.

He was a carpenter & joiner employing 1 man & 1 boy [1861] / a joiner employing 3 men & 2 boys [1871] / a joiner of Hopwood Lane [1882].

In [Q1] 1847, he married (1) Ann Briggs [1822-1854] in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Fred
  2. Walter
  3. Frances [b 1853]

Ann died 14th June 1854 (aged 32)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3304].

In [Q3] 1855, he married (2) Rachel Watson [1820-1869] in Halifax.


Rachel was born in Halifax
 

Rachel died 7th April 1869 (aged 49)  and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3304].

In [Q3] 1871, he married (3) Mary Wheelwright [1827-1904] in Halifax.

John died 23rd June 1903 (aged 81).

Mary died 24th December 1904 (aged 77).

Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1744]

Pulman, JohnRef 563-1097
[1828-1874]
Son of
Samuel Pulman.

Born in Northowram.

He was an overlooker in worsted mill [1851] / an overlooker of worsted spinners [1861] / a worsted spinning overlooker [1871].

He married Elizabeth [1829-1893].


Elizabeth was born in Halifax
 

Children:

  1. Arthur [1852-1862] who was a worsted spinner [1861]  
  2. James [1859-1861]
  3. Ernest [1867-1868]
  4. Mary [1855-3rd April 1897] who was a worsted reeler  [1871]
  5. Joseph [b 1857] who was a factory operative [1871]
  6. Walter [1861-6th September 1899] who was a factory  operative [1871]
  7. Lewis [b 1865]
  8. Emily [b 1870]

They lived at 23 Foundry Street, Halifax [1861].

John died 9th November 1874 (aged 46).

Elizabeth died 18th April 1893 (aged 64).

The couple & the children were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3812]

Pulman, John EdgarRef 563-742
[1890-1916]
Son of
Fred Pulman.

During World War I, he served as a Private with the 28th Battalion Canadian Infantry.

He was killed in action [6th June 1916] (aged 26).

He is remembered at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1744], on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 18-26-28], in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance, and on the Memorial at United Reformed Church, Carlton Street.

His brother Cuthbert also died in the War

Pulman, JosephRef 563-1126
[1817-1882]
Son of
Abram Pulman.

Born in Halifax.

He was an iron merchant's book keeper [1851] / a bolt maker employing 8 men & 5 boys [1861] / an iron merchant [1867] / an iron merchant employing 3 men [1871] / an iron merchant [1881].

He was one of the liquidators when the Halifax Omnibus & Cab Company Limited voluntarily wound up [1867].

He married Elizabeth Maria [1835-1875].


Maria was born in Norwich
 

Child: Harriet [b 1859] who married John William Spencer

They lived at

Elizabeth Maria died 21st January 1875 (aged 40).

Living with the widowed Joseph [in 1881] was Mary / Margaret Collins (servant / housekeeper dom).


He may have fathered 6 illegitimate children by Margaret Collins
 

Joseph died in Halifax [1st July 1882] (aged 65).

The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1655]. Probate records show that he left an estate valued at £12,587.

Administration was granted to his brother John

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Pulman, LewisRef 563-554
[1863-1900]
Son of John Pullman, overlooker

He was a grocer in Halifax [1884, 1887] / a grocer in Milnsbridge [1890].

In 1887, Lewis was sent to prison for 6 months, for defrauding the Halifax Industrial Society by forgery.

In 1890, Lewis was charged with

that he, being the bailee of £29, entrusted to him by Jane Eastwood, wife of Luke Eastwood, Milnsbridge, did fraudulently convert the same to his own use

He was sent to prison for 15 months

In 1884, he married Hannah Hemingway Butterworth [1863-1???] at St James's Church, Halifax.


Hannah was born in Bradford. Her father was not recorded on the marriage documents
 

Children:

  1. John Thomas [b 1886] who was a dynamo wire coverer [1901]
  2. Frederick Wilborough
  3. Charles P. [b 1891] who was a cashier in woollen merchant  office [1911]
  4. Ernest L. [b 1893] who was a railway porter [1911]
  5. Ethel M. [b 1895] who was a jewel factory operative [1911]
  6. Arthur [b 1897] who was a wool warehouse lad [1911]

In 1891, Lewis was a prisoner at HM Prison, Wakefield. Hannah (hosiery embroideress), with sons Frederick and Charles, were lodgers with Mary J McMillan (laundress) at 24 Timber Street, Elland. Son John was staying with his grandmother, Rebecca Lambert [b 1832] at Falcon Square, Skircoat.

They lived at

  • 1 Thackeray Street, Halifax [1901]
  • 6 Villiers Street, Halifax [1911, 1915]

Lewis died in Barton upon Irwell, Lancashire in 1900 (aged 36) 

This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley

Pulman, SamuelRef 563-1098
[1799-18??]
He was a labourer in public roads [1851].

Around 1827, he married Martha [1798-18??].

Children:

  1. John
  2. William [b 1831] who was a blacksmith [1851]

They lived at New Inn, West Side of Turnpike Road, Northowram [1851]

Pulman, ThomasRef 563-1080
[1835-1884]
He was a bolt manufacturer.

In [Q4] 1873, he married Elizabeth Moorhouse in Halifax.

Children:

  1. Ann Elizabeth [1874] who died when 2 hours' old
  2. Arthur Edward [1876-1877]
  3. Frederick [1877-1879]
  4. Minnie Maude Annie [1879] who died in her first year
  5. Lilian Eliza [1880-1882]

They lived at

  • 7 Melville Place, Halifax [1874, 1876]
  • Girlington Road, Bradford [1879]
  • 62 St Augustine's Terrace, Halifax [1884]

Thomas died 6th May 1884 (aged 49).

Members of the family were buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery

Pulman, WalterRef 563-1187
[1851-1883]
Son of
John Pulman.

Born in Halifax.

He was a joiner [1875] / a corn dealer [1881].

In [Q3] 1873, he married Mary Ann Hargreaves in Halifax.


Mary Ann was (possibly) the daughter of William Henry Hargreaves p
 

Children:

  1. John Edward [1874-1875] who was buried with his father
  2. Edith [b 1876]
  3. Ethel [b 1878]
  4. Clara [b 1881]

The family lived at 14 Bull Green, Halifax [1881].

Walter died 29th July 1883 (aged 32), and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1656]


Details are not yet known of the death / burial place of Mary Ann
 

Surname

Pulman surnameRef 563-1
Entries for people with the surname Pulman are discussed in this SideTrack.


Unattached BMDs for Pulman

Marriage 1876

Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 1656

 



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