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On 27th October 1799, he (possibly) married Mary [1774-1828] in Halifax.
Child:
Thomas [1807-23rd February 1822]
Mary died 25th February 1828 (aged 54).
Benjamin died 27th July 1841 (aged 78).
Members of the family were buried at Square Independent Chapel, Halifax
with Mary Elizabeth, daughter of William & Amelia
Sharp, who died 14th May 1842 (aged 14 weeks)
He was a woollen power loom weaver [1871].
He married Sarah [1822-1888].
Child: Elizabeth [1855-29/12/1940] who was a cotton
reeler [1900] & married Joshua Garside
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1871] was nephew Wilkinson Dyson [b 1851]
(cotton maker).
Sarah died 14th February 1888 (aged 66).
Benjamin died 15th December 1888 (aged 69).
The couple were buried at Blackley Baptist Graveyard
with Joshua Garside & family
In [Q3] 1882, he married Julietta Mackrell [1862-1886] in Halifax.
Child:
Annie who died 27th June 1886 (aged 1 year & 7 months)
Julietta died 3rd June 1886 (aged 24)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3104]
her daughter Annie and her parents
Born in Cleckheaton [21st September 1909].
He was
a card setting machine tenter [1939] /
a Fellow of Trinity College, London [1951] /
organist at St John's Church, Cleckheaton [1954] /
associate organist at Huddersfield Parish Church /
head of the music department at Royds Hall County Secondary School,
Huddersfield [January 1959] /
organist & choirmaster at St Martin's Church, Brighouse [September
1967-1969].
In [Q2] 1931, he (possibly) married Annie Broadbent.
The family lived at Taylor Hall Lane, Mirfield [1967, 1969].
Hubert died 27th November 1969 (aged 60).
See
Martin Singleton
In [Q1] 1901, he married Ada Noble in Halifax
Child:
Dorothy Alexandra [1902-1939] who married Victor Cope Holland
James died 27th December 1927 (aged 65).
Dorothy Alexandra died 3rd April 1939.
Ada died 2nd December 1947 (aged 72).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: F-C1]
with Ada's parents
He died in a motor accident
He was
a wool sorter [1881, 1891] /
a chapel caretaker [1901].
In [Q1] 1870, he married (1) Mary Turner Sladdin [1844-1872] in Halifax.
Mary died 14th July 1872 (aged 28).
In [Q2] 1974, he married (2) Hannah Crampton Smith in Halifax.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was daughter (?) Lavinia Barber [b
Halifax 1867] (rover in worsted mill).
Lavinia disappears from the records after 1891.
Mary Ann Barber – maiden name unknown – was born in Halifax
[around 1837]
Roger suggests
Joseph died 27th May 1907 (aged 60).
Hannah died 20th January 1940 (aged 89).
He and his wives were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1173]
but Hannah does not appear on the headstone
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
In 1908, he had an accident, in which he fell down a cliff knocking
himself out and suffering from severe concussion which led to mental
health problems later in life.
During World War I,
he enlisted at Halifax [29th October 1914], and
he served as a Driver
with the 114th Battery
Royal Field Artillery.
After serving 151 days, he was placed in detention in Devizes, and
tried by a court martial [1st February 1915] where he was sentenced
to 56 days' imprisonment with hard labour, and discharged with
ignomy,
He was released from prison [28th March 1915].
He enlisted in Manchester [12th April 1915], and joined the
Prince of Wales (South Lancashire) Regiment.
He later transferred to the
Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
He served for a short period in Egypt.
He was discharged [25th April 1918], after serving 3 years and 14
days, as
due to recurring mental health issues.
He was described as
He died one month after his mother, and both were buried at St Luke's Church, Norland.
He survived the War, and is remembered
on the Memorial at Christ Church, Sowerby Bridge,
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He left in August 1894 and moved to Bradford
He was
a dentist [1871, 1871] /
a registered dentist [1901, 1911].
In [Q4] 1869, he married Leah Chapman [1849-1919] in Halifax.
Children:
The 1911 census shows that they had had 5 children of whom 2 were still alive at that time.
The family lived at
Leah died 27th May 1919 (aged 70).
Thomas died 12th June 1924 (aged 83).
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1267]
Townend, Benjamin Ref 529-374
Of Northowram.
Townend, Benjamin Ref 529-335
Born in Sowerby.
Sarah was born in Old Lindley
Townend, George Ref 529-685
Julietta was the daughter of Joseph Mackrell
Townend, Hubert Ref 529-322
Son of Annie & Henry Edward Townend,
card setting machine tenter.
Townend, James Ref 529-604
Ada was the daughter of William Henry Noble
Townend, Rev John Ref 529-1168
Vicar of Sowerby Bridge [1974-1985].
Townend, Rev Joseph Ref 529-1165
Minister at United Methodist Free Church, Sowerby Bridge [1873]
Townend, Joseph Marshall Ref 529-210
Born in Ovenden.
Hannah was born in Heaton Mersey, Lancashire
Roger Beasley has found that,
In 1881 and 1871, Lavinia was recorded as the daughter
of Mary Ann Barber, but her father was not living with them.
Joseph Marshall Townend may have adopted Lavinia, or,
more likely, there was an error in the census and Lavinia
should have been recorded as a lodger
Townend, Joseph Shaw Ref 529-721
Son of Ruth (née Barker) [1855-1919] & James Townend [1850-1926].
No longer physically fit for war service
of low mental intelligence but an obedient and good worker
Townend, Rev T. W. Ref 529-965
Minister at Cornholme United Methodist Free Church [189?].
Townend, Thomas Ref 529-704
Born in Baildon Green, Bradford.
Leah was born in Boothtown, Halifax
Townend, William Ref 529-492
In his will of 1520, he left a sum of money to the chapel of Ripponden, to Elland church, and to the stone bridge of Sowerby.
John Royde was a witness to the will
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John Attetonehende is recorded at Sowerby in 1286, and
Edward Townend is recorded at Stainland in 1672
Entries for people with the surname Townend
are discussed in this SideTrack.
Marriage
1897
Townend surname Ref 529-1
Unattached BMDs for Townend
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