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He was diocesan chaplain in Aberdeen [1914]
He was transported to Van Diemen's Land for 7 years.
He was one of 225 convicts who left England on
the Gilmore [31st October 1831]
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Son of Mary & Joseph Thorp.
Born in Greetland.
Baptised at Elland Parish Church [24th March 1822].
He was a farmer of 10 acres [1861].
In 1844, he married (1) Harriet Crossley [1821-1846] in Halifax.
Harriet died 15th January 1846 (aged 25).
In [Q1] 1860, he married (2) Ann Brearley [1820-1879] in Halifax.
They lived at Rochdale Road, Elland-cum-Greetland [1861].
Duke died 22nd October 1866 (aged 45).
Ann died 27th October 1879 (aged 59).
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: R9]
with William Henry Butterworth
Born in Luddenden.
He was
a member of Luddendenfoot United Methodist Free Church & School /
a woollen weft boy [1901] /
a woollen warper [1911] /
employed by James Clay & Company Limited, Luddendenfoot.
During World War I,
he enlisted [September 1916] and
served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He went to France [2nd January 1917].
He was reported missing and assumed to have died 10th October 1917 (aged 32).
His photograph appears with reports of his death in the Halifax Courier [29th December 1917 & 21st September 1918].
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 82-85 & 162A],
on Luddendenfoot War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Luddendenfoot Council Offices
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley, Derrick Habergham & Glynn Helliwell
During World War II,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He died of wounds in North Africa
[8th April 1943] (aged 28).
He was buried at Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia [Grave Ref 3 E 10].
He is remembered on the family grave at Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Luddendenfoot,
and on Luddendenfoot War Memorial
He was
a cotton warp twister [1901] /
a warp twister [1911].
In 1892, he married Alice Ann Clarke in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
On 24th June 1825, he married Susannah Horsfall from Rastrick,
at Elland Parish Church.
Child: Mary Jane / Mary Ann [1830-1898] who
married Jonathan Wolfenden.
Both George and Susannah were dead by 1841
This & associated entries use material contributed by Derrick Habergham
He was
a labourer of Holywell Green, Stainland [1916] /
for employed by Dempster's in Elland.
He married Hetty Dixon [1890-19??] at St Andrew's Church, Stainland.
They lived at Station Road, Holywell Green.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd Battalion
York & Lancaster Regiment.
He died 13th May 1917 (aged 26).
He and his comrade Horace Milton Wheater, who trained
together, were killed by the same shell.
He was buried at Philosophe British Cemetery, Mazingarbe, France [Grave Ref I P 10].
He is remembered on the Memorial at Rosemount Iron Works, Elland
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He was awarded the Military General Service Medal
This & associated entries use material contributed by Jim Clitheroe
He married Martha Riley [1809-1845].
Children:
He was
a clothier & outfitter (tailor) [1881] /
Curate at Heptonstall [1888, 1892].
He left to become vicar of Bruntcliffe, Morley.
In 1872, he married Fanny Naylor Peace [1846-1935] from
Ossett, at Dewsbury.
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was a boarder Albert E Rhodes [aged
18] assistant clothier & outfitter from Durham
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Born in Luddenden.
He was
a woollen cloth miller [1901] /
a woollen cloth finisher [1911].
In [Q2] 1902, he married Florence Bracewell [1879-1946] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Luddendenfoot.
Florence died 24th January 1946 (aged 67).
John died 10th April 1946 (aged 69).
He was buried at Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Luddendenfoot
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own).
He was killed at Bulow Farm [1st October 1917] (aged 21).
He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 42-47 & 162],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
and on the Memorial at Crossley's Carpets
He married Unknown.
Child:
daughter
They lived at 27 Saltburn Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment),
then
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
He died 22nd March 1918 (aged 37).
He was buried at Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, France [Grave Ref V F 7].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He married Mary [1791-1847].
Children:
Mary died 2nd May 1847 (aged 56).
Joseph died 18th December 1859 (aged 73).
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: S3]
He is mentioned in the List of Local Wills: 1894
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
He was
a member of Broad Street Wesleyan Church /
a teacher at Broad Street Wesleyan School /
an assistant (boot trade) [1911] /
employed by Freeman, Hardy & Willis, Crown Street, Halifax.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was killed in action in a failed attack on Schwaben Redoubt [3rd September 1916].
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was a woollen spinner [1874, 1901, 1911].
In 1874, he married (1) Eliza Helliwell [1847-1907] in Halifax.
Children:
Eliza died in Halifax [Q3 1907] (aged 60).
In [Q4] 1907, he married Mary Helliwell [1852-19??] in Halifax.
They had no children.
They lived at
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley & Glynn Helliwell
He married (1) Unknown.
Child:
William [b 1621] who was apprenticed to a weaver [1640]
In 1637, he married (2) Martha Saltonstall.
In 1638, the family went to America – (possibly) with Rev Richard Denton, and at the behest of Martha's brother, Richard
Saltonstall, in an attempt to set up a textile venture in America.
They settled in Connecticut.
William died in 1640.
His son William inherited his father's rights and entitlements
in New Haven
This & associated entries use material contributed by Glenn Thorpe
This chapel
is believed to be Coley Chapel.
He married Isabel.
See
Arthur Bentley
He married Unknown.
Children:
He was a Luddite.
In January 1813, he, George Mellor and Thomas Smith were tried for the murder of William Horsfall.
The indictment was that, on 28th April last, Mellor fired a
pistol, loaded with bullets &c at Horsfall, by which
firing he received a mortal wound on the left side of his belly, of
which wound he languished until the 30th April and then died; and
that the prisoners were present, aiding and abetting Mellor to
commit the said crime, and that the 3 prisoners wilfully
murdered William Horsfall.
It was said that one of the Judges at Smith's trial was
Joseph Radcliffe,
who had led the hunt to capture the 3 men.
Effectively sitting in judgment on the evidence which he himself had
collected.
The Jury found them all guilty.
They were executed at the Tyburn, York [8th January 1813].
A fourth man – Benjamin Walker – had been Mellor's
chief accomplice and turned King's Evidence for the £2,000
reward.
Their bodies were taken to the County Hospital in York,
for dissection and medical research.
He was unmarried.
Shillitoe visited his sister
He married Unknown.
Children:
He died 18th February 1914 (aged 68).
He was buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross
[26th February 1914] following a service at the new St Paul's Church, King Cross conducted by his son
Born in Mytholmroyd.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 1st May 1916 (aged 34).
He was buried at Cragg Vale Wesleyan Chapel.
He is remembered on a memorial in
Mount Zion Methodist Church, Mytholmroyd and
Scout Road Wesleyan Chapel, Mytholmroyd,
and in the book Royd Regeneration
Thorpe, Rev. A. R. Ref 355-580
Son of William Henry Thorpe.
Thorpe, Benjamin Ref 355-T1210
At the Spring Assizes 1831, he pleaded guilty to having robbed his
employer, Joseph Lister of Halifax.
Thorpe, Duke Ref 355-2
Or Thorp.
Ann was born in Greetland.
She had 2 children by her first marriage:
Thorpe, Frank Helliwell Ref 355-483
Son of Thomas Thorpe.
Thorpe, Fred Ref 355-T658
Son of John Clay Thorpe.
Thorpe, Frederick Ref 355-525
Born in Lindley, Huddersfield.
Alice Ann was born in Thornton, Bradford
Thorpe, George Ref 355-7820
From Rastrick.
Thorpe, George Ref 355-599
Son of Joe Thorpe, carter.
Hetty, of Holywell Green, Stainland, was the daughter
of Albert Dixon, joiner
Thorpe, James Ref 355-209
Of Yew Trees, Lightcliffe.
Brother of John Thorpe.
In 1529, he and his brother gave money for the endowment of
Eastfield Chapel
Thorpe, James Ref 355-634
He served
with the 2nd Battalion
84th Foot
York & Lancaster Regiment
in the Peninsular War.
Thorpe, James Ref 355-4
Thorpe, Rev James Furniss Ref 355-433
Born in Featherstone.
Thorpe, Jeremy Ref 355-210
In 1647, he sold Yew Trees, Lightcliffe to Thomas Lister
Thorpe, John Ref 355-208
Of Yew Trees, Lightcliffe.
Brother of James Thorpe.
In 1529, he and his brother gave money for the endowment of
Eastfield Chapel
Thorpe, John Clay Ref 355-T616
Son of Thomas Thorpe.
Florence was born in King Cross, Halifax
Thorpe, John Lewis Ref 355-610
Son of Mary Hannah & James Thorpe of 8 Spring
Terrace, New Bank, Halifax.
Thorpe, John William Ref 355-264
Thorpe, Joseph Ref 355-3
Of Greetland.
Thorpe, Joseph Ref 355-1266
Landlord of the Woodman, Brighouse [1891, 1894].
Thorpe, Nathan William Ref 355-526
Son of Frederick Thorpe.
Thorpe, Robert Ref 355-1207
Of Lightcliffe.
In 1439, he was charged with taking away an ox from Shelf pinfold
Thorpe, Thomas Ref 355-488
Born in Sowerby.
Eliza was born in Hebden Bridge
Mary was born in Cold Edge, Yorkshire
Thorpe, William Ref 355-432
Of Hipperholme.
Thorpe, William Ref 355-476
Of Shelf.
In a deed dated 9th February 1537, he left a bequest of 6/8d to be
paid forever for a priest in the township of Hipperholme to sing
and pray for his soul.
nowe newly maid at Hypperome
Thorpe, William Ref 355-356
Of Slead Syke, Brighouse.
Thorpe, William Ref 355-267
Of London.
Around 1826, he built cottages at Thorpe Place, Sowerby
Thorpe, William Ref 355-1407
A cloth dresser of Huddersfield.
Thorpe, William Henry Ref 355-581
Born 21st September 1845.
Thorpe, Willie Ref 355-343
Son of Elizabeth & Joseph Thorpe.
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The Thorpe family of Lightcliffe Ref 355-687
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29
entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Thorpe,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Marriages
1894,
1907,
1912
See
Thorp surname
Thorpe surname Ref 355-1
Unattached BMDs for Thorpe
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