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On 30th June 1844, he was injured when a coach in which he was
travelling, driven by William Smith, overturned as it
entered Brighouse.
He was unable to work for 13 weeks and brought a case against Mr Mallinson and Isaac Walker, who had been involved
in organising the coach and the excursion.
The case was tried at the Spring Assizes at York in March 1845, and
the jury found for Wainwright, awarding him 40/- damages
He married Unknown.
Children:
This & associated entries use material contributed by Bob Whiteside
He married Hannah.
Children:
They lived at Brandy Hole, Greetland [1837]
David died 4th August 1845 (aged 51).
Members of the family were buried at Greetland Methodist Church [Grave Ref: M9]
Born in Southowram [6th April 1845];
baptised at Halifax [6th July 1845].
He was
a grocer [1891].
He married Mary [1840-1924].
Children:
They lived at 10 Hopwood Lane, Halifax [1891].
David died 17th December 1911.
Mary died 9th March 1924.
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-D2]
He was
a wholesale confectioner and paper bag merchant at 2 St James's
Street, Halifax [1905] /
a wholesale confectioner & dealer [1911].
He established Wainwright & Son at Gladstone Road, Halifax.
In [Q3] 1898, he married Sarah Elizabeth Priestley [1874-19??]
from Halifax.
Children:
They lived at 10 St James's Road, Halifax [1911].
He died in Bradford [Q3 1942]
In the 1930s, he gave Ellen Royd, Elland for use as Elland Library
Born in Southowram.
He was
an employee of the Halifax Co-operative Society /
a Brighouse councillor.
In 1896, he met John Henry Turner, and they established
Turner & Wainwright
In [Q4] 1892, he married Lilly Culpan [1871-19??].
Children:
They lived at 16 Halifax Road, Brighouse [1911].
Living with them [in 1911] was widowed father-in-law John
Culpan [aged 75].
George died in Huddersfield.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at more than £54,000
This & associated entries use material contributed by Bob Whiteside
Born in Southowram.
He was
a flag facer [1871] /
a stone mason [1881, 1891, 1901].
In [Q4] 1872, he married Ellen Whitaker [1853-1907] in Halifax.
She was a carpet setter [1881]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was grandson Ralph Wainwright [b
1898].
Greenwood died 30th January 1912 (aged 59).
Ellen died 27th May 1907 (aged 54).
The couple were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
Born in Goole.
He was
a cop weigher (carpet) [1911] /
a winder for Crossley's /
a radial driller [1914] /
employed by Campbell's.
In 1914, he married Edith Chadwick [1891-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
They had no children.
They lived at
He enlisted with the 4th (Territorial) West Riding Regiment at
Halifax [April 1910] for 4 years.
During World War I,
he re-enlisted in Halifax [August 1914], and served
with the 1st/4th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He was sent to France [April 1915].
He was appointed Lance Corporal [May 1916], Corporal [September 1916]
& Lance Sergeant [June 1917].
He was killed in action [17th December 1917].
The Halifax Courier He is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 82-85 & 162A],
in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Campbell Gas Engine Company Limited,
and on the Memorial at Saint Anne's Church, Southowram.
Edith was awarded a pension of 15/- a week
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Born in Halifax;
baptised 5th April 1812.
He was a blacksmith [1851].
On 19th May 1834, he married Hannah Nettleton [1813-1854] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at New Street, Southowram [1851].
Jabez died 30th October 1851 (aged 39).
Hannah died 14th November 1854 (aged 41).
The couple were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
with the children (‡)
& grandson Tom Wainwright
Children:
In 1851, Jane and Thomas were living at their
grandparents' home in Skircoat.
Job died in 1851.
In September 1855, Mary, Jane and Thomas,
together with Mary's mother and other members of the family,
sailed from Liverpool to New York aboard the Albert Gallatin.
In 1870, they were living in Chicago
This & associated entries use material contributed by Carole Edwards Caruso
During World War I,
he served as a Corporal
with the Royal Marines
aboard the cruiser HMS Good Hope.
He was killed in action [1st November 1914]
when his ship sank with all hands off the coast of Chile at the
Battle of Coronel.
He is (possibly) remembered on the Plymouth Naval Memorial,
and in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance
He was
a blacksmith [1851] /
a master blacksmith [1871] /
a blacksmith [1881].
On 24th June 1836, he married Mary Haigh [1816-1886] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
John died 7th October 1886 (aged 72).
Mary died 21st October 1886 (aged 70).
The couple were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram
with Mary's brother Joseph Haigh
After World War II, he joined the Police and served for 20 years in
Elland, Brighouse and Clifton before becoming a writer
Born in Southowram.
He was
a cordwainer [1851, 1871, 1881] /
a shoe maker [1891].
In [Q2] 1862, he married Elizabeth Ormerod in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
She has produced, devised and written scripts for many TV dramas.
Some of these have been set and filmed locally, including
Unforgiven,
Last Tango in Halifax,
The Last Witch,
Dead Clever The Life and Crimes of Julie Bottomley,
and
Sparkhouse.
She now lives in Oxford
Born in Goole [11th July 1888].
She was
a gas winder [1911] /
a finisher (woolcombing) (out-of-work) with Hollingrake & Clegg Limited [1921].
She had 2 illegitimate children (fathers unknown):
They lived at
Vinnie died in 1976
He was a grocer [1881].
In [Q2] 1874, he married Lucy Aaron [1852-1917]
in Goole.
Children:
The children were born in Goole.
The children (‡) were buried at Wesleyan Chapel, Southowram.
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1881] was aunt Betty Haigh [b Southowram
1815] (dress maker).
In 1891, Lucy was staying with her brother Arthur Aaron
[b Goole 1861] (farmer) at Park Grounds, Causeway Farm, Ousefleet,
Goole.
Daughters Vinnie & Ada were staying with their
grandmother Hannah Aaron [b Scunthorpe 1821] in Goole.
Lucy was widowed between 1891 & 1901.
They lived at
William Arthur died between 1881 & 1901.
Living with the widowed Lucy [in 1911] were grandchildren
Edna May Wainwright [b 1908]
& Horace Richard A. Wainwright [b 1910],
the illegitimate children of daughter Vinnie
This & associated entries use material contributed by Roger Beasley
Wainwright, Mr Ref 541-1966
He was a waggonman for Pickford's.
Wainwright, Mr Ref 541-74
Wainwright, David Ref 541-722
Wainwright, David Ref 541-875
Son of Mary & John Wainwright.
Mary was born in Hartshead [2nd October 1840]
Wainwright, Ernest Clair Ref 541-139
Born in Halifax.
Wainwright, George Ref 541-1557
Cotton spinner at Kebroyd Upper Mill [around 1800]
Wainwright, George Ref 541-2574
JP.
Wainwright, George Ref 541-499
Son of Mr Wainwright.
Lilly came from Halifax
Wainwright, Greenwood Ref 541-883
Son of John Wainwright.
Ellen was born in Southowram.
Wainwright, Harold Ref 541-726
Son of William Arthur Wainwright.
Edith, of Crown Street, Halifax, was the daughter of
Hiram Chadwick, quarry man
Wainwright, Jabez Ref 541-803
Son of Jane & Joshua Wainwright.
Hannah was born in Southowram
Wainwright, Job Ref 541-2570
In 1846, he married Mary Ann, daughter of John Skelton, in
Halifax.
Wainwright, John Ref 541-735
Wainwright, John Ref 541-882
Born in Southowram [7th May 1814].
Mary was born in Southowram [31st August 1816]
Wainwright, John William Ref 541-100
Born in Leeds [25th February 1921].
Wainwright, Joshua Ref 541-812
Son of Jabez Wainwright.
Elizabeth was born in Greetland
Wainwright, Sally Ref 541-401 
Wainwright, Vinnie Ref 541-2
Daughter of William Arthur Wainwright.
Wainwright, William Arthur Ref 541-458
Born in Southowram.
Lucy was born in Goole
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