Old Halifax Worthies

The following list comes from Horsfall Turner's Halifax Books & Authors [pp 213 ff]

It is taken from a Catalogue of Portraits of Old Halifax Worthies which were exhibited at the Annual Soirée held at the Assembly Rooms, Harrison Road, Halifax on 3rd January 1867

Some of the dates shown here conflict with those from other sources

• Robert Baldrey d 1848 aged 58
• Joshua Bentley, Broad Pavement, d 1830
• Joseph, his brother, Well Head family, d 1820,aged 72
• Francis Bland, d at the age of 73
• Thomas, his son, d at the age of 69
• William Brearley, "Billy Curran" a character d about 1830 aged 60
• John Brierley, local volunteer, 1800, militia 1813, dep constable Feb 1815, official 40 years, d 1863 aged 77
• Tom Farrar, artist, painted by himself
• Martha, dau and coh, Thomas Binns, Rishworth Hall, Bingley, wife of Joshua Horton, Sowerby, died 1694 aged 75, buried at Sowerby
• Joshua Horton, of Chaderton, her eldest son, died 1708, aged 51, buried at Oldham
• Mary, his wife, d 1708, buried at Oldham
• John Gill, Rotherham, husband of Martha, last named
• Thomas, son of Joshua Horton, Chaderton, born at Chester 1685, JP, Governor of Mann, d March 1757
• Sir William Horton, Chaderton, High Sheriff of Lancashire, JP Bart in 1764, d 1774
• Susanna, wife, daughter of Francis Watts
• Joshua Horton, Howroyde, brother of Sir William, JP for Yorks, DL, d 1793 aged 73 years, Son of Governor Thomas
• Ann, first wife of Joshua Horton, Howroyde
• Mary Bethiah, second wife
• Thomas Horton, her son, Lt Col, JP, DL, born 1766, buried at Elland, married the daughter of the Earl of Aberdeen
• Joshua Thomas Horton, Vicar of Ormskirk, buried there, JP for Yorkshire and Lancashire, d 1845, son of Thomas Horton, Howroyde

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