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Born in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire.
He was
a worsted mill hand [1871] /
a machinist [1881] /
a machine tool maker turner [1891] /
a machine tool maker [1901] /
a mechanical tool maker [1911].
In [Q2] 1884, he married (1) Martha Ann Roberts [1861-1914] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Martha Ann died in Halifax [Q1 1914] (aged 52)
and was buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell.
In [Q4] 1914, Albert Ernest married (2) Mary Elizabeth (Pollie) McGuiness [1873-1939].
Pollie died 21st April 1939 (aged 66).
Albert Ernest died 8th April 1942 (aged 79).
Pollie & Albert Ernest were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [Grave Ref: 1-B]
with daughter Nellie & her husband
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In [Q1] 1882, he married Hannah Kelsey in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Alfred disappears from the local electoral rolls in 1915.
Hannah died 7th October 1904 (aged 54).
She & other members of the family were buried at Christ Church, Pellon
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they were brushmakers & bristle merchants at Boothtown [1901, 1905,
1911].
On
23rd June 1909,
there was a fire at their brushworks
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He was
an assistant elementary school teacher [1887] /
a brush maker's assistant [1891] /
established Alfred Yates & Company /
a brush maker (employer) [1901, 1911].
In 1887, he married Lily Farrar [1866-1950] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Arthur died at 38 Clifton Road, Halifax [5th August 1911].
Lily died in Duchy House Nursing Home, Harrogate [22nd October 1950].
The couple were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell [Grave Ref: 568]
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In [Q1] 1848, he married Martha Buckley [1831-1891] in Rochdale.
Children:
Christopher died 13th May 1870 (aged 45).
In [Q2] 1874, Martha married John Cook
in Saddleworth.
Martha died 12th January 1891 (aged 60),
was buried at Saddleworth Church & remembered on the Yates
family grave at Lister Lane.
The couple & the children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2223]
with son-in-law Charles Bentley
Born in Salford.
On 11th January 1852, he married Sarah Gunton [1823-1895] in Manchester.
Children:
‡ The 2 infants are remembered in St Martin's Church, Brighouse and on a headstone which is [2013] leaning against the
north wall of the Church.
David died in Camberwell, London [28th February 1903]
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He was
a gardener (domestic servant) [1861].
He married Phoebe [1808-1868].
Children:
The family lived at
Phoebe died 3rd November 1868 (aged 60)
and was buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 2471]
with an unidentified Mary Esther Barker [1819-1870]
Daughter of Alfred Yates.
Born in Luddenden.
She emigrated to Winnipeg, Canada [June 1908].
In Canada, she had several occupations and appeared on the stage
under the name of Elsie Kelsey.
On 8th September 1910, she married Harry Humphreys [18??-19??]
in Manhattan, New York.
The couple were known as the Kelsey Kids.
In 1911, they made a $10,000 bet with the New York Polo
Magazine to walk round the world.
They travelled
1,000 miles in the United States,
1,500 miles in Canada,
275 miles in Labrador,
and
1,100 miles in Newfoundland
before leaving for Europe.
In 1912, Harry abandoned the walk in Europe.
There are no reports of the couple being together after 1912.
The Halifax Courier [15th August 1914] reported that
There was no mention of Harry in the report
In 1924, she visited her father in Stockport, Cheshire and then
returned to Winnipeg using her maiden name, Elizabeth Ann
Yates on the voyage.
On 30th October 1959, when she was 76 years old, she submitted
a Naturalization Petition in Miami, Florida under the name
of Elizabeth Norman, stating that she was born 21st April 1883
in Halifax, and that she arrived in the USA in 1945 by train from
Canada.
She also states that, on 3rd October 1919, she married Harry
Norman (who was born in Dresden, Germany), in Galveston, Texas.
Lizzie's great-nephew David Marcer tells me that
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In [Q1] 1878, he married Mary Ann Fawcett in Halifax.
Child:
Arthur [1880-1903] who was a clerk [1903]
Son Arthur was buried at Stoney Royd Cemetery
He married Elizabeth
After his death, Elizabeth took over at the Plummet
Line [1894]
Born in Rastrick.
In 1914, he married Elsie Willis in Huddersfield.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 9th Battalion
Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment).
He died 7th July 1916.
He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial, France [Grave Ref 6A & 6B]
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He was
a timekeeper & tea dealer [1861] /
a timekeeper & flour dealer [1871].
In [Q2] 1852, he married Sarah [1812-18??] in Halifax.
She was the widow of William Peterson [18??-1847] (married
Halifax 20th September 1835)
and had 3 children by her first marriage:
Mary Peterson [b 1840],
Eliza Peterson [b 1843]
& William Peterson [b 1846]
Child: James Thomas [b 1853]
They lived at 1 Clarence Street, Halifax [1861, 1871].
Living with them [in 1861] were stepchildren
Mary Peterson [b 1840] (servant) [1861],
Eliza Peterson [b 1843] (setter at carpet works) [1861]
& William Peterson [b 1846] (labourer at iron foundry) [1861]
and nephew George Casson.
Living with them [in 1871] was stepson William Peterson [b
1846] (clogger) [1871]
Born in Halifax.
He was
a warp dresser [1871] /
a cotton warp dresser [1881] /
a warp dresser [1891] /
a warp dresser (silk, cotton & worsted) [1901].
In [Q1] 1870, he married Sarah Bentley [1850-1900] in Halifax.
She was a carpet sewer [1871]
Children:
The children ‡ were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1525]
with William Bentley.
The family lived at
Living with them [in 1891] was Sarah's widowed mother Ann
Bentley [b 1827].
Sarah died Q2 1900 (aged 49).
A James Yates died Q4 1914 (aged 66).
They both died in Halifax
He was
the first editor of the Brighouse & Rastrick Chronicle [1859] /
a printer employing 1 boy [1861] /
a letterpress printer at Commercial Street, Brighouse [1863] /
printer compositor [1871]
In 1855, he married Ellen Nortcliffe [1834-1866] from
Huddersfield, in Halifax.
Children:
Both children were printer compositors [1871].
They lived at
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John Hartley
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Born in Northowram;
baptised 18th April 1824.
He was
a joiner [1851] /
a carpenter [1861] /
a master carpenter [1881].
In [Q2] 1844, he married Judith Jagger [1824-1883] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
Judith died 26th March 1883 (aged 59).
Leonard died 22nd October 1895 (aged 72).
The couple & other members of the family (‡) were buried at St Paul's Church, King Cross
Partner in Kershaw's Garden Centre.
During World War I,
he served as a Private
with the 2nd/7th Battalion
Worcestershire Regiment.
He died 3rd December 1917 (aged 20).
He was buried at Fifteen Ravine British Cemetery, Villers-Plouich, France [Grave Ref IV G 8].
He is remembered on Luddenden & Midgley War Memorial
Educationalist and teacher.
In 1859, she married Samuel Fielden.
She took an interest in educational methods for younger children and
was involved in education at Centre Vale School which her husband
rebuilt.
In 1874, she was a member of the first School Board for
Todmorden.
She founded the Fielden Chair of Education at Manchester
University.
In 18??, she received an Honorary Doctorate in Literature from
Manchester University for her support of the Education Department
Kershaw's Garden Centre – now run by the Yates family – still
stands in Halifax Road, Brighouse.
Members of the family moved to Australia and set up a similar
business there.
This was recently taken over by Japanese partners but carries on
the Yates name.
See
Nick Yates
He was a sewing machine fitter [1871, 1881].
He married Emma [1828-1905].
Children:
The family lived at
Thomas died Q4 1887 (aged 57).
Emma died Q1 1905 (aged 77).
They both died in Halifax
In February 1890, the partnership was declared bankrupt
He was an Inland Revenue officer.
He married Sarah.
Children:
The family lived at 24 Upper Hope Street, Halifax [1872].
George died at home [10th August 1872] (aged 57).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £450.
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 528]
On 28th December 1826, he married Ellen Crowther [1810-18??] in Halifax.
Child: Tom
Richard was buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
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Born in Hebden Bridge [8th July 1829].
He was
a brewer [1852] /
a labourer at Brighouse [1860s].
On 25th December 1852, he married Martha Oldfield [1826-1876] in Halifax.
Children:
All the children were baptised & buried with their parents.
They lived at Mill Lane, Brighouse [1861].
Shortly after Christmas 1865, he got into a drunken fight with Joe Womersley at the Royal Hotel, Brighouse.
The scene calmed down and Yeadon left.
He later complained of chest pains and became delirious.
He died on 31st December 1865.
Womersley was a strong man, but no charges of murder were
brought.
Martha died 22nd December 1876 (aged 50).
Members of the family were buried at St Martin's Church, Brighouse
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Landlord of the White Horse, Halifax [1871, 1874]
He married Elizabeth [1834-1???].
Children:
Born in Carlisle [11th September 1847].
He was educated at Rugby Preparatory School & Glasgow University.
He entered the Indian Medical Service [1874].
He served in the Second Afghan War [1878-1880].
He was medical officer for the 15th Bengal Cavalry [for 9 years].
He was Deputy Assay Master of the Calcutta and Bombay Mints.
He retired as Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel [1894].
In [Q3] 1891, he married Edith Annie in Halifax.
He lived at Brearley Hall, Luddendenfoot [1902].
He was Stationmaster at Luddendenfoot in the early
1900s.
In 1897, he married Annetta Ingham [1874-19??] from Soothill,
in Wakefield.
Children:
They lived at
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Born in Nidd, Knaresborough.
Birth registered in Knaresborough [Q2 1887].
He was
a rivet heater [1901] /
a waggoner on farm [1911] /
a waggoner of Farsley [1911] /
employed by Brooke's at Lightcliffe [1916].
On 5th June 1911, he married Edith Bastow [1885-1956]
at All Saints' Church, Castleford, Yorkshire.
Children:
The family moved to Halifax in 1912 or 1913, between the births of
the first and second children.
They lived at 12 Rhodes Terrace, Caddy Field, Halifax.
During World War I,
he enlisted [June 1916]
and served as a Private
with the 18th Battalion
Durham Light Infantry.
He died of wounds [13th April 1918] (aged 32).
The Halifax Courier He was buried at Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, France [Grave Ref I A 15].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance.
In [Q2] 1919, Edith married (2) Frederick E. Hood [1879-1957] in Halifax.
Edith died in Halifax [Q2 1945] (aged 60).
Frederick died in Halifax [Q2 1957] (aged 78)
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He was
an agricultural labourer [1881] /
a farm labourer [1891, 1901, 1911].
In 1878, he married Elizabeth Young [1856-19??]
in Great Ouseburn.
Children:
They lived at
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Born at Tynemouth.
Minister at Bethesda Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Elland [1944].
In 1947, he married Elsie Collins at Pontefract
Born in Otley.
He was Minister at Bethel Chapel, Brighouse [1874].
In 1867, he married Mary Billing [1844-1925] in Leek,
Staffordshire.
Children:
He died in St Asaph Denbighshire [2nd November 1921]
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Misses Wall School was here [1837]
Owners and tenants have included
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In 1854, it is recorded opposite the site of Withinfields School.
The Farrar family of Southowram wanted the stone from the land on
which the house stood and had the house rebuilt further
south along Law Lane.
Yew House Quarry later occupied the site of the house [1893].
Owners and tenants have included
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16th century timber-framed house cased in stone in the 17th
century.
The house was built for the Thorpe family, including John
and James Thorpe.
In 1647, Jeremy Thorpe sold the house to Thomas Lister,
and it became a part of the Shibden Hall estate.
Owners and tenants have included
A part was rebuilt in 1830.
It is now 2 dwellings.
See
Whitley Charity and
Thomas Whitley
The Farrar family of Southowram wanted the stone from the land
opposite the site of Withinfields School on which Yew Tree House stood and had the house rebuilt here, further south
along Law Lane.
The new site was previously quarried and had to be filled in before
rebuilding could start.
2 houses appear in the records: Yew Tree House and Yew Tree
Lodge.
These stood behind Mount Pleasant.
Owners and tenants have included
The property was demolished in 2005 and the Miners Way
housing development built on the site
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He was brought up as a Quaker, and was keenly interested in religion
from an early age.
He converted to Methodism in 1771, and collected money to build a
chapel in Eccleshill.
In 1779, he began as travelling preacher.
He kept diaries, two of which are in Rylands Methodist
Archives.
He was a friend and disciple of John Wesley.
After many postings, his health began to fail, and he was posted
supernumerary Methodist minister at Halifax [1820].
On 28th July 1823, he,
Rev Joshua Fearnside,
Rev John Heap,
Rev Jagger,
Rev John James,
Rev Edward B. Lloyd,
Rev Matthew Lumb and
Stephen Wilson of Holmfirth,
were amongst the passengers travelling by The Fleece coach
from Halifax to Sheffield which overturned near Shepley.
Rev Sergeant of Scarborough died of his injuries.
Edward Smith, the driver of the coach was accused of
Rev Yewdall received several contusions on the head.
In 1829, he was supernumerary at Woodhouse Grove School.
He died in Halifax [3rd February 1830].
Probate records show that he left an estate valued at under £4,000
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In 18??, the bank occupied the Hall End building which is now
occupied by Lloyds Bank
See
Stone quarrying
Their advertisements [early 1900s] show that they offered a wide
range of products
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Special interest groups cover
Local history,
Family history,
Industrial history,
Aerial photography,
Prehistory,
Mediæval,
and
Roman antiquities.
See
Sir George John Armytage,
Birchcliffe Baptist Church, Hebden Bridge Graveyard,
Dr Ely Wilkinson Crossley,
Flat Head, Soyland,
Hugh Percy Kendall and
Wakefield Court Rolls
The jury found Ratcliffe Not Guilty.
Lofthouse and Turner were found Guilty and
sentenced to 3 years' penal servitude
Local branches include
Yorkshire Bank, Waterhouse Street
and
Yorkshire Bank, Todmorden.
In 1990, it was acquired by the National Australia Bank Group
Rugby trophy.
In 1878, Halifax Rugby Club became the first ever winners of the
Cup.
They subsequently won it a further 4 times: 1886, 1888, 1893, 1894.
Sowerby Bridge Rugby Union Team won the Yorkshire Cup [22nd April
1899] by beating Alverthorpe after a replay.
Both matches were played in Keighley.
Mytholmroyd won the cup [1900]
See
Arthur Habergham and
James Ellis Knowles
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Established by James Hartley
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The 1st August was the anniversary of the Battle of Minden in
1759
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appeared at the York Summer Assizes and were charged with feloniously
uttering & disposing of forged bank / promissory notes, etc.
Some of the gang were sentenced to death and then held in prison hulks, others were transported to Australia, and some were
acquitted
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In 2003, as a part of a regeneration project, they commissioned what
turned out to be yet another fatuous design – this time
by Professor Will Allsop – for a revamped Piece Hall.
Yardley, Joseph Ref Y143 Yate House, Midgley Ref Y33 Yates, Albert Ernest Ref Y149
Martha Ann was born in Halifax, the daughter of Thomas Roberts
Yates, Alfred Ref Y127
Hannah was born in Hipperholme, the daughter of William Kelsey
Yates's: Alfred Yates & Company Ref Y66 Yates's: Alfred Yates & Company Ref Y74 Yates, Arthur Ernest Ref Y76
Lily was born in Halifax
Yates, Christopher Ref Y148
Yates, David Ref Y124
Yates, Edward Ref Y14
Phoebe was born in Poplar, Middlesex
Yates, Elizabeth Ann Ref Y39
She had been in Paris at the end of July when rumours of war were
common, and because of the state of affairs abroad, she had been
compelled to seek refuge in this country, and appeared in
Halifax – where a policeman was unconvinced that she was
Yorkshire-born – and visited her father in Sowerby Bridge.
Lizzie continued to live in the USA, and visited relatives in
Sheffield from time to time.
She died as Mrs Lizzie Norman many years later, in Florida
Yates, George Ref Y137 Yates, George Ref Y53 Yates, Harry Ref Y135 
Yates, James Ref Y31
Sarah (née Crowther) was born in Skircoat.
Yates, James Ref Y2
Sarah was born in Halifax, the daughter of William Bentley
Yates, Jonas Ref Y51
Yates, Leonard Ref Y11
Judith was born in Shibden / Northowram
Yates, Nick Ref Y86 Yates, Rufus Ref Y133
Yates, Sarah Jane Ref Y1 Yates's Seed Merchants Ref Y85 Yates, Thomas Ref Y150
Emma was born in Armitage, Staffordshire
Yeadon & Mitchell Ref Y102 Yeadon, George Hayton Ref Y131
Yeadon, Richard Ref Y145 Yeadon, Tom Ref Y55
Yeat House, Halifax Ref Y35 Yeates, George Ref Y139
Elizabeth was born in Warley
Yeathouse, Halifax Ref Y61 Yeld, Horace Parr Ref Y52
Edith Annie was the daughter of Richard Bracken and
widow of Colonel Arthur Farrar
Yelland, Frank Ref Y20
Yellow Birch, Warley Ref Y32 Yellow, Tom Ref Y132
Edith, of 158 Lower Oxford Street, Pontefract, was the
daughter of David Bastow, miner
Yellow, William Ref Y75
Elizabeth was born in Tockwith, Yorkshire
Yellowley, Rev John Miller Ref Y101
BA.Yeoman, Rev William Ref Y81
Yew Cottage, Lightcliffe Ref Y64
near Cliff Hill and Crow Nest
Yew House, Hove Edge Ref Y13 Yew Mount, Hove Edge Ref Y50 Yew Tree, Hartshead Ref Y24 Yew Tree House, Southowram Ref Y118
Yew Tree, Illingworth Ref Y27 Yew Trees, Lightcliffe Ref Y16 Yew Trees, Lightcliffe Ref Y62
Yew Trees, Ovenden Ref Y15
Yew Trees, Southowram Ref Y4
Yew Trees, Sowerby Bridge Ref Y57 Yewdall, Joseph Ref Y134 Yewdall, Rev Zachariah Ref Y91
wanton behaviour and shameful perversity, on account of the peril to
which his furious driving subjected his passengers.
YMCA Ref Y10
York County Saving Bank Ref Y37 York Restaurant, Halifax Ref Y77 York stone Ref Y72 York's: W. York & Company Ref Y96
Yorkshire Ambulance Service Ref Y125 Yorkshire Anthem Ref Y19 Yorkshire Archæological Society Ref Y69 
Yorkshire Artificial Silk Company Limited Ref Y60 Yorkshire Association Ref Y47 Yorkshire Bank Ref Y12
Yorkshire Bank Limited Ref Y49 Yorkshire Bank, Todmorden Ref Y106
Yorkshire Born Ref Y87
Yorkshire born and Yorkshire bread,
strong i' th' arm and weak i' th' 'ead
Yorkshire Challenge Cup Ref Y84 Yorkshire Coat of Arms Ref Y88
Yorkshire College Ref Y46 Yorkshire Cordial Company Ref Y71 Yorkshire Cotton Operatives Association Ref Y83 The Yorkshire Daily Observer Ref Y80 Yorkshire Day Ref Y6 Yorkshire Declaration Ref Y21 Yorkshire Dialect Society Ref Y70
Yorkshire Doubling Company Ref Y34 Yorkshire fat rascal Ref Y5 Yorkshire Film Archive Ref Y97 Yorkshire fitting Ref Y36 Yorkshire fog Ref Y3 Yorkshire Forged Banknote Gang Ref Y146
Yorkshire Forward Ref Y42
Yorkshire Glory Lodge 93 United Free Gardeners Ref Y1000 Yorkshire Grace Ref Y89
God bless us all an mek us able
T' eyt all t' stuff 'at's on this table
Yorkshire Heavy Woollen District Transport Company Ref Y30