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He, his parents & siblings left Brighouse for the USA, and appear on
the Ellis Island records in New York [1905].
Before 1914 and the start of World War I, most of the family returned
to Brighouse, leaving brother Arnold in
Firthcliffe.
He and brother Frank returned to Firthcliffe in 1919
Albert died sometime between 1960 and 1969
He was
a carpet printer.
Arnold emigrated to the USA with his parents & family in 1905.
They went to live at Firthcliffe, New York State.
During World War I, he served in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces
[1917-1918].
In 1920, Arnold & brothers Albert &
Frank were still living in Firthcliffe.
Arnold died at Newburgh, Orange County, New York State [25th November 1969].
In September 1905, he was declared bankrupt
In [Q3] 1877, he married Jane Elizabeth Coates in Halifax.
They lived at High Royd, Honley, Huddersfield [1898].
Charles died in Huddersfield [Q2 1917] (aged 67)
Son of John Wilson Armitage.
Born in Brighouse.
He was
a silk spinner [1901] /
a member of the board of the Galgate silk mills /
a partner in J. W. Armitage & Sons /
a Councillor for Brighouse [1909-1917] /
an Alderman [1921] /
Vice-president of Brighouse & Rastrick Band.
In 1899, he married Martha Hoyle [1875-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Ash View, Halifax Road, Brighouse [1901].
He and his son Herbert died within 6 months of each other
Born in Soyland [2nd November 1897];
baptised at St Bartholomew's Church, Ripponden [27th May 1898].
He was
a cotton piecer [1911] /
employed by Whiteley Brothers, Slitheroe.
He lived at Oldham Road, Ripponden.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the West Riding Regiment
[7th March 1917], then
and he served as a Private
with the 1st/9th Battalion
King's (Liverpool Regiment).
He was killed in action in France [31st July 1917].
The Halifax Courier [1st September 1917] reported his death with a photograph.
He is remembered on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium [Grave Ref 4 & 6],
on Ripponden War Memorial,
and on the Memorial at Ripponden Church School
He, his parents & siblings left Brighouse for the USA, and appear on
the Ellis Island records in New York [1905].
Before 1914 and the start of World War I, most of the family returned
to Brighouse, leaving brother Arnold in
Firthcliffe.
During World War I, Frank was a conscript [1916].
He and brother Albert returned to Firthcliffe in 1919
He died in Newburgh, New York State [March 1974]
In [Q3] 1889, he married Emily Broomhead in Halifax.
Children:
The family left Brighouse for the USA, and appear on the Ellis Island
records in New York [1905]
Before 1914 and the start of World War I, most of the family returned
to Brighouse, leaving Arnold in Firthcliffe.
Frank & Albert returned to Firthcliffe in 1919
He was
a mechanic [1871] /
a steam crane driver [1881] /
an engine tenter [1891] /
a stone polisher [1901].
In 1870, he married Lydia Ann Crowther [1849-1915] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
George died Q3 1904 (aged 55).
A Lydia A. Armitage died Q3 1915 (aged 65).
They both died in Halifax
Primitive Methodist Minister at Halifax & Sheffield [1822]
Born at Kirklees [28th February 1801].
On 2nd November 1824, she married Charles Brandling
Born in Brighouse.
He was
a hosier shopkeeper [1901] /
a hatter & hosier dealer [1911].
In [Q2] 1901, he married Alice Marsden [1877-1919] in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at
Alice died in Halifax [Q3 1919] (aged 42).
Henry died in Halifax [Q1 1923] (aged 45).
Probate records show that he left effects valued at £163 18/9d.
Probate was granted to
Ernest Armitage (merchant) & John Armitage (outfitter)
He was partner in J. W. Armitage & Sons
Son of Ernest Armitage.
He was
a Councillor for Brighouse [1938] /
Mayor of Brighouse [1946-1947] /
Vice-president of Brighouse & Rastrick Band /
a member of the board of the Galgate silk mills.
He and his father died within 6 months of each other
He was
a water man [1841] /
a quarry man [1851, 1871].
Around 1833, he married Betty [1810-1891].
Children:
They lived at
James died 20th February 1875 (aged 62).
Betty died 1st December 1891 (aged 81).
Members of the family were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 3277]
with members of David Swift's family
Born in Leeds.
He was landlord of the Albion Hotel, Claremount [1906, 1914].
He married Christiana [1854-1923].
Children:
James died at the Albion [25th January 1914] (aged 64).
Members of the family were buried at All Souls' Church, Halifax:
James [28th January 1914]
Christiana took over at the Albion [1914-1915]
Son of William Armitage.
He died 3rd January 1828 (aged 71).
In his will of 21st July 1827, he left money to his niece Ann Armitage Archbell and his nephew Daniel Ledgard.
See
James Diggles
He was
a stone mason [1861] /
a brick maker in Northowram [1862] /
a bricklayer [1871] /
a stone mason [1881] /
a bricklayer [1891, 1901].
In [Q1] 1858, he married Elizabeth Teal [1836-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
The family lived at
By 1887, he was in Australia where he studied sanitary engineering.
He married Unknown in Australia.
Children:
In 1894, he returned to Brighouse.
He was
a gas meter reader /
a partner in Armitage Brothers.
He lived at Thomas Street, Brighouse
Born in Halifax.
He was
a bricklayer's labourer [1911] /
employed by Oates & Green Limited.
During World War I,
he enlisted
with the Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
[1st September 1914].
He was sent to France [April 1915].
He was gassed [19th December 1915] and treated in England, then
transferred and
served as a Private
with C Company
10th Battalion
Lincolnshire Regiment.
He was reported missing and assumed to have died 28th April 1917 (aged 21).
The Halifax Courier [16th June 1917] reported his death with a photograph.
He was buried at Roeux British Cemetery, France [Grave Ref C 66].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Thomas the Apostle, Claremount,
and on the Memorial at Halifax Bowling Club
Stanley Armitage was born in Huddersfield.
His family moved to Brighouse around 1925.
He was educated at Hipperholme Grammar School.
He served with the RAF and was active in the local RAF Association
and the British Legion.
From 1955, he was a Member of the Board of Governors, and from 1985,
he was Chairman of the Board of Governors of Hipperholme Grammar School.
He was
Alderman /
a Conservative councillor for Hipperholme [1950s, 1960s] /
sometime chairman of the Brighouse-Lüdenscheid Society.
and
Mayor of Brighouse [1962-1963],
one of the youngest mayors.
He set up Brighouse Storthes Hall Society, an organisation to help
the patients at Storthes Hall.
In 1974, he received the MBE for his work
He was
a farmer of 14 acres /
innkeeper & butcher at Church Street, Halifax [1851] /
landlord of the Thornhill Arms, Rastrick [1840, 1845, 1861,
1867].
On 3rd February 1833, he married Sarah Horsfall [1810-1876] in Halifax.
Children:
After his death, his son-in-law James Smith took over at
the Thornhill Arms.
John Thomas & Sarah were buried at Rastrick Church.
Probate records show that he left effects valued at under £1,500.
Probate was granted to
his sons Abraham & Ben and also to William Bottomley
He was a silk spinner [1901].
He married Ann [1842-19??].
Children:
They lived at 26 Halifax Road, Brighouse [1901].
Living with them [in 1901] was sister-in-law Martha E Aspinall
[b Hove Edge 1856]
Partner in Baldwin, Armitage & Company.
In 1892, the partnership was dissolved and he established
J. W. Armitage & Sons.
In 1863, he married (1) Ellen Gledhill [1841-1871] in Halifax.
Children:
Ellen died in 1871.
In 1872, John married (2) Ann Aspinall [1842-1???] in Halifax.
Children:
He died in Wakefield
Born in Hoyland Swaine.
He was
a farmer of Hoyland Swaine [1842] /
a farm labourer [1851] /
a labourer at coal pit [1861].
In 1842, he married Ellen Murphy [18??-1899].
at Silkstone.
She was a flax rover [1871]
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1881, 1891] was granddaughter Jemima
Armitage [b 1872] (tailoress 1891).
Joseph died 18th November 1872 (aged 59).
Ellen died 27th March 1899.
They both died in Halifax.
The couple were buried at Lister Lane Cemetery [Plot 1676]
Born in Leeds.
He was
a labourer of Horley Green, Northowram [1887] /
a labourer in sanitary tube yard [1891] /
a sanitary tube maker [1901] /
a foreman of Range Bank, Halifax [1908] /
a foreman at sanitary tube works [1911] /
a brickworks foreman at Oates & Green Limited [1921].
In 1887, he married (1) Martha Miller [1863-1906] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Martha died at home [13th November 1906] (aged 43)
In [Q3] 1908, he married (2) Sabina Hall Armitage [1868-1942] at St Peter's Church, Leeds.
Joseph died 23rd April 1927.
Sabina 23/8/1942 died.
They both died at home.
Joseph & his wives were buried at All Saints' Church, Dudwell
He was a member of the board of the Galgate silk mills.
In [Q3] 1927, he married Mona Clayton in Halifax.
He was
educated at Heath Grammar School /
a Freemason /
a mineral water manufacturer.
In [Q3] 1936, he married Hilda Briggs in Halifax.
Children:
They lived at Greystones, Northowram.
During World War II,
and he served as a Sergeant
Intelligence Corps.
He took part in the
Dunkirk_evacuation.
He died in North Africa [26th November 1942] (aged 30).
He was buried at Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria [Grave Ref III B 16].
He is remembered in the Halifax Town Hall Books of Remembrance,
on the Memorial at Saint Matthew's Church, Northowram,
on the Memorial at Heywood's Chapel, Northowram,
and on Heath Grammar School Memorial Gates
He was a tailor [1841, 1851, 1861, 1871].
He never married.
He lived at Church / Chapel Street, Rastrick [1841, 1851]
Living with him [in 1841] were his niece Hannah Rushfirth [b
1816] (female servant) & Paul Rushfirth [b 1816] (tailor
journeyman).
Hannah was still living with Phineas in 1851, 1861,
1871.
Phineas died in Halifax [Q2 1871] (aged 77).
The Phineas Armitage Lodge of the Good Templars, which
opened on 14th May 1873
was named for him
He was
a newsagent, stationer & sub-postmaster (employer) [1911] /
in charge of Triangle Post Office [1913] /
one of the subscribers to Whiteley Turner's book A Spring-time Saunter [1913] /
a newsagent & sub-postmaster [1939].
In 1904, he married Alice Maud Drummond [1875-1953] in Huddersfield.
She was assisting in the business [1911]
Children:
They lived at 7 Cliff Gardens, Halifax [1939].
Rhodes died in Halifax in 1953 (aged 77).
An Alice M. Armitage died in Dewsbury [Q3 1953] (aged 78)
During World War II,
he served as a Lance Corporal.
He died in the conflict.
He is remembered on the Memorial at Providence Congregational Church, Stainland
She married Edward Ledgard.
She was buried at Rastrick Church
Born in Southowram.
He was
a mason's labourer [1891] /
a stone mason [1901] /
a road foreman (UDC) [1911].
He married Hannah [1873-1935].
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1901] was boarder Arthur Wood [b 1878]
(stone teamer).
Hannah died 20th September 1935 (aged 62).
Thomas died 15th June 1948 (aged 78).
Members of the family were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: NR-A9]
Born in Sowerby Bridge.
He was
a paper finisher of Stones Cottage, Soyland [1896] /
a paper finisher [1901, 1911].
In 1896, he married Florence Gerrard [1874-19??] at Halifax Parish Church.
Children:
They lived at
Living with them [in 1911] was Florence's brother
[?], Ernest Gerrard [b 1873] (warehouseman)
He married Ann Nicholl.
Children:
He was landlord at the Wharf Inn, Sowerby Bridge [1829, 1834].
On 5th September 1811, he married Alice Lees at St Peter's Church, Huddersfield.
Children:
Alice took over as landlady at the Wharf [1839, 1845].
John Wylde took over as landlord at the Wharf
In October 1837, he was declared bankrupt
He was a stone barer (quarrier) [1881].
Around 1860, he married Selina [1835-1???].
Children:
They lived at
William died betwen 1881 & 1891
He was a partner in J. W. Armitage & Sons.
In 1918, a group of West Riding businessmen took over the company.
William was managing director and his half-brother
Ernest was chairman.
From the next generation, Lloyd – William's
son – and Herbert – Ernest's son – joined the
board in 1935
In [Q4] 1900, he married Lucy Hall [1870-19??] in Halifax.
Children:
In [Q3] 1921, he married Mary Trewartha in Halifax.
The couple were buried at St Anne's Church, Southowram [Grave Ref: R-D43]
with Mary's parents
Armitage, Albert Ref 269-6
Armitage, Arnold Ref 269-3
Armitage, Barraclough Ref 269-138 Armitage, Charles Ingram Ref 269-398
Jane was the daughter of Elizabeth William Coates
Armitage, Ernest Ref 269-539
Armitage, Frank Ref 269-736 
Armitage, Frank Ref 269-5
Armitage, Fred Ref 269-4
Emily was born in Hathersage, the daughter of Matthew Broomhead
and sister of Herbert Broomhead
Armitage, George Ref 269-16
Lydia Ann was born in Stainland
Armitage, Rev George Whitfield Ref 269-764 
Armitage, Henrietta Ref 269-404 Armitage, Henry Wilson Ref 269-411
Armitage, Herbert Ref 269-540
Armitage, Herbert Ref 269-87
Armitage, J. Ref 269-464 Armitage, James Ref 269-14
Betty was born in Elland
Armitage, James Britton Ref 269-8
Christiana was born in Dewsbury
Armitage, John Ref 269-170
Armitage, John Ref 269-17
Elizabeth was the daughter of John Teal
Armitage, John Frederick Ref 269-544
Armitage, John Henry Ref 269-286
Armitage, John Stanley Ref 269-86
Armitage, John Thomas Ref 269-1062
Sarah was born in Rastrick
Armitage, John W. Ref 269-9
Ann was born in Southowram
Armitage, John Wilson Ref 269-538
Armitage, Joseph Ref 269-13
Ellen, of Hoyland Swaine, was born in Liverpool, the daughter
of Henry Murphy, shoe maker.
Armitage, Joseph Ref 269-7
Martha, of Booth Town, Northowram, was the daughter
of Philip Miller, delver
Sabina, of Town Street, Beeston, was the daughter
of William Armitage, wheelwright
Armitage, Lloyd Ref 269-665
Mona was the daughter of Thomas Clayton
Armitage, Maurice Lucius Ref 269-297
Armitage, Phineas Ref 269-1057
in connection with the Sunday School of the Methodist New Connexion Chapel, Brighouse in Bethel Street ... it was named in honour of
[him], one of the late leaders of that congregation
Armitage, Rhodes Ref 269-963
Alice Maud was born in Skelmanthorpe, Yorkshire [28th February
1875].
Armitage, Robert Ref 269-507 Armitage, Ronald E. Ref 269-15
Armitage, Susannah Ref 269-238 Armitage, Thomas Ref 269-11
Hannah was born in Southowram
Armitage, W. H. Ref 269-543 Armitage, Walter Ref 269-2
Florence, of Lane Head, Soyland, was born in Keighley, the
daughter of William Gerrard, gardener
Armitage, William Ref 269-241
Armitage, William Ref 269-928
Armitage, William Ref 269-704 Armitage, William Ref 269-12
Selina was born in Bradley
Armitage, William Ref 269-653
William became the works manager at Thompson's Silk
Mills, at Galgate near Lancaster, and the family moved to Galgate.
Armitage, Willie Ref 269-10
Mary was the daughter of Peter Trewartha
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Edward Armitage is recorded at Hipperholme in 1566.
George Redmonds writes that
the name originated in the area around the hermitage which
stood at Armitage Bridge in Huddersfield.
There are
42
entries on
the Calderdale Companion
for people with the surname Armitage,
as discussed in this SideTrack.
This count does not include other forms of the surname.
Marriages
1809,
1840,
1886,
1889,
1891,
1894,
1906,
1907,
1911
Unattached burials at Lister Lane Cemetery: Plot 3106
Armitage surname Ref 269-1
Unattached BMDs for Armitage
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